Agricultural land and farm yard opposite the recreational ground at mackney lane. Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S3441/6ABE - Agricultural Notification Part 6 Class A/B/E Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Standard steel framed hay and straw storage for winter feed, allowing machinery access to load and unload bales. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

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

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural Land Classification
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.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_3 | Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_4 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries SOUTH | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 13 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas South Thames Lower ValeCouncil record
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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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Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Agricultural Notification Part 6 Class A/B/E
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 26 days faster than South Oxfordshire's median of 49 for agricultural works. Approved, as 93% of agricultural works here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings