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Land South Of River Great Ouse And North Of Evenley Road Mixbury

Granted Cherwell 25/02920/SCH17 HS2 Schedule 17 submissions

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

In accordance with the requirements of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the High-Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017, the nominated undertaker hereby requests approval of PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS relating to the following development authorised by the Act: • Westbury Viaduct (Part of) • Bridleway 303/4 Overbridge and associated earthworks • Westbury Embankment • Mixbury Cutting • Mixbury Embankment • Barton to Mixbury Cutting (Part of) • Featherbed Lane Overbridge and associated earthworks • Earthworks required to Bridleway 303/4 and the approved access tracks and to create 1 no. new access track • Access Track 1 to Drainage Pond 1 • Access Track 2 to Tibbets Farm Auto Transformer Station (ATS) Compound and Drainage Pond 2 • Access Track 3 Warren Farm Access (Part of) • Access Track 4 Field Access off Featherbed Lane (East) The 1 No. new access track is listed below:- • Access Track 5 GSMR Maintenance Access Track • Earthworks associated with the Tibbets Farm Auto Transformer Station (ATS) Compound • Earthworks associated with the GSMR Compound • 1 No. Flood Compensation Area • 2 No. Drainage Ponds • Drainage Ditches • Vehicle Restraint Bund • Watercourse Diversion of the River Great Ouse • Mixbury Culvert and 6 No. Ancillary Culverts (above ground elements only) • 6 No. Line Side Steps (access stairs) • 5 No. minor ditch crossings (slab crossings) • 3 No. drainage concrete cascades • Featherbed Lane Retaining Wall and associated earthworks • Westbury Viaduct Retaining Wall • Noise Barriers • Location of the Vehicle Restraint Barriers • Location of the permanent (security and boundary) fencing

As published by the council, reference 25/02920/SCH17

Application record

Reference
25/02920/SCH17
Type
HS2 Schedule 17 submissions
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02919/SCH17 Granted

    Land South Of River Great Ouse And North Of Evenley Road Mixbury

    In accordance with requirements of Paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 17 to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017, the nominated undertaker hereby requests approval for Work No. 2/105B, 2/106, 2/106A, 2/107 and 2/107A described in Schedule 1 of the HS2 (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 to BE BROUGHT INTO USE.

    Decided 8 May 2026
  • 25/02917/SCH17 Granted

    Land South Of River Great Ouse And North Of Evenley Road Mixbury.

    In accordance with requirements of Paragraph 9(4)(b) of Schedule 17 to the High-Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017, the nominated undertaker hereby requests approval of a SCHEME OF MITIGATION for Scheduled Work Nos. 2/49, 2/105B, 2/106, 2/106A, 2/107 and 2/107A as described in Schedule 1 of the HS2 (London - West Midlands) Act 2017.

    Decided 8 May 2026
  • 22/03834/EL Decided

    Land South Of River Great Ouse And North Of Evenley Road Mixbury

    The existing overhead wood pole electricity line needs to be raised in height to accommodate the High Speed Rail Two (HS2) construction works

    Decided 14 Feb 2023 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Cherwell granted permission on 31 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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