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P26/V2962/RM - Reserved Matters Application Consultation Period

Proposal

Application for approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) following consent granted under S73 application () for LEAP 3. (Outline application for residential development of about 2,500 dwellings with associated services and facilities including secondary school, primary schools, local centre) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Dec 2026 and 18 Jan 2027, from Vale of White Horse's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

Agricultural Land Classification
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_3 | District Boundaries VALE | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0451Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Grove (Vale of White Horse) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1618 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 16 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
Reserved Matters Application
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Jan 2027
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 91-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides new homes by day 90.

Day 1675 days to the 91-day target
27%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes 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 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jan 2027
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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