Orchard Cottage, The Hamlet, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replacement of existing dwelling with three new dwellings, using existing access, including landscaping and hardstanding. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 380.
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £812,000 in September 2021. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- RG4 9BU
- Received
- 27 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jan 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Colony Architects Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 380, past the statutory target. 66% of full applications in South Oxfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Oxfordshire decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 14 Oct 2025
- Comments by
- 4 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: 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.
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