Unit 109-110 109 Bicester Village Pingle Drive Bicester Data via plota.co.uk

26/02683/F - Full Development Under Consultation

Proposal

Removal of existing platform lift and enclosure, removal and infilling of mezzanine-level access door, installation of replacement enclosed goods lift and loading platform, and associated alterations to external escape staircase. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Dec 2026, from Cherwell's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project 998 m away: Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange
The site is 998 m from the project boundary. Rail freight interchange, under examination. Also within 2 km: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, 403 m).
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bicester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 16 October 2026. 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
Full Development
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Bicester South And Ambrosden
Parish
Bicester
Case officer
Show
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 utility and infrastructure works by day 53.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Nov 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