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Beech House Overthorpe Road Overthorpe OX17 2AE

2026/2444/FULLFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from art studio incidental to host dwelling to artist studio/workshop, single bedroom holiday let (retrospective), and proposed gardeners welfare WC and garden store associated internal and external works.

Received
16 June 2026
Decision due
21 September 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Middleton Cheney
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.30 Jul
  4. Target21 Sep
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 July.

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Beech House Overthorpe Road Overthorpe OX17 2AE. West Northamptonshire has handled 9,971 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Overthorpe conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Middleton Cheney. We hold 2,187 applications in total for the OX17 postcode area.

89% of full applications at West Northamptonshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OX17 2AE
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Overthorpe

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026
Last date for comments
30 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr David Berlouis Studio One Westminster Croft Brackley NN13 7ED

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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, 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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 Apr

    T1 - Birch, Betula pendula - Fell to ground level, due close proximity to adjacent structure. Grinding out…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees (Conservation Area)2026/1426/TCA
  2. 2026
    12 Feb

    Single storey extension to outbuilding

    WithdrawnFull Planning Permission2026/0639/FULL
  3. 2026
    12 Feb

    Listed building consent for single storey extension to outbuilding

    WithdrawnListed building consent2026/0769/LBC
  4. 2021
    6 Apr

    Conversion of the Barn/Outbuilding to an artists studio and workshop

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionWNS/2021/0302/FUL
  5. 2021
    6 Apr

    Listed building consent for the conversion of the Barn/Outbuilding to an artists studio and workshop

    ApprovedListed building consentWNS/2021/0303/LBC
  6. 2020
    5 Nov

    Listed building consent for the removal of existing windows to house and replacement with conservation DG…

    ApprovedListed building consentS/2020/2049/LBC

Source: West Northamptonshire

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