39 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00228/CDC - Deemed Regs 3 Approved

Proposal

The installation of marine-ply board for public art murals use on the side of the building and planters Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jan 2026
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Validated
17 Mar 2026
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Committee
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cherwell Planning Committee on 2 Jul 2026.

Approved

  • Officers advised agreeing 10% affordable housing with review mechanisms because 30% was not financially viable.
  • The application information contains no stated public or consultee views.
  • The committee resolved to delegate authority to grant permission in line with the officer recommendation, subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed variation, the viability assessment, the officers’ reasons and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cherwell's committee minutes of 2 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 3

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 29 and 31, Sheep Street, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Bicester 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bicester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Deemed Regs 3
Postcode
OX26 6JJ
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Bicester East
Parish
Bicester
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee

How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 41 days slower than Cherwell's median of 67 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 100% of signs and adverts here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Committee
2 Jul 2026
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