National Grid Substation Lower Road near Greater Leys OX44 9BD

1. 3 Sep 2021

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 29 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: Agreed

3. 12 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 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

• Cowley Substation Blackberry Lane near Sandford OX44 9BD

  P19/S2260/SCR Submitted 17 Jul 2019 50 yards away

  Screening opinion in connection with application 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).

  Decided Outline 6 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/S3593/6ABE Granted

  Earthtrust Road Between Hill Farm And Sires Hill Little Wittenham Abingdon OX14 4QZ

  Formation and surfacing of a farm nature trail path

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Other
• P26/S3441/6ABE Granted

  Agricultural land and farm yard opposite the recreational ground at mackney lane.

  Standard steel framed hay and straw storage for winter feed, allowing machinery access to load and unload bales.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Other
• P26/S3558/CM Granted

  Sewage Treatment Works, Polecat End Lane, Forest Hill, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX33 1EH

  Section 73 application to continue the development permitted by MW.0006/26 (Extension of Sewage Treatment Works to provide new inlet works elevation screen, balancing tank, above ground pipework, washwater booster station, motor control centre, standby generator and bulk fuel storage, break in chamber, security fence, flow control tank and pumping station, security fencing and associated works), and amend Conditions 1 and 14 to replace the drainage strategy

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Other
• P26/S2743/11B Granted

  Building known as J31 (and connecting bridge) Culham Campus Abingdon OX14 3DB

  Demolition of Building H31 and associated bridge connection to Building J3

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Other
• P26/S2759/6ABE Granted

  Red Lion Farm Britwell Salome OX49 5LG

  Agricultural building for the storage of muck.

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Other