Planning application
Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use of buildings and site to a single dwelling
As published by the council, reference 26/01579/F
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01579/F
- Type
- Full Development
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX16 9BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Cherwell granted permission on 19 August 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.
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