Viridor Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley OX27 7AA

1. 25 Sep 2026

   Received by Cherwell

2. 6 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 9 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Under Consultation

   Previously Valid Applicaton Received.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 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.

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• Viridor Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA

  26/01620/CDISC Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 0 (Mandatory BNG) of 25/02853/CM (OCC reference MW.0095/26)

  Decided Conditions 5 docs

• Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA

  25/02853/CM Submitted 30 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Erection of two hardstanding areas and four storage containers - MW.0092/25

  Decided Other

• Ardley Energy Recovery Facility Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7AA

  25/03281/CNMA Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment to vary conditions 8 and 46 of permission no. MW.0096/22 for replacement drawings for the design and location of part of the approved surface water ditches and surface water attenuation pond system and removal of reference of sheep grazing and added reference to natural regeneration for part of the restoration proposals - MW.0130/25

  Decided Amendments 4 docs

• 26/01984/Q56 Refused

  Cross Roads Farm Somerton Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7HR

  Change of Use from agricultural to residential creating 10 dwellings (Use Class C3), including some partial demolition

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Other
• 26/02236/AGN Granted

  Oathill Farm Claydon Road Cropredy Oxfordshire OX17 1QA

  2x barns for livestock 1x barn for farm storage hay and feed storage

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Other
• 26/01844/AGN Refused

  Land East Of Begbroke Lane Kidlington

  Wooden agricultural tool shed for storage of farm hand held tools and farm equipment

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Other
• 26/02162/CM Decided

  Smith And Son Bletchington Ltd Dewars Quarry Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7PH

  To permit the storage and distribution of Incinerator Bottom Ash Aggregate (IBAA) and other aggregate materials, including, but not limited to, shingles, sand and type 1 (proposed as non-material amendment to planning permission no. MW.0081/19) (OCC reference MW.0105/26)

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Other
• 26/01648/AGN Granted

  Land South Of The Old Nursery Adjacent To Brill Road Horton Cum Studley OX33 1DA

  Erection of 2no barns. Proposed lean to extension to an existing barn.

  Received 29 Jun, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Other