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

26/01986/FUL - Full Application Under consideration
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
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Oct 2026 and 27 Oct 2026, from West Oxfordshire's recent new homes. Comments are open until 18 Sept 2026.

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Documents 5

Statements & assessments 3

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 ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Leafield built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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

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
Applicant
Show
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. West Oxfordshire usually decides new homes by day 55.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
6%go to committee

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 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Pavilion Lower End Leafield Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Erection of a replacement temporary cabin to be used as changing rooms for Leafield Footb…
25/02557/FUL
2025 Approved
The Pavilion Lower End Leafield Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Erection of a replacement temporary cabin to be used as changing rooms for Leafield Footb…
25/02557/FUL
2024 Approved
Greenviews 41 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Erection of single storey rear garage extension and construction of attached pergola.
24/02089/HHD
2024 Approved
Greenviews 41 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Erection of single storey rear garage extension and construction of attached pergola.
24/02089/HHD
2024 Approved
New House 31 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Formation of new ground floor window opening to east elevation of existing domestic dwell…
24/00777/HHD
2024 Approved
New House 31 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Formation of new ground floor window opening to east elevation of existing domestic dwell…
24/00777/HHD
2024 Approved
The Cottage 28 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QJ
Erection of single and two storey rear extensions, construction of a dormer window on exi…
24/00146/HHD
2024 Approved
The Cottage 28 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QJ
Erection of single and two storey rear extensions, construction of a dormer window on exi…
24/00146/HHD
2023 Approved
32 Lower End Leafield Oxfordshire
Demolish existing single storey rear extension and erection of a two storey rear extensio…
23/00244/HHD
2023 Approved
32 Lower End Leafield Oxfordshire
Demolish existing single storey rear extension and erection of a two storey rear extensio…
23/00244/HHD
2022 Approved
The Pavilion Lower End Leafield Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Erection of a temporary portacabin arrangement for football club use.
22/01226/FUL
2022 Approved
The Pavilion Lower End Leafield Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Erection of a temporary portacabin arrangement for football club use.
22/01226/FUL
2016 Approved
Georgeann 43 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Proposed garage to rear of property
16/01975/HHD
2016 Approved
Georgeann 43 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QH
Conversion of existing garage to create additional bedrooms and replace existing flat roo…
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West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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