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Oxford Brookes University, Waterperry Road, Holton, OX33 1HX

P17/S4254/OOutline Planning ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 13 December 2018

Council decision: Refusal of Outline Planning Permission

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Outline planning application, with all matters reserved for subsequent approval except details of vehicular access, for demolition of all existing structures and redevelopment of the site with up to 500 dwellings and associated works including; engineering operations, including site clearance, remediation, remodelling and deposition of inert fill material arising from demolition on site; installation of new and modification of existing services and utilities; construction of foul and surface water drainage systems, including SuDS; creation of noise mitigation bund and fencing; creation of public open space, leisure, sport and recreation facilities including equipped play areas; ecological mitigation works; construction of a building for community/sport use and associated car parking; construction of internal estate roads, private drives and other highways infrastructure and construction of pedestrian footpaths. (As amended by plans received 12 October 2018, and amplified by additional arboricultural, biodiversity, design and access information received 12 October 2018, and amplified by EIA addendum received 12 October 2018.

Submitted
19 January 2018
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Dec

Decided in 328 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Oxford Brookes University, Waterperry Road, Holton, OX33 1HX. South Oxfordshire has handled 27 applications of this type. This one was decided in 328 days, 39 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 501 applications in total for the OX33 postcode area.

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

Postcode
OX33 1HX
Application type
Outline Planning Application

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: South OxfordshirePart of the site
  • Scheduled monument: Moated site 580m south west of Church FarmPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Oxford Brookes University Campus, WheatleyRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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  1. 2026
    25 Mar

    Discharge of condition 5(Phasing Plan) on application ref. P17/S4254/O

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP26/S0937/DIS
  2. 2023
    21 Apr

    Reserved Matters application for the erection of 447 dwellings, including affordable housing together with…

    ApprovedReserved mattersRelatedP23/S1407/RM
  3. 2018
    19 Jan

    Outline planning application, with all matters reserved for subsequent approval except details of vehicular…

    This applicationRefusedOutline Planning ApplicationP17/S4254/O

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