3 Fair Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4YW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01105/F - Full Development Approved

Proposal

Garage conversion and single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 May 2026
✓
Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bicester built-up area; 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £345,000 in May 2019. Detached house, freehold.

3 May 2019£345,000
18 February 2000£132,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Full Development
Postcode
OX26 4YW
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Bicester East
Parish
Bicester
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
436decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Jun 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.