Grimsbury Community Centre 5 Burchester Place Banbury OX16 3WT Data via plota.co.uk

25/03116/CDC - Deemed Regs 3 Under Consultation

Proposal

Installation of 20no in-line photovoltaic roof panels (existing unauthorised) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Validated
10 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Jan 2027 and 19 Jan 2027, from Cherwell's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 1 Dec 2026

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Banbury 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 10 November 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
Deemed Regs 3
Postcode
OX16 3WT
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2026
Ward
Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
Parish
Banbury
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jan 2027
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 1 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides full applications by day 61.

Day 160 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
42%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
731decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Dec 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