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Cherwell District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cherwell District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

22,241Searchable applications

1,673Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 18,365 approved or refused records

1,696Refused applications

16,669 approved · 1,696 refused · 854 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas60 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Under Consultation25/02082/TCA
Ash - cut back overhanging branches, reduction of 5 metres
Ardley House Somerton Road Ardley OX27 7NS
Received 3 Sept 2025
Application Permitted22/02887/F
Creation of field access from Islip Road
Land South Of Laurel Farmhouse and Adjacent To Islip Road Bletchingdon
Received 21 Sept 2022
Application Permitted23/01016/DISC
Discharge of Condition 21 (external lighting/security lighting/floodlighting details) of 21/04158/F
Great Wolf Lodge Oxfordshire Kirtlington Road Chesterton OX26 1TE
Received 18 Apr 2023
Application Permitted22/01937/F
Works to the Tithe Barn involving alterations, refurbishment and extensions to the west. Works involve insulating barn roof, replacing existing interlocking tiled roof with stone slates, new rooflights
The Barn Yarnton Manor Church Lane Yarnton
Received 29 Jun 2022
Application Permitted26/02403/DISC
Discharge of Condition 16 (vehicular electric charging points) of 24/00807/F
OS Parcel 0927 East Of And Adjoining Wardington Road Wardington
Received 15 May 2026
Application Permitted24/00832/F
Proposed single storey rear extension
5 Oxlip Leyes Bicester OX26 3ED
Received 26 Mar 2024
Application Permitted22/02757/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (finished floor levels), 10 (detailed surface water drainage scheme), 12 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 13 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 14 (sustainability details), 15 (biodiversity details), 16 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) and 21 (electric vehicle charging plan) of 20/02083/OUT
Hempton Gate Land North Of Hempton Road And West Of Wimborn Close Deddington
Received 7 Sept 2022
Under Consultation25/02023/TCA
T1 - Birch - Fell (dead)
Ironstone Farm Street Off Chapel Lane Milton OX15 4HH
Received 4 Aug 2025
Application Permitted22/03579/DISC
Discharge of Condition 5 (roofing material sample - Ancillary Barn) of 19/02695/F
Buildings To Rear Home Farm House Wigginton OX15 4JZ
Received 28 Nov 2022
Application Withdrawn21/04231/F
Alterations, single storey extensions to and conversion of Public House form a Furniture Showroom and Cafe. Demolition of more modern extensions. Reconfiguring car parking on site to improve traffic safety on Main Road
The Fox And Hounds Station Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7PE
Received 21 Dec 2021
Application Refused20/02757/NMA
Increase width of rear extension by 338mm. Side wall facing adjacent dwelling (No. 9) to be in line with existing side wall of dwelling (proposed as non-material amendment to 18/00801/F)
11 Briar Close Kidlington OX5 2DD
Received 5 Oct 2020
Application Permitted26/00053/F
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations and a single storey side extension
130 Sinclair Avenue Banbury OX16 1BL
Received 12 Jan 2026
Application Permitted20/01602/F
Two storey rear extension and upward extension to roof of main house to facilitate loft conversion
16 Wykham Lane Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BW
Received 18 Jun 2020
Application Permitted25/01000/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (slate sample) and 8 (rainwater details) and partial discharge of Condition 3 (stone sample panel) of 24/01879/F
North Arms House Mills Lane Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6PY
Received 19 Feb 2025
Application Permitted21/02689/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a loft conversion to provide additional habitable space
4 Dacey Drive Upper Heyford OX25 5AA
Received 4 Aug 2021
Application Permitted23/00607/TCA
T1 x Oak - crown raise over road to give vehicles 5.3m clearance from ground level.
White House Middle Street Islip OX5 2SF
Received 7 Mar 2023
Application Permitted21/02974/F
Two storey rear extension with first floor balcony
6 Dovecote Close Milcombe Banbury OX15 4RD
Received 31 Aug 2021
No Objections23/01479/CDISC
Details pursuant to Condition 16 (P&R Noise Monitoring and Mitigation) of planning permission no. (R3.0057/19) - R3.0073/23
Land West Of Cuckoo Lane And Adjacent To A40 Eynsham OX29 4PU
Received 1 Jun 2023
Application Permitted25/00285/DISC
Discharge of Condition 7 (Monitoring Points) of 18/01970/LB
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
Received 4 Feb 2025
Application Permitted23/02749/TCA
4 large trees at rear of property overhanging home; crown lift and laterally reduce back to 2.5 m from the building and overhang from pathway. Remove 4 conifers and stump grind, approx 7 feet high conifers. Cherry tree at rear of property by pagoda - reduce back cherry tree from neighbours. Dead cherry tree, reduce to habitat stem. Garage at side of property - remove hedge to ground level, levelling remainder of yew hedge on that side removing self set ash. Rear pathway cut back all ivy from wall side approx 2 inches away to ensure mortar is not disturbed.
The Lake House Lake Walk Adderbury OX17 3NG
Received 4 Oct 2023
Application Permitted26/01807/NMA
Additional window added to lounge, additional window to north elevation, roof lights to new extension have been amended, flue pipe re-sited from south elevation to north elevation, slight amendment to lounge doors and amended internal floor plan layout (proposed as non material amendments of 26/00193/F)
The Small House Small House Sibford Ferris Oxfordshire OX15 5RG
Received 17 Jul 2026
Application Permitted24/03194/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (covered cycle parking facilities), 4 (Secure by Design - doors, door viewer, postal strategy, visitor notification scheme) and 5 (electric vehicle charging points) of 21/03425/F (re-submission of 22/01238/DISC)
The Blue House 238B Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 4EL
Received 28 Nov 2024
Application Permitted22/02290/TCA
T1 x Cherry Tree.- Reduce the tree back to pollard points upto 4m.
4 Home Farm Cottages Station Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DD
Received 29 Jul 2022
Application Permitted23/01765/DISC
Discharge of Condition 3 (means of access) of 22/02887/F
Land South Of Laurel Farmhouse and Adjacent To Islip Road Bletchingdon
Received 27 Jun 2023

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cherwell District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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