Land at Ladygrove East, Hadden Hill, Didcot, OX11 9BZ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S0388/DIS - Discharge Conditions Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Partial discharge of conditions 21 (Surface Water Drainage) and 23 (Foul Water Drainage) for Rich's Parkland and Phase 1 on application (Outline planning application for a residential development comprising up to 750 dwellings (with up to 40% affordable housing provision), public open space comprising green infrastructure, community use, allotments and play areas, pedestrian and cycle links, landscaping and associated supporting infrastructure. Means of access to be determined via Hadden Hill (A4130). Access to NPR3 reserved for later consideration along with all other matters.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Approved
31 Mar 2026

Approved on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Associated applications 12

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
National landscape about 390 m away: North Wessex Downs.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
OX11 9BZ
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Discharge Details Agreed
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
James Yeoman

Public comments

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Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Land at Ladygrove East Didcot
Outline planning application for a residential development comprising up to 750 dwellings…
P19/S0720/O
2019 Approved
Land at Ladygrove East Didcot
Outline planning application for a residential development comprising up to 750 dwellings…
P19/S0720/O
2018 Approved
Land at Ladygrove East Didcot
Scoping opinion for proposed outline application for circa 700 residential dwellings.
P18/S2843/SCO
2018 Approved
Land at Ladygrove East Didcot
Scoping opinion for proposed outline application for circa 700 residential dwellings.
P18/S2843/SCO
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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