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Land adjacent to West House, Church Hill, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SH

P26/V0667/S73Variation or Removal of Planning ConditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 22 May 2026

Council decision: Refusal of Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Variation of condition 2(approved plans) on planning permission P25/V2076/FUL-to include for conversion of loft into habitable attic space. Construction of single self build dwelling house and associated landscaping.

Received
13 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Agent
Catherine Hall Architects Studio Ltd
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.7 May
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Land adjacent to West House, Church Hill, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SH. Vale of White Horse has handled 1,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,447 applications in total for the OX11 postcode area.

89% of conditions 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. The proposed variation, in the form of a large dormer window, would result in an overly large, bulky feature at odds with the character of the building, and a scale, height and massing which would adversely impact the character of the site and its surrounding context. This is exacerbated by the dormer extending the full height of the roof, with no set back from the roof edge, and being visually prominent from public open space to the west of the site. The proposal fails to demonstrate high quality design that responds positively to its surroundings, and therefore conflicts with Policy CP37 of the adopted Local Plan Part 1, Policies P1 and P2 of the Chilton Neighbourhood Plan and the Joint Design Guide.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
OX11 0SH
Application type
Variation or Removal of Planning Condition
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2026
Consultation expiry
7 May 2026
Consultation start
8 April 2026
Consultation end
7 May 2026
Target decision date
28 May 2026
Application expires
28 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Catherine Hall Architects Studio Ltd
Architect profile
CATHERINE HALL ARCHITECTS STUDIO LTD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal status
No appeal lodged.

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, conservation 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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