Planning application
S Grundon Services Ltd Merton Street Banbury OX16 4RN
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of the existing depot and re-development to provide a new, workshop and depot infrastructure (Use Class B2/B8) for use by the applicants and the erection of 5 new industrial units (Use Class E(g)iii and B8)
As published by the council, reference 26/00689/F
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00689/F
- Type
- Full Development
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- OX16 4RN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/02808/SO Decided
S Grundon Services Ltd Merton Street Banbury OX16 4RN
Screening Opinion - Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6(1) of The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - Redevelopment of an existing depot to create a modern multi-functional facility, central to the scheme is a new workshop with ancillary office and welfare space of 1,543 sqm for the use of the Applicant’s existing operations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Cherwell
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13 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cherwell took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
52 documents on file for this application
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