Planning application
Sterling House High Street Kidlington
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of offices (Use Class E) to 8 apartments (Use Class C3) over the first and second floors only. Ground floor to remain as existing (commercial)
As published by the council, reference 26/01786/MA56
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01786/MA56
- Type
- Class E Commercial to Residential
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kidlington West
- Parish
- Kidlington
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by Cherwell
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22 Jul 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 16 September 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
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Cherwell's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.