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| Application Number 26/00514/F |
Application Type Full Development |
| Status Under Consultation |
Decision Level Delegated |
| Location The Innovation Quarter
Skimmingdish Lane
Launton |
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| Proposal Installation of an internal link road to service Buildings 401, 402 and 403 |
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| Parish Launton |
Ward Launton And Otmoor |
| Received Date 26/02/2026 |
Valid Date 27/02/2026 |
| Weekly List Date 12/03/2026 |
Comments Due Date 13/08/2026 |
| Target Decision Date 18/08/2026 |
Committee Date |
| Decision |
Decision Issued Date |
| Appeal Received Date |
Appeal Start Date |
| Appeal Decision |
Appeal Decision Date |
| Applicant Bicester Motion |
| Applicant's Address C/o Agent
OX28 6AD |
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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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Neighbour List
| Address | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AddressThames Valley Police Police Station Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NX | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received27/04/2026 | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date27/04/2026 |
| Address2 The Bradburys Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9AS | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received27/03/2026 | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date27/03/2026 |
| Address2 The Bradburys Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9AS | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received02/04/2026 | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date02/04/2026 |
| Address8 Cosford Gardens Bicester OX26 4FT | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received20/03/2026 | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date20/03/2026 |
| AddressBuilding 138 The Command Works Bicester Heritage Southern Avenue Launton OX27 8FY | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressBuilding 139 The Command Works Bicester Heritage Old Skimmingdish Lane Launton OX27 8FZ | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressLaunton Grange Care Home Skimmingdish Lane Bicester OX26 4XJ | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressAviation Hangar Building 137 Part 2 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressSite Office Hawker Horsley View Skimmingdish Lane Caversfield OX26 4AE | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressTeam Sport Building 137 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| Address13 Curtiss Close Bicester OX26 4FU | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| Address14 Curtiss Close Bicester OX26 4FU | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| Address16 Blackburn Walk Bicester OX26 4FS | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressBuilding 113 Bicester Motion Skimmingdish Lane Launton OX27 8AL | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| Address15 Blackburn Walk Bicester OX26 4FS | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressYasa Unit 160 The Ranges Bicester OX26 5AR | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
| AddressSkyports Bicester Vertiport Infrastructure Skimmingdish Lane Launton OX26 8FX | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due08/04/2026 | Reply Received | Re-Consult Date16/07/2026 | Reply Due06/08/2026 | Reply Date |
Consultee List
| Name | Address | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NameArchaeology (OCC) - | AddressOxfordshire County Council County Hall, New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1ND | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received25/03/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameEcology (CDC) - | AddressCherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received29/04/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameEnvironmental Health (CDC) - | AddressEnvironmental Health Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received09/04/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameConservation (CDC) - | AddressConservation Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received21/04/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameWard Councillor - Launton And Otmoor | Address | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameOCC - Single Response - Major Planning Applications Team | AddressOxfordshire County Council County Hall New Road Oxford OX1 1ND | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received01/04/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameThames Water - Mr Ndoli Bokuli | AddressMr Ndoli Bokuli Development Planning Asset Investment Unit Maple Lodge Denham Way Rickmansworth WD3 9SQ | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameBicester Bike Users Group - Paul Troop | AddressGarden Court Chambers 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LJ | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameClerk to Launton PC - Simon Turner | Address14 The Poplars Launton Bicester OX26 5DW | Consult Date16/03/2026 | Reply Due06/04/2026 | 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 Date07/04/2026 | Reply Due28/04/2026 | Reply Received27/04/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameHistoric England - South East Region (Planning) - Historic England - South East Region (Planning) | AddressEastgate Court 195-205 High Street Guildford GU1 3EH | Consult Date07/04/2026 | Reply Due28/04/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameEcology OCC - | AddressOxfordshire County Council | Consult Date05/06/2026 | Reply Due19/06/2026 | Reply Received | TypeRe-consult |
| NameConservation (CDC) - | AddressConservation Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date08/06/2026 | Reply Due22/06/2026 | Reply Received25/06/2026 | TypeRe-consult |
| NameEcology (CDC) - | AddressCherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date08/06/2026 | Reply Due22/06/2026 | Reply Received24/06/2026 | TypeRe-consult |
| NameHistoric England - South East Region (Planning) - Historic England - South East Region (Planning) | AddressEastgate Court 195-205 High Street Guildford GU1 3EH | Consult Date08/06/2026 | Reply Due22/06/2026 | Reply Received23/06/2026 | TypeRe-consult |
| NameArchaeology (OCC) - | AddressOxfordshire County Council County Hall, New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1ND | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received16/07/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameConservation (CDC) - | AddressConservation Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameEcology (CDC) - | AddressCherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameEnvironmental Health (CDC) - | AddressEnvironmental Health Cherwell District Council 39 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5FD | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | 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 Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameHistoric England - South East Region (Planning) - Historic England - South East Region (Planning) | AddressEastgate Court 195-205 High Street Guildford GU1 3EH | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameWard Councillor - Launton And Otmoor | Address | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameOCC - Single Response - Major Planning Applications Team | AddressOxfordshire County Council County Hall New Road Oxford OX1 1ND | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | 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 Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameBicester Bike Users Group - Paul Troop | AddressGarden Court Chambers 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LJ | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received | TypeStandard Consultee |
| NameClerk to Launton PC - Simon Turner | Address14 The Poplars Launton Bicester OX26 5DW | Consult Date15/07/2026 | Reply Due05/08/2026 | Reply Received22/07/2026 | TypeStandard Consultee |
| Description | Display Date | Expiry Date | Notice Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| DescriptionSite Notice | Display Date18/03/2026 | Expiry Date10/04/2026 | Notice Type |
| DescriptionBicester Advertiser | Display Date19/03/2026 | Expiry Date11/04/2026 | Notice Type |
| DescriptionSite Notice | Display Date14/07/2026 | Expiry Date04/08/2026 | Notice Type |
| DescriptionBicester Advertiser | Display Date23/07/2026 | Expiry Date13/08/2026 | Notice Type |
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| Document Type | Date | Description | File Size | Drawing/Rev Number | |
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| Application Forms | |||||
| Application Documents | 26/02/2026 | Application Form | (392kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 08/06/2026 | Updated Heritage Advice Note | (425kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 08/06/2026 | Updated Ecology Technical Note Addendum V1.0 | (181kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 08/06/2026 | The Ranges HMMP V1.0 | (622kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 14/07/2026 | Biodiversity Gain Plan | (193kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 14/07/2026 | BNG Ranges Statutory Biodiversity Metric Condition Assessments V4 | (74kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 14/07/2026 | BNG Ranges Statutory Metric V4 | (4193kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | |||||
| Supporting Documents | 26/02/2026 | Planning Statement | (4129kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 26/02/2026 | Ecology Technical Note | (3470kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 03/07/2026 | Statement Of Justification | (1385kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 14/07/2026 | Ecology Technical Note Second Addendum V1.0 | (3771kb) | - | |
| Supporting Documents | 14/07/2026 | Transport Statement 2026 07 08 | (3334kb) | - | |
| Site Plans | |||||
| Plans - Site | 26/02/2026 | Site Overview | (5796kb) | 5370 Nla 3 100 - | |
| Plans - Site | 14/07/2026 | Site Overview v6 | (5388kb) | 5370-NLA-3-100 - | |
| Proposed Plans | |||||
| Plans - Proposed | 26/02/2026 | Inset 1 proposed Road | (541kb) | 5370 Nla 3 100 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 26/02/2026 | Inset 2 Grassland Improvement Area | (213kb) | 5370 Nla 3 100 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 26/02/2026 | Access Road | (2216kb) | 2601007 01 - A | |
| Plans - Proposed | 26/02/2026 | 16.5m artics passing at phasing place | (306kb) | 2601007 Tk03 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 15/07/2026 | Inset 1 - Proposed Road | (712kb) | 5370-NLA-3-100 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 15/07/2026 | Inset 2 - Grassland Improvement Area | (310kb) | 5370-NLA-3-100 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 15/07/2026 | Proposed Link Road Alignment | (1487kb) | 2601007 01 - B | |
| Plans - Proposed | 15/07/2026 | Artics Passing Along Proposed YASA Link Road | (855kb) | 2510073-TK01 - B | |
| Plans - Proposed | 15/07/2026 | HGV Passing at Junction | (347kb) | 2601007-TK02 - | |
| Plans - Proposed | 15/07/2026 | Artics Passing at Passing Place | (295kb) | 2601007-TK03 - | |
| Consultee Responses | |||||
| Consultation Response | 25/03/2026 | OCC Archaeology | (95kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 13/04/2026 | OCC Single Response | (196kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 09/04/2026 | CDC Environmental Health | (432kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 01/04/2026 | Oxfordshire County Council | (9kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 01/04/2026 | Oxfordshire County Council response | (196kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 27/04/2026 | Designing Out Crime Officer | (73kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 21/04/2026 | Conservation | (251kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 29/04/2026 | Ecology | (144kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 19/06/2026 | Historic England | (127kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 23/06/2026 | Historic England Consultation Response | (127kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 25/06/2026 | Ecology (CDC) | (296kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 22/07/2026 | Simon Turner - Clerk to Launton PC | (73kb) | - | |
| Consultation Response | 16/07/2026 | County Archaeology | (203kb) | - | |
| Public Comments | |||||
| Public Comments | 20/03/2026 | 8 Cosford Gardens, Bicester | (74kb) | - | |
| Public Comments | 27/03/2026 | 2 The Bradburys, Stratton Audley | (79kb) | - | |
| Public Comments | 02/04/2026 | 2 The Bradburys, Stratton Audley | (73kb) | - | |
| Planning Application Documents | |||||
| Superseded | 26/02/2026 | Transport Statement | (3450kb) | - | |
| Superseded | 27/02/2026 | BNG Ranges Statutory Metric V3 | (4209kb) | - | |
| Application Forms | |||||
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| Application Documents (392kb) - Application Form | |||||
| Application Documents (425kb) - Updated Heritage Advice Note | |||||
| Application Documents (181kb) - Updated Ecology Technical Note Addendum V1.0 | |||||
| Application Documents (622kb) - The Ranges HMMP V1.0 | |||||
| Application Documents (193kb) - Biodiversity Gain Plan | |||||
| Application Documents (74kb) - BNG Ranges Statutory Biodiversity Metric Condition Assessments V4 | |||||
| Application Documents (4193kb) - BNG Ranges Statutory Metric V4 | |||||
| Supporting Documents | |||||
| Supporting Documents (4129kb) - Planning Statement | |||||
| Supporting Documents (3470kb) - Ecology Technical Note | |||||
| Supporting Documents (1385kb) - Statement Of Justification | |||||
| Supporting Documents (3771kb) - Ecology Technical Note Second Addendum V1.0 | |||||
| Supporting Documents (3334kb) - Transport Statement 2026 07 08 | |||||
| Site Plans | |||||
| Plans - Site (5796kb) 5370 Nla 3 100 - Site Overview | |||||
| Plans - Site (5388kb) 5370-NLA-3-100 - Site Overview v6 | |||||
| Proposed Plans | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (541kb) 5370 Nla 3 100 - Inset 1 proposed Road | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (213kb) 5370 Nla 3 100 - Inset 2 Grassland Improvement Area | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (2216kb) 2601007 01 - A Access Road | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (306kb) 2601007 Tk03 - 16.5m artics passing at phasing place | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (712kb) 5370-NLA-3-100 - Inset 1 - Proposed Road | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (310kb) 5370-NLA-3-100 - Inset 2 - Grassland Improvement Area | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (1487kb) 2601007 01 - B Proposed Link Road Alignment | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (855kb) 2510073-TK01 - B Artics Passing Along Proposed YASA Link Road | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (347kb) 2601007-TK02 - HGV Passing at Junction | |||||
| Plans - Proposed (295kb) 2601007-TK03 - Artics Passing at Passing Place | |||||
| Consultee Responses | |||||
| Consultation Response (95kb) - OCC Archaeology | |||||
| Consultation Response (196kb) - OCC Single Response | |||||
| Consultation Response (432kb) - CDC Environmental Health | |||||
| Consultation Response (9kb) - Oxfordshire County Council | |||||
| Consultation Response (196kb) - Oxfordshire County Council response | |||||
| Consultation Response (73kb) - Designing Out Crime Officer | |||||
| Consultation Response (251kb) - Conservation | |||||
| Consultation Response (144kb) - Ecology | |||||
| Consultation Response (127kb) - Historic England | |||||
| Consultation Response (127kb) - Historic England Consultation Response | |||||
| Consultation Response (296kb) - Ecology (CDC) | |||||
| Consultation Response (73kb) - Simon Turner - Clerk to Launton PC | |||||
| Consultation Response (203kb) - County Archaeology | |||||
| Public Comments | |||||
| Public Comments (74kb) - 8 Cosford Gardens, Bicester | |||||
| Public Comments (79kb) - 2 The Bradburys, Stratton Audley | |||||
| Public Comments (73kb) - 2 The Bradburys, Stratton Audley | |||||
| Planning Application Documents | |||||
| Superseded (3450kb) - Transport Statement | |||||
| Superseded (4209kb) - BNG Ranges Statutory Metric V3 |
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| The Innovation Quarter Skimmingdish Lane Launton |
Planning Applications | ||||||
| Application number | Valid Date | Application Type | Location | Proposal | Decision | Decision Issued Date |
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| 20/00575/F | 26/02/2020 | Full Development | Land West Of Building 138 And 139 Bicester Heritage Adjacent to Skimmingdish Lane Launton | An area of permeable surfacing and associated landscaping for the provision of car parking associated with the employment uses on the New Technical Site within the Bicester Heritage development parcel | Application Withdrawn | 31/07/2020 |
| 20/01316/TEL56 | 19/05/2020 | Telecommunications Prior Approval | Land West Of Buildings 138 & 139 Bicester Heritage Adjacent To Skimmingdish Lane Launton | Street works style base station - the installation of a 17-metre phase 8 pole with wrap around cabinet built around the base, 3 no. new equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto. | Refused | 14/07/2020 |
| 24/02495/DISC | 16/09/2024 | Discharge Of Conditions | The Innovation Quarter Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 5HA | Discharge of condition 2 (Landscaping details) of 24/00380/REM | Permitted | 21/10/2024 |
| 25/00845/DISC | 28/03/2025 | Discharge Of Conditions | The Innovation Quarter Skimmingdish Lane Launton | Discharge of Conditions 10 (Landscape Schedule), 15 (Framework Travel Plan) and 28 (external lighting strategy) of 23/01941/F | Permitted | 10/09/2025 |
| 25/01862/DISC | 28/03/2025 | Discharge Of Conditions | The Innovation Quarter Skimmingdish Lane Launton | Discharge of Condition 9 (waste and recycling), 14 (cycle parking details, and 17 (water network upgrades) of 23/01941/F | Permitted | 18/07/2025 |
| 26/00514/F | 27/02/2026 | Full Development | The Innovation Quarter Skimmingdish Lane Launton | Installation of an internal link road to service Buildings 401, 402 and 403 | ||
Building Control Applications | ||||||
| Application number | Received Date | Validated Date | Application Type | Location | Proposal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/00782/IN | 05/08/2024 | Initial Notice | The Innovation Quarter Units 401, 402 And 403 Bicester Motion Skimmingdish Lane Launton | Fit out of units 401, 402 and 403. | ||