Faringdon Infant School, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8AH Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V1960/DIS - Discharge Conditions Approved

Proposal

Discharge of condition(s) (BNG General condition) on planning permission . Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) School and associated alternations to site access, installation of sub-station, hard and soft landscaping, vehicle parking, cycle parking, plant room, drainage, boundary treatments, PV canopies, ground and air source heat pumps, biodiversity net gain, hard games court, sprinkler tank and other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Agricultural Land Classification
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Faringdon Neighbourhood Plan Area | Assets of Community Value: 22V01/1 | District Boundaries VALE | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 7 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Faringdon Ridge Hilltops | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0462Council record
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Also on the record
Conservation area about 63 m away: Faringdon Conservation Area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Faringdon built-up area; 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 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

Application type
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
SN7 8AH
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Discharge Details Agreed
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Gillings Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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Public comments

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Jun 2026
Comments by
20 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.