15A Lower Road, Chinnor, OX39 4DT Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S4994/HH - Householder Application Consultation Period

Proposal

Garage conversion with part single storey side extension to front of garage and part single storey rear extension (Schedule 1 application under the 2026 Regulations) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Dec 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 1 Dec 2026

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Site constraints 5

Agricultural Land Classification
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Ways and Attached Outbuilding, Now Garage, Grade II, about 24 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries SOUTHCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Chinnor built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
OX39 4DT
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Oxbridge Design

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
810decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by South Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Nov 2026
Comments by
1 Dec 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #89 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #23 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #89 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #105 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
163 decided (1-9 homes)
56%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,529
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026