Land to the north east of Didcot
Approved on 30 June 2017
Council decision: Planning Permission is Granted
Proposal
Outline planning application with details of the means of access only to be considered for a new and integrated neighbourhood to the northeast of Didcot of up to 1880 homes (with up to 40% being Affordable Housing) and comprising: (i) two new primary schools; (ii) a new secondary school; (iii) a new leisure/sports facility and sports pitches, including a pavillion; (iv) a neighbourhood centre comprising: a 1500 sqm Class A1 (shop) use; up to 5 units, each up to 200 sqm, of small flexible units within Classes A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5; a Class A4 or A3 or mixed use Public House/restaurant; a Class C1 hotel; and a Class D1 non-residential institutional use (for example a creche or childrens day nursery); (v) a new community hall; (vi) a Class C3 residential Extra Care Housing facility; (vii)new areas of green infrastructure including amenity green space, allotments and children's play areas; and (viii) a comprehensive suite of other supporting town-wide and site-specific associated infrastructure (As amended by revised masterplan 21 November 2016 and additional information 8 January 2016).
- Submitted
- 27 August 2015
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided30 Jun
Decided in 673 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Land to the north east of Didcot. South Oxfordshire has handled 27 applications of this type. This one was decided in 673 days, 88 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
94% of all 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
- Application type
- Outline Planning Application
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Ancient woodlandPart of the site
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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Oxfordshire
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