Certas Energy Ltd Watlington Depot Britwell Road WATLINGTON OX49 5JY
Approved on 5 January 2021
Council decision: Demolition Consent
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Proposal
Assets for demolition and removal:- 7 x horizontal steel fuel storage tanks; - 1 x horizontal rectangular steel tank; - Bottom loading skid and equipment; - Offloading headers, pumps and equipment; - Dispenser unit and equipment; - Concrete wall, upstand, concrete support bases and bund slab (to be made level with yard); - Walkways and access platforms; - All associated pipe works; - And clean and drain interceptor and drainage system.
- Received
- 1 December 2020
- ReceivedReceived1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated1 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Jan
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Certas Energy Ltd Watlington Depot Britwell Road WATLINGTON OX49 5JY. South Oxfordshire has handled 127 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 710 applications in total for the OX49 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
- OX49 5JY
- Application type
- Other (Demolition Notif.)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 December 2020
- Target decision date
- 12 January 2021
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20244 Jan
Erection of a storage building (B8 storage and distribution use) with associated access off Britwell Road…
ApprovedFull ApplicationP24/S0072/FUL - 20015 Jul
Site office and revised layout and canopy (as amended by site plan and certificate of ownership accompanying…
ApprovedMinorP01/S0635 - 200018 Feb
Portaloo.
ApprovedMinorP00/S0135 - 200016 Feb
Retention of portacabin for office use. Renewal of planning permission P97/S0208/R
ApprovedMinor (Renewal)P00/S0134/R
Source: South Oxfordshire
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