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The Beeches, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3BT

P23/S1709/NMNon Material AmendmentPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non material amendment to P21/S4010/FUL to amend the communal area screening of The Beeches to the Reading Road with the addition of an aesthetically aligned wooden fence of 1.8M that would be installed behind the metal railing and the laurel hedging. The fencing would provide additional security, privacy and acoustic screening to the residents of The Beeches. At the development junction, fencing to be installed so that meets visibility spray requirements for the existing 30mph road speed limit for vehicles exiting The Beeches in order there is appropriate visibility. (As amended by plan received 07 September 2023.) (Variation of conditions 6 (obscure glazing) & 16 (landscaping) on planning application P20/S3942/FUL (Variation of condition 4 (approved plans) on planning application P16/S2861/O (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 8 dwellings) and conditions 1 (approved plans) & 5 (landscaping) on planning application P20/S1990/RM (Reserved Matters following outline planning permission P16/S2861/O 1. Appearance of the dwellings, including materials; and 2. Landscaping in the development) - (repositioning of access and Plots 1 & 2) - change wording of conditions due to sectional completion and occupation).

Received
17 May 2023
Decided
25 October 2023 · Agree Non Material Amendment
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated22 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Jun
  5. Decided25 Oct

Decided in 156 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in South Oxfordshire88% of amendment applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to amend a permission at The Beeches, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3BT. South Oxfordshire has handled 640 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 161 days, 17 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,296 applications in total for the RG9 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P23/S1709/NM
Address
The Beeches, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3BT
Postcode
RG9 3BT
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Application Type
Non Material Amendment
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Made

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 May 2023
Target Decision Date
19 June 2023
Date Decided
25 October 2023
Date Validated
22 May 2023
Date Submitted
17 May 2023
Consultation Start
25 May 2023
Application Expires
19 June 2023
Decision Issued
26 October 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Agree Non Material Amendment
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Status
No appeal lodged.

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
51.513138, -0.891347
Enriching application data
2/3
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  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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