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Land at St Helen's Avenue Benson

Refused South Oxfordshire P16/S4223/O Major (Outline)

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

Proposal

Outline planning application for up to 130 dwellings (including up to 40% affordable housing), structural planting and landscaping, informal public open space, vehicular access from St Helen's Avenue and associated ancillary works. All matters reserved with the exception of the main vehicular access.

As published by the council, reference P16/S4223/O

Application record

Reference
P16/S4223/O
Type
Major (Outline)
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of Outline Planning Permission
Received
20 Dec 2016
Validated
21 Dec 2016
Decided
21 Mar 2017

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2016

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 21 Dec 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Mar 2017

    Decision issued: Refusal of Outline Planning Permission

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

32 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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