Kidlington, Application For Planning Permission

CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL

Notice under Part 5 Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

Receipt of further environmental information

Proposed development at Land To The East Of Stratfield Brake And West Of Oxford Parkway Railway Station, Oxford Road, Kidlington (24/00539/F)

I give notice that Oxford United Football Club Limited have applied to Cherwell District Council on 26 February 2024 for planning permission for “Erection of a stadium (Use Class F2) with flexible commercial and community facilities and uses including for conferences, exhibitions, education, and other events, club shop, public restaurant, bar, health and wellbeing facility/clinic, and gym (Use Class E/Sui Generis), hotel (Use Class C1), external concourse/fan-zone, car and cycle parking, access and highway works, utilities, public realm, landscaping and all associated and ancillary works and structures.” The application is accompanied by an environmental statement.

Further information has now been received in relation to that environmental statement, comprising an updated biodiversity metric and ecology response. Additional information has also been received, including LVIA clarifications, community benefits, and an updated Planning Statement. A copy of that further information (and the environmental statement material) is available for public inspection at Cherwell District Council, 39 Castle Quay, Banbury, OX16 5FD from the 12 June 2025 for 30 days beginning with the date of this notice. Details of the application are available to view through the Council’s website via the Online Planning Service at https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk.

It should be advised that details of the application may be amended at any time before a final decision is issued, therefore you are advised to monitor the application’s progress via the Online Planning Service where amended plans will be posted. Should you wish to receive updates, please visit the site and “Track an Application” option.

Members of the public may obtain copies of the further information by prior appointment from Ridge and Partners LLP c/o Miss Chloe Brockbank (cbrockbank@ridge.co.uk). There may be a cost involved for obtaining a copy of the further information.

Anyone who wishes to make representations about this application should do so via the online Planning Register using the above link. Alternatively, email planning@cherwell-dc.gov.uk or write to the Assistant Director for Planning and Development, Cherwell District Council, 39 Castle Quay, Banbury, OX16 5FD by 12 July 2025. Please quote application number 24/00539/F on all correspondence.

DAVID PECKFORD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT