Planning application
Empstead Works Greys Road Market Place Henley-on-Thames RG9 2AD
Works: Demolition Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and development of 57 dwellings (Use Class C3), together with associated amenity spaces, public realm and landscaping, car and cycle parking provision. (Updated by information received 03 November 2025).
As published by the council, reference P25/S3072/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P25/S3072/FUL
- Type
- Major (Full Application)
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refusal of Planning Permission
- Received
- 29 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Postcode
- RG9 2AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2025
Received by South Oxfordshire
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7 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refusal of Planning Permission
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
132 documents on file for this application
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