16 The Lane Lower Heyford Oxfordshire OX25 5PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01909/CLUP - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Under Consultation
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for installation of solar panels on the roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Sept 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Documents 5

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultation Response Document · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Application Documents Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Site Document · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Rousham 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Lower Heyford 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

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Postcode
OX25 5PA
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Lower Heyford
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 50.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,862decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Cherwell to go on. Cherwell decision record →

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Merrys Farmhouse 6 The Lane Lower Heyford OX25 5PA
T1 x Purple Plum - fell to near ground level and stump grind. T2 x Chamaecyparis - cut ba…
25/00630/TCA
2025 Approved
Merrys Farmhouse 6 The Lane Lower Heyford OX25 5PA
T1 x Purple Plum - fell to near ground level and stump grind. T2 x Chamaecyparis - cut ba…
25/00630/TCA
2024 Approved
The Gables 1 Knaptons Croft Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NR
Minor demolition of ground floor rear glazed bay and replacement with new doors in enlarg…
24/01434/F
2024 Approved
The Gables 1 Knaptons Croft Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NR
Minor demolition of ground floor rear glazed bay and replacement with new doors in enlarg…
24/01434/F
2022 Approved
The Gables 1 Knaptons Croft Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NR
Installation of 16 roof-mounted solar panels to the East and West-facing roofs of the pro…
22/01606/F
2022 Approved
The Gables 1 Knaptons Croft Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NR
Installation of 16 roof-mounted solar panels to the East and West-facing roofs of the pro…
22/01606/F
2022 Approved
Merrys Farmhouse 6 The Lane Lower Heyford Oxfordshire OX25 5PA
G1 x Chamaecyparis - Fell, are contributing to subsidence damage within the property T1 x…
22/02830/TCA
2022 Approved
Merrys Farmhouse 6 The Lane Lower Heyford Oxfordshire OX25 5PA
G1 x Chamaecyparis - Fell, are contributing to subsidence damage within the property T1 x…
22/02830/TCA
2021 Approved
16 The Lane Lower Heyford OX25 5PA
T1 x Mature tri stem Leylandii with partially included unions from 0-1m which is planted…
21/01557/TCA
2021 Approved
16 The Lane Lower Heyford OX25 5PA
T1 x Mature tri stem Leylandii with partially included unions from 0-1m which is planted…
21/01557/TCA
2021 Approved
3 Knaptons Croft Lower Heyford OX25 5NR
T1 x Flowering Cherry - To cut the existing roots on the line of the existing fence and r…
21/00830/TCA
2021 Approved
3 Knaptons Croft Lower Heyford OX25 5NR
T1 x Flowering Cherry - To cut the existing roots on the line of the existing fence and r…
21/00830/TCA
2021
Merrys Farmhouse 6 The Lane Lower Heyford OX25 5PA
T1 x Purple Plum; occasionally reduced with vigorous re growth - Fell to near ground leve…
21/00628/TCA
2021
Merrys Farmhouse 6 The Lane Lower Heyford OX25 5PA
T1 x Purple Plum; occasionally reduced with vigorous re growth - Fell to near ground leve…
21/00628/TCA
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