Lys Mill Farm Buildings, near Watlington, OX49 5EP Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S0806/DIS - Discharge Conditions Decided
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 6 and 10 (LEMP and Management Plan), 8(External Lighting), 9 and 18(Landscaping and Levels), 11 and 12( Archaeology) and 13(Contaminated Land) of planning application Proposed change of use and alterations to 4 x existing barns within farmyard area to facilitate new use as equestrian centre including the provision of stabling, storage, office/administrative, recreational and staff accommodation. Provision of a horse walker following removal of part of an existing barn. Provision of car parking, horse box parking and secure cycle storage within and adjacent to farmyard area. Siting of 6 x shepherd's huts and associated change of use of existing woodland to provide overnight visitor accommodation. Change of use of surrounding agricultural land for equestrian purposes including the creation of 4 x horse paddocks, creation of an external manege with associated earthworks and an infiltration pond in existing fields, together with extensive new woodland, hedgerow and other planting across the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Discharge Partially Agreed
11 May 2026

Discharge Partially Agreed on 11 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

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Application forms 1

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

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.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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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Lys Mill Farm Buildings, Howe Road, near Watlington, OX49 5EP

Discharge of conditions 4(AMS), 6 (LEMP), 8 (External Lighting), 9 (Landscaping)...

P26/S1175/DIS

Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
OX49 5EP
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
Discharge Partially Agreed
Decision date
11 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
JPPC

Public comments

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Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Lys Mill Farm Buildings, Howe Road, near Watlington, OX49 5EP
Proposed change of use and alterations to 4 x existing barns within farmyard area to faci…
P22/S3607/FUL
2022 Approved
Lys Mill Farm Buildings Howe Road near Watlington OX49 5EP
Proposed change of use and alterations to 4 x existing barns within farmyard area to faci…
P22/S3607/FUL
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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