Cowley Substation Blackberry Lane near Sandford OX44 9BD

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• P19/S0623/FUL Granted

  Cowley Substation Blackberry Lane near Sandford OX44 9BD

  Construction and operation of a 49.9MW battery storage facility, access road and hard surfacing; and a habitat management area on land to the South of the existing Cowley substation. As clarified by Applicant's email dated 3 April 2019 and as further clarified and amended by Botanical Report, Habitat Management Plan, Updated Net Gain Assessment accompanying Agent's letter dated 29 May 2019 and Agent's letter dated 15 July 2019.

  Decided 19 Jul 2019 Full applications

1. 17 Jul 2019

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 18 Jul 2019

   Decision issued: EIA not required

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• P19/S0623/FUL Granted

  Cowley Substation Blackberry Lane near Sandford OX44 9BD

  Construction and operation of a 49.9MW battery storage facility, access road and hard surfacing; and a habitat management area on land to the South of the existing Cowley substation. As clarified by Applicant's email dated 3 April 2019 and as further clarified and amended by Botanical Report, Habitat Management Plan, Updated Net Gain Assessment accompanying Agent's letter dated 29 May 2019 and Agent's letter dated 15 July 2019.

  Decided 19 Jul 2019 Full applications

South Oxfordshire has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• Land adjacent to Cowley Substation OX44 9BD

  P26/S2791/LDP Submitted 7 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Proposed installation of underground cable between the substation and the Cowley National Grid Substation.

  Decided Lawful development 7 docs

• Cowley Main Sub Station Lower Blackberry Lane Garsington OX44 9BD

  P19/S3045/DIS Submitted 30 Sep 2019 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 5 - construction environmental management plan, 6 - submission of revised woodland management plan and 7 - construction traffic management plan on application ref. P19/S0623/FUL Construction and operation of a 49.9MW battery storage facility, access road and hard surfacing; and a habitat management area on land to the South of the existing Cowley substation. As clarified by Applicant's email dated 3 April 2019 and as further clarified and amended by Botanical Report, Habitat Management Plan, Updated Net Gain Assessment accompanying Agent's letter dated 29 May 2019 and Agent's letter dated 15 July 2019.

  Granted Conditions 14 docs

• Cowley Main Sub Station Lower Blackberry Lane Garsington OX44 9BD

  P21/S0467/DIS Submitted 29 Jan 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 7 (Reinstatement works) on P20/S0562/FUL Installation of 33kV Underground Cable.

  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• National Grid Substation Lower Road near Greater Leys OX44 9BD

  P21/S3848/OH Submitted 3 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Notification of Permitted Development and Prior Approval Request at Cowley Substation. Installation of new earthing transformer.

  Decided Other 3 docs

• Land At Little Bury Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7UY

  20/03253/T56 Submitted 22 Dec 2020 250 yards away

  Application for prior approval to install 1no. 20m telecommunications streetworks pole, 1no. equipment cabinet, 1no. meter cabinet and associated ancillary development

  Decided Telecoms 22 docs

• Land At Little Bury Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7UY

  25/02789/PDT Submitted 22 Oct 2025 250 yards away

  Upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of existing 20m monopole to be replaced by new 20m monopole supporting 6 no new antennas and 1no new 300m dish, together with internal upgrades to existing cabinet and ancillary development.

  Granted Telecoms 8 docs

• P26/S1592/PIP Refused

  Land adjacent to Thatchings Sydenham Road Sydenham OX39 4LJ

  Permission in principle development for 1 dwelling (involving removal of existing outbuildings)

  Received 13 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline
• P26/S0283/O Granted

  Rokemarsh Farm House, Rokemarsh, Roke, OX10 6JB

  Outline application (all matters reserved except for access and layout )for the demolition of existing agricultural buildings and dwelling, construction of a single detached house and garage. (Additional Information Received 17 March 2026)

  Received 2 Feb, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline
• P26/S2950/PIP Refused

  Land rear 79a & 81 Lower Icknield Way Chinnor OX39 4EA

  Application for Permission in Principle Development Proposed 8 to 9 self/custom build dwellings.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Outline
• P26/S0281/O Refused

  Roke Marsh Farm, Roke Marsh, Roke, OX10 6JB

  The construction of two detached houses and garages (outline only).

  Received 2 Feb, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline
• P26/S3483/PIP Decided

  Land at 16 Chinnor Road, Thame, OX9 3LW

  Erection of a minimum of three and a maximum of five residential dwellings.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Outline