The Old Rectory 30 Enstone Road Westcote Barton Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00802/CLP - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Validated
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report - Delegated Officer Report - Delegated · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE- APPROVAL Decision Notice · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF DISCLAIMER - PLEASE READ Supporting Documents · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

The Bartons Conservation Area 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Middle Barton built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 6 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
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
OX7 7AA
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
The Bartons
Parish
Westcot Barton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ecosunpower Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 13 days faster than West Oxfordshire's median of 36 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 90% of lawful development certificates here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
70decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by West Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Oxfordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14574338
Planning Portal ref
PP-14574338
Comments by
7 May 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1. Horse Chestnut- Fell to ground level. T2. Ash- Fell stem to 1m from union. T3. Ash- F…
25/01700/TCA
2025 Approved
T1. Horse Chestnut- Fell to ground level. T2. Ash- Fell stem to 1m from union. T3. Ash- F…
25/01700/TCA
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings