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26/01423/CLUP - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for installation of 84no 450W photovoltaic panels to the south-east side elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 182 m away: Tooley's boatyard; Inside the Banbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 24 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
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Postcode
OX16 2BW
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Banbury Cross And Neithrop
Parish
Banbury
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, about the council's usual 59 days. Approved, as 88% of commercial premises here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Committee
24 Sept 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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.