30 Duxford Close Bicester OX26 4FW Data via plota.co.uk

25/03251/HPA - Householder Prior Approval Refused

Proposal

Single storey rear extension - height to eaves 2.62m, length 4m, overall height 3m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
17 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
20 Jan 2026

Refused on 20 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 198 m away: RAF Bicester: World War II airfield; Conservation area about 53 m away: RAF Bicester; National infrastructure project about 887 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Bicester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £240,000 in May 2016. Semi-detached house, freehold.

31 May 2016£240,000
20 July 2007£169,950

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

Building

Floor area59 m² (635 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Householder Prior Approval
Postcode
OX26 4FW
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Bicester East
Parish
Bicester
Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
20 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 17 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3372959 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 20 days faster than Cherwell's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 8% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
467decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Jan 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.