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Newlands, Goring Heath Road, Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7PN

P26/S4097/HHOther DevelopmentApproved

Approved on 10 November 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission is Granted3 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The construction of a first-floor extension over the rear portion of the existing bungalow, incorporating the raising of the existing roof ridge by approximately 2.6m. Erection of a single-storey side extension, an extension to the existing porch, the installation of five conservation-style rooflights, alterations to window proportions, external cladding, and associated internal alterations. Erection of a single-storey, flat-roofed garden room to provide classroom accommodation.

Received
14 September 2026
  1. Received14 Sep
  2. Validated14 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey side extension at Newlands Goring Heath Road Whitchurch Hill RG8 7PN. South Oxfordshire has handled 444 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,683 applications in total for the RG8 postcode area.

97% of other development 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

Postcode
RG8 7PN
Application type
Other Development
Parish
Goring Heath

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
PITCH ARCHITECTS LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Victoria Clarke

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Chilterns
  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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