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Shirburn Road WATLINGTON OX49 5BZ

Granted South Oxfordshire P18/S0002/O Major (Outline)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline application for up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of a Care Home and 4 staff accommodation units (all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access) As clarified by alternative indicative layout and additional information accompanying Agents letter dated 18 June 2018.

As published by the council, reference P18/S0002/O

Application record

Reference
P18/S0002/O
Type
Major (Outline)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Outline Planning Permission
Received
2 Jan 2018
Validated
2 Jan 2018
Decided
23 Jul 2019
Postcode
OX49 5BZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • P25/S3532/DIS Granted

    Shirburn Road Watlington OX49 5BZ

    Discharge of condition 7 (Archaeology Programme of Evaluation) on application P24/S3712/S73(Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans),5 (Landscaping),6 (Landscape Management Plan) and 11 (Cycle Parking) on application P22/S3126/FUL (The redevelopment of part of the site at Shirburn Road, Watlington for the erection of 25 age restricted dwellings (for people aged 55 and over), including communal facilities, landscaping and parking) summarised as follows: 1. Alterations to building designs, including windows, doors, access, roofs, internal layout. 2. Revisions to the hard and soft landscaping arrangements of the layout, including pathways. 3. Changes to cycle and bin storage facilities. Information pertaining to conditions 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Landscape Maintenance) and 11 (Cycle Parking) to satisfy conditions originally attached to P22/S3126/FUL).

    Decided 4 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • P23/S1701/DIS Granted

    Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ

    Discharge of condition 18 (Contaminated Land - Remediation Strategy) on application ref. P18/S0002/O (Outline application for up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of a Care Home and 4 staff accommodation units (all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access).

    Decided 31 May 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jan 2018

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 23 Jul 2019

    Decision issued: Outline Planning Permission

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

6 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • P23/S1701/DIS Granted

    Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ

    Discharge of condition 18 (Contaminated Land - Remediation Strategy) on application ref. P18/S0002/O (Outline application for up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of a Care Home and 4 staff accommodation units (all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access).

    Decided 31 May 2023 Conditions
  • P23/S0361/DIS Granted

    Land at Shirburn Road, Watington, OX49 5BZ

    Part discharge of condition 18 Phase 3 (Contaminated Land - Remediation Strategy) on planning application P18/S0002/O. (As amplified by additional information received 13 March 2023). (Outline application for up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of a Care Home and 4 staff accommodation units (all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access).

    Decided 5 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • P21/S3576/DIS Granted

    Steven Orton Antiques Shirburn Road Watlington OX49 5BZ

    Discharge of conditions 5 (Cycle Parking Facilities), 6 (Electric vehicle charging points) & 10 (Travel Plans) in application P18/S0002/O. (As amplified by Travel Plan received 12 October 2021 & amended by travel plan and statement received 09 February 2022 and car charging points plan received 9 May 2022.) Outline application for up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of a Care Home and 4 staff accommodation units (all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access).

    Decided 11 May 2022 Conditions
  • P21/S2837/NM Withdrawn

    Land at Former Steve Orton Antiques, Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ

    Non Material amendment to application P19/S2380/RM to fenestration changes and minor external detailing alterations. Reserved Matters application following Outline approval P18/S0002/O for 37 retirement houses, care home and 4 units of staff accommodation at Shirburn Road, to consider appearance, landscaping, layout and scale.

    Decided 8 Feb 2022 Amendments
  • P21/S0158/DIS Granted

    Steven Orton Antiques Shirburn Road Watlington OX49 5BZ

    Discharge of condition 17 Phased contaminated land assessment on planning application P18/S0002/O Outline application for up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of a Care Home and 4 staff accommodation units (all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access)

    Decided 10 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • P20/S2139/NM Refused

    Steven Orton Antiques, Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ

    Non-Material Amendment to P18/S0002/O to change the description of development to: "The erection of up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of Extra Care units and 4 staff accommodation units (all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access)." Outline application for up to 37 Retirement Units for people aged 55 and over, provision of a Care Home and 4 staff accommodation units.

    Decided 25 Aug 2020 Amendments

Documents

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

40 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 23 July 2019, 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.

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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    Received 19 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline
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    Received 13 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline
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    Outline application (all matters reserved except for access and layout )for the demolition of existing agricultural buildings and dwelling, construction of a single detached house and garage. (Additional Information Received 17 March 2026)

    Received 2 Feb, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline
  • P26/S2950/PIP Refused

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