4 The Paddocks Chinnor OX39 4GR
Refused on 16 December 2025
Council decision: Refusal of Planning Permission1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Variation of condition 5 (Permitted development) of planning application P20/S0676/RM (Reserved Matters application following outline planning permission P16/S4079/O (Erection of seven detached and semi-detached two-storey dwellings together with access, parking and amenity space) seeking approval of matters of appearance, landscaping and scale).
- Received
- 28 October 2025
- ReceivedReceived28 Oct
- ValidatedValidated28 Oct
- Consult.Consultation27 Nov
- TargetTarget Date23 Dec
- DecidedDecided16 Dec
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 4 The Paddocks Chinnor OX39 4GR. South Oxfordshire has handled 642 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,026 applications in total for the OX39 postcode area.
88% of amendment 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
- Condition 5 of reserved matters approval P20/S0676/RM is reasonable and necessary in the interests of visual and residential amenity in accordance with Policies DES1, DES2 and DES6 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 and Policies CH H1 and CH C1 of the Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan Made November 2023 and meets the tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- OX39 4GR
- Application type
- Minor (Section 73)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 27 November 2025
- Consultation start
- 6 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 27 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 23 December 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.
- 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.
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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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Associated applications
- 202528 Oct
Variation of condition 5 (Permitted development) of planning application P20/S0676/RM
This applicationRefusedVariation of conditions (s73)P25/S3393/S73 - 202123 Dec
Single storey extension to a new house under construction approved under P20/S0676/RM
ApprovedMinor (Full Application)RelatedP21/S5369/FUL - 202019 Feb
Reserved Matters application following outline planning permission P16/S4079/O
ApprovedReserved mattersPart ofP20/S0676/RM - 20169 Dec
Erection of seven detached and semi-detached two-storey dwellings together with access, parking and amenity…
RefusedMinor (Outline)Part ofP16/S4079/O
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Oxfordshire
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