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Chesterton/Bucknell/Bicester boundary review - CHBB

We have been asked by Chesterton Parish Council to consider changing where the parish boundary sits between Bucknell and Chesterton. We are also taking this opportunity to review the boundary between Bicester and Bucknell.

Chesterton Parish Council have requested that the boundary between Chesterton and Bucknell be moved so that two areas of land, shown on the map marked by the letters G and H, would change which parish they are in. Area G would become part of Chesterton parish, and area H would become part of Bucknell parish. 

Officers from our Planning department have also brought to our attention part of a planning approval site in Bicester which crosses the parish boundary into Bucknell. This is marked by the letter I on the map.  

Areas G and H

The parish boundary between Chesterton and Bucknell currently follows the B4030/Middleton Stoney Road, until it crosses the M40 when it picks up the treeline and the route of the Gagle Brook for a short distance. It then crosses the field and follows field boundaries to the point it joins with the Bicester parish boundary. 

Chesterton Parish Council have asked that we give consideration to straightening this section of the parish boundary so that it follows the B4030/Middleton Stoney Road. Area G, to the south of the road would become part of Chesterton Parish, and Area H, to the north of the road would become part of Bucknell Parish. No residential properties would be affected by this change. 

Area I 

In 2020 we granted outline planning permission for up to 1700 houses at north west Bicester, planning application reference 14/02121/OUT. This is area I on the map. 

A small part of this area crosses the parish boundary and sits within Bucknell parish. 

Any houses that are built on this part of the application site would be within Bucknell parish, with the rest of the development being in Bicester. It is sensible for us to consider moving this small area of land from Bucknell to Bicester, so that the whole development is in Bicester. 

Read the full consultation letter.