Oxford Technology Park, Unit 9a Langford Lane Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1GN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02377/F - Full Development Under Consultation
Utility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of 1 no. air conditioning unit, 2 no. air handling units, 1 no. chiller units, 7 no. louvres, 1 no. 3.4m high external security fence around plant area within the service yard of Unit 9A Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Cherwell's recent utility and infrastructure works.

The consultation period closed on 22 Oct 2026.

Documents 8

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Site Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Site Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultation Response Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Application Documents Document · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Supporting Documents Document · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Oxford
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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National infrastructure project about 375 m away: Botley West Solar Farm
The site is about 375 m from the project boundary. Generating station, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 459 m away: Rushy Meadows SSSI; Inside the Kidlington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Full Development
Postcode
OX5 1GN
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Kidlington West
Parish
Kidlington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
T-Squared

Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 53.

Day 3818 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Unit 6A Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Provision of an external flue in association with a clean room installation
25/01837/F
2025 Approved
Unit 6A Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Provision of an external flue in association with a clean room installation
25/01837/F
2025 Approved
Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Variation of Conditions 2 (plans), 4 (Travel Plan), 5 (electric vehicle charging points)…
25/02032/F
2025 Approved
Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Variation of Conditions 2 (plans), 4 (Travel Plan), 5 (electric vehicle charging points)…
25/02032/F
2025 Approved
Unit 6 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Aluminium tray panel Non illuminated signage to the North and East Elevations with new Ne…
25/01642/ADV
2025 Approved
Unit 6 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Aluminium tray panel Non illuminated signage to the North and East Elevations with new Ne…
25/01642/ADV
2025 Approved
Unit 9 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Erection of an external gas storage cage
25/00084/F
2025 Approved
Unit 9 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Erection of an external gas storage cage
25/00084/F
2024 Approved
Unit 6A Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Installation of illuminated external signage relating to the business.
24/02097/ADV
2024 Approved
Unit 6A Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Installation of illuminated external signage relating to the business.
24/02097/ADV
2023 Approved
Unit 5A & Unit 5B Oxford Technology Park Langford Lane Kidlington OX5 1GN
Full planning permission for additional structures within the service yard at conjoined u…
23/03514/F
2023 Approved
Unit 5A & Unit 5B Oxford Technology Park Langford Lane Kidlington OX5 1GN
Full planning permission for additional structures within the service yard at conjoined u…
23/03514/F
2023 Approved
Unit 8 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Addition of 2 x fume extract ducts on roof. Erection of external gas storage cage.
23/03466/F
2023 Approved
Unit 8 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Addition of 2 x fume extract ducts on roof. Erection of external gas storage cage.
23/03466/F
2023 Approved
Unit 6, Building 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Application for change of use from Classes (E(g) (i) - (iii)/B2/B8) to Classes E and/or B…
23/02345/F
2023 Approved
Unit 6, Building 4B Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Application for change of use from Classes (E(g) (i) - (iii)/B2/B8) to Classes E and/or B…
23/02345/F
2023 Approved
Buildings 8-11 Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Planning Application for Development within Use Classes E(g) (i), and/or (ii), and/or (ii…
23/00915/F
2023 Approved
Buildings 8-11 Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Planning Application for Development within Use Classes E(g) (i), and/or (ii), and/or (ii…
23/00915/F
2022 Approved
Unit 6 Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Planning Application for Development within Use Classes E (g) (i), and/or (ii), and/or (i…
22/02647/F
2022 Approved
Unit 7 Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Development within Use Classes E (g) (i), and/or (ii), and/or (iii), and/or B2 and/or B8…
22/01683/F
2022 Approved
Unit 6 Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Planning Application for Development within Use Classes E (g) (i), and/or (ii), and/or (i…
22/02647/F
2022 Approved
Unit 7 Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Development within Use Classes E (g) (i), and/or (ii), and/or (iii), and/or B2 and/or B8…
22/01683/F
2025 Approved
Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Amend proposal description to Planning Application for Development within Use Classes E(g…
25/01940/NMA
2025 Approved
Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Amend proposal description to Planning Application for Development within Use Classes E(g…
25/01940/NMA
2024 Approved
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Partial Discharge of Condition 14 (SuDs Compliance Reports) of 23/00915/F (Buildings 8 an…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings