Land to rear of gardens of 79A and 81 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA
Refused on 6 January 2026
Council decision: Refusal of Planning Permission1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Permission in principle development for 1 dwelling.
- Received
- 1 December 2025
- ReceivedReceived1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated3 Dec
- Consult.Consultation4 Jan
- TargetTarget Date7 Jan
- DecidedDecided6 Jan
Decided in 34 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Land to rear of gardens of 79A and 81 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA. South Oxfordshire has handled 10,042 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,026 applications in total for the OX39 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposed development would not be in accordance with the Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan in that it lies outside the settlement boundary and is not allocated for housing and would not meet infilling criteria. The proposed development would be inappropriate backland development, extending the built form of the village into adjoining undeveloped countryside that has a lawful agricultural use and is not previously developed land. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policies CH H1, CH H6 and CH H7 of the Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan Review II 2023 and Policies STRAT1, H1 and H16 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- OX39 4EA
- Application type
- Other (Permission in princ.)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 8 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 4 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 January 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 35 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- Appeal lodged on 16 January 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 42
Site constraints
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.
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Source: South Oxfordshire
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