Planning application
The Dower Lodge Main Street Hethe Bicester OX27 8ES
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of damaged mortar fillets on the main roof and the roof of the 1980s extension and replacing them with leadwork; replacement of damaged/slipped slates on the main roof and replacing rotten fascia timber on the main roof rear pitch; treatment of all soffits and fascia boards; fitting of cowl to the chimney serving the woodburning stove; removal of existing satellite dish attached to the Dower Lodge chimney
As published by the council, reference 26/00178/LB
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00178/LB
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Fringford And Heyfords
- Parish
- Hethe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX27 8ES
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
-
26/00695/DISC Granted
The Dower Lodge Main Street Hethe Bicester OX27 8ES
Discharge of Condition 3 (windows) of 26/00045/LB
-
26/00649/DISC Granted
The Dower Lodge Main Street Hethe Bicester OX27 8ES
Discharge of Conditions 3 (electrical and heating works) and 4 (switch and socket plates) of 25/03345/LB
-
25/03345/LB Granted
The Dower Lodge Main Street Hethe Bicester OX27 8ES
New Distribution Board; Replace all switch & socket faceplates with metal finish face plates; Install 6 new sockets; New extractor fans in bathrooms & downstairs WC; Install smoke, heat and carbon monoxide detectors. Installation of new oil-fired boiler/flue & radiators.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
23 Jan 2026
Received by Cherwell
-
11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
-
11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
-
26/01116/DISC Granted
The Dower Lodge Main Street Hethe Oxfordshire OX27 8ES
Discharge of Condition 3 (Welsh slate sample) of 26/00178/LB
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 30 April 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Holly Cottage Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
T1: Holly (Ilex aquifolium) tree to front of holly tree cottage heath. To reduce holly tree by a maximum of 1.5meters away from the over head telephone cables and bring the sides in to maintain natural shape of the tree.
Granted Trees -
Shrubbery Cottage Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
Apple T1 - Re-reduction of the apple back to previous (approximately 2.5 metres) .
Granted Trees 7 docs -
The Dower Lodge Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
None of the work involves trees, rather they are shrubs, detailed as follows (numbering relates to that shown on the plan): T1 Spirea - reduce by 2/3 (currently 3 metres tall x 3. 5 metres wide) T2 Dogwood Cornus - reduce by ½ (currently 4 metres high x 3.5 metres wide) T3 Lilac - (behind fig) remove runners T4 Viburnum - remove (currently 4 metres high x 2 metres wide)
Granted Trees 9 docs -
The Old Rectory Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
T1 Lime - reduce canopy to make new pollard at 8 metres from ground level. T2 Lime - Reduce canopy to make new pollard at 8 metres from ground level.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
The Muddy Duck Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
92% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to a mixed use as public house (sui generis) and commercial development kitchen
Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs -
St Edmund And St Georges Church Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
97% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep
Walnut, Tip reduce one extended lateral branch at 7m north-east by removing 2.5m to suitable growth points. Reduce one codominant stem/lateral originating at 1m south-west by removing 3m in height to decrease wind loading on an included longitudinal split at 6m south. Reshape the retained crown south-west to west, raise/reduce to create 2m clearance from the adjacent structure.
Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs
Other heritage and listed building applications
In Cherwell
-
26/01313/LB Granted
Friends Meeting House Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AH
Repair or replace broken stone at the bottom of the wall by the entrance, re-pointing some of the outside of back north wall of the meeting room in lime mortar and some of the brick slope at ground level, re-pointing the old wall in the centre of the garden with lime mortar. Replace boiler room and kitchen doors with fire doors, cover gap above boiler room door. Re-point both sides of crack in boundary wall of garden by west side corner including heli bars if necessary. Repair re-pointing work if necessary if any mortar is disloged during installation of 9 new windows. Re-point where necessary the outside of the front door surround join with the masonry
-
26/01711/LB Granted
Springfield House Bakers Lane South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JW
Works to existing detached garage, including: replacing concrete floor and introduction of leaded canopy (partly enclosed to provide secure parking)
-
26/01569/LB Granted
Nellie And Dove The Tchure Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0UB
Installation of replacement non-illuminated fascia signage
-
26/00815/LB Granted
9 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA
New external illuminated signage for a new Orthodontics Practice and retrospective remedial works. New rear rooflights and rainwater goods.
-
26/00107/LB Refused
Merlins Fir Lane Steeple Aston Oxfordshire OX25 4SF
11no solar panels to be fitted to rear roof