Peppard Farm, Peppard Common, RG9 5JU Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S3952/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a dwelling for staff. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Validated
6 Feb 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Oxfordshire Planning Committee on 9 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the dwelling was suitable infill with limited visual, heritage, amenity and other planning impacts.
  • The parish council and residents raised concerns about need, heritage, countryside character, neighbours’ amenity and vehicle dependence.
  • The committee approved the application with an additional biodiversity condition after finding no compelling planning reason for refusal.
Read how the committee decided The proposed dwelling, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Oxfordshire's committee minutes of 9 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

Chilterns 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area about 6 m away: Rotherfield Peppard Conservation Area
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cottage Approximately 30 Metres East of the Dog Public House, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rotherfield Peppard built-up area; 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 2 November 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
RG9 5JU
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 224 days from validation, 153 days slower than South Oxfordshire's median of 71 for new homes. Approved, as 75% of new homes here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by South Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

9comments received
2 objecting7 neutral

22% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Feb 2026
Comments by
2 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
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