Westcot Farm House Westcot Westcot Wantage OX12 9QA
Refused on 22 May 2026
Council decision: Refusal of Planning Permission1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 1(approved plans), 4 (surface water drainage) and 5(foul water drainage) on P24/V0482/S73 to include provision for 2 new package treatment units Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 6(surface water drainage) and 7(foul water drainage on P20/V0526/FUL Application for planning permission for conversion of existing farm buildings to form seven family homes with associated parking, amenity areas, landscaping, and associated works.
- Received
- 27 March 2026
- ReceivedReceived27 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation7 May
- TargetTarget Date22 May
- DecidedDecided22 May
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Westcot Farm House Westcot Westcot Wantage OX12 9QA. Vale of White Horse has handled 644 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,597 applications in total for the OX12 postcode area.
87% of amendment 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
- Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed foul water drainage solution would be effective, safe and deliverable. The impact of discharging to ground without meeting the regulatory requirements risks harm to public health and ecology, and the contamination of land and groundwater. There are no other grounds to afford weight to the proposal, which may otherwise outweigh the harm, as more favourable drainage solutions, and an alternative approved option, already exist. The proposed variation therefore fails to provide the development with a sustainable drainage system or effective management of foul water in conflict to the requirements of Policy CP42 of the adopted Local Plan Part 1 and paragraph 182 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- OX12 9QA
- Application type
- Minor (Section 73)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 7 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 8 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 7 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 May 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
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.
Source: Vale of White Horse
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