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Land to the rear of The Paddocks, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, OX39 4GR

P24/S1287/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 4 November 2025

Council decision: Refusal of Planning PermissionPlanning committee1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Hybrid planning application seeking: A) Full planning permission for the erection of two detached two-storey self/custom build dwellings with access, parking and amenity space (Plots 2 and 4). B) Outline planning permission for the erection of two detached two-storey self/custom build dwellings with access, parking and amenity space (Plots 1 and 3). (alterations to accommodate waste collection vehicle tracking and drainage routes shown on amended plans received 4th July 2024 and additional drainage plans received 3rd September 2024 and 8th October 2024 and additional ecological information received 5th November 2024 and dwellings repositioned as shown on amended plan received 22nd January 2025).

Received
17 April 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Agent
JCPC Ltd
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated7 May
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided4 Nov

Decided in 546 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land to the rear of The Paddocks, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, OX39 4GR. South Oxfordshire has handled 3,382 applications of this type. This one was decided in 566 days, 73 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,026 applications in total for the OX39 postcode area.

96% 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development is on a site not allocated for residential development and would extend the existing built-up limits of the settlement in a north-westerly direction. As such, the proposal would conflict with the development plan housing distribution strategy as set out by Policies STRAT1, H1, H12 and H16 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and Policies CH H1 P24/S1287/FUL and CH H7 of the Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2035. Having regard to paragraph 14 of the NPPF, the adverse impact of allowing development that conflicts with the neighbourhood plan would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing four self-build or custom-build dwellings. NB: The development to which this refusal relates is liable to pay the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) as set out in the South Oxfordshire Charging Schedule. Please refer to the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
OX39 4GR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 May 2024
Consultation expiry
6 February 2025
Consultation start
8 May 2024
Consultation end
6 February 2025
Target decision date
17 August 2024
Application expires
17 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
JCPC Ltd

Planning decision

Statutory period
102 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No appeal lodged.

Additional information

Documents
66

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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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