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Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

Refused South Oxfordshire P17/S0413/FUL Minor (Full Application)

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

Proposal

Construction of a timber frame and timber clad building 6.121m long by 4.293m wide and a maximum height of 3.5m to provide an Education Room and Meeting Place for the Friends of the Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum.

As published by the council, reference P17/S0413/FUL

Application record

Reference
P17/S0413/FUL
Type
Minor (Full Application)
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of Planning Permission
Received
1 Feb 2017
Validated
3 Feb 2017
Decided
27 Mar 2017
Postcode
OX44 9PX

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 7 applications since 2014: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • P21/S3501/FUL Granted

    Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    Trench excavations for data cabling and installation of Wi-Fi points at various points within Harcourt Arboretum, including the Woodland Barn, the picnic area, the historic Serpentine Ride and the compost toilets area. The location of the new Wi-Fi points - also known as access points or APs- will provide integral Wi-Fi coverage across the most visited public areas within Harcourt Arboretum. The corresponding cabling will be buried in new shallow trenches, extending from the tractor shed to the Woodland Barn. These alterations correspond to the second phase of a wider Wi-Fi improvement project within the site; phases 0 and 1 were approved in 2019 under planning ref P19/S1658/LB. Proposed installation of 5 solar panels on the compost toilets.

    Decided 25 Oct 2022 Full applications
  • P19/S1658/LB Granted

    Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    Installation of Wi-Fi points in various points within the Harcourt Arboretum, including the Peacock Lodge, the new Ticket Office and the Garage and Workshop building.

    Decided 29 Jul 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • P18/S0639/DIS Granted

    Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    Discharge of conditions 3 - sample materials, 4 - external ducts and flues and 5 - joinery details on application ref. P13/S0326/FUL Construction of Woodland Barn and Composting Toilets

    Decided 6 Apr 2018 Conditions
  • P17/S4022/NM Decided

    Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    Non Material Amendment to P13/S0326/FUL - additional ramp to allow wheelchair access to toilet. Increase in size of toilet block to allow space for wheelchair users

    Decided 8 Dec 2017 Amendments
  • P16/S4261/FUL Granted

    Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    A plant propagation unit, located between the mower garage and composting bays, consisting of concrete hardstanding, a concrete road between the garage and composting bays and a shade frame construction. As supported and amended by Agent's email and attached documents received on 10 February 2017.

    Decided 1 Mar 2017 Full applications
  • P14/S4112/NM Decided

    Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    Non-material amendment to P14/S2598/FUL, for the following: 1. Alter the width of the double entrance doors so at least one leaf provides a clear opening width of 800mm. 2. Re-orientate the location of the Ticket Office by 90 degrees so the entrnace is south facing. 3. Position the building at the back of the decking. 4. Run a duct to provide cabling for telephone, data and electricity from Peacock Lodge instead of the existing ticket office caravan. Construction of a new pre-fabricated, timber framed and timber clad building to provide Ticket Office accommodation

    Decided 19 Feb 2015 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Feb 2017

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 3 Feb 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Mar 2017

    Decision issued: Refusal of Planning Permission

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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.

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Nearby applications

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  • Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    P19/S1658/LB Submitted 23 May 2019 50 yards away

    Installation of Wi-Fi points in various points within the Harcourt Arboretum, including the Peacock Lodge, the new Ticket Office and the Garage and Workshop building.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs
  • Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    P16/S4261/FUL Submitted 21 Dec 2016 50 yards away

    A plant propagation unit, located between the mower garage and composting bays, consisting of concrete hardstanding, a concrete road between the garage and composting bays and a shade frame construction. As supported and amended by Agent's email and attached documents received on 10 February 2017.

    Granted Full applications 15 docs
  • The Harcourt Arboretum Oxford Lodge Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    P14/S2598/FUL Submitted 11 Aug 2014 50 yards away

    Construction of a new pre-fabricated, timber framed and timber clad building to provide Ticket Office accommodation.

    Granted Full applications 19 docs
  • The Harcourt Arboretum, Oxford Lodge Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    P14/S1786/LB Submitted 9 Jun 2014 150 yards away

    Installation of three security lights to the Oxford Lodge. (As amended by alteration to style of lights as shown in document received in agents email of 1 August 2014)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs
  • Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    P17/S4022/NM Submitted 8 Nov 2017 150 yards away

    Non Material Amendment to P13/S0326/FUL - additional ramp to allow wheelchair access to toilet. Increase in size of toilet block to allow space for wheelchair users

    Decided Amendments 3 docs
  • Harcourt Arboretum Section of A4074 Passing Nuneham Courtenay Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX

    P17/S1614/DIS Submitted 2 May 2017 150 yards away

    Discharge of condition 4 - method statement on application ref. P16/S4261/FUL A plant propagation unit, located between the mower garage and composting bays, consisting of concrete hardstanding, a concrete road between the garage and composting bays and a shade frame construction.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

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