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P26/S2089/LDP - Other Development Approved
Extensions & alterationsUtility infrastructure

Proposal

The building will be of timber frame construction with external cladding and a flat roof with a maximum height of 2.5 metres. It will be situated 1m from boundary wall. The outbuilding will be used as an art studio incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house. It will include a small sink connected to the mains water supply for washing brushes and cleaning materials associated with art activities. It will include electricity supply and ethernet cable. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 8

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Dropmore Cottage, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 11 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.
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Historic England ↗
Watlington Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Air quality management area: Watlington AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Public footpath about 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National landscape about 224 m away: Chilterns; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Watlington (South Oxfordshire) 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 6 October 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

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Other Development
Postcode
OX49 5JH
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development is Granted
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
648decided 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 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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