88 Causeway Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 4SQ

1. 23 Sep 2026

   Received by Cherwell

2. 1 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 November 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.

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided lawful development applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 45 Merton Street Banbury OX16 4RX

  20/03127/F Submitted 4 Nov 2020 50 yards away

  Additional storey added to existing building for office use

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• Northumberland Court 2 Duke Street Banbury OX16 4NJ

  26/02474/F Submitted 23 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

  Replace existing timber balconies with pre-fabricated metal balconies

  Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs

• 6 School Row School View Banbury OX16 4SR

  22/02868/F Submitted 21 Sep 2022 200 yards away

  Erection of a two storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs

• 71 Middleton Road Banbury OX16 3QR

  23/00940/TCA Submitted 6 Apr 2023 250 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jun

  T3 Spruce. Fell

  Awaiting decision Trees 8 docs

• Grimsbury Fish Bar 43 Middleton Road Banbury OX16 3QR

  24/02510/F Submitted 17 Sep 2024 250 yards away

  Change of Use of waiting area to an office space and addition of a small rear extension to form a kitchenette and wc

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs

• The Old Elephant And Castle Causeway Banbury OX16 4SN

  26/00346/DISC Submitted 10 Feb 2026 250 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 2 of 23/02931/LB

  Granted Conditions 11 docs

• 26/02623/CLUP Awaiting decision

  Blackingrove Farm Summer Ley Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RX

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to repair and replace windows with hand-made like-for-like windows

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02607/CLUE Awaiting decision

  174 The Moors Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2AD

  RETROSPECTIVE – Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for the erection of a single-storey detached outbuilding within the rear garden.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01423/CLUP Granted

  Spiceball Leisure Centre Cherwell Drive Banbury OX16 2BW

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for installation of 84no 450W photovoltaic panels to the south-east side elevation

  Received 8 Jun, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02512/CLUP Awaiting decision

  Westfield Farm Mews, Annexe Adjacent 3 Fenway Steeple Aston Oxfordshire OX25 4SS

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the fixing of solar panels to the roof of the annexe

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02507/CLUP Awaiting decision

  9 Aysgarth Road Yarnton Oxfordshire OX5 1ND

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to replace an existing dormer window with a newer and larger dormer window

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development