Wootton Business Park, Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6FD Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V0698/DIS - Discharge Conditions Decided

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 15(sustainable drainage scheme) and 16(details of foul water drainage) on application ref. Hybrid application for the development of a science and business park with ancillary landscaping and amenity space, car parking, cycle parking and improved access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Mar 2026
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Discharge Partially Agreed
10 Jul 2026

Discharge Partially Agreed on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation about 117 m away: Cothill Fen
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 117 m away: Cothill Fen SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Wootton (Vale of White Horse) built-up area; Green belt about 65 m away: Oxford; 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 · 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
OX13 6FD
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Discharge Partially Agreed
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Newmark

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
14 May 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