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King Alfreds School Portway Wantage OX12 9BY

Granted Vale of White Horse P15/V0621/FUL Major (Full Application)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of a new science block.(as amended by drawings rec 3 & 7 July 2015 showing change to position of porposed building)

As published by the council, reference P15/V0621/FUL

Application record

Reference
P15/V0621/FUL
Type
Major (Full Application)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Planning Permission
Received
17 Mar 2015
Validated
13 Apr 2015
Decided
10 Sep 2015
Postcode
OX12 9BY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Vale of White Horse register

This site has had 6 applications since 2014: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • P17/V2275/FUL Granted

    King Alfreds School Portway WANTAGE OX12 9BY

    Relocation of modular building (moved from East Site).

    Decided 26 Oct 2017 Full applications
  • P16/V2186/FUL Granted

    King Alfreds School Portway WANTAGE OX12 9BY

    Construction of new internal road for emergency access.

    Decided 21 Oct 2016 Full applications
  • P16/V1524/LB Granted

    King Alfreds School Portway WANTAGE OX12 9BY

    To reinsert fallen voussoir stone in Norman entrance arch of Victorian Chapel.

    Decided 8 Aug 2016 Heritage and listed buildings
  • P16/V1270/FUL Granted

    King Alfreds School Portway WANTAGE OX12 9BY

    Existing 4 storey teaching block refurbished as follows: Replacement of all windows. Replacement of external doors. Replacement of timber cladding with Aluminium cladding. Clean off existing masonary. Removal of sloping glazing above windows. Adjustments to form vertical glazed elements with small sections and flat roof over.

    Decided 11 Jul 2016 Full applications
  • P14/V1791/FUL Granted

    King Alfreds School Portway Wantage OX12 9BY

    New gates and fencing to secure site

    Decided 25 Sep 2014 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2015

    Received by Vale of White Horse

  2. 13 Apr 2015

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2015

    Decision issued: Planning Permission

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P16/V1877/DIS Granted

    King Alfred Academy Centre Site Portway Wantage, Oxon OX12 9BY

    Discharge of conditions 5 (landscape scheme); 7, 9,15 (landscaping); 8 (tree protection); 10 (construction of Method Statement); 12 (no drainage to highway); 13 (drainage details); 14 (sustainable drainage scheme) on P15/V0621/FUL. Erection of a new science block.(as amended by drawings rec 3 & 7 July 2015 showing change to position of porposed building)

    Decided 31 Oct 2016 Conditions

Documents

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

79 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Vale of White Horse granted permission on 10 September 2015, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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