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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
22,322Searchable applications
1,673Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 18,436 approved or refused records
1,701Refused applications

16,735 approved · 1,701 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Application Permitted25/02963/LB

    Replacement fascia signs and hanging sign

    14 Market Square Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6AD

    Received 13 Nov 2025
  2. Application Permitted24/02107/F

    Erection of a single storey garden building to be used as a home gym

    115 Parsons Piece Banbury OX16 9GQ

    Received 1 Aug 2024
  3. Prior Approval Not Required21/01995/HPA

    Single storey rear lean-to extension - depth 3.7m, height to eaves 2.5m and overall height 3.6m

    48 Elton Road Banbury OX16 9UB

    Received 7 Jun 2021
  4. Application Permitted23/00335/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore - Removal. T2 x Cypress - Removal.

    Bank House Street From Banbury Road To Mount Pleasant Wardington OX17 1RU

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  5. Prior Approval Not Required20/01224/TEL56

    Streetworks style base station - the installation of a 17 metre phase 8 pole with wrap around cabinet built around the base, 3 no. new equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto

    TMUK And 3 Telecommunications Mast 54332 Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 11 May 2020
  6. Application Permitted22/01594/F

    Retrospective – Replacement of existing 1.8m fence (on 0.6m high elevated section in the garden) with a 2.4m acoustic fence

    The Lodge 144 Bloxham Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9LE

    Received 27 May 2022
  7. Application Permitted21/00339/TCA

    G1 – Sycamore located nearest the field gate, group of upright stems approximately 6 in number arising from an original coppice stump - Reduce the upright stems to retain a 1.5 - 2m high coppice stool to allow to regenerate. G2 – Sycamore, located nearest the wicket gate, group of upright stems approximately 14 in number - Reduce all stems to a height of 1.5m retaining a hedge like structure to regenerate. Crown lift the principle Maple and semi mature twin stem sycamore to provide a 5.5m ground clearance roadside, by way of removing lower secondary branching.

    Orchard Cottage Cumberford Bloxham OX15 4QG

    Received 29 Jan 2021
  8. Application Permitted20/02173/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Arboricultural Survey) and 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of 19/00770/F

    Part Of Railway Embankment North East Of Aldershot Farm Howes Lane Bicester

    Received 11 Aug 2020
  9. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)21/00087/F

    First floor side extension with associated internal and external works

    51 Walton Avenue Twyford OX17 3LA

    Received 12 Jan 2021
  10. Application Permitted23/01526/TCA

    T1 x Eucalyptus - Section fell/remove tree

    Oak Cottage Heyford Road Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HS

    Received 6 Jun 2023
  11. Under Consultation26/02005/TCA

    T1 Oak - remove

    1 Manor Cottages Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SP

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  12. Application Permitted22/01136/REM

    Reserved matters application for 19/00937/OUT - self-build plot, dwelling on plot 571 of the Graven Hill Development site

    Plot 571 Phase 3A and 3B Zone 3 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden

    Received 14 Apr 2022
  13. Application Permitted19/02078/F

    Proposed front and rear single storey extensions with associated internal and external works

    63 Springfield Avenue Banbury OX16 9JF

    Received 26 Sept 2019
  14. Application Permitted21/01657/OBL

    Discharge of Schedule 4, Clause 12.1 of the S106 Agreement for 16/02446/F to provide a Training and Employment Plan (TEMP)-Phase 9, Heyford Park

    Phase 9 Heyford Park Camp Road Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 10 May 2021
  15. Application Permitted21/00020/LB

    Removal of partition wall to create open plan kitchen/dining area

    Brook Court Fencott OX5 2RD

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  16. Application Refused23/02627/PIP

    Permission in Principle application for the erection of between 1 no. and 5 no. dwellings

    Land Off Islip Road Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DP

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  17. Application Withdrawn23/01540/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of building comprising 4x1 bedroom and 1x2 bedroom flats, car and cycle parking, bin stores and landscaping.

    110 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1DZ

    Received 6 Jun 2023
  18. Application Refused21/00933/F

    Demolition of 2 garages and replacement with a 3-bedroom dwelling, with access off Beechfield Crescent

    Land To Rear Of 15 Farmfield Road Adj To Beechfield Crescent Banbury

    Received 18 Mar 2021
  19. Application Permitted23/00502/F

    Demolition of rear conservatory and replacement with single storey rear extension, erection of front porch and side canopy and replacement of existing windows

    Bradgate Lodge Boxhedge Road Banbury OX16 0BP

    Received 24 Feb 2023
  20. Application Permitted21/04167/F

    Single storey ground floor extension on the rear side of the house

    12 Severn Close Bicester OX26 2NN

    Received 15 Dec 2021
  21. Application Permitted21/00821/LB

    Single storey rear extension and internal alterations

    Bowler House New Street Deddington OX15 0SS

    Received 10 Mar 2021
  22. Application Permitted22/03344/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Delivery and servicing plan) of 20/03302/F

    Pride Mobility Products 32-34 Wedgwood Road Bicester OX26 4UL

    Received 7 Nov 2022
  23. Application Permitted25/01124/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (beam interface), 7 (block walls), 8 (opening details), 9 (interface details) and 10 (door details) of 23/03047/LB

    Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  24. Application Permitted20/03358/DISC

    Partial Discharge of Condition 12b (Biodiversity Strategy) of 18/01430/TWAO, Compound 2A2 and Access at Land West of Station Road

    East West Rail Network Phase 2 (The Scheme) Railway from London Road Bicester to Station Road, Launton

    Received 23 Nov 2020

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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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