Bicester Motion Buckingham Road Bicester Data via plota.co.uk

26/02480/SCOP - Scoping Opinion Under Consultation

Proposal

Scoping Opinion relating to development proposals at Bicester Motion - the ES is to cover developments proposed by applications: 26/01999/OUT (The Rushes - for commercial development and services uses (Class E), light industrial (Class B2), storage (Class B8), local community and learning uses (Class F) and vehicle circuits and events use (Sui Generis) 26/02001/OUT (Motion Living - for the provision of up to 200 apartments with associated landscape, access, parking, infrastructure and ancillary works 26/02007/OUT (Plot F - for the provision of mixed-use business, industrial, commercial, service (Classes B2 and E) and ancillary storage space, with recreation and leisure space) And forthcoming development proposals on Plot H for commercial/ employment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Cherwell's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 3

RAF 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 ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Building No 89 (Guard and Fire Party House), Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin · 10 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 ↗
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 30 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
Scoping Opinion
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
Parish
Launton
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

Day 1344 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
16%go to committee

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

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