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Land To The Rear Of No.12 And South Of Dismantled Railway Heath Close Milcombe

26/00572/DISCDischarge Of ConditionsRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 20 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 7 (tree protection site meeting), 14 (contamination), 21 (noise levels), 22 (boundary treatments), 23 (external lighting design), 24 (LEMP), 28 (landscaping scheme), 30 (LMMP) and 31 (bike stores) of 22/02104/F

Received
4 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Deddington
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated4 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Apr
  5. Decided20 Oct

Decided in 230 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Land To The Rear Of No.12 And South Of Dismantled Railway Heath Close Milcombe. Cherwell has handled 1,205 applications of this type. This one was decided in 230 days, 24 weeks longer than Cherwell's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 238 applications across Deddington.

91% of conditions applications at Cherwell District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. By reason of the design of the lighting scheme for the development, it has not been demonstrated that the development would safeguard protected species of wildlife or habitats of importance to biodiversity conservation from any loss or damage. The development therefore fails to accord with Policy ESD10 of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Part 1 and Section 19 including Policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Cherwell Council has given consideration to whether amendments or additional information would overcome its concerns with the application, but unfortunately it has concluded that it would not be possible to resolve those concerns within the scope and timescales of this application. Cherwell Council has resolved that the application proposals do not amount to sustainable development and consent must accordingly be refused. The case officer’s report and recommendation in respect of this application provides a detailed assessment of the merits of the application when considered against current planning policy and guidance, including consideration of the issues raised by the comments received from consultees and members of the public.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Discharge Of Conditions
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Milcombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 March 2026
Target decision date
29 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Heston Harris First Floor 12 Church Square Leighton Buzzard LU7 1AE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

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