Land adjacent to Cowley Substation OX44 9BD

1. 7 Jul 2026

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 5 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Consultation Period.

4. 1 Oct 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawful Use or Development is Granted

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 1 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• 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

• 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.

  Granted Other 3 docs

• Land At Little Bury Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7UY

  23/00368/T56 Submitted 21 Feb 2023 200 yards away

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

  Decided Telecoms 33 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

• P26/S3526/LDP Granted

  6 Littleworth Road Benson Wallingford OX10 6LY

  Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed for the formation of habitable roofspace with rear dormer and velux rooflights to the front

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S3808/LDE Granted

  45 St Andrews Road Henley-on-thames RG9 1HZ

  Removal of garage doors and making good of opening to receive new window, which has lawfully implemented planning permission P23/S2498/HH.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S2662/LDP Granted

  Plumtree Cottage Whitehall Lane Checkendon Reading RG8 0TN

  Proposed installation of four roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels to the front (road-facing) and four panels on rear roof slopes, and an external battery storage unit mounted to a side wall behind the side garden gate.

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S3447/LDP Granted

  7 Peppard Lane Henley-on-Thames RG9 1NJ

  Proposed loft conversion with rear roof dormer window and two rooflights.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S3308/LDP Granted

  Flat, Habana House, 27 Hart Street, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2AR

  Proposed use of the land to site a mobile home for incidental use to the main dwellinghouse.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Lawful development