Land at the Paddocks, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, Oxon, OX39 4GR Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S3519/PIP - Permission in principle Approved

Proposal

Erection of a minimum of two and a maximum of two self-build/custom build detached residential dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Approved
9 Jan 2026

Approved on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 4

Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Permission in principle
Postcode
OX39 4GR
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
JCPC Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 68 days. Approved, as 57% of outline applications here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
31decided in the last year

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Public comments

8comments received
8 neutral

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Nov 2025
Comments by
5 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Land to rear of gardens of 79A and 81 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Permission in principle development for 1 dwelling.
P25/S3804/PIP
2025 Refused
Land to rear of gardens of 79A and 81 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Permission in principle development for 1 dwelling.
P25/S3804/PIP
2025 Refused
4 The Paddocks Chinnor OX39 4GR
Variation of condition 5 (Permitted development) of planning application P20/S0676/RM (Re…
P25/S3393/S73
2025 Refused
4 The Paddocks Chinnor OX39 4GR
Variation of condition 5 (Permitted development) of planning application P20/S0676/RM (Re…
P25/S3393/S73
2024 Refused
Land to the rear of The Paddocks, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, OX39 4GR
Hybrid planning application seeking: A) Full planning permission for the erection of two…
P24/S1287/FUL
2025 Approved
5 The Paddocks Chinnor OX39 4GR
Construction of a single storey rear extension with a size of 3.98m deep x 5.65m wide x 2…
P25/S1083/LDP
2025 Approved
5 The Paddocks, Chinnor, OX39 4GR
Construction of a single storey rear extension with a size of 3.98m deep x 5.65m wide x 2…
P25/S1083/LDP
2025 Refused
Land to the rear of Nos 79a & 81 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Proposed development of 8 to 9 dwellings
P25/S1006/PIP
2025 Refused
Land to the rear of Nos 79a & 81 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Proposed development of 8 to 9 dwellings
P25/S1006/PIP
2024 Withdrawn
5 Walnut Tree Close Chinnor OX39 4FH
Proposed log cabin.
P24/S3503/LDP
2024 Withdrawn
5 Walnut Tree Close Chinnor OX39 4FH
Proposed log cabin.
P24/S3503/LDP
2024 Approved
Land to the rear of The Paddocks Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4GR
Hybrid planning application seeking: A) Full planning permission for the erection of two…
P24/S1287/FUL
2023 Withdrawn
Land rear of The Paddocks Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4GR
Erection of four detached dwellings with access, parking and amenity space.
P23/S1065/FUL
2023 Withdrawn
Land rear of The Paddocks Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4GR
Erection of four detached dwellings with access, parking and amenity space.
P23/S1065/FUL
2023 Approved
4 The Paddocks Chinnor OX39 4GR
Proposed erection of a shed in the rear garden 10ft by 8ft.
P23/S1430/HH
2023 Approved
4 The Paddocks Chinnor OX39 4GR
Proposed erection of a shed in the rear garden 10ft by 8ft.
P23/S1430/HH
2021 Approved
Land to rear of Sarsville 67 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Single storey extension to a new house under construction approved under P20/S0676/RM (si…
P21/S5369/FUL
2021 Approved
Land to rear of Sarsville 67 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Single storey extension to a new house under construction approved under P20/S0676/RM (si…
P21/S5369/FUL
2018 Approved
46 Elderdene Chinnor OX39 4EJ
Erection of swimming pool building
P18/S1731/LDP
2018 Approved
46 Elderdene Chinnor OX39 4EJ
Erection of swimming pool building
P18/S1731/LDP
2017 Refused
79A Lower Icknield Way CHINNOR OX39 4EA
Development of 79a - 83 (and land rear off) to provide up to 60 dwellings, with associate…
P17/S1587/O
2017 Refused
79A Lower Icknield Way CHINNOR OX39 4EA
Development of 79a - 83 (and land rear off) to provide up to 60 dwellings, with associate…
P17/S1587/O
2016 Refused
Land rear of 59-63 Lower Icknield Way CHINNOR OX39 4EA
Erection of seven detached and semi-detached two-storey dwellings together with access, p…
P16/S4079/O
2016 Approved
Goodedge 69 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Front and site extensions to the existing house, 3 x new dormers, and internal alternatio…
P16/S0306/HH
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings