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| Application Number 25/02554/F |
Application Type Full Development |
| Status Under Consultation |
Decision Level Delegated |
| Location Windrushers Gliding Club
Skimmingdish Lane
Launton
OX26 5AD |
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| Proposal Internal and external alterations to facilitate the use of Building 113 for office purposes (Class E) and in association with the wider permitted events use (Sui Generis) |
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| Parish Launton |
Ward Launton And Otmoor |
| Received Date 29/09/2025 |
Valid Date 29/09/2025 |
| Weekly List Date 13/10/2025 |
Comments Due Date 13/11/2025 |
| Target Decision Date 24/11/2025 |
Committee Date |
| Decision |
Decision Issued Date |
| Appeal Received Date |
Appeal Start Date |
| Appeal Decision |
Appeal Decision Date |
| Applicant Bicester Motion |
| Applicant's Address Building 123
Bicester Motion
Buckingham Road
Bicester
OX27 8AL |
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Agent
Edgars Limited
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Agents's Address
Mr Samuel Biles
The Old Bank
39 Market Square
Witney
OX28 6AD
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| Address | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AddressMercedes Benz Grand Prix Building 119 2 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressBuilding 118 Petrol Tanker Shed With Compressor Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressBicester Heritage Building 116 Petrol Tanker Shed Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressSky Wave Gin Building 112 The North Tanker Shed Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressBicester Heritage Building 114 Technical Latrine Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressMclaren Electric Racing Building 119 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressSwb Motorsport Building 111 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressMotorglide Building 137 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressHistorit Building 108 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
| AddressAirfield Watch Office Building 109 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
Consultee List
| Name | Address | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received | Type |
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| NameBuilding Control (CDC) - | AddressBuilding Control Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameConservation (CDC) - | AddressConservation Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameEcology (CDC) - | AddressCherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameLicensing (CDC) - | AddressLicensing Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameHighways Local Authority OCC - | AddressOxfordshire County Council County Hall, New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1ND | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameThames Valley Police (Designing Out Crime Officer) - | AddressDesigning Out Crime Officer Community Policing Prevention Command Thames Valley Police Headquarters Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NX | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameClerk to Launton PC - Andy White | Address14 The Poplars Launton Bicester OX26 5DW | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameWard Councillor - Launton And Otmoor | Address | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameThames Water - Mr Ndoli Bokuli | AddressMr Ndoli Bokuli Development Planning Asset Investment Unit Maple Lodge Denham Way Rickmansworth WD3 9SQ | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameEconomic Growth (CDC) - Steven Newman (Senior Economic Growth Officer) | AddressEconomic Development Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date13/10/2025 | Reply Due03/11/2025 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| Description | Display Date | Expiry Date | Notice Type |
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| DescriptionSite Notice | Display Date | Expiry Date | Notice Type |
| DescriptionBicester Advertiser | Display Date23/10/2025 | Expiry Date13/11/2025 | Notice Type |
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| Document Type | Date | Description | File Size | Drawing/Rev Number | |
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| Application Forms | |||||
| Application Documents | 29/09/2025 | Application Form | (425kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | |||||
| Supporting Documents | 29/09/2025 | D&A statement | (6025kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 29/09/2025 | Heritage impact asesment | (4351kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 29/09/2025 | Planning Statement | (3729kb) | - | |
| Site Plans | |||||
| Plans - Site | 29/09/2025 | Block Plan | (175kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 St D A 000002 P04 H113 - | |
| Plans - Site | 29/09/2025 | Location Plan | (500kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 St D A 000401 P04 H113 - | |
| Existing Plans | |||||
| Plans - Existing | 29/09/2025 | Roof Existing Plan | (176kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 010403 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans - Existing | 29/09/2025 | Existing Elevations A And C | (240kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010404 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans - Existing | 29/09/2025 | Existing Elevations B And D | (182kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010405 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans - Existing | 29/09/2025 | Ground Floor Existing Plan | (206kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 00 D A 010401 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans - Existing | 29/09/2025 | First Floor Existing Plan | (231kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 01 D A 010402 P03 H113 - | |
| Proposed Plans | |||||
| Plans – Details | 29/09/2025 | Proposed Inverted Roof Detail | (508kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 030001 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans – Details | 29/09/2025 | Proposed Warm Roof Detail | (209kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 030002 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans – Details | 29/09/2025 | Proposed Door Infill Detail | (184kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 00 D A 080001 P02 H113 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 29/09/2025 | First Floor Proposed Plan | (498kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 01 D A 010406 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 29/09/2025 | Roof Proposed Plan | (427kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 010408 P04 H113 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 29/09/2025 | Proposed Elevations A And C | (262kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010412 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 29/09/2025 | Proposed Elevations B And D | (195kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010413 P03 H113 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 29/09/2025 | Ground Floor Proposed Plan | (227kb) | 5029170 Rdg 113 00 D A 010409 P03 H113 - | |
| Application Forms | |||||
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| Application Documents (425kb) - Application Form | |||||
| Supporting Documents | |||||
| Supporting Documents (6025kb) - D&A statement | |||||
| Supporting Documents (4351kb) - Heritage impact asesment | |||||
| Supporting Documents (3729kb) - Planning Statement | |||||
| Site Plans | |||||
| Plans - Site (175kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 St D A 000002 P04 H113 - Block Plan | |||||
| Plans - Site (500kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 St D A 000401 P04 H113 - Location Plan | |||||
| Existing Plans | |||||
| Plans - Existing (176kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 010403 P03 H113 - Roof Existing Plan | |||||
| Plans - Existing (240kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010404 P03 H113 - Existing Elevations A And C | |||||
| Plans - Existing (182kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010405 P03 H113 - Existing Elevations B And D | |||||
| Plans - Existing (206kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 00 D A 010401 P03 H113 - Ground Floor Existing Plan | |||||
| Plans - Existing (231kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 01 D A 010402 P03 H113 - First Floor Existing Plan | |||||
| Proposed Plans | |||||
| Plans – Details (508kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 030001 P03 H113 - Proposed Inverted Roof Detail | |||||
| Plans – Details (209kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 030002 P03 H113 - Proposed Warm Roof Detail | |||||
| Plans – Details (184kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 00 D A 080001 P02 H113 - Proposed Door Infill Detail | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (498kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 01 D A 010406 P03 H113 - First Floor Proposed Plan | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (427kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Rf D A 010408 P04 H113 - Roof Proposed Plan | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (262kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010412 P03 H113 - Proposed Elevations A And C | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (195kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 Zz D A 010413 P03 H113 - Proposed Elevations B And D | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (227kb) 5029170 Rdg 113 00 D A 010409 P03 H113 - Ground Floor Proposed Plan |
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Planning Applications | ||||||
| Application number | Valid Date | Application Type | Location | Proposal | Decision | Decision Issued Date |
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| 07/00447/F | 21/03/2007 | Full Development | Windrushers Gliding Club Skimmingdish Lane Caversfield Oxfordshire OX26 5HA | Alterations to entrance gate off Skimmingdish Lane to improve safety | Permitted | 14/05/2007 |
| 09/00660/LB | 23/06/2009 | Listed Building | Windrushers Gliding Club Building 113 RAF Bicester Buckingham Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 5HA | Re-arrange and modernise gents wc's to provide separate facilities for male/female - modern partitioning and panels to be used | Permitted | 17/08/2009 |
| 16/01805/F | 03/11/2016 | Full Development | Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 5HA | Change of use of buildings from sui generis MOD use to various commercial uses as detailed in accompanying Planning Statement with associated physical works and demolition of buildings 101 and 104 and erection of replacement structures | Permitted | 25/09/2017 |
| 16/01806/LB | 03/11/2016 | Listed Building | Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 5HA | Physical works to buildings 79, 108, 113, 123, 129, 130, 131, 135 and 137 to enable restoration and conversion to commercial use. | Permitted | 25/09/2017 |
| 17/00540/DISC | 09/11/2017 | Discharge Of Conditions | Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester | Discharge of Condition 4 (plans for buildings 129 and 131) of 16/01805/F | Permitted | 21/12/2017 |
| 17/00541/DISC | 08/11/2017 | Discharge Of Conditions | Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester | Discharge of Condition 4 (plans for buildings 129 and 131) of 16/01806/LB | Permitted | 21/12/2017 |
| 17/02312/F | 17/11/2017 | Full Development | Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester | Variation of Condition 14 of 16/01805/F - For Buildings 131 and 135 only. | Permitted | 09/02/2018 |
| 18/00778/F | 14/05/2018 | Full Development | Building 113 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Launton Bicester OX26 5AD | Insertion of a disabled access panic release fire escape doors including brickwork door jambs to the western elevation of Building 113. | Permitted | 05/07/2018 |
| 18/00779/LB | 14/05/2018 | Listed Building | Building 113 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Launton Bicester OX26 5AD | Insertion of a disabled access panic release fire escape doors including brickwork door jambs to the western elevation of Building 113. | Permitted | 05/07/2018 |
| 19/01016/F | 31/05/2019 | Full Development | Building 113 Bicester Heritage Skimmingdish Lane Launton Bicester OX26 5AD | Change of Use of Building 113 from B8 to mixed storage (B8) and assembly and leisure (D2) | Application Withdrawn | 26/07/2019 |
| 24/03295/LB | 18/12/2024 | Listed Building | Building 113 Skimmingdish Lane Launton Bicester OX26 5AD | Installation of new signage on the hangar doors of Building 113. The doors will be repainted in PRU blue with a painted Bicester Motion logo in light admiralty grey. A removeable vinyl decal sticker has been temporarily applied to the hangar doors providing a visualisation of the logo and colour palette proposed. | Permitted | 11/02/2025 |
| 24/03311/ADV | 18/12/2024 | Advertisement | Building 113 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Proposed sign depicting brand logo | Permitted | 12/02/2025 |
| 25/02554/F | 29/09/2025 | Full Development | Windrushers Gliding Club Skimmingdish Lane Launton OX26 5AD | Internal and external alterations to facilitate the use of Building 113 for office purposes (Class E) and in association with the wider permitted events use (Sui Generis) | ||
| 25/02555/LB | 29/09/2025 | Listed Building | Windrushers Gliding Club Skimmingdish Lane Launton OX26 5AD | Internal and external alterations to facilitate the use of Building 113 for office purposes (Class E) and in association with the wider permitted events use (Sui Generis) | ||
Building Control Applications | ||||||
| Application number | Received Date | Validated Date | Application Type | Location | Proposal | |
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| 19/00602/INC | 11/06/2019 | 11/06/2019 | Initial Notice Commercial | Hangar 113, Bicester Heritage, Buckingham Road, Bicester, Oxon OX26 5HA | Material alterations to the internal walls, creation of a new door opening and alterations to the current means of escape within/to the stores associated with Hangar 113 | |