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The Bungalow Letcombe Hill East Challow Wantage OX12 9RP

P25/V1558/HHOther (Householder)Refused
Householder

Refused on 7 November 2025

Council decision: Refusal of Planning Permission1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Proposed underground garage, with associated works (amended plans and arboricultural information submitted 08 October and 04 November 2025).

Received
25 July 2025
  1. Received25 Jul
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.25 Sep
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided7 Nov

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at The Bungalow Letcombe Hill East Challow Wantage OX12 9RP. Vale of White Horse has handled 3,451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,597 applications in total for the OX12 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. Limited accurate and enforceable section plans and topographical data have been provided in respect of the final construction and visual appearance of the proposed structure. The Local Planning Authority have been unable to make an informed decision on the full impact of the proposed engineering works. It cannot therefore be demonstrated that the development would not result in harm to the appearance of the application site, and upon the character of the streetscene, due to the insufficient level of detail provided in the submission. It is subsequently the opinion of the Local Planning Authority that this proposed development is contrary to Policy CP37 of the Local Plan 2031, Part 1, the provisions of the East Challow Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2031, and paragraphs 135, 137, 139 and 140 of the National Planning Policy Framework. It is further considered that the proposal fails to meet the provisions of Section 7(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. P25/V1558/HH NB: The development is hereby refused in accordance with submitted drawing numbers and supporting documents: - Location Plan drwgno 25-04-01 - Elevations Proposed drwgno 24-04-03 Rev A - Floor Plan Proposed drwgno 24-04-04 Rev A - Roof Plan Proposed drwgno 24-04-06 Rev A - Section Plan Proposed drwgno 24-04-05 Rev A - Site Plan Proposed drwgno 24-04-02 Rev A - Topographical Survey Existing drwgno 28410-100-01 - Topographical Survey Proposed drwgno 28410-100-02 - Tree Protection Plan drwgno TPP001 Rev A - Email from Applicant _ Levels and Landscaping (dated 04 November 2025) - Design Statement (received 25 July 2025) In accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework the Council takes a

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
OX12 9RP
Application type
Other (Householder)
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2025
Consultation expiry
25 September 2025
Consultation start
26 August 2025
Consultation end
25 September 2025
Target decision date
7 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
78 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No appeal lodged.

Additional information

Documents
23

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.

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