Planning application
Land adjacent to Thatchings Sydenham Road Sydenham OX39 4LJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Permission in principle development for 1 dwelling (involving removal of existing outbuildings)
As published by the council, reference P26/S1592/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- P26/S1592/PIP
- Type
- Permission in principle
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refusal of Permission in Principle
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX39 4LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2026
Received by South Oxfordshire
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28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refusal of Permission in Principle
Who's behind it
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Hexon Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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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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