Grimsbury Community Centre 5 Burchester Place Banbury OX16 3WT Data via plota.co.uk

25/02520/REN56 - Solar Photovoltaics Withdrawn

Proposal

Prior approval application for installation of 20no. in-line photovoltaic roof panels Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
25 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2025
−
Withdrawn
9 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
30 Sept 2026

Withdrawn on 9 Dec 2025 · Committee · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Banbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area231 m² (2,486 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 75)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Community/Day Centre
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Cherwell - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Solar Photovoltaics
Postcode
OX16 3WT
Received
25 Sept 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
Parish
Banbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Decision level
Committee
Appeal
Dismissed · 30 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006266 ↗
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Nov 2025
Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #247 out of 296. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cherwell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #77 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #101 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #247 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #218 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,091
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.