Approval for Bicester housing and showroom scheme

Outline plans for new housing and a showroom in east Bicester have been given the go-ahead.Cherwell District Council’s planning committee has granted permission for ten new dwellings and a commercial unit on a site which sits on the junction of Churchill and Wedgewood roads.The application site is currently occupied by two buildings – one of these will be replaced and the other converted.The building facing Churchill Road currently houses offices, showrooms and storage space. It is set to be converted to provide five two-bed houses and two one-bed flats.The property facing Wedgewood Road is currently a light industrial and storage unit, and is proposed to be demolished to allow for the construction of a new showroom unit at ground floor level, with three two-bed flats above. The details of the scheme, such as layout, building design and landscaping, are subject to application for full permission.