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Land between 15 and 17 Withington Court Abingdon OX14 3QA

P23/V2848/OMinor (Outline)Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 6 December 2024

Council decision: Refusal of Outline Planning Permission2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Construction of a self build residential unit (as amplified by updated flood risk assessment and sustainable drainage appraisal received 9 May 2024)

Received
20 December 2023
  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.20 Jan
  4. Target26 Apr
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 352 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land between 15 and 17 Withington Court Abingdon OX14 3QA. Vale of White Horse has handled 778 applications of this type. This one was decided in 352 days, 42 weeks longer than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,985 applications in total for the OX14 postcode area.

88% of outline 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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Why it was refused

  1. Development of the plot would result in the loss of the open space. The open nature of the site, as specifically included as part of the original residential development, provides relief and a visual break from the otherwise built up and enclosed character of the close. Development of the site would obstruct the sense of openness when experienced from Stratton Way, and result in a sizeable stretch of blank boundary treatment along Stratton Way. Cumulatively this would harm the character and appearance of the immediate area, and create an overly urban and cramped appearance within Withington Court and along Stratton Way. The development conflicts with Policies CP35 and CP37 of the Local Plan 2031 Part 1 and DP33 of the Local Plan 2031 Part 2 and the SPD Joint Design Guide (Adopted June 2022).
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate an accurate assessment of biodiversity on the site. Given the site was undeveloped and undisturbed for a significant period of time, there is a high likelihood that the P23/V2848/O site was being used by wildlife and provided a level of habitat over and above a domestic back garden. Without sufficient information to demonstrate otherwise, a net loss to biodiversity would occur as a direct result of the development. The development fails to comply with policy CP46 of the Vale of White Horse Local Plan Part 1 (2031), and paragraph 180 of the NPPF and paragraph 36 of the PPG.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
OX14 3QA
Application type
Minor (Outline)
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2023
Consultation expiry
20 January 2024
Consultation start
22 December 2023
Consultation end
20 January 2024
Target decision date
26 April 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
128 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No appeal lodged.

Appeal history

3360620
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 June 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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 (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.

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: Vale of White Horse

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