Land At Little Cranehill Copse Charlbury Oxfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01607/FUL - Full Application Under consideration

Proposal

Change of use to enable an area of woodland in the rear quadrant of Little Cranehill Copse to be used to extend the existing Little Wild Things forest school site Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:37

Application progress

✓

Received

2 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

5 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 84.

The consultation period closed on 28 Aug 2026.

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 7

PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SAFETY SURVEY REPORT Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT & ENHANCEMENT PLAN Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN ACCESS & PLANNING STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Correspondence · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Ancient woodland: Little Cranehill Copse

Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

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.

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland

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

Registered park or garden 142 m away: Cornbury Park; SSSI 309 m away: Wychwood SSSI.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 21 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.

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Important details

Council: West Oxfordshire
Application type: Full Application
Received: 2 Jul 2026
Validated: 5 Aug 2026
Ward: Chadlington and Churchill
Parish: Cornbury And Wychwood
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 84, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in West Oxfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 4 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8428 days past the 56-day target

63%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15004325
Planning Portal ref: PP-15004325
Comments by: 28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

West Oxfordshire

Planning Authority Score

7.1/10

Good

#60 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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