Agenda and decisions


Additional Planning Committee, Planning Committee - Thursday 26 March 2026 4.00 pm

Please note that amendments approved at Council on 16 March 2026 are in progress. All changes are available to view via item 9 of the agenda from that meeting.

Venue: 39 Castle Quay, Banbury, OX16 5FD

Contact: Matt Swinford / Martyn Surfleet, Democratic and Elections  Email: democracy@cherwell-dc.gov.uk, 01295 221534

Media

Items
Note No. Item

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting

Additional documents:

3.

Requests to Address the Meeting

The Chair to report on any requests to address the meeting.

 

Requests to address the meeting (including the application, whether you will speak in support of or objection to the application, your contact details) should be submitted to democracy@cherwell-dc.gov.uk  

 

The deadline for requests to address this meeting is noon on Wednesday 25 March 2026.

 

Addresses can be made virtually or in person. Full details of public participation at Planning Committee meeting is available in the Constitution, Planning Committee Procedure Rules.

 

Additional documents:

4.

Minutes

The previous meeting of the Committee held on 19 March 2026, 5 days before the publication of the agenda for this meeting. The Minutes of the 19 March 2026 meeting will be submitted to the Planning Committee being held on Thursday 4 June 2026.

Additional documents:

5.

Chair's Announcements

To receive communications from the Chair.

 

Additional documents:

6.

Urgent Business

The Chair to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

Additional documents:

7.

Proposed Pre-Committee Site Visits (if any)

The Committee to consider requests for and proposed pre-committee site visits.

 

Any requests or recommendations for site visits will be published with the written update.

Additional documents:

8.

Planning Enforcement Report pdf icon PDF 820 KB

Report of Assistant Director - Planning

 

Purpose of report

 

To update Members on current planning enforcement activity within the last 2 years.

 

Recommendations

 

The Planning Committee Resolves:

 

1.1      To note the content of the report and current planning enforcement position.

 

1.2      To endorse the resumption of quarterly enforcement performance reporting.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved 

 

(1)          That the report be noted.

 

(2)          That the resumption of quarterly enforcement performance reporting be endorsed.

25/01444/HYBRID

9.

Land West of Oxford Road and South of Newton Close, Bicester pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Approved in line with officer recommendation, subject to conditions (and any amendments as deemed necessary) and completion of a S106 legal agreement, details to be set out in the minutes.

25/02906/OUT

10.

Land Adjoining And At 81 North Street, Fritwell, Oxfordshire, OX27 7QR pdf icon PDF 1012 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Refused in line with officer recommendation. Reasons to be set out in the minutes.

25/02862/F

11.

Parcel of Land South of Bailey Road Adjacent to Wilson Road, Banbury, OX16 1JE pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Approved in line with officer recommendation, subject to conditions (and any amendments as deemed necessary) and completion of a S106 legal agreement, details to be set out in the minutes.

26/00196/LB

12.

Great Thatch Cottage, Main Street, Hanwell, Oxfordshire, OX17 1HN pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Approved in line with officer recommendation, subject to conditions (and any amendments as deemed necessary), details to be set out in the minutes.