Planning application
P19/S4631/O
Eastfield House Eastfield Lane Whitchurch-on-Thames RG8 7EJ
Proposal
Partial demolition of existing care home, construction of extension and associated works and change of use of land at the rear of the Home from C3 to C2 to provide additional external amenity space (as amended by additional information received 14 April 2020 and 6 August 2020).
As published by the council, reference P19/S4631/O
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2019
Received by South Oxfordshire
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2 Jan 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Sep 2020
Decision issued: Refusal of Outline Planning Permission
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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