29 High Street Chinnor Oxfordshire OX39 4DJ
Refused on 8 October 2025
Council decision: Refusal of Listed Building Consent1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
The removal of the old windows at the front Replacing with new windows in the same style (Retrospective)
- Received
- 4 August 2025
- ReceivedReceived4 Aug
- ValidatedValidated1 Sep
- Consult.Consultation2 Oct
- TargetTarget Date27 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for window replacement at 29 High Street Chinnor Oxfordshire OX39 4DJ. South Oxfordshire has handled 815 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Chinnor conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,026 applications in total for the OX39 postcode area.
94% of heritage 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
- The design and appearance of the replacement windows fail to preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building. The proposal erodes the uniform character of the semi-detached pair, thereby harming the significance of the Grade II listed Nos.29 and No.31 High Street. Accordingly, the works would result in harm to the special interest and significance of the listed building, contrary to Policies ENV6 and ENV7 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and the relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework. NB: The following neighbourhood plan policies are relevant Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan Policy CH C3 - Heritage assets In accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework the Council takes a
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- OX39 4DJ
- Application type
- Other (Listed Bldg. Consent)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 2 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 4 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 2 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 27 October 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Chinnor Conservation Area
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Oxfordshire
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