Land north of Littleworth Road Benson
Refused on 6 November 2025
Council decision: Rejected
Proposal
Discharge of conditions 20 (Ladybrook Buffer Zone), 21 (Nature Park) & 25 (Children's Play Space) on application ref. P16/S11389/O (Erection of 187 dwellings plus formation of vehicular access and car parking. Provision of landscaping and open space and other associated work).
- Received
- 17 September 2025
- ReceivedReceived17 Sep
- ValidatedValidated17 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Nov
- DecidedDecided6 Nov
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at Land north of Littleworth Road Benson. South Oxfordshire has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Benson conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
91% of conditions 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
- Application type
- Other (Discharge Conditions)
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 187
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 November 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Benson 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 (21)
flood storage 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.
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© 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.
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Source: South Oxfordshire
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