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Land at The Elms, Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 2DX

P14/S2176/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 5 August 2015

Council decision: Planning Permission is Granted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

The erection of 37 dwellings and creation of new public open space, provision of new vehicel access from Elms Road and a new pedestrian / cycle link on to Upper High Street with associated infrastructure works and landscaping. (As amended by: Letter from Barton Wilmore dated 9 January, Design & Access Statement dated January 2015, drwaing no. 1771-173-A Parkside elevation, drawing no. 1771-001 A Local plan, drawing no. 1771-010-A Existing site plan, 1771-110 D proposed site plan, drawing no. 1771-111 B parkland management plan,drawing no. 1771-117 B new access plan elevation, drawing no. 1171-118 B The Elms foot/cycle path plans and elevations, drawing no. 1771-119 B Watercolour view 1, Crescent View, drawing no. 1771-120 B Watercolour View 2, Elms Park View, drawing no. 1771-172 A Parkside houses plans, drawing no. 1771-174 A Parkside Town Houses elevations 2 of 2, drawing no. 1771-175 A Crescent Town Houses plans, drawing no. 1771-176 A Crescent town houses elevations, drawing no. 1771-179 A Parkside town houses typical plans and elevations, drawing no 1771-177 A North terrace group plans and elevations, drawing no. 1771-181 A West crescent town houses plans and elevations, drawing no. 1771-178 A south terrace group plans and elevations, Ecology Addendum dated 22 December 2014, Archaeological Evaluation dated 22 October 2014, Heritage Statement Addendum dated 8 January 2015, Tree Survey and Proposed Tree Retention Report dated January 2015, Flood Risk Assessment dated 8 January 2015, Transport Statement dated 8 January 2015. Recieved on 13 January 2015 and plans, additional information received 19 March 2015 and amended drawings accompanying letter from Agent dated 26 May 2015).

Submitted
30 July 2014
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 371 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Land at The Elms, Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 2DX. South Oxfordshire has handled 227 applications of this type. This one was decided in 371 days, 45 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Thame conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 422 applications in total for the OX9 postcode area.

93% of full applications at South Oxfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OX9 2DX
Application type
Full Application

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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