The Chapel, Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DJ Data via plota.co.uk

P25/V2796/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

The conversion, extension, alterations and refurbishment of the former St Mary's Chapel (now a dental practice) to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) (as amended by plans and additional information received 24 March). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chapel Adjoining South Side of St Mary's School, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Wantage Town Centre Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 65 m away: North Wessex Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Wantage built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
OX12 8DJ
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Listed Building Consent is Granted
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Bluestone Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 172 days from validation, 100 days slower than Vale of White Horse's median of 72 for listed building consent. Approved, as 98% of listed building consent here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
64decided in the last year

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

Public comments

8comments received
1 objecting7 neutral

13% object · below the UK average of 75%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Jan 2026
Comments by
14 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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