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The Thatched Cottage, 4 Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NR

P25/V0823/NMNon Material AmendmentRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 29 July 2025

Council decision: Reject NMADelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Non material amendment on application P22/V0624/FUL to amend Plot 2 (4A Oxford Road) i) Omit rustic red/brown brick plinth detail and install ship-lap cladding to the ground level ii) Lower the first-floor windows no other changes to the windows iii) Make a single opening for an aluminium roller garage door rather than two doors iv) Relocate external plant area from Elevation C to the right end of Elevation D v) Install cast iron effect downpipes and gutters vi) Install a timber frame porch over the front door for weather protection vii) Omit the Cladding to the first floor except the garage gable end second floor wall and revert back to Cotswold Stone Golden Cream (Sawn and Tumbled) as previously approved. viii) Alter the boundary between the Thatched Cottage and 4A oxford road. Plot 1 (4B Oxford Road) i) Install oak front door with oak surrounds to the full-length windows ii) Raise First floor windows no other changes to style of the windows iii) Reposition the utility side door and replace full length window to match the ground floor single windows with Tudor style head and bottom. iv) Make a single opening for an aluminium roller garage door (matching window and door colour) rather than two doors on a hook and band hinges v) Relocate external plant area from Elevation C to the right end of Elevation D vi) Install cast iron effect downpipes and gutters vii) Alter the Patio (Removal of the existing outbuildings and ancillary structures, and the erection of two detached dwellings with garaging, access)

Received
10 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Agent
Fourthwright Design & Construction
  1. Received10 Apr
  2. Validated16 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 104 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at The Thatched Cottage, 4 Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NR. Vale of White Horse has handled 644 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 8 weeks longer than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the OX13 postcode area.

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

Postcode
OX13 5NR
Application type
Non Material Amendment
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 April 2025
Target decision date
14 May 2025
Application expires
14 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Fourthwright Design & Construction

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No appeal lodged.

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (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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