Planning application
Land West of Hale Road Benson
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure, with all matters reserved except for access (As updated by archaeology report received 01/12/17).
As published by the council, reference P17/S3952/O
Application record
- Reference
- P17/S3952/O
- Type
- Major (Outline)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Outline Planning Permission
- Received
- 3 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 30 Sep 2021
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P25/S3601/S73 Decided
Land west of Hale Road, Benson
Variation of condition 1 (Approved Drawings) on planning application P21/S4993/RM (Reserved Matters Approval for erection of 78 Houses, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure following outline permission P17/S3952/O). (Amended Plans Received 30th January 2026)
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P24/S2963/DIS Granted
Land west of Hale Road, Benson
Discharge of condition 22(Details of accesses, driveways and turning areas finish) and 24(Details of Connection to superfast broadband) on outline planning permission P17/S3952/O (The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2017
Received by South Oxfordshire
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7 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Outline Planning Permission
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
7 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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P26/S4123/DIS Decided
Land West of Hale Road Benson Oxon
Discharge of Condition 16 (Archaeological Evaluation and Mitigation) of planning ref. P17/S3952/O The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access
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P25/S3601/S73 Decided
Land west of Hale Road, Benson
Variation of condition 1 (Approved Drawings) on planning application P21/S4993/RM (Reserved Matters Approval for erection of 78 Houses, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure following outline permission P17/S3952/O). (Amended Plans Received 30th January 2026)
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P24/S4096/DIS Granted
Land west of Hale Road, Benson, Oxon
Discharge of condition 6 (Landscape Management Plan) on planning application P17/S3952/O (The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access).
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P24/S3157/NM Decided
Land west of Hale Road, Benson, Oxon
Non-material amendment to application P21/S4993/RM (Reserved matters approval for erection of 78 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure following outline permission P17/S3952/O) - to substitute approved elevation double garage drawings that show gable roofs for the elevations of the double garages proposed showing the hipped roof.
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P24/S2965/DIS Granted
Land west of Hale Road, Benson, Oxon
Discharge of condition 9 (Construction Method Statement) on planning application P17/S3952/O (The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access).
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P24/S2963/DIS Granted
Land west of Hale Road, Benson
Discharge of condition 22(Details of accesses, driveways and turning areas finish) and 24(Details of Connection to superfast broadband) on outline planning permission P17/S3952/O (The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access).
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P21/S4506/DIS Granted
Land west of Hale Road Benson OX10 6LE
Discharge of condition 15(Archaeological Scheme of Investigation) Planning application P17/S3952/O. (As amended by Archaeological Scheme of Investigation received 13 January 2022) (The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure, with all matters reserved except for access)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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South Oxfordshire granted permission on 30 September 2021, 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.
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