Land north of A417 Wantage
Refused on 2 June 2023
Council decision: Rejected
Proposal
Non-material amendment to the plans approved under P20/V1680/RM. The change relates to the slight relocation of the garage and house on plot 172 and the widening of the shared drive serving plots 171 and 172. Reserved Matters application following Outline approval P13/V1764/O (appearance, scale, layout and landscaping), in respect of plots 163-172 on the development at the above site; and for approval of details to discharge conditions 17, 31, 34, 35, 36, 40, 43 and 47 of planning permission ref. P19/V1269/FUL insofar as they relate to phase 1B.(as amended by plans received 17 November 2020). Outline application for residential development of up to 1500 dwellings including new employment space (use class B1), a neighbourhood centre/community hub (use classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, C2, D1 and D2), new primary school, central park, ancillary areas (including allotments and sports pitches) with access off the A338 Grove Road and three accesses off the A417 Reading Road. Provision of a strategic link road between the A417 and the A338 Road to be known as the Wantage Eastern Link Road (WELR). All matters reserved except means of access to the development and the WELR.
- Received
- 28 April 2023
- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated28 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 May
- DecidedDecided2 Jun
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Land north of A417 Wantage. Vale of White Horse has handled 644 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. The site is in the Wantage Town Centre conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
87% of amendment applications at Vale of White Horse 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 (Non Mat'l Amendment)
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 1500
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 April 2023
- Target decision date
- 26 May 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Wantage Town Centre Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
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.
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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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Source: Vale of White Horse
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