21 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AH
Approved on 15 September 2026
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)10 conditions
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Proposal
Alterations to buildings to facilitate the Change of Use of Commercial Office Space to Residential Apartments; provision of ancillary amenity area and associated works
- Received
- 20 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cherwell District Council
- Ward
- Banbury Cross And Neithrop
- ReceivedReceived20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated18 Nov
- Consult.Consultation28 Jan
- TargetTarget Date17 Aug
- DecidedDecided15 Sep
Decided in 301 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a change of use at 21 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AH. Cherwell has handled 888 applications of this type. This one was decided in 330 days, 38 weeks longer than Cherwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Banbury conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Banbury Cross And Neithrop. We hold 1,038 applications in total for the OX16 postcode area.
93% of heritage applications at Cherwell District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- OX16 0AH
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Banbury
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 28 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Jude Beckett Oriel House 42 NorthBar Banbury OX16 0TH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 272 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 53
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Banbury
- 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.
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Associated applications
- 202520 Oct
Change of Use of Commercial Office Space (Use Class E) to 9 x Residential Apartments (Use Class C3); internal…
ApprovedFull DevelopmentFiled alongside25/02747/F - 202520 Oct
Alterations to buildings to facilitate the Change of Use of Commercial Office Space to Residential…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/02748/LB
Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 May
Ramp and handrail along with associated gate and threshold alteration
PendingListed building consent26/01356/LB - 202620 May
Repair or replace broken stone at the bottom of the wall by the entrance, re-pointing some of the outside of…
ApprovedListed building consent26/01313/LB - 202620 May
Repair or replace broken stone at the bottom of the wall by the entrance, re-pointing some of the outside of…
ApprovedFull Development26/01314/F - 202519 Dec
Replacement of 6no south facing sash windows on the Large Meeting Room and replacement of 3no south facing…
ApprovedFull Development25/03309/F - 20251 Dec
T1 Ash - Fell heavy leaning tree. Poor form.
ApprovedWorks To Trees In Conservation Area25/03145/TCA - 20256 Aug
Replacement of 6mo south facing sash windows on the Large Meeting Room and replacement of 3no south facing…
ApprovedListed building consent25/02037/LB - 202425 Mar
T1 x Yew- Crown reduction 2m and rebalance crown shape. T2 x Holy -Crown raise to 0.5m above wall top.
ApprovedWorks To Trees In Conservation Area24/00913/TCA - 202219 Dec
Alterations to external access to provide a ramped wheelchair accessible route from the site boundary to the…
RefusedListed building consent22/03792/LB - 202215 Nov
Discharge of Condition 3 (new architrave and door details) of 22/02522/LB
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/03432/DISC - 20222 Nov
T1 x Large copper beech tree- Fell large copper beech tree to ground level as recommended in the Tree Survey…
ApprovedWorks To Trees In Conservation Area22/03319/TCA - 202218 Aug
Internal alterations to provide wheelchair accessible WC
ApprovedListed building consent22/02522/LB - 20229 Aug
T1 x Holy Crown reduce up to 2m from neighbouring property and light reduction to balance. T2 X Yew- Cut back…
ApprovedWorks To Trees In Conservation Area22/02443/TCA - 202230 May
Change of Use of the property from existing Class E business use into 9 no Class C3 residential apartments
WithdrawnOffice (B1) to Residential (C3)22/01600/O56
Source: Cherwell
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