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Land north of Littleworth Road Benson

Granted South Oxfordshire P16/S1139/O Major (Outline)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of 241 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access; public open space, landscaping, sports provision, nature park and woodland; Up to 230 sqm retail; Provision of community facilities including relocated school playing fields, youth hut, skate park and play space (as amended by drawings and supporting information from agent dated 25 May 2016 and as further amended by revised draft master plan drawing 17212 / C01G received 9 January 2018).

As published by the council, reference P16/S1139/O

Application record

Reference
P16/S1139/O
Type
Major (Outline)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Planning Permission
Received
5 Apr 2016
Validated
22 Apr 2016
Decided
18 Jan 2018

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 22 applications since 2014: 13 approved, 1 refused.

  • P25/S2911/DIS Refused

    Land north of Littleworth Road Benson

    Discharge of conditions 20 (Ladybrook Buffer Zone), 21 (Nature Park) & 25 (Children's Play Space) on application ref. P16/S11389/O (Erection of 187 dwellings plus formation of vehicular access and car parking. Provision of landscaping and open space and other associated work).

    Decided 6 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • P19/S4674/DIS Granted

    Land North of Littleworth Road Benson

    Discharge of condition 25 (skatepark/MUGA) of application P16/S1139/O Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of 241 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access; public open space, landscaping, sports provision, nature park and woodland; Up to 230 sqm retail; Provision of community facilities including relocated school playing fields, youth hut, skate park and play space (as amended by drawings and supporting information from agent dated 25 May 2016 and as further amended by revised draft master plan drawing 17212 / C01G received 9 January 2018).

    Decided 3 Mar 2021 Conditions
  • P19/S3244/NM Decided

    Land north of Littleworth Road Benson

    Non-Material Amendment to application P16/S3611/FUL for alterations to roof form of the flatted buildings comprising plots 121-126, 129-134 and 178-183.

    Decided 8 Nov 2019 Amendments
  • P19/S1492/FUL Granted

    Land North of Littleworth Road Benson

    Erection of a toilet block to serve the playing field land serving planning permission P16/S1139/O (and associated Reserved matters approval P18/S2262/RM)

    Decided 28 Jun 2019 Full applications
  • P19/S1491/DIS Granted

    Land north of Littleworth Road Benson

    Discharge of condition 12 (footways & cycleways) of application P16/S1139/O. Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of 241 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access; public open space, landscaping, sports provision, nature park and woodland; Up to 230 sqm retail; Provision of community facilities including relocated school playing fields, youth hut, skate park and play space (as amended by drawings and supporting information from agent dated 25 May 2016 and as further amended by revised draft master plan drawing 17212 / C01G received 9 January 2018).

    Decided 28 May 2019 Conditions
  • P19/S1405/DIS Granted

    Land North of Littleworth Road Benson

    Discharge of conditions 9 - travel plan and travel information pack and 10 - safe routes to school to application ref P16/S1139/O - as clarified by revised travel plan and information pack received on 24 June 2019. Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for theerection of 241 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access; public open space, landscaping, sports provision, nature park and woodland; Up to 230 sqm retail; Provision of community facilities including relocated school playing fields, youth hut, skate park and play space (as amended by drawings and supporting information from agent dated 25 May 2016 and as further amended by revised draft master plan drawing 17212 /C01G received 9 January 2018).

    Decided 27 Jun 2019 Conditions
  • P19/S0837/DIS Granted

    Land North of Littleworth Road Benson

    Discharge of conditions 15 Construction Traffic Management Plan 16 Measures to control potential noise and dust, 23 Arboricultural Method Statement on application ref. P16/S1139/O Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of 241 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access; public open space, landscaping, sports provision, nature park and woodland; Up to 230 sqm retail; Provision of community facilities including relocated school playing fields, youth hut, skate park and play space.

    Decided 24 Jun 2019 Conditions
  • P19/S0688/DIS Granted

    Land North of Littleworth Road Benson

    Discharge of conditions 20 Buffer Zone and associated management, 21 Habitat Creation etc for the Nature Park and 25 Details of the LEAP on application ref. P16/S1139/O Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of 241 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access; public open space, landscaping, sports provision, nature park and woodland; Up to 230 sqm retail; Provision of community facilities including relocated school playing fields, youth hut, skate park and play space (as amended by drawings and supporting information from agent dated 25 May 2016 and as further amended by revised draft master plan drawing 17212 / C01G received 9 January 2018).

    Decided 19 Sep 2019 Conditions
  • P19/S0564/DIS Granted

    Land North of Littleworth Road Benson

    Discharge of condition 26 - acoustic report on application ref. P16/S1139/O Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of 241 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access; public open space, landscaping, sports provision, nature park and woodland; Up to 230 sqm retail; Provision of community facilities including relocated school playing fields, youth hut, skate park and play space.

    Decided 2 Aug 2019 Conditions
  • P17/S4195/NM Decided

    Land north of Littleworth Road Benson

    Non material amendment to application ref. P16/S3611/FUL - proposed extension to the driveway to Plot 13. Erection of 187 dwellings plus formation of vehicular access and car parking. Provision of landscaping and open space and other associated work.

    Decided 22 Dec 2017 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Apr 2016

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 22 Apr 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Jan 2018

    Decision issued: Planning Permission

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P21/S0318/MPO Decided

    Land to the north of Littleworth Road (Phase 2), Benson

    Modification of a planning obligation in relation to P16/S1139/O to ensure a deduction of £50,000 from the Commuted Sum in respect of the youth hall.

    Decided 29 Jun 2021 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

58 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 18 January 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 2 Feb, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline
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    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Outline