Planning application
Earthtrust Between Hill Farm and Sires Hill Little Wittenham OX14 4QZ
Relates to P19/S2498/FUL, P16/S3133/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 8 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on application P20/S1290/FUL (Variation of Condition 8 of P16/S3133/FUL (varied by P19/S2498/FUL and P18/S1995/FUL) for an amended CEMP. The creation of a new access track from Sires Hill and the formation of new car parking areas, erection of a new skills and learning building, erection of an amphitheatre, conversion of existing office to cafe (with small farm shop), conversion of existing learning barn to office space, erection of three new barns, erection of replica roundhouses, all associated structures, landscaping, drainage and earthworks). (As per additional information received 10 December 2025 and as amended by information received 16 December 2025.)
As published by the council, reference P25/S3059/S73
Application record
- Reference
- P25/S3059/S73
- Type
- Major (Section 73)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Planning Permission
- Received
- 26 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Postcode
- OX14 4QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2025
Received by South Oxfordshire
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15 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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P19/S2498/FUL Granted
Earthtrust Road Between Hill Farm And Sires Hill Little Wittenham OX14 4QZ
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission P18/S1995/FUL to allow the following changes: a) amended roof and wall and smaller footprint to the Earth Lab building (Phase 1a Learning Building) and b) erection of external staircase to Earth Innovation Hub (Phase 1a Office Barn Conversion) additional windows and rooflights.
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P16/S3133/FUL Granted
Earth Trust Centre Little Wittenham OX14 4QZ
The creation of a new access track from Sires Hill and the formation of new car parking areas, erection of a new skills and learning building, erection of an amphitheatre, conversion of existing office to cafe (with small farm shop), conversion of existing learning barn to office space, erection of three new barns, erection of replica roundhouses, all associated structures, landscaping, drainage and earthworks (as amplified by information received 9 November 2016 clarifying arrangements for coach parking and changing facilities for cyclists, and by scheduled monument assessment, design and access statement update and additional supporting information received 13 December 2016).
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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P26/S3188/DIS Decided
Earthtrust Little Wittenham Abingdon OX14 4QZ
Discharge of condition 8(Construction Environmental Management Plan) on application ref. P25/S3059/S73 Variation of condition 8 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on application P20/S1290/FUL (Variation of Condition 8 of P16/S3133/FUL (varied by P19/S2498/FUL and P18/S1995/FUL) for an amended CEMP. The creation of a new access track from Sires Hill and the formation of new car parking areas, erection of a new skills and learning building, erection of an amphitheatre, conversion of existing office to cafe (with small farm shop), conversion of existing learning barn to office space, erection of three new barns, erection of replica roundhouses, all associated structures, landscaping, drainage and earthworks).
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P26/S2886/DIS Granted
Earthtrust Road Between Hill Farm And Sires Hill Little Wittenham Abingdon OX14 4QZ
Discharge of condition 30 (Nature space District Licence WML-OR150 certificate) on planning application P25/S3059/S73. (Variation of condition 8 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on application P20/S1290/FUL (Variation of Condition 8 of P16/S3133/FUL (varied by P19/S2498/FUL and P18/S1995/FUL) for an amended CEMP. The creation of a new access track from Sires Hill and the formation of new car parking areas, erection of a new skills and learning building, erection of an amphitheatre, conversion of existing office to cafe (with small farm shop), conversion of existing learning barn to office space, erection of three new barns, erection of replica roundhouses, all associated structures, landscaping, drainage and earthworks)
Documents
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16 documents on file for this application
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