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Land At Former Raf Bicester Bicester Motion Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/01999/OUT Outline Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline planning application for The Rushes (with all matters reserved apart from access) comprising of Commercial, Business and Services Uses (Class E), Light Industrial (Class B2), Storage (B8), Local Community and Learning Uses (Class F) and vehicle circuits and events use (Sui Generis) plus associated landscape, access, parking, associated infrastructure and ancillary works

As published by the council, reference 26/01999/OUT

Application record

Reference
26/01999/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Under Consultation
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
Parish
Launton
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/02191/SO Decided

    Land At Former Raf Bicester Bicester Motion Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester

    Request for screening opinion under part 2 of the town and country planning (environmental impact assessment) regulations 2017 in relation to outline planning application for the rushes (with all matters reserved apart from access) comprising of commercial, business and services uses (class e), light industrial (class b2), storage (b8), local community and learning uses (class f) and vehicle circuits and events use (sui generis), plus associated landscape, access, parking, associated infrastructure and ancillary works

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Valid Applicaton Received.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 October 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/02480/SCOP Awaiting decision

    Bicester Motion Buckingham Road Bicester

    Scoping Opinion relating to development proposals at Bicester Motion - the ES is to cover developments proposed by applications: 26/01999/OUT (The Rushes - for commercial development and services uses (Class E), light industrial (Class B2), storage (Class B8), local community and learning uses (Class F) and vehicle circuits and events use (Sui Generis) 26/02001/OUT (Motion Living - for the provision of up to 200 apartments with associated landscape, access, parking, infrastructure and ancillary works 26/02007/OUT (Plot F - for the provision of mixed-use business, industrial, commercial, service (Classes B2 and E) and ancillary storage space, with recreation and leisure space) And forthcoming development proposals on Plot H for commercial/ employment.

    Submitted 22 Sep 2026 Outline

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

89 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided outline applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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