Village Farm House 23 Church Lane Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BX Data via plota.co.uk

25/03148/FUL - Full Application Approved
AgriculturalChange of useExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Conversion of agricultural barn to ancillary domestic accommodation comprising games room and study. Replacement of existing metal corrugated roof, new glazing, and associated works (amended plans) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Validated
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
13 Apr 2026

Approved on 13 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report - Delegated Officer Report - Delegated · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVAL - FULL APPLICATION Decision Notice · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 6

PDF ECOLOGY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SELF ASSESSMENT FORM Supporting Documents · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL FORM 1 CIL Form · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF STEEPLE BARTON PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

The Bartons 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 ↗
Public footpath 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Manor Farmhouse, Grade II, 47 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 443 m away: Middle Barton Fen SSSI; Inside the Middle Barton 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 scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £778,000 in August 2016. Detached house, freehold.

26 August 2016£778,000
28 June 1996£210,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area254 m² (2,734 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached 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 September 2015, 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
OX7 7BX
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
The Bartons
Parish
Steeple Barton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MM3 Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days slower than West Oxfordshire's median of 39 for agricultural works. Approved, as 96% of agricultural works here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14583970
Planning Portal ref
PP-14583970
Comments by
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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2022 Approved
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.