78 Warwick Road Banbury OX16 2AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02260/F - Full Development Under Consultation

Proposal

Conversion of building, Use Classes E and C3, into sui generis HMO (8 bed) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 08:18

Application progress

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Received

25 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

11 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 21 Nov 2026, from Cherwell's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026.

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Documents 18

Plans & drawings 13

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Consultation Response Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Banbury 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.

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Also on the record

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Banbury built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 September 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 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: OX16 2AJ
Received: 25 Aug 2026
Validated: 11 Sept 2026
Ward: Banbury Cross And Neithrop
Parish: Banbury
Target decision: 6 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides changes of use by day 57.

prediction

Day 2334 days to the predicted decision (day 57)

47%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 15 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

The Orchard Health Centre Cope Road Banbury OX16 2EZ

Installation of new external awnings to 3 no. windows to reduce glare to existing consult…

22/00836/F 7 Oct 2022

2022 Approved

The Orchard Health Centre Cope Road Banbury OX16 2EZ

Installation of new external awnings to 3 no. windows to reduce glare to existing consult…

22/00836/F 7 Oct 2022

2021 Approved

22 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TW

Insertion of four rooflights in the existing roof of the dwelling and widening of the exi…

21/00548/F 15 Apr 2021

2021 Approved

22 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TW

Insertion of four rooflights in the existing roof of the dwelling and widening of the exi…

21/00548/F 15 Apr 2021

2019 Approved

12 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TW

Dropped kerb and level garden to provide driveway

19/01491/F 22 Oct 2019

2019 Approved

12 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TW

Dropped kerb and level garden to provide driveway

19/01491/F 22 Oct 2019

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