Planning application
Units D E And F Beaumont Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 1RH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system
As published by the council, reference 26/01030/REN56
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01030/REN56
- Type
- Solar Photovoltaics
- Status
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Cross And Neithrop
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX16 1RH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by Cherwell
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16 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
12 documents on file for this application
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