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Land to the South of Watlington Road, Benson

Refused South Oxfordshire P23/S0035/O Outline Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline planning application for the erection of 180 dwellings, creation of new vehicular access from Watlington Road and all associated works.

As published by the council, reference P23/S0035/O

Application record

Reference
P23/S0035/O
Type
Outline Planning Application
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refusal of Outline Planning Permission
Received
4 Jan 2023
Validated
10 Jan 2023
Decided
11 Apr 2023
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • P26/S0785/SCR Decided

    Land to the south of Watlington Road, Benson

    EIA screening opinion request on a proposed development of 170 homes.

    Decided 31 Mar 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jan 2023

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 10 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal of Outline Planning Permission

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bourne End

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Documents

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

41 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

South Oxfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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  • Land south of Watlington Road Benson

    P16/S3315/SCR Submitted 4 Oct 2016 0m away

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    Decided Outline 6 docs
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  • Land South of Watlington Road Benson OX10 6NP

    P16/S3441/O Submitted 14 Oct 2016 0m away

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    Refused Outline 94 docs
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    P21/S3149/LDP Submitted 12 Jul 2021 159m away

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  • 22-24 Blacklands Road and land to the rear Blacklands Road Benson OX10 6NW

    P16/S3501/FUL Submitted 20 Oct 2016 189m away

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    P19/S0563/HH Submitted 19 Feb 2019 202m away

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  • 22-24 Blacklands Road and land to the rear, Blacklands Road, WALLINGFORD, OX10 6NW

    P19/S3373/DIS Submitted 28 Oct 2019 202m away

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    Decided Conditions Demolition 3 docs
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