Challow Road, Wantage, OX12 9DU Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V1593/FUL - Full Application Consultation Period

Proposal

Demolition of one modular temporary drama block and construction of a single storey drama studio with associated hard landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 May 2026
✓
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 20 Oct 2026; it is now day 87.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural Land Classification
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Wantage Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries VALE | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 9 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Western Vale Edge SlopesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
National landscape about 378 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Wantage 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 6 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 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
Full Application
Postcode
OX12 9DU
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Roberts Limbrick

Decision outlook

Day 87, past the statutory target. 76% of demolitions in Vale of White Horse are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 13 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 8712 days to the predicted decision (day 99)
34%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
64decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 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