11-12 Banbury Cross Retail Park Lockheed Close Banbury OX16 1LX Data via plota.co.uk

25/02902/F - Full Development Approved

Proposal

Creation of additional floorspace at mezzanine level and an expansion of the permitted retail use of the existing floorspace to allow the sale of wider range of goods (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Validated
17 Nov 2025
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Approved
23 Jan 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 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 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Full Development
Postcode
OX16 1LX
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Banbury Cross And Neithrop
Parish
Banbury
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
23 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 10 days slower than Cherwell's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
423decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Dec 2025
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
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