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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

24,070Searchable applications

1,685Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 19,985 approved or refused records

1,802Refused applications

18,183 approved · 1,802 refused · 938 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

Application Permitted18/02070/F
Detached single storey outbuilding to provide home office/gym
St Marys 20 Spring Hill Road Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1RX
Received 30 Nov 2018
Application Permitted19/02990/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Damp proof details and joinery details) & 4 (Spec of joinery details) - Alterations to existing barn to facilitate its conversion to form ancillary accommodation to serve main house of 17/02180/F
Court Farm House 37 North Street Fritwell OX27 7QX
Received 30 Dec 2019
Application Permitted20/02985/F
Two storey side extension
144 Sussex Drive Banbury OX16 1UL
Received 20 Oct 2020
Application Permitted24/02179/F
Conversion of former agricultural barn to dwelling with associated internal and external works. Erection of lean-to bike/garden store. Demolition of part of wall and creation of new vehicular access with gate to serve Balscote House, alteration to existing driveway, erection of new wall between driveways along with all associated works
Balscote House Chapel Lane Balscote OX15 6JN
Received 9 Aug 2024
Appeal Allowed (Against Non Determination)25/02149/PIP
Permission in principle - 3-4 new dwellings
The Pheasant Pluckers Inn Street Through Burdrop Burdrop OX15 5RQ
Received 19 Aug 2025
No Objections23/00788/CM
Winning and working of mineral and progressive restoration to agriculture and nature conservation using imported inert and on-site materials as a north-east extension to Dewars Farm Quarry; retention of supporting infrastructure within the existing quarry including processing plant, site offices, weighbridge and site access and construction of new internal haul road between the extraction and processing areas - MW.0049/23
Dewars Farm Ardley Road Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4AE
Received 22 Mar 2023
Application Refused24/02572/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for erection of a fence
Land To South West Of 29 Tweed Crescent Bicester
Received 24 Sept 2024
Application Permitted20/03127/F
Additional storey added to existing building for office use
45 Merton Street Banbury OX16 4RX
Received 4 Nov 2020
Application Permitted26/02163/DISC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Cross sections, including heads, cills, and jambs of the proposed windows and doors) of 26/00905/LB
Corner Cottage Mills Lane Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6PY
Received 10 Aug 2026
Application Permitted20/03177/LB
To move existing window on rear elevation by 50-60 centimetres (following permission granted in decision of 9 October on application 20/02076/LB)
Stickleys House Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RT
Received 9 Nov 2020
Application Withdrawn24/02046/F
Installation of garden room
Spittals Farmhouse Main Street Great Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1QL
Received 29 Jul 2024
Application Permitted21/01896/CC
New dwelling (3 bedroom detached) - Plot 334 (Community Street)
4 Austin Way Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DA
Received 28 May 2021
Application Refused22/03089/NMA
Removal of basement in entirety. Addition of small amount of floor area at ground floor (proposed as non-material amendment to 21/03788/F)
St Josephs High Street Souldern OX27 7LA
Received 10 Oct 2022
Application Permitted23/01409/F
Erection of a detached dwelling with parking, access, landscaping and associated works - revised scheme of 22/02482/F
Former The Otmoor Lodge Hotel Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley OX33 1AY
Received 25 May 2023
Application Permitted26/01940/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (external materials) and 5 (roof design) of 26/01018/F
Bridge Court Little Bridge Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PS
Received 29 Jul 2026
Application Permitted24/02350/DISC
Discharge of Condition 13 (Roof Material Schedule) of 24/00591/F
Land South Of Numbers 29 To 33 Ormond Manor Road Fritwell OX27 7AH
Received 29 Aug 2024
Under Consultation26/01344/DISC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Wall Methodology), 4 (Details of Mechanical Vents), 5 (Details of Soil Vent Pipes), 8 (Stone Sample Panel), 9 (Timber Boarding Sample Panel), 10 (External Door Details), 11 (Roof Covering Samples), 12 (Roof Details), 13 (Roof Method Statement) , 14 (Floor Details) and 15 (Drylining Details) of 23/02332/LB
Farm Barn Wardington Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1FE
Received 28 May 2026
Application Permitted19/02991/OUT
Variation of Condition 9 of 18/01708/OUT - amend condition 9 by deleting reference to 18/01707/F
OS Parcel 4278 North West Of Lessor Grange Milcombe
Received 31 Dec 2019
No Objections24/01786/TEL
Swapping 3 no. antennas, removing 3 no. existing MHA and swapping 6 no. RRU’s on the tower, adding 1 no. GPS node at ground level togeter with cabin works
Telecommunication Mast OXF0032 Police Station Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NX
Received 3 Jul 2024
Application Permitted21/03996/F
Erection of two agricultural buildings
Bignell Park Farm Kirtlington Road Chesterton OX26 1UH
Received 29 Nov 2021
Application Permitted24/02052/F
Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 23/01518/F Appeal B ref: APP/C3105/W/23/3336047 - Small Increase in depth of the approved single storey rear element of the building by 0.45 metre. Provision of new single storey infill extension to the rear of the property adjacent to the approved single storey projection. Provision of accommodation in the roof space of the approved dwelling to include conservation rooflights to the rear slope of the building. Removal of soffit boards to the eaves and removal of verge boards to the gables of the dwelling to have simpler eaves and mortar pointed verges to reflect the adjacent properties. Alterations to the fenestration of the dwelling and internal alterations to the floor plan layouts at ground floor and first floor.
Land Adjacent To Clifton Gate Development Clifton Road Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TP
Received 29 Jul 2024
Application Permitted25/01918/F
Change of use of land to residential and erection of single storey granny annexe ancillary to Crouch Hill Farm - Self-Build
Crouch Hill Farm Broughton Road Banbury OX16 9UL
Received 23 Jul 2025
Application Permitted24/03430/Q56
Conversion and partial demolition of barns to 8 dwellings with associated curtilages
Moorlands Farm Murcott Kidlington OX5 2RE
Received 30 Dec 2024
No Objections21/03173/EL
Replacement of electricity poles on the existing 11kV overhead line from Studley Farm to the Sewage Works PMT
OS Parcel 6800 Adjoining County Boundary North Of Oakley Road Horton Cum Studley
Received 15 Sept 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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