Cherwell Laboratories 6-8 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01762/REN56 - Solar Photovoltaics Approved
Solar & renewablesCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of photovoltaic system on the rooftop via a pitched roof clamp system Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Approved

Approved · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Plans - Site Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Site Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Site Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Consultation Response Document · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Application Documents Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1942 m away: Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange; 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 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
Solar Photovoltaics
Postcode
OX26 4PL
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Bicester East
Parish
Bicester
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Unit 3 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Change of Use from Class E(d) (formerly D2) to Class E(g), B2 and B8 uses (former use of…
21/02869/F
2021 Approved
Unit 3 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Change of Use from Class E(d) (formerly D2) to Class E(g), B2 and B8 uses (former use of…
21/02869/F
2021 Approved
Unit 3 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Overcladding of the front elevation with micro-rib composite cladding panels
21/02215/F
2021 Approved
Unit 3 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Overcladding of the front elevation with micro-rib composite cladding panels
21/02215/F
2018 Approved
Sobell House Hospice Charity Ltd 4 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Insertion of glazed doors within existing roller shutter opening and donation drop-off wi…
18/00562/F
2018 Approved
Sobell House Hospice Charity Ltd 4 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Insertion of glazed doors within existing roller shutter opening and donation drop-off wi…
18/00562/F
2017 Approved
5 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Fascia Sign trough illuminated
17/00635/ADV
2017 Approved
5 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Fascia Sign trough illuminated
17/00635/ADV
2016 Approved
Stonebridge 4 Launton Business Centre Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PL
Change of use of unit 4 of Launton Business Centre from use within use Class B8 to sui ge…
16/01707/F
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
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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