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Welcome Evangelical Church High Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6HL

Granted West Oxfordshire 26/00580/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Alternations and extensions to church building, and alterations to vehicle access and landscaping

As published by the council, reference 26/00580/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00580/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Decided
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Witney Central
Parish
Witney
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX28 6HL

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Oxfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/03056/FUL Refused

    Welcome Evangelical Church High Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6HL

    Alterations and extensions to church building (amended plans)

    Decided 11 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • 23/03242/ADV Withdrawn

    Welcome Evangelical Church High Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6HL

    Erection of 2 non-illuminated site board and internally illuminated facia signage (amended plans and description)

    Decided 19 Sep 2024 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by West Oxfordshire

  2. 12 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Freeman Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Witney

Active · incorporated 2016 · Witney

163 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 95% granted

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Documents

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

26 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL - FULL APPLICATION Decision Notice · 12 Jun 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY OFFICER RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT (UPDATED) Report · 01 May 2026
  • UPDATED Design and Access Statement · 30 Apr 2026
  • ERS NOISE AND AMENITIES Consultee Comment · 23 Apr 2026
  • WITNEY TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 22 Apr 2026
  • WODC DRAINAGE Consultee Comment · 21 Apr 2026
  • DRAINAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 21 Apr 2026
  • OCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Apr 2026
  • OCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED BIKE AND BUGGY STORE Drawing · 20 Mar 2026
  • STREET ELEVATIONS AND SITE SIGNAGE Drawing · 20 Mar 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 09 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED SECTIONS Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • 3D VIEWS Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR BOUNDARY PERSPECTIVES Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 09 Mar 2026
  • SUPERSEDED Design and Access Statement · 09 Mar 2026
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 09 Mar 2026
  • SUSTAINABLITY STATEMENT Report · 09 Mar 2026
  • BAT SURVEY Report · 09 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

West Oxfordshire granted permission on 12 June 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.

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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  • Welcome Evangelical Church High Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6HL

    23/03242/ADV Submitted 15 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Erection of 2 non-illuminated site board and internally illuminated facia signage (amended plans and description)

    Withdrawn Advertising 6 docs

  • Welcome Evangelical Church High Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6HL

    23/03056/FUL Submitted 15 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Alterations and extensions to church building (amended plans)

    Refused Full applications Extension 65 docs

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