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The Forge, Arch Hill, Binfield Heath, RG9 4ED

P24/S2597/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 15 November 2024

Council decision: Planning Permission is Granted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Conversion and change of use of the existing former garage building and associated annexe into a community hub.(Amended location plan received 9th September 2024, including parking area omitted from the original plan. Revised Design and Access Statement also submitted)

Submitted
15 August 2024
  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Nov

Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a garage at The Forge, Arch Hill, Binfield Heath, RG9 4ED. South Oxfordshire has handled 227 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,428 applications in total for the RG9 postcode area.

93% 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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Application details

Postcode
RG9 4ED
Application type
Full Application

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    16 Sep

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Lighting) and 8 (Contaminated Land) on application P24/S2597/FUL

    Partially DischargedDischarge of conditionsP25/S2913/DIS
  2. 2024
    15 Aug

    Conversion and change of use of the existing former garage building and associated annexe into a community…

    This applicationApprovedFull ApplicationP24/S2597/FUL

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