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26/02190/SO - Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

Request for Screening Opinion under Part 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to Outline Planning for The Ranges connection (with All Matters Reserved apart from access) for the provision of mixed-use business, industrial, commercial, service Classes B2 and E and ancillary storage space, with recreation and leisure space (including formal and informal amenity space and biodiversity enhancement); plus associated landscape, access, parking, associated infrastructure and ancillary works at Bicester Motion, Bicester Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 01:18

Application progress

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Received

20 Aug 2026

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Screening Opinion requesting EIA

10 Sept 2026

Screening Opinion requesting EIA on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Post Decision Correspondence Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF Consultation Response Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 251 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Bicester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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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Important details

Council: Cherwell
Application type: Screening Opinion
Postcode: OX26 5AR
Received: 20 Aug 2026
Validated: 20 Aug 2026
Ward: Launton And Otmoor
Parish: Launton
Target decision: 10 Sept 2026
Decision: Screening Opinion requesting EIA
Decision date: 10 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated

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