Claremont House 1 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02634/ADV - Advertisement Under Consultation

Proposal

Replacement of existing hanging timber sign and entrance plaques with new Christians in Sport signage, and replacement of existing building name lettering from 'Claremont House' to 'Frampton House' Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Dec 2026 and 4 Jan 2027, from Cherwell's recent signs and adverts.

Site constraints 5

49 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 4, Market Square, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 49 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Bicester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1299 m away: Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bicester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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.

Building

Floor area412 m² (4,435 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 89)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
OX26 6AA
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Bicester East
Parish
Bicester
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides signs and adverts by day 70.

Day 1258 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
35%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
47decided in the last year

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

Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.