Planning application
St Hughs School, Carswell Manor, Carswell, Faringdon, SN7 8PT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of 3 x double and 1 x single covered Padel courts with associated parking and landscaping (As amended by Arboricultural survey received 18 December 2025, Landscaping plan, Landscape and Visual Appraisal and Lighting Impact Assessment received 23 March 2026, and as amplified by Section plan, Lighting Impact Assessment, Drainage Strategy and Traffic Management Plan received 23 March 2026).
As published by the council, reference P25/V2678/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P25/V2678/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Planning Permission is Granted
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SN7 8PT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Vale of White Horse register
This site has had 4 applications since 2012: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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P17/V2418/FUL Granted
St Hughs School Carswell Manor Carswell FARINGDON SN7 8PT
Refurbishment and extension of the existing Sports Hall, to provide new changing rooms, a new enclosed swimming pool and dedicated changing facilities, new plant room, and flexible teaching/performance rooms.
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P14/V2392/DIS Granted
St. Hughs School, Carswell Manor Carswell Faringdon SN7 8PT
Discharge conditions 3 (schedule of works, 4 (external windows and doors) and 5 (matertials board) of listed building consent P13/V2521/LB. Erection of a new music building.
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P12/V1305/DIS Granted
St. Hughs School, Carswell Manor Carswell Faringdon SN7 8PT
Discharge of Condition 4 of Planning Permission P12/V0382.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Vale of White Horse
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission is Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P26/V2940/DIS Granted
Carswell Manor, St Hughs School Carswell Faringdon SN7 8PT
Discharge Condition 3 (CEMP) of planning permission P25/V2678/FUL. Construction of 3 x double and 1 x single covered Padel courts with associated parking and landscaping (As amended by Arboricultural survey received 18 December 2025, Landscaping plan, Landscape and Visual Appraisal and Lighting Impact Assessment received 23 March 2026, and as amplified by Section plan, Lighting Impact Assessment, Drainage Strategy and Traffic Management Plan received 23 March 2026).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
76 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Vale of White Horse granted permission on 6 July 2026, 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.
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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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