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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
22,401Searchable applications
1,673Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 18,510 approved or refused records
1,702Refused applications

16,808 approved · 1,702 refused · 860 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Permitted22/01778/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a sun-room

    Robins Folly Mill Lane Weston On The Green Oxfordshire OX25 3QR

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  2. Application Permitted21/03571/LB

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 20/03682/LB - there is no longer a requirement to provide a basement as part of the proposed development. The Italian Larder who will be occupying the new retail unit at Nos 40 and 40A High Street have requested that this proposed basement be removed. Minor amendments also need to be made to the ground floor plan to remove the staircase to the basement and to show on this plan the proposed projection on the rear wall in accordance with the proposed rear elevation and proposed first floor plan

    39-40A High Street and 1 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 5ET

    Received 19 Oct 2021
  3. Application Permitted25/01676/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 25/00739/F - Change of material to walls of detached garage from natural stone to red brick

    Land Adjacent To Clifton Gate Development Clifton Road Deddington OX15 0TP

    Received 26 Jun 2025
  4. Application Permitted24/01886/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (parking area) and 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Statement) of 24/00993/F

    8 Gravel Pits Lane Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PX

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  5. Application Withdrawn22/00649/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (doors & windows) 4 (stone sample panel) of 21/02522/LB

    51 Church Street Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2BA

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  6. Application Permitted25/00432/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (phasing plan), 12 (allotments), 13 (landscaping), 15 (sustainability statement), 16 (noise impact assessment), 18 (space standards), 20 (water drainage strategy), 21 (play facilities), 22 (additional play areas), 25 (fibre optic cable provision), 26 (arboricultural information), 27 (parking strategy) and 28 (waste and recycling) of 22/00747/OUT

    Land At Bicester Road Kidlington

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  7. Application Permitted22/00891/TCA

    T1 x Hybrid Black Poplar (T61 on plan) - Fell T2 x Hybrid Black Poplar (T65 on plan) - Fell

    Priestfield House High Street Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NH

    Received 24 Mar 2022
  8. Application Permitted19/02265/TCA

    T1 x Red Cherry - Fell. T2 x Red Cherry - Reduce laterals by 1.0m. Crown clean removing deadwood (exempt).

    2 Hill View Sibford Road Hook Norton OX15 5JP

    Received 7 Oct 2019
  9. Application Permitted19/01264/F

    Two storey and single storey extensions to the rear of the property.

    5 Twyford Grove Twyford OX17 3JD

    Received 11 Jul 2019
  10. Application Permitted19/00807/F

    Two storey and single storey rear extension to existing dwelling

    74 Evans Lane Kidlington OX5 2JB

    Received 2 May 2019
  11. Application Permitted22/02383/F

    Erection of new house to replace existing, including moving dwelling to west of the site; erection of new workshop; demolition of existing buildings; erection of bin store and cycle store; associated landscaping works

    Common Farm Swalcliffe Oxfordshire OX15 5EX

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  12. Application Permitted20/03642/F

    Extension to existing outbuilding and its conversion to create a dwelling. Associated works including amenity space, landscaping and access

    High Wardington House Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SP

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  13. Application Permitted24/03137/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1-4 (Ash) - trees to be diebacked

    Street Record Meadow View Kidlington

    Received 20 Nov 2024
  14. Prior Approval Granted22/01614/AGD

    Erection of a grain store

    Grange Farm Street Through Godington Godington OX27 9AF

    Received 30 May 2022
  15. Application Permitted22/02760/F

    Single storey rear extensions and steel structure for off-street parking and external pergola on the new decking area

    7 Walford Road Sibford Ferris OX15 5BL

    Received 8 Sept 2022
  16. Application Permitted23/02605/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 22/01632/REM - vary 12 of the approved plans and drawings listed in Conditions 1, 2 and 3. Amendments to Units 8 and 9 into a single unit, along with minor changes to Units 6, 7, and 8.

    Land Adj To Promised Land Farm Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  17. Application Permitted24/03208/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (car parking provision), 5 (boundary enclosures), 6 (water efficiency limit) and 7 (bin stores and covered cycle parking facilities) of 21/01752/F

    112A Prescott Avenue Banbury OX16 0RG

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  18. Application Permitted24/02657/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (car parking layout), 9 (Construction Environmental and Traffic Management Plan) and 12 (surface water drainage scheme) of 21/03918/F

    Waterperry Court Developments 2-6 Waterperry Court Banbury OX16 4QG

    Received 3 Oct 2024
  19. Under Consultation26/00845/TCA

    T07 - Norway Spruce - remove tree - it is not an indigenous species to this area and of considerable size located close to the boundary of the adjoining property with the potential for damage to the boundary wall

    Monks Head The Causeway Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  20. Application Permitted20/02043/TCA

    T1- Remove Young Sycamore. Self seeded in fence right by out building.

    Blaize House Street From Williamscot Hill To Centre Williamscot OX17 1AB

    Received 29 Jul 2020
  21. Application Permitted19/02098/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (external walls and roofs of bin and cycle stores), 4 (means of enclosure), 5 (timber windows and doors), 6 (parking and manoeuvring areas), 7 (means of access) and 8 (vision splays) of 11/01305/F

    78 Broughton Road Banbury OX16 9QF

    Received 30 Sept 2019
  22. Application Permitted20/01524/F

    Demolition of barn

    Tadmarton Manor Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5TD

    Received 11 Jun 2020
  23. Application Permitted23/02441/F

    Single storey front, single part two storey rear extension, part garage conversion (amended plans)

    12 Ploughley Close Ardley Bicester OX27 7PP

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  24. Under Consultation21/00170/TCA

    T1 x Holly - Fell due to excessive shading, light and view restrictions, roots are lifting slabs on patio and path. Replace with similar tree in a more suitable location.

    Laburnum Queen Street Hook Norton OX15 5PJ

    Received 11 Jan 2021

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