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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Lys Mill Farm Buildings, Howe Road, near Watlington, OX49 5EP
Last published check: 11 Oct 2026, 11:43. Check the council record for more recent changes.
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Discharge of condition(s) 3 (External Materials) 5 (CEMP), 6 (LEMP), 7 (Badger Survey), 8 (External Lighting), 9 (Landscaping incl hardsurfacing and boundary treatment), 10 (Landscape Management Plan), 13 (Contaminated Land) and 18 (Levels) on application ref P22/S3607/FUL. (Proposed change of use and alterations to 4 x existing barns within farmyard area to facilitate new use as equestrian centre including the provision of stabling, storage, office/administrative, recreational and staff accommodation. Provision of a horse walker following removal of part of an existing barn. Provision of car parking, horse box parking and secure cycle storage within and adjacent to farmyard area. Siting of 6 x shepherd's huts and associated change of use of existing woodland to provide overnight visitor accommodation. Change of use of surrounding agricultural land for equestrian purposes including the creation of 4 x horse paddocks, creation of an external manege with associated earthworks and an infiltration pond in existing fields, together with extensive new woodland, hedgerow and other planting across the site).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form | Not published | View |
| 2026-02-25 Decision LetterOther Plans/Information | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8450-XX-DR-L-4001 Planting Plan 2 of 3 - P04General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYLD-8450-XX-DR-L-4101 Planting Plan SuDS Pond Area P02General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8450-XX-DR-L-4000 Planting Plan 1 of 3 - P06General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8050-XX-DR-L-2000 Landscape Masterplan - P08General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8050-XX-DR-L-4301 Woodland Sections - P03General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8050-XX-DR-L-2200 Landscape Levels - P01General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8050-XX-DR-L-2100 - General Arrangement - P04General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8050-XX-DR-L-4300 Manege Sections - P06General Plan | Not published | View |
| 22117-IYL-8450-XX-DR-L-4002 Planting Plan 3 of 3 - P02General Plan | Not published | View |
| Badger SurveySupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Schedule of External MaterialsSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Horizontal Illuminance DrawingSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Outdoor Lighting ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Landscape and Ecological Management PlanSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Aerial Photograph Proposed VisualisationSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Cover letterSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Phase I and Phase II Contamination Report v 2Supporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Lighting Impact AssessmentSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Construction Environmental Management PlanSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
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