Planning application
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road Benson
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Residential development comprising up to 240 dwellings including associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, community garden with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009, emergency access from Hale Road and land to be safeguarded for future infrastructure to form part of the Edge Road around Benson (as per revisions and letter dated 9 November 2017).
As published by the council, reference P17/S1964/O
Application record
- Reference
- P17/S1964/O
- Type
- Major (Outline)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Outline Planning Permission
- Received
- 25 May 2017
- Validated
- 6 Jun 2017
- Decided
- 21 Dec 2020
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2017: 0 approved, 3 refused.
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P24/S0177/NM Decided
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non material amendment to P23/S1660/S73 (S73 application to vary condition 1 of approved plans on application reference number P21/S0676/RM to Plot 40: House type substitution from 'G' house type with material combination 1 to an 'H' House type with material combination 2 and Plot 49: House type substitution from 'G' house type with material combination 1 to an 'H' House type with material combination 2.(Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O)) - change of materials (bricks and tiles).
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P23/S1104/NM Refused
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non-material amendment to application reference number P21/S0676/RM for changes to on-plot boundary treatments. (Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O)
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P23/S1112/NM Refused
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non-material amendment to application ref. P21/S0676/RM - changes to the approved site layout (Plots 40 & 49). (Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O )
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P23/S1114/NM Refused
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non-material amendment to application reference number P21/S0676/RM to change the roof type of 8 house types across the site from gable to hipped roofs. (Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 May 2017
Received by South Oxfordshire
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6 Jun 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Outline Planning Permission
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
5 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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P24/S0177/NM Decided
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non material amendment to P23/S1660/S73 (S73 application to vary condition 1 of approved plans on application reference number P21/S0676/RM to Plot 40: House type substitution from 'G' house type with material combination 1 to an 'H' House type with material combination 2 and Plot 49: House type substitution from 'G' house type with material combination 1 to an 'H' House type with material combination 2.(Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O)) - change of materials (bricks and tiles).
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P23/S1104/NM Refused
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non-material amendment to application reference number P21/S0676/RM for changes to on-plot boundary treatments. (Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O)
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P23/S1112/NM Refused
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non-material amendment to application ref. P21/S0676/RM - changes to the approved site layout (Plots 40 & 49). (Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O )
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P23/S1114/NM Refused
Land to the north east of Benson to the north of, Watlington Road/The Sands (B4009) and east of Hale Road, Benson
Non-material amendment to application reference number P21/S0676/RM to change the roof type of 8 house types across the site from gable to hipped roofs. (Reserved matters application for the development of 240 dwellings, associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, allotments with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009 and all other associated works pursuant to outline permission P17/S1964/O)
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P21/S3023/DIS Decided
Land at Watlington Road Benson
Discharge of conditions 16 (Open Space), 22 (Estate accesses, driveways & turning areas), 25 (Construction Method Statement), 27 (Noise assessment and control) & 28 (Air quality management) in application P17/S1964/O. (as amplified by Construction Method Statement received 19 November 2021 and amended by Construction Method Statement & Phasing Plan received 12 January 2022 and amended by Phasing Plan dated 30 January 2022). Residential development comprising up to 240 dwellings including associated internal accesses, parking, internal road and footpath network, open space, children's play areas, community garden with associated parking, drainage attenuation works, landscaping, vehicular access from the B4009, emergency access from Hale Road and land to be safeguarded for future infrastructure to form part of the Edge Road around Benson
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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