Land At Watlington Road Cowley Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7UB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of an underground high voltage cable to support solar farm (South Oxfordshire Reference ) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Committee or Called In to Committee · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Oxford City Planning Committee on 26 May 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the buried cable supports renewable energy, with temporary impacts controlled by conditions.
- Consultees raised no objections, while the Environment Agency requested safeguards for water voles and flood risk.
- The committee approved the application and delegated authority to finalise the conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Oxford's committee minutes of 26 May 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 2
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
- Oxford
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OX4 7UB
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Blackbird Leys Ward
- Parish
- Blackbird Leys Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 May 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee or Called In to Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 205 days from validation, 146 days slower than Oxford's median of 59 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Public comments
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 6 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 26 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- Yes
Historical activity at this location
9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
Oxford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #261 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
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