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Pollards Townsend Harwell Didcot OX11 0DX

P25/V1165/HHOther (Householder)Refused
Householder

Refused on 22 September 2025

Council decision: Refusal of Planning Permission2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Removal and replacement of existing damaged roof tiles and removal and replacement of existing roof tiles sprayed on the underside with plastic foam insulation.

Received
27 May 2025
  1. Received27 May
  2. Validated27 May
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target30 Sep
  5. Decided22 Sep

Decided in 118 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Pollards Townsend Harwell Didcot OX11 0DX. Vale of White Horse has handled 3,451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 9 weeks longer than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. The site is in the Harwell conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,447 applications in total for the OX11 postcode area.

95% of full 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. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, given the colour and finish of the tiles the works undertaken to the roof have resulted in less-than-substantial harm to the significance of this building. No public benefit has been demonstrated to outweigh the harm identified by the Local Planning Authority. The proposal is not considered to preserve or enhance the historic character and significance of this Grade II Listed Building. The proposed development is contrary to Policy CP39 of the Local Plan 2031, Part 1, Development Policies DP36 and DP38 of the Local Plan 2031, Part 1, the provisions of section 16 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, and paragraphs 205, 206, 208 and 212 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, given the colour and finish of the tiles, the works undertaken to the roof do not preserve or enhance the special interest, character, setting and appearance of the building and wider P25/V1165/HH conservation area. No public benefit has been demonstrated to outweigh the harm identified by the Local Planning Authority. The proposed development is contrary to Policies CP37 and CP39 of the Local Plan 2031, Part 1, Development Policies DP23, DP36 and DP37 of the Local Plan 2031. NB: The development is hereby refused in accordance with submitted drawing numbers and supporting documents: Location Plan drwgno 2023-10-PD07 Roof Plan Existing drwgno 2023-10-RD03B Block Plan drwgno 2023-10-PD09A Elevations Existing drwgno 2023-10-RD02B Floor Plan Ground Existing drwgno 2023-10-RD01B Design and Access Statement Heritage Statement and Impact Assessment Roof NB: Your attention is drawn to the need to have regard to the requirements of UK and European legislation related to the protection of certain wild plants and animals. Approval under that legislation will be required and a licence may be necessary if bats are affected by any future development. If bats are discovered you must be aware that to proceed with future development without seeking advice from Natural England could result in prosecution.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
OX11 0DX
Application type
Other (Householder)
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 May 2025
Consultation expiry
16 July 2025
Consultation start
25 June 2025
Consultation end
16 July 2025
Target decision date
30 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
126 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No appeal lodged.

Appeal history

6001478
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 20 February 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Harwell Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Pomander HouseOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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