Gibbs Yard, Didcot Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6DW Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V2734/S73 - Minor Development Approved

Proposal

Improvements to existing builders yard premises to include: 1. Change of use of additional land to builder’s yard. 2. Construction of new builder’s yard offices and storage warehouse. 3. Conversion of existing builder’s yard offices and storage warehouse to joinery fabrication workshop. 4. Demolition of existing store shed and erection of steel framed storage building ancillary to joinery fabrication workshop. (As amended by plans received on 4 June 2019. Application description as amended by email from agent dated 13 June 2019. Additional Information received on 2 July 2019). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

Agricultural Land Classification
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Western Valley Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries VALE | BAP Priority Habitat multisurface 0201544_APR2022Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Didcot built-up area; Priority habitat about 32 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 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
Minor Development
Postcode
OX11 6DW
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MTY Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 4 days faster than Vale of White Horse's median of 66 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Aug 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026