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Gibbs & Dandy Plc, Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AS

P25/S1967/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 9 January 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission is Granted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Refurbishment of the existing builders merchants, comprising partial demolition of the existing building, alterations to the existing buildings, erection of covered cantilever racking and rationalisation of the site to provide external storage, servicing area, car and cycle parking spaces and fencing. (Amended plans and supporting information received 7th November 2025. The changes include: a reduction of the overall height of the cantilever racking and cladding over the main branch building by 1m; removal of the canopy overhang of the cantilever racking, reducing the projection of the racking by circa 2m; retention of part of the existing brickwork and metal sheet cladding over the main branch building; and the planting of trees on the corner of Reading Road and Perpetual Park Drive. Revised site plan submitted 12th December 2025, increasing the planting area to 3 trees, with associated change to parking layout Revised plans submitted 19th December 2025, increasing tree planting to the front of the site)

Submitted
7 July 2025
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 186 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Gibbs & Dandy Plc, Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AS. South Oxfordshire has handled 227 applications of this type. This one was decided in 186 days, 19 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. 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 1AS
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. 2026
    20 Mar

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P25/S1967/FUL

    WithdrawnNon-material amendmentAmendmentP26/S0885/NM
  2. 2025
    7 Jul

    Refurbishment of the existing builders merchants, comprising partial demolition of the existing building…

    This applicationApprovedFull ApplicationP25/S1967/FUL

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