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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
22,275Searchable applications
1,673Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 18,396 approved or refused records
1,699Refused applications

16,697 approved · 1,699 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted23/02508/TCA

    T1 x Judas tree - removal, multi-stemmed tree had one stem fail due to decay at the base, removal and replant at later date.

    Swallows Barn Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  2. Application Refused23/02940/PIP

    Permission in Principle - proposed development range minimum of one and maximum of one single storey dwelling

    Allotment Gardens West Of Roebuck Inn And South East Of The Blinking Owl PH Banbury Road North Newington

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  3. Application Permitted23/01221/F

    Relocation of 3 No Ac units from roof to ground level and formation of new rear access door and associated level access platt and ramp

    25 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DH

    Received 4 May 2023
  4. Application Permitted26/01139/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 29 (Water Network) of 25/02738/F

    Land North East Of Oxford Road West Of Oxford Canal And East Of Bankside Banbury

    Received 6 May 2026
  5. Application Permitted22/02846/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Amendments to the approved drainage scheme (reference 14/01833/REM) at Longford Park Country Park, Banbury

    OS Parcels 0042 8629 7000 6185 3200 1200 2600 1200 0107 8300 9708 0006 4449 6567 South Eas Chapel Lane Bodicote

    Received 16 Sept 2022
  6. Application Permitted21/01565/F

    Stand alone vehicle wash and prep building (cars prepared for customers)

    Inchcape House, Inchcape Mercedes Benz And Toyota Langford Lane Kidlington OX5 1HT

    Received 30 Apr 2021
  7. Application Permitted26/01606/TCA

    T1 Cherry Tree - cut back 3-4 metres to boundary of neighbouring property.

    Red Rose Cottage Troy Lane Kirtlington OX5 3HA

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  8. Application Permitted21/03853/F

    Demolition of existing extension, construction of new detached house on land to side of 2 Lancaster Close.

    Land Adjacent 2 Lancaster Close Bicester

    Received 16 Nov 2021
  9. Application Permitted24/02802/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 23/03153/F - 1 - Amendment to the replacement link with removal of door and additional illustrations. 2 - New door to replace plastic window to rear elevation. 3 - Amended configuration of the boot/utility room area. 4 - Removal of all first floor proposals. 5 - Design alterations to the swimming pool to separate this from the existing curtilage listed buildings. 6 - Revisions to the annexe, outdoor kitchen area and garden store

    Laurels Farm Station Road Launton Bicester OX26 5DX

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  10. Under Consultation25/01731/M106

    Modification of Section 106 (22/02866/OUT): amend the original Section 106 Agreement dated 19 April 2024. The purpose of this variation is to update and clarify the affordable housing provisions associated with the development

    Land East Of Ploughley Road Ambrosden

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  11. Under Consultation19/02238/TCA

    T1 x Oak - Crown lift all round by removing lowest branches and prune tips of higher branches over road to allow 3.0m clearance.

    Street Record Lower Street Barford St Michael

    Received 1 Oct 2019
  12. Application Permitted22/02926/OBL

    Application to discharge ‘open space scheme’ and 'management plan' as required by the Third Schedule of S106 agreement relating to 20/00286/F

    Land South And Adj To Cascade Road Hook Norton

    Received 23 Sept 2022
  13. Application Refused24/00900/F

    Two storey front and single storey rear and side extensions

    13 Orchard Way Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 2EL

    Received 3 Apr 2024
  14. Application Permitted22/01377/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 21/00393/F - the application seeks to change the front and rear gable's brickwork to render.

    47 Fernhill Road Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1RR

    Received 11 May 2022
  15. Application Withdrawn23/00353/F

    Single storey garage extension

    The Sanctuary Priory Lane Bicester OX26 6BG

    Received 9 Feb 2023
  16. Application Permitted23/03355/LB

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 21/02773/LB - needs to be altered to allow for the following design changes. Pitched roof over garage and kitchen, entrance doors to threshing barn, staircase position altered in threshing barn, bi-fold doors to dining room, conservation roof lights over kitchen/breakfast, internal layout changes to kitchen and ensuite of bedroom 1 and bedroom 2. Flue positions.

    Barn Rear of Pool Farmhouse Main Street Wroxton OX16 6PT

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  17. Application Permitted25/01893/LB

    Addition of a bathroom to the 2nd floor room which will require waste and soil pipes to penetrate the side external wall (existing unauthorised)

    Horn Hill Cottage Horn Hill Road Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3EU

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  18. Application Permitted19/01860/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 19/00118/F - rear extension original passed drawings had two pitched roofs over new bedrooms. However we would need to change to a flat roof style

    2 Springfield Avenue Banbury OX16 9HT

    Received 6 Sept 2019
  19. Application Permitted23/02632/F

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and insertion of rooflights to front and rear roof slopes to facilitate use of the roof space as habitable accommodation

    Sideways Tanners Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3ER

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  20. Application Permitted20/02982/LB

    Removal of an existing garage, enlarging of existing outbuilding and replacement of existing sheds / greenhouse with new summer house - re-submission of 19/02335/LB

    Merriemakers Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley OX33 1AU

    Received 21 Oct 2020
  21. Application Permitted26/00068/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy) and 11 (hard landscaping) of 24/00182/F

    Formerley CAR Motor Services Southam Road Banbury OX16 2RR

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  22. Application Permitted25/02943/TCA

    T1 Cherry - Fell T2 Magnolia - Crown reduce 1.5 metres T3 Cherry - Minor cut back, maximum of 1 metre reduction on lateral branches but maintain shape

    St Marys House Horn Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EU

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  23. Application Permitted20/03548/NMA

    Revise the elevations of plots 23 - 27 to show a reduced roof pitch down to 30 deg. Driveway squared off to front of plots 26, 27 (proposed as non-material amendments to 19/02419/REM)

    OS Parcel 4846 South East Of Launton Road And North East Of Sewage Works Blackthorn Road Launton

    Received 11 Dec 2020
  24. Application Permitted21/03827/F

    Alterations to utility room door and window; raise garage roof to provide studio.

    Stratton House 3 Marshalls Close Shenington OX15 6ND

    Received 15 Nov 2021

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