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P26/V4464/FUL - Full Application Consultation Period

Proposal

Temporary use of land for the installation and operation of four covered Padel courts, together with associated court enclosures and lighting, ancillary reception kiosk, external seating area, access, hard landscaping, perimeter fencing and associated works, for a period of five years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural Land Classification
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_3 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: East Challow Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries VALE | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0451Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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 9FF
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bidwells

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides commercial and major works by day 62.

Day 2735 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
37%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works 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 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 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