Land At Islip Fuel Depot Adjoining Oxford To Bicester Railway Bletchingdon Road Islip Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 23 July 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.
Proposal
Outline application (All Matters Reserved except for Access) for the development of up to 150 homes (Class C3), up to 70-bed care home (Class C2), up to 65 no. retirement/assisted living units (Class C2/C3) and associated facilities, car parking associated with the neighbouring land use (sui generis), public open space, pedestrian and cycle links, play area, drainage, landscaping, and all other related works including the removal of fuel storage tanks and associated engineering/remediation works and demolition of associated structures and buildings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 353.
Planning committee
Decided by Cherwell Planning Committee on 23 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the benefits of housing, specialist accommodation and brownfield redevelopment outweighed the identified harms.
- The parish council objected, citing contamination, traffic, drainage, services, village character, Green Belt and residential amenity.
- The committee delegated authority to grant permission, subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Cherwell's committee minutes of 23 Jul 2026.
Documents 119
Plans & drawings 10
Consultation & comments 74
Other documents 35
Site constraints 4
Checked on 17 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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Decision outlook
Day 353, past the statutory target. 53% of outline applications in Cherwell are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 23 Jul 2026
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%).
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