Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW

25/00179/FFull DevelopmentApproved

Full

Approved on 20 February 2026

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)17 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposal to construct a new architectural folly on Island Pool, including viewing tower, works to the island and stepping stones to access the island

Received: 23 January 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Cherwell District Council
Ward: Launton And Otmoor

ReceivedReceived23 Jan
ValidatedValidated23 Jan
Consult.Consultation6 Mar
TargetTarget Date20 Feb
DecidedDecided20 Feb

Decided in 393 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW. Cherwell has handled 4,283 applications of this type. This one was decided in 393 days, 47 weeks longer than Cherwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Bletchingdon conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 52 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 175 applications across Launton And Otmoor. We hold 1,586 applications in total for the OX5 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Cherwell District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: OX5 3DW
Application type: Full Development
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Bletchingdon

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 January 2025
Last date for comments: 6 March 2025
Target decision date: 20 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 77 Heyford Park Upper Heyford OX25 5HD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 393 days

Additional information

Documents: 39

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Bletchingdon
Listed building: Grade II*: Bletchingdon ParkOn or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

2026
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Discharge of Conditions 14(folly steps),15(folly stone sample Panel) 16(capping of folly walls) and 17(window…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02477/DISC
2026
23 Jul
To amend the wording of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 relating to Great Crested Newts to remove references to a…
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/01872/NMA
2026
11 Jun
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Great Crested Newt), 4 (Certificate - delivery partner), 5 (Great Crested Newt), 6…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01481/DISC
2025
23 Jan
Proposal to construct a new architectural folly on Island Pool, including viewing tower, works to the island…
This applicationApprovedFull25/00179/F
2025
23 Jan
Incorporate a new boat landing stage into the dam outlet structure on the central pool and erection of boat…
ApprovedFull DevelopmentFiled alongside25/00180/F

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20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Cherwell

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