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26/02192/SO - Screening Opinion Under Consultation

Proposal

Request for Screening Opinion under Part 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to 26/02001/OUT for Motion Living (with all matters reserved apart from access) for the provision of (up to) 200 apartments with associated landscape, access, parking, infrastructure and ancillary works, recreation and leisure space (including formal and informal amenity space and biodiversity enhancement) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Sept 2026 and 29 Sept 2026, from recent eia screening and scoping opinions across the UK.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
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. 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
Screening Opinion
Postcode
OX27 8AL
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
Parish
Launton
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide eia screening and scoping opinions by day 33.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
821decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in Cherwell to go on. 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