Morfield Cottage 58 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01986/FUL - Full Application Approved
New homes

Proposal

Subdivision of dwelling house to form 2no. separate dwellings (1 x 3 bed and 1 x 2 bed) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPROVAL - FULL APPLICATION Decision Notice · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report - Delegated Officer Report - Delegated · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF WODC DRAINAGE OFFICER Consultee Comment · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SELF ASSESSMENT FORM Report · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Report · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FORM 1 CIL Form · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF OCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Cotswolds 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.
Leafield 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Leafield 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 6 October 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 area184 m² (1,981 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX29 9QJ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield
Parish
Leafield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days faster than West Oxfordshire's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 81% of new homes here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by West Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15161034
Planning Portal ref
PP-15161034
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.