Planning application
Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to Classes E (shop and cafe) and F.2 (local community uses)
As published by the council, reference 25/02936/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02936/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Freeland and Hanborough
- Parish
- Freeland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX29 8AQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Oxfordshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 2 refused.
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26/01707/LBC Granted
Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Internal and external alterations to convert Methodist Chapel to a community hub, incorporating a café, events space and village shop. Alterations to include thermal performance upgrades, repair and retention of the existing roof, windows and historic fabric, replacement of timber doors on west and south elevations with glazed timber doors along with installation of air source heat pump and accessibility improvements and associated works.
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26/01706/FUL Granted
Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Conversion of Freeland Methodist church to a community hub, incorporating a café, events space and village shop. Works to include installation of air source heat pump, erection of a timber storage shed and alterations to boundary treatment along with associated landscaping, cycle parking and accessibility improvements
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22/02377/FUL Refused
Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Conversion of Methodist Church (F1), to form a single dwelling (C3), with associated works to include the construction of a boundary wall
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22/02378/LBC Refused
Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Internal and external alterations to convert Methodist Church (F1), to form a single dwelling (C3), with associated works to include the insertion of roof lights and the construction of a new boundary wall
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22/01956/FUL Granted
Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Change of use to Class E (shop and cafe) and F2 (local community uses)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by West Oxfordshire
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Mike Gilbert Planning Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Witney
Active · incorporated 2013 · Witney
29 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 92% granted
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9 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL - FULL APPLICATION
- FREELAND PARISH COUNCIL
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NOISE & AMENITY
- OCC HIGHWAYS COMMENT
- OCC HIGHWAYS OFFICER
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
- PHOTOGRAPHS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Oxfordshire granted permission on 22 January 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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