Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Approved on 22 January 2026
Council decision: Approve
Proposal
Change of use to Classes E (shop and cafe) and F.2 (local community uses)
- Submitted
- 2 December 2025
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Dec
- ValidatedValidated2 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Jan
Decided in 51 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ. West Oxfordshire has handled 10,247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 2,026 applications in total for the OX29 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- OX29 8AQ
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202631 Jul
Internal and external alterations to convert Methodist Chapel to a community hub, incorporating a caf�…
ApprovedListed building consent26/01707/LBC - 202631 Jul
Conversion of Freeland Methodist church to a community hub, incorporating a caf�, events space and village…
ApprovedApplication26/01706/FUL
Source: West Oxfordshire
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