Buildings Dovecote Farm Heyford Road Somerton

26/00086/FFull DevelopmentAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Re-development of an existing yard for the erection of 10 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) including allotments, footpath, public open space and other associated works

Received: 14 January 2026
Decision due: 28 April 2026
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Cherwell District Council
Ward: Deddington

ReceivedReceived14 Jan
ValidatedValidated27 Jan
Consult.Consultation4 Mar
TargetTarget Date28 Apr
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Buildings Dovecote Farm Heyford Road Somerton. Cherwell has handled 4,283 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 238 applications across Deddington.

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

Application type: Full Development
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 10
Parish: Somerton

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 January 2026
Last date for comments: 4 March 2026
Committee meeting: 16 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: - DLP Planning Ltd 4 Abbey Court Fraser Road Priory Business Park Bedford MK44 3WH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Additional information

Documents: 69

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: SomertonPart of the 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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