Viridor Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley OX27 7AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02568/CM - County Matter Under Consultation
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 40, 46 and 67 of to increase the permitted annual throughput of waste from 378,000 tonnes per annum to 443,000 tonnes per annum, amend HGV delivery hours, revise the approved landfill restoration and surface water drainage schemes, install associated boundary fencing and gates and extend the restoration completion date from 31st December 2026 to 31st December 2028 Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Oct 2026.

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Document · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Document · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Application Documents Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions variation sought for 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 40, 46, 67

    • VariationVariation of Conditions 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 40, 46 and 67 to increase…This application26/02568/CM

Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
National infrastructure project about 213 m away: Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange
The site is about 213 m from the project boundary. Rail freight interchange, under examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 202 m away: Ardley Trackways SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
County Matter
Postcode
OX27 7AA
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Bucknell
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Oxfordshire County Council

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire, OX27 7AA
Non-material amendment to vary conditions 8 and 46 of permission no. MW.0096/22 for repla…
MW.0130/25
2025 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Non-material amendment to vary conditions 8 and 46 of permission no. MW.0096/22 for repla…
25/03281/CNMA
2025 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Non-material amendment to vary conditions 8 and 46 of permission no. MW.0096/22 for repla…
25/03281/CNMA
2025 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Erection of two hardstanding areas and four storage containers - MW.0092/25
25/02853/CM
2025 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Erection of two hardstanding areas and four storage containers - MW.0092/25
25/02853/CM
2025
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire OX27 7AA
Erection of two hardstanding areas and four storage containers
MW.0092/25
2022 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire, OX27 7AA
Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0130/19 (the construction and operation o…
MW.0096/22
2022
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0130/19 (19/02900/CM) (the construction a…
22/03211/CM
2022
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0130/19 (19/02900/CM) (the construction a…
22/03211/CM
2022 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0130/19 (the construction and operation o…
22/02326/CM
2022 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0130/19 (the construction and operation o…
22/02326/CM
2021 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, OX27 7AA
Erection of gas storage cage
MW.0143/21
2021 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Erection of gas storage cage - OCC ref: MW.0143/21
21/03959/CM
2021 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Erection of gas storage cage - OCC ref: MW.0143/21
21/03959/CM
2019 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire, OX27 7AA
Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0085/17 (17/02104/CM) (the construction a…
MW.0130/19
2021
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Erection of gas storage cage - OCC ref: MW.0143/21
21/03959/OCC
2021
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA
Erection of gas storage cage - OCC ref: MW.0143/21
21/03959/OCC
2021 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire OX27 7AA
Installation of storage tank and slab
MW.0120/21
2019 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire, OX27 7AA
Non-material amendment of condition 28 (to extend the date for the submission of a scheme…
MW.0012/19
2017 Approved
Ardley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire, OX27 7AA
Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0044/08 (the construction and operation o…
MW.0085/17
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings