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Land South of Watlington Road Benson OX10 6NP

Refused South Oxfordshire P16/S3441/O Major (Outline)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of up to 120 dwellings (40% of which will be affordable) with associated access, public open space, landscaping and play space.(as amended and clarified by drawing nos 38409/5502/001 and 002 dated Oct 2016, Archaeological evaluation and Transport and Noise addendum reports accompanying Agent's letter dated 2 February 2016 and Framework Plan PL03 Rev C and agents e-mail dated 6 April 2017).

As published by the council, reference P16/S3441/O

Application record

Reference
P16/S3441/O
Type
Major (Outline)
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of Planning Permission
Received
14 Oct 2016
Validated
2 Nov 2016
Decided
26 May 2017
Postcode
OX10 6NP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2016

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 2 Nov 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 May 2017

    Decision issued: Refusal of Planning Permission

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

94 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

South Oxfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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