The Oaks, Old Road, Shotover Hill, Headington, OX3 8GH Data via plota.co.uk

Pending P26/S4292/HH - Householder Application
Extensions & alterations
Council
South Oxfordshire 7.6/10
Date received
24 Sept 2026
Postcode
OX3 8GH
Type
Householder Application

Description

Siting of a Victorian railway carriage, the erection of an associated timber outbuilding and associated landscaping within the residential curtilage Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent extensions.

Day 15 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
648decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Oxford
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 189 m away: Brasenose Wood and Shotover Hill 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 Oxford 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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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Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Oak Apples Old Road Shotover Hill OX3 8TA
Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by the construction of 1 additional storey with new window…
P23/S2121/PDS
2023 Approved
Oak Apples Old Road Shotover Hill OX3 8TA
Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by the construction of 1 additional storey with new window…
P23/S2121/PDS
2022 Refused
The Oaks Old Road Shotover OX3 8TA
Garden store.
P22/S4605/LDP
2022 Refused
The Oaks Old Road Shotover OX3 8TA
Garden store.
P22/S4605/LDP
2017 Approved
The Oaks Old Road Shotover Hill OX3 8TA
Change of land use and construction of a hard surfaced tennis court with surround fencing.
P17/S0269/FUL
2017 Approved
The Oaks Old Road Shotover Hill OX3 8TA
Change of land use and construction of a hard surfaced tennis court with surround fencing.
P17/S0269/FUL
2016 Approved
The Oaks, Old Road Shotover Hill near Headington OX3 8TA
Two raised recreational tree houses located north east of the property. As amended by pla…
P16/S1082/HH
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings