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
- 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
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
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Witney
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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