Outline application for the development of up at Part Of Os Parcels 1864 And 3655 South West Of Milestone Farm Broughton Road Banbury

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Cherwell Planning Committee on 23 Jul 2026.

25/02863/OUTApproved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

Permission was supported

The committee resolved to delegate authority to grant permission, in line with the officer recommendation, subject to conditions and a section 106 obligation.

“(1) That, in line with officer recommendation, authority be delegated to the Assistant Director for Planning to grant permission for application 25/02863/OUT subject to:”

Minutes

Permission had a deadline

If the legal agreement was not completed and permission could not be issued by 24 July 2026, without an agreed extension, delegated refusal would follow.

“(2) It was further resolved that when the statutory determination period for this application expired on 24 July 2026 if the section 106 agreement/undertaking was not completed and the permission was not able to be issued by this date and no extension of time had been agreed between the parties, authority be delegated to the Assistant Director - Planning to refuse the application for the following reason:”

Minutes

Fallback refusal reason

The fallback refusal concerned the absence of a satisfactory legal agreement securing mitigation for ecological, landscape and highway impacts.

“In the absence of a satisfactory unilateral undertaking or any other form of Section 106 legal agreement the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the proposed development provides for appropriate mitigation required as a result of the development and necessary to make the ecological, landscape and highway impacts of the development acceptable in planning terms, to the detriment of both existing and proposed residents and contrary to development plan policies…”

Minutes

Sources

  • Cherwell Planning Committee minutes, 23 July 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Cherwell's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Council
Cherwell
Date
Thursday 23 July 2026
Committee decided
Approved
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

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