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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
22,253Searchable applications
1,673Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 18,376 approved or refused records
1,697Refused applications

16,679 approved · 1,697 refused · 854 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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More application records

  1. No Objections25/02345/TEL

    Installation of 1 x 9M light wooden pole

    Street Record Green Road Kidlington

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  2. Application Permitted21/04250/F

    Change of Use of land to children's play area

    Tusmore Park Holdings Estate Office Tusmore Park Tusmore Bicester OX27 7SP

    Received 22 Dec 2021
  3. Application Withdrawn26/00298/F

    Proposed domestic garage

    1 Eaves Road Ambrosden OX25 2BF

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  4. Application Permitted20/02232/F

    Extension of garage at principal elevation, new dual pitch roof profile over, raise finished floor level

    14 Middleton Road Bucknell OX27 7LX

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  5. Application Permitted21/00827/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 11 (landscaping scheme) of 18/01591/CDC

    Former The Admiral Holland Woodgreen Avenue Banbury OX16 0AU

    Received 10 Mar 2021
  6. Application Permitted21/00653/M106

    Modification of Section 106 in connection with planning application ref 14/01932/OUT: To de-link Implementation (including S278 Works) from technical approval of the S38 so the S278 works can commence in June

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Banbury

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  7. Application Permitted25/00707/F

    Dropped kerb and creation of vehicle hardstanding on grass verge in front of 9 Gillett Road.

    9 Gillett Road Banbury OX16 0EA

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  8. Application Permitted21/00655/F

    Single storey rear extension

    Lavender House Crossing Lane Claydon OX17 1EX

    Received 26 Feb 2021
  9. Application Permitted24/01738/TCA

    T1 x Leylandi- Reduce by 4m fractured stem reduce to retain as low cover. T2 x Contoneaster- Crown raise over drive entrance up to 4.5 m crown thin water shoots.

    Windrush Park Road Hook Norton OX15 5PX

    Received 18 Jun 2024
  10. Under Consultation25/01370/TCA

    G1 - Yew-Group of 3 yews - crown reduce by up to 3m, crown lift to give 3.5m clearance and remove epicormic growth from lower stems. T1 - Prunus- crown reduce by up to 2m & crown lift to 4m for vehicular access.

    South Court Goose Walk Bloxham OX15 4JD

    Received 27 May 2025
  11. Determined Application20/00087/CDISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Travel Plan) of 18/01243/OCC (R3.0037/18)

    The Warriner School Banbury Road Bloxham Banbury OX15 4LJ

    Received 14 Jan 2020
  12. Application Withdrawn23/01624/OUT

    Outline planning for portacabin (single storey) to west of car park with All Matters Reserved

    Banbury Madni Mosque Merton Street Banbury OX16 4RP

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  13. Application Withdrawn20/02205/F

    Application to be withdrawn as submitted and with Emma agent submitted wrong application. Erection of 5 bedroom, 2 storey, detached dwelling.

    2 Elliott Crescent Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DE

    Received 12 Aug 2020
  14. Not Proceeded With21/00188/LB

    Erection of new detached garage

    The Old Vicarage Main Street Great Bourton OX17 1QN

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  15. Application Permitted24/01719/F

    Single storey extension to side and rear

    83 Cromwell Road Banbury OX16 0HF

    Received 26 Jun 2024
  16. Application Withdrawn25/00188/F

    Dropped kerb for agricultural access

    Land South West Of South Riding Station Road Launton

    Received 24 Jan 2025
  17. Application Permitted19/01568/OUT

    Demolition of garage and part of existing house, erection of one bedroom house and rear single storey extension to existing house

    New House St Giles Bletchingdon OX5 3BX

    Received 7 Aug 2019
  18. Prior Approval Not Required21/01493/HPA

    Single storey rear extension - height to eaves 2.68m, overall height 2.88m, length 5.00m

    132 Barry Avenue Bicester OX26 2DL

    Received 26 Apr 2021
  19. Application Permitted24/03203/TCA

    pear (T1) - re-reduce back to previous (approx 1 metre). various fruit trees (G1) - re-reduce back to previous (approx 1 metre).

    Greenhaven Pages Lane Hornton OX15 6BX

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  20. Application Permitted20/03446/F

    Erection of first floor extension on the footprint of the existing single storey extension and the addition of rooflights in the roof of the existing dwelling

    8 Warland Gardens Kidlington OX5 2FX

    Received 2 Dec 2020
  21. Application Permitted25/02921/TCA

    T1 Whitebeam - Located roadside adjacent to No 2 - crown reduce removing up to 2 metres

    Street Record Grove Court Deddington

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  22. Application Permitted23/03496/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 22/01650/F - Proposed amendments to the location of the approved outbuilding and insertion of one additional window in the annexe building

    Brooklyn Farm Chipping Norton Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NT

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  23. Observations25/00114/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - install 1 x 10m Light pole

    Street Record Street From Centre To North West Williamscot

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  24. Application Permitted21/01102/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore- Crown clean and crown thin removing small diameter secondary branches to create a less dense canopy removing up to 20% leaf area.

    Ham House Station Road Lower Heyford OX25 5PD

    Received 29 Mar 2021

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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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