Bishops End, Burdrop, Banbury, OX15 5RQ

Planning appeal 3375016 at Bishops End, Burdrop, Banbury, OX15 5RQ (Cherwell District Council) was allowed on 20 January 2026 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal and its location, land use and amount would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Sibford Ferris, Sibford Gower and Burdrop Conservation Area and adjacent listed buildings.

Permission in Principle to provide 3 to 4 dwellings within the area outlined in red

Authority: Cherwell District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Marigold O
Postcode: OX15 5RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal and its location, land use and amount would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Sibford Ferris, Sibford Gower and Burdrop Conservation Area and adjacent listed buildings
Whether the proposal and its location, land use and amount would accord with the strategy of the Development Plan including with regard to access to services and facilities

What decided it

The proposal could be delivered through conversion and limited new building within the existing footprint without materially harming the character, appearance and heritage significance of the conservation area and listed buildings, while the site's location within a Category A village with reasonable access to services and facilities accords with the development plan strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: ESD13ESD15C33Villages 1ESD1H18

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