Oxford Fire And Flood Ltd 2 Hatch End Industrial Estate Fir Lane Middle Aston OX25 5QL Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 26/00538/F
Change of useCommercial premises
Council
Cherwell 3.6/10
Date received
2 Mar 2026
Date validated
2 Mar 2026
Postcode
OX25 5QL

Description

Change of use of building from Class B2 to Class E Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Steeple Aston built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston OX25 5QL
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22/03877/F
2022 Approved
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston OX25 5QL
Erection of three industrial buildings, replacement of former scout hut building and asso…
22/03877/F
2021 Refused
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL
Demolition of existing buildings. Construction of replacement business units (buildings 2…
21/01123/F
2021 Refused
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL
Demolition of existing buildings. Construction of replacement business units (buildings 2…
21/01123/F
2020 Withdrawn
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL
Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of replacement business units, ancillary hub a…
20/01127/F
2020 Withdrawn
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL
Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of replacement business units, ancillary hub a…
20/01127/F
2019 Approved
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL
Screening Opinion to 19/00185/PREAPP - Redevelopment of site in same uses (B1, B2 and B8…
19/02596/SO
2019 Approved
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL
Screening Opinion to 19/00185/PREAPP - Redevelopment of site in same uses (B1, B2 and B8…
19/02596/SO
2019 Approved
Millbrook House Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5PS
Additional walls, relocation of gate posts (retrospective); altered driveway material
19/01062/F
2019 Approved
Millbrook House Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5PS
Additional walls, relocation of gate posts (retrospective); altered driveway material
19/01062/F
2019 Approved
Millbrook House Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5PS
Discharge of Condition 10 (Juliette balconies) of 15/00888/F
19/00015/DISC
2019 Approved
Millbrook House Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5PS
Discharge of Condition 10 (Juliette balconies) of 15/00888/F
19/00015/DISC
2016 Approved
Bradshaws Bungalow Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5PS
Discharge of Conditions 3 (slate), 4 (stone), 9 (windows and doors) and 10 (Balcony detai…
16/00379/DISC
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
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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