Office Building At Former Northern Aluminium Co Ltd Southam Road Banbury OX16 2SN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02705/F - Full Development Under Consultation

Proposal

Temporary 2-year Change of Use for a hand car wash operation within the existing car park, including the siting of a temporary welfare Portakabin and an open-sided drying canopy Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 24 Dec 2026, from Cherwell's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Banbury built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 October 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
Full Development
Postcode
OX16 2SN
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Banbury Hardwick
Parish
Banbury
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1443 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
47%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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