Satwell House, Satwell, RG9 4RB Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S3425/FUL - Full Application Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 17 June 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.

Proposal

Creation of a new lake with associated soft landscaping. (As per Amended Plans and Information received 4 February 2026) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2025
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Validated
4 Nov 2025
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Committee
17 Jun 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 19 Feb 2026; it is now day 372.

The consultation period closed on 19 Feb 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by South Oxfordshire Planning Committee on 17 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers said this scheme dropped the urbanising features, such as new gates and access roads, that led an earlier version to be refused on appeal.
  • Residents and the parish council objected over water, landscape, traffic and future development, but no technical consultee raised concerns.
  • The committee voted to approve the application, tightening a condition to route construction traffic via the main entrance.
Read how the committee decided The site's planning history, the local objections, who spoke, and the conditions attached to approval.

Source: Plota analysis of South Oxfordshire's committee minutes of 17 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 6

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.
SSSI 53 m away: Bear, Oveys & Great Bottom Woods 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.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Shepherd's Green built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area714 m² (7,685 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 13 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2017, 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
RG9 4RB
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Feb 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
hgh Consulting
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 372, past the statutory target. 62% 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 9 Nov 2026.

Day 372316 days past the 56-day target
33%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

14comments received
14 neutral

Last counted 9 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Nov 2025
Comments by
19 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Feb 2026
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

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.