Silver Copse, Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NW
Proposal
Change of Use of Single Dwelling (Class C3) to Ofsted Registered Children's Home (Class C2) for up to four looked after children (as amplified by additional transport information and supporting statements from care providers received 25 June 2025).
- Received
- 21 January 2025
- Decided
- 17 October 2025 · Planning Permission is Granted
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- ReceivedReceived21 Jan
- ValidatedValidated12 Feb
- Consult.Consultation17 Jul
- TargetTarget Date27 Jun
- DecidedDecided17 Oct
Decided in 247 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Silver Copse, Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NW. Vale of White Horse has handled 3,453 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 269 days, 29 weeks longer than Vale of White Horse's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,687 applications in total for the OX13 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
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Publicity
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20233 May
Use of Existing Single Dwelling (Use Class C3) by household providing care and support to four children…
RefusedOther (Law. Dev. (proposed))P23/V1067/LDP - 202217 Mar
Change of Use from Single Dwelling (Class C3) to Residential Institutional Use (Class C2) (additional…
WithdrawnOther (Full Application)P22/V0697/FUL - 202023 Nov
Retrospective alterations to existing double garage - roof overhang and solar panels
ApprovedHouseholderP20/V3047/HH - 20209 Mar
Non-Material amendment to application P18/V0941/FUL
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentP20/V0673/NM - 201926 Jul
Discharge of conditions 3 - Materials, 7 - Bat Survey and 8 - Arboricultural Method Statement on application…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP19/V1837/DIS - 201917 Jun
Non-material amendment to P18/V0941/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentP19/V1473/NM - 201811 Apr
Erection of single dwelling (revised design Plot 2) P16/V1165/FUL
ApprovedMinor (Full Application)P18/V0941/FUL - 201631 Oct
Erection of double garage
ApprovedHouseholderP16/V2764/HH - 20165 May
Subdivision of approved building plot and erection of two dwellings
ApprovedMinor (Full Application)P16/V1165/FUL - 201529 Oct
Erect single dwelling. (Redesign of approved scheme).
ApprovedMinor (Full Application)P15/V2561/FUL - 201523 Oct
Erection of single dwelling.
ApprovedMinor (Full Application)P15/V2516/FUL - 201422 Jan
Erection of single dwelling (amended design)
ApprovedMinor (Full Application)P14/V0163/FUL
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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