Planning application
Upton Lodge Farm Units 4-8 Astrop Road Middleton Cheney OX17 2PJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (existing) for use of Units 4-8 for Use Class B8 (Storage or distribution) and ancillary business use.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0856/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0856/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Middleton Cheney
- Parish
- Middleton Cheney
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX17 2PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by West Northamptonshire
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 12 May 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.
About lawful development applications
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.
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