The Chapel Newbury Street Wantage OX12 8DJ
Approved on 12 June 2026
Council decision: Planning Permission is Granted11 conditions
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Proposal
The conversion, extension, alterations and refurbishment of the former St Mary's Chapel (now a dental practice) to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
- Received
- 22 December 2025
- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Dec
- Consult.Consultation4 Feb
- TargetTarget Date27 Mar
- DecidedDecided12 Jun
Decided in 172 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at The Chapel Newbury Street Wantage OX12 8DJ. Vale of White Horse has handled 3,451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 172 days, 17 weeks longer than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. The site is in the Wantage Town Centre conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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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Application details
- Postcode
- OX12 8DJ
- Application type
- Other (Full Application)
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 9 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 95 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 36
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wantage Town Centre Conservation Area
- Brownfield land register: Motorlux 32 Newbury Street Wantage OX12 8DARegister site at or near this address
- 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 (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Associated applications
- 202522 Dec
The conversion, extension, alterations and refurbishment of the former St Mary's Chapel (now a dental…
This applicationApprovedFullP25/V2795/FUL - 202522 Dec
The conversion, extension, alterations and refurbishment of the former St Mary's Chapel (now a dental…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideP25/V2796/LB
Source: Vale of White Horse
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