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Outline application (Phase 1B) including access (all other matters reserved) for up to 4,413 sqm B1 office space (47,502 sqft) GIA, up to 273 residential units (Use Class C3) including ancillary gym, approximately 177 sqm GIA of café space (Use Class A3), with an ancillary, mixed use co-working hub (794 sqm/ 8,550 sqft GIA), multi-storey car park, multi-use games area (MUGA), amenity space, associated infrastructure, parking and marketing boards

Bicester Gateway Business Park Wendlebury Road Chesterton

Application PermittedReference: 20/00293/OUTCherwell District Council

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Application summary

Status
Application Permitted
Application type
Outline Application
Received
4 Feb 2020
Validated
4 Feb 2020
Determination deadline
1 Apr 2021
Local authority
Cherwell District Council

Application overview

Outline application (Phase 1B) including access (all other matters reserved) for up to 4,413 sqm B1 office space (47,502 sqft) GIA, up to 273 residential units (Use Class C3) including ancillary gym, approximately 177 sqm GIA of café space (Use Class A3), with an ancillary, mixed use co-working hub (794 sqm/ 8,550 sqft GIA), multi-storey car park, multi-use games area (MUGA), amenity space, associated infrastructure, parking and marketing boards

Proposal details

Reference
20/00293/OUT
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Chesterton
Agent
Thomas Darwall-Smith

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Application location

Bicester Gateway Business Park Wendlebury Road Chesterton

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Amended Framework Travel Plan May 2020Application Documents1 Jun 2020View
Additional information - retail sequential testApplication Documents1 Jun 2020View
Addendum Job Creation NoteApplication Documents1 Jun 2020View
Note re. Use rationaleApplication Documents1 Jun 2020View
Agent e-mail 10.2.2020Application Documents13 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 5/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 6/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 5/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent 31/1/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e- mail 5-2-20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 6/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 5/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 5/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent 6/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 5/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
Agent e-mail 6/2/20Application Documents6 Feb 2020View
app formApplication Documents4 Feb 2020View
Transport Technical note (Capacity checks) - to accompany updated highways plans dated 14 July 2020Supporting Documents15 Jul 2020View
Applicant's agent Response to Quod/ Albion RepresentationsSupporting Documents1 Jul 2020View
Drainage Response received 18/06/2020Supporting Documents23 Jun 2020View
Archaeological Mitigation Strategy June 2020Supporting Documents9 Jun 2020View
AMD Flood Risk, Drainage Assessment and response to OCC Drainage Comments Part 3Supporting Documents4 May 2020View
AMD Flood Risk, Drainage Assessment and response to OCC Drainage comments Part 4Supporting Documents4 May 2020View
AMD Flood Risk, Drainage Assessment and response to OCC Drainage comments Part 2Supporting Documents4 May 2020View
AMD Flood Risk, Drainage Assessment and response to OCC Drainage Comments Part 1Supporting Documents4 May 2020View
Additional information - Arboricultural AssessmentSupporting Documents1 May 2020View
Additional information - Biodiversity Impact Assessment calculationSupporting Documents1 May 2020View
Transport Consultant's response to OCC Transport commentsSupporting Documents1 May 2020View
Agent to Officer - response letter 30/04/2020Supporting Documents1 May 2020View
Response to OCC Archaeology commentsSupporting Documents1 May 2020View
Additional information - diagram showing site splitSupporting Documents1 May 2020View
Additional information - technical note regarding Building 2 massingSupporting Documents1 May 2020View
Additional information - job creation noteSupporting Documents1 May 2020View
Ecology Report part 2Supporting Documents11 Feb 2020View
Ecology Report part 3Supporting Documents11 Feb 2020View
Ecolgy Report part 1Supporting Documents11 Feb 2020View
AMD D&A statementSupporting Documents11 Feb 2020View
Planning statement Bicester GatewaySupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Archaeological Summary NoteSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Statement of Community InvolvementSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Tree Survey ReportSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Framework Travel Plan.pdfSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Energy StatementSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Archeological Summary - App D Design Brief for Archaeological Recording ActionSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Archaeological Summary Note - App B Archaeological Geophysical SurveySupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Transport AssessmentSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Archaeological Summary - App C EvaluationSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Archaeological Summary Note - App A Heritage Desk BasedStatementSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Public Right of Way StatementSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Marketing Report 4/6/19Supporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment & Tree Report Update.pdfSupporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Economic Statement(Knowledge Economy Catalyst)Supporting Documents6 Feb 2020View
Archaeological Summary fig 2Supporting Documents5 Feb 2020View
Archaeological Summary fig 3Supporting Documents5 Feb 2020View
Archaeological Summary note fig 1Supporting Documents5 Feb 2020View
Location PlanPlans - Site4 Feb 2020View
Indicative MasterplanPlans - Site2 Jun 2020View
Constraints PlanPlans – Details4 Feb 2020View
Landscape Strategy Illustrative PlanPlans – Details5 Feb 2020View
Landscape Strategy PlanPlans – Details5 Feb 2020View
Prospective ImagePlans – Details6 Feb 2020View
Prospective ImagePlans – Details6 Feb 2020View
Prospective imagePlans – Details6 Feb 2020View
Reserved Land PlanPlans – Details1 May 2020View
Regulating PlanPlans – Details3 Jul 2020View
Wendlebury Road Vehicle Acess & Pedestriasn ImprovementsPlans – Details14 Jul 2020View
Wendlebury Road Proposed ImprovementsPlans – Details14 Jul 2020View
OCC Revised Education requestConsultation Response8 Dec 2020View
OCC Updated Education responseConsultation Response29 Sept 2020View
Oxfordshire County CouncilConsultation Response20 Jul 2020View
Further comments from BBUG (02/07/2020)Consultation Response3 Jul 2020View
Oxfordshire County CouncilConsultation Response26 Jun 2020View
OCC Transport Highway Contribution ClarificationConsultation Response24 Jun 2020View
Wendlebury Parish CouncilConsultation Response12 Jun 2020View
EcologyConsultation Response3 Jun 2020View
Oxfordshire County CouncilConsultation Response3 Jun 2020View
Economic DevelopmentConsultation Response2 Jun 2020View
Landscape CDCConsultation Response1 Jun 2020View
Planning PolicyConsultation Response27 May 2020View
Historic EnglandConsultation Response13 May 2020View
Wendlebury Parish CouncilConsultation Response20 Apr 2020View
Bicester Town CouncilConsultation Response9 Apr 2020View
Planning PolicyConsultation Response2 Apr 2020View
EcologyConsultation Response25 Mar 2020View
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning GroupConsultation Response24 Mar 2020View
OCC revised comments emailConsultation Response23 Mar 2020View
Oxfordshire County Councils REVISED responseConsultation Response23 Mar 2020View
ArboriculturalConsultation Response19 Mar 2020View
Historic EnglandConsultation Response16 Mar 2020View
Chesterton PCConsultation Response14 Mar 2020View
CDC LandscapeConsultation Response13 Mar 2020View
Thames Valley Police Design AdvisorConsultation Response13 Mar 2020View
Recreation and Leisure Attachment commentsConsultation Response11 Mar 2020View
Strategic HousingConsultation Response10 Mar 2020View
Environmental ProtectionConsultation Response9 Mar 2020View
Recreation & Leisure (CDC)Consultation Response5 Mar 2020View
Natural EnglandConsultation Response4 Mar 2020View
Building Control (CDC)Consultation Response25 Feb 2020View
Legal Services supporting documentConsultation Response21 Feb 2020View
Legal Services additional emailConsultation Response21 Feb 2020View
Environment AgencyConsultation Response20 Feb 2020View
Legal Services Rights of WayConsultation Response20 Feb 2020View
OCC ArchaeologyConsultation Response20 Feb 2020View
OCC Archaeology supporting docConsultation Response20 Feb 2020View
Thames WaterConsultation Response20 Feb 2020View
OCC Rights of WayConsultation Response20 Feb 2020View
LicensingConsultation Response18 Feb 2020View
Albion LandPublic Comments13 Jul 2020View
Bicester Bike User GroupPublic Comments25 Jun 2020View
Bicester Bike User GroupPublic Comments23 Jun 2020View
Quod on behalf of Albion Land and Albion Land commentsPublic Comments17 Jun 2020View
The LaurelsPublic Comments29 Apr 2020View
Banbury Ornithological SocietyPublic Comments8 Mar 2020View
29A Bicester Park HomesPublic Comments3 Mar 2020View
Transport Consultant email to Officers - confirmation of no car free unitsCase Correspondence3 Jul 2020View
Applicant's Transport Consultant response to OCC commentsCase Correspondence3 Jul 2020View
Returned letterCase Correspondence27 Feb 2020View
Screening Opinion decisionCase Correspondence25 Feb 2020View
Returned letterCase Correspondence24 Feb 2020View
Returned letterCase Correspondence24 Feb 2020View
Returned letterCase Correspondence24 Feb 2020View
Returned letterCase Correspondence24 Feb 2020View
Returned letterCase Correspondence24 Feb 2020View
March 2021 Committee UpdatesCommittee Documents23 Mar 2021View
March 2021 Committee ReportCommittee Documents8 Mar 2021View
Committee Written Updates - October 2020Committee Documents7 Oct 2020View
October 2020 Committee ReportCommittee Documents30 Sept 2020View
16/07/2020 Planning Committee Written UpdatesCommittee Documents21 Jul 2020View
16 July 2020 Planning Committee ReportCommittee Documents9 Jul 2020View
Final Officer Update report post CommitteeOfficer Report1 Apr 2021View
Final Decision NoticeDecision1 Apr 2021View
S106 1/4/21S106 Agreement/Undertaking1 Apr 2021View

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