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8 Papist Way, Cholsey, OX10 9QH

P26/S0262/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 29 May 2026

Council decision: Refusal of Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a self-build single detached dwelling with associated parking and landscaping.

Received
29 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Agent
LAPD Architects Ltd
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.13 May
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided29 May

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 8 Papist Way, Cholsey, OX10 9QH. South Oxfordshire has handled 3,382 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 9 weeks longer than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,077 applications in total for the OX10 postcode area.

96% 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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Why it was refused

  1. That whilst the application site lies within the built-up area boundary of the village of Cholsey it does not constitute an infill location. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policy CNP H2 of the Cholsey Neighbourhood Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. That the proposed dwelling would by reason of its scale, layout and location result in an adverse impact to the special landscape character of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape degrading the open rural edge to the village of Cholsey. The mitigation of the adverse impact could not be adequately addressed via landscaping conditions to secure the retention of mature planting on the western boundary on an ongoing basis. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policy ENV1 of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035, CNP E1 of the Cholsey Neighbourhood Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
OX10 9QH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
13 May 2026
Consultation start
27 February 2026
Consultation end
13 May 2026
Target decision date
17 April 2026
Application expires
1 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
LAPD Architects Ltd

Planning decision

Statutory period
101 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No appeal lodged.

Additional information

Documents
51

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • 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, 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, 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

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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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Oxfordshire

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