Chesterton Church Of England Primary School Alchester Road Chesterton Oxfordshire OX26 1UN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01227/REN56 - Solar Photovoltaics Decided
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Proposed Installation of 4 No roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Prior Approval Not Required

Prior Approval Not Required on · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Document · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Document · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Consultation Response Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Plans - Site Document · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Existing Document · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 18 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Chesterton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Solar Photovoltaics
Postcode
OX26 1UN
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Chesterton
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Details persuant to condition 6 (Detailed lighting scheme) of planning permission 18/0181…
R3.0040/20
2020 Approved
Details persuant to condition 3 (Arboricultural impact assessment) of planning permission…
R3.0017/20
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Chesterton Church Of England Primary School Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
The construction of a single storey contemporary garden building to be used as an office…
25/02624/F
2025
Chesterton Church Of England Primary School Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
The construction of a single storey contemporary garden building to be used as an office…
25/02624/F
2025 Approved
New College House Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T1 - LLEYANDIS ACROSS REAR BOUNDARY TO BE REDUCED IN HEIGHT (BY UP TO 5M) AND SPREAD. OVE…
25/01792/TCA
2025 Approved
New College House Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T1 - LLEYANDIS ACROSS REAR BOUNDARY TO BE REDUCED IN HEIGHT (BY UP TO 5M) AND SPREAD. OVE…
25/01792/TCA
2025 Approved
Winterbrook House Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T1 - Willow - The tree has large dead boughs as shown on photograph. We propose to pollar…
25/01673/TCA
2025 Approved
Winterbrook House Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T1 - Willow - The tree has large dead boughs as shown on photograph. We propose to pollar…
25/01673/TCA
2025
Barnside Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T1 x Common Sycamore- too fell a self seeding has taken root in the middle of a hedgeat t…
25/00310/TCA
2025
Barnside Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T1 x Common Sycamore- too fell a self seeding has taken root in the middle of a hedgeat t…
25/00310/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
Huish House Home Farm Close Chesterton OX26 1TZ
Change of Use from Agricultural Land to Residential
19/02941/F
2019 Withdrawn
Huish House Home Farm Close Chesterton OX26 1TZ
Change of Use from Agricultural Land to Residential
19/02941/F
2023 Approved
Mulsanne Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Two storey rear extension, remove chimney, repair front dormers and associated alteration…
23/01938/F
2023 Approved
Mulsanne Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Two storey rear extension, remove chimney, repair front dormers and associated alteration…
23/01938/F
2023
Chesterwood Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
T1 x Larch - Fell
23/02300/TCA
2023
Chesterwood Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
T1 x Larch - Fell
23/02300/TCA
2023 Approved
Winterbrook House Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T24 x Eucalytus Tree- Removal.
23/01543/TCA
2023 Approved
Winterbrook House Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
T24 x Eucalytus Tree- Removal.
23/01543/TCA
2022 Approved
Windways Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Proposed side and rear extensions; new detached garage and studio in rear garden with new…
22/03812/F
2022 Approved
Windways Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Proposed side and rear extensions; new detached garage and studio in rear garden with new…
22/03812/F
2023 Approved
Mulsanne Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Two storey rear extension, single storey front extension, remove chimney, repair and re-n…
23/00658/F
2023 Approved
Mulsanne Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Two storey rear extension, single storey front extension, remove chimney, repair and re-n…
23/00658/F
2016 Approved
49 Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
First floor side extension
16/02328/F
2016 Approved
Home Farm Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
T1 x Whitebeam - Prune, Crown thin up to 10%, reduce height by up to 4 ft to final height…
16/00301/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
13 Orchard Rise Chesterton Bicester OX26 1US
Two storey rear extension
16/00969/F
2016 Approved
Larchmont 55 Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Demolition of existing garage and erection of two storey extension to side and rear
16/00222/F
2016 Approved
Sunnyside Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN
Demolition of existing garage at the side, and erection of a single storey side/rear exte…
16/00146/F
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
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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