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Shirburn Road WATLINGTON OX49 5BZ

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

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

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
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 2 applications since 2018.

  • P25/S3532/DIS Decided

    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

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

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • P23/S0361/DIS Decided

    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/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

Documents

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

40 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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About outline applications

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