1 Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8DP Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V2348/HH - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Single-storey side extension and first-floor rear extension. Installation of solar PV panel array. Removal of chimney stacks. Enlarged porch canopy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Wantage built-up area; Priority habitat about 36 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 11 September 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
Householder Application
Postcode
OX12 8DP
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Patrick Ramsey Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 17 days slower than Vale of White Horse's median of 60 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
416decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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