Culham, Abingdon, OX14 4NE Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S1471/PIP - Permission in principle Approved

Proposal

Erection of a minimum of one and a maximum of one detached two-storey dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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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Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 630 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Inside the Culham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Permission in principle
Postcode
OX14 4NE
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission in Principle is Granted
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
JCPC Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, about the council's usual 71 days. Approved, as 75% of new homes here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Statutory expiry
27 May 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