20 Somerville Drive Bicester OX26 4TU

1. 22 Jun 2026

   Received by Cherwell

2. 3 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 August 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.

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 15 Somerville Drive Bicester OX26 4TU

  25/03204/F Submitted 9 Dec 2025 0m away

  Installation of new gates and section of fence (Retrospective). Proposed installation of additional section of fence.

  Granted Full applications 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Shangri La 1 Somerville Drive Bicester OX26 4TU

  24/01162/F Submitted 29 Apr 2024 0m away

  Raise height of garden walls

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• 74 Fair Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4YR

  26/02313/F Submitted 3 Sep 2026 136m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

  Roof alterations and loft conversion to create a rear flat-roofed dormer

  Awaiting decision Full applications Loft or dormer Roofing 9 docs

• 72 Fair Close Bicester OX26 4YR

  25/03032/F Submitted 20 Nov 2025 136m away

  Removal of existing conservatory and replacement with enlarged single storey extension with associated internal reconfigurations

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Adjacent To No 1 St Peters Crescent Bicester OX26 4XA

  25/02308/DISC Submitted 8 Sep 2025 143m away

  Discharge of Conditions 6 (covered cycle parking facilities) and 7 (method statement for enhancing biodiversity) of 24/00542/F (APP/C3105/W/24/3347192)

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• 9 Fair Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4YW

  26/01112/F Submitted 5 May 2026 152m away

  First floor rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs

• 26/00019/F Refused

  Manor Court North Side Steeple Aston Oxfordshire OX25 4SE

  Two storey rear extension to replace existing single storey extension; window replacement; associated internal refurbishment

  6 Jan 2026 Full applications
• 26/01852/F Granted

  4 Caldwell Road Banbury OX16 9FB

  Installation of air source heat pump to side elevation of dwelling

  21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/01627/F Granted

  14 Cherry Road Banbury OX16 0RL

  RETROSPECTIVE Double storey side and part single part double rear extension and widening of access and formation of associated dropped kerb (revised scheme of application 26/00663/F to include an additional single storey rear element)

  23 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 26/00008/F Granted

  Bin Bay Flats 62 To 104 Mullein Road Bicester OX26 3WX

  Replacement bin bay involving demolition of existing re-constituted stone block bin bay and erection of new timber bin bay

  5 Jan 2026 Full applications
• 26/01177/F Refused

  Eazylay Concrete Ltd Sugarswell Lane Shenington OX15 6HW

  RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use of land from agriculture to a concrete batching facility and associated hardstanding, silos, aggregate bins, aggregate storage bays, water tanks and other associated development

  8 May 2026 Full applications