Witheridge Hill, RG9 5PE Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S2625/HH - Other Development Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

New single storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

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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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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) agrees.
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.
Public footpath about 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 210 m away: Bear, Oveys & Great Bottom Woods SSSI; Priority habitat about 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land about 10 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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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Other new applications on this street

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Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Other Development
Postcode
RG9 5PE
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Define Space Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 5 days faster than South Oxfordshire's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
640decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Half Acre Witheridge Hill Oxfordshire RG9 5PE
Single storey extension to the north of the main house.
P23/S1966/HH
2023 Approved
Half Acre Witheridge Hill Oxfordshire RG9 5PE
Single storey extension to the north of the main house.
P23/S1966/HH
2022 Approved
Longwood Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Single storey side extension with single storey double garage extension to the left of th…
P22/S0532/HH
2022 Approved
Longwood Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Single storey side extension with single storey double garage extension to the left of th…
P22/S0532/HH
2021 Approved
Half Acre Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Demolition of existing garage and the erection of a detached garage and residential outbu…
P21/S4327/FUL
2021 Approved
Half Acre Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Demolition of existing garage and the erection of a detached garage and residential outbu…
P21/S4327/FUL
2021 Approved
Half Acre Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Demolition of existing garage, construction of new outdoor swimming pool, associated pool…
P21/S4327/HH
2021 Approved
Half Acre Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Demolition of existing garage, construction of new outdoor swimming pool, associated pool…
P21/S4327/HH
2020 Approved
Shenley Wood Farm Highmoor RG9 5PE
Discharge of planning obligation relating to P95/S0254/O Erection of Farm Worker's Dwelli…
P20/S1054/DPO
2020 Approved
Shenley Wood Farm Highmoor RG9 5PE
Discharge of planning obligation relating to P95/S0254/O Erection of Farm Worker's Dwelli…
P20/S1054/DPO
2019 Approved
Witheridge Hill Farm Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Non-Material Amendment to P17/S4292/HH to revise the design of the extended conservatory…
P19/S0955/NM
2019 Approved
Witheridge Hill Farm Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Non-Material Amendment to P17/S4292/HH to revise the design of the extended conservatory…
P19/S0955/NM
2019 Refused
Witheridge Hill Farm Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Non-Material amendment to P17/S4292/HH to increase the width of the proposed kitchen. Pro…
P19/S0388/NM
2019 Refused
Witheridge Hill Farm Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Non-Material amendment to P17/S4292/HH to increase the width of the proposed kitchen. Pro…
P19/S0388/NM
2018 Approved
Little Manor House Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Internal alterations and a ground and first floor extension to form an extended family ro…
P18/S1325/HH
2018 Approved
Little Manor House Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Internal alterations and a ground and first floor extension to form an extended family ro…
P18/S1325/HH
2017 Approved
Witheridge Hill Farm Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Proposed single storey extensions to provide an extended kitchen, an extended conservator…
P17/S4292/HH
2017 Approved
Witheridge Hill Farm Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Proposed single storey extensions to provide an extended kitchen, an extended conservator…
P17/S4292/HH
2016 Approved
Buck's Barn Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Construction of a two-storey rear extension
P16/S3166/HH
2016 Withdrawn
Bucks Barn Witheridge Hill RG9 5PE
Construction of a rear extension, but within permitted development rights
P16/S2910/LDP
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings