Planning application
Sainsburys Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9XA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
We intend to install 678 No. monocrystalline silicon solar photo-voltaic modules. The chosen PV module will have dimensions of approximately 1762 × 1134 × 30 mm and will be installed using a ballast mounted frame system (suitable for flat roof mounting).
As published by the council, reference 26/01016/REN56
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01016/REN56
- Type
- Solar Photovoltaics
- Status
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Calthorpe And Easington
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX16 9XA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by Cherwell
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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