Milton Farm, The Green, Great Milton, Oxford, OX44 7NT Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S3957/FUL - Householder Application Consultation Period

Proposal

Installation of 30 solar panels (approx. 15kWp system capacity) in 2 rows fixed to a metal frame. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Dec 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent householder applications.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 9

limestone rubblesquared quoinsbrick dressingsslate/tile roofsbrick gable stacks.
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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Agricultural land, grade 3a
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 2. 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.
limestone rubbleCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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squared quoinsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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brick dressingsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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slate/tile roofsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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brick gable stacks.Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 90 m away: Great Milton Conservation Area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
OX44 7NT
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oxford Solar PV

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides householder applications by day 55.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
666decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 2026
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