Grove C Of E School, North Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PW
Proposal
Expansion of primary provision at Grove CE Primary School, and the inclusion of integrated nursery accommodation by refurbishing the existing school building and constructing a new single storey 9 classroom teaching building with main hall, plant, staff/admin, entrance area, associated storage and toilets. New associated external landscaping, including external canopies, hard courts, cycle storage, car parking and turning area are also proposed. (Amended plans received 26 February 2026.)
- Received
- 22 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 1 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
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- ReceivedReceived22 Oct
- ValidatedValidated22 Oct
- Consult.Consultation15 May
- TargetTarget Date1 Apr
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application at Grove C Of E School, North Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PW. Vale of White Horse has handled 3,451 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. It was submitted on 16 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,575 applications in total for the OX12 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202222 Apr
Reserved matters approval for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for primary school expansion land…
ApprovedReserved mattersP22/V1020/RM - 201310 Sep
Consent for prefabricated building for use at North Drive Pre-school for a temporary period of five years…
ApprovedOther (Full Application)P13/V2004/FUL - 200420 Dec
Application for renewal of consent for two double prefabricated buildings (Ref.PR04 and EO39) for a temporary…
ApprovedOther (County Consultation)P04/V2012/CC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Grove Conservation AreaNext to the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 7.0 miAbingdon (Oxford Office)RTPI
- 10.3 miOxfordRTPI
- 12.1 miWitneyRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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