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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
24,143Searchable applications
1,685Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 20,047 approved or refused records
1,803Refused applications

18,244 approved · 1,803 refused · 946 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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  1. Application Permitted19/02615/TCA

    1 x Silver Birch- 10 % Reduction. 1 x Weeping Willow -Repollard.

    Lytchett House Horn Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EW

    Received 18 Nov 2019
  2. Application Permitted25/00492/OUT

    Outline application with All Matters Reserved for a new detached five bedroom dwelling with associated parking, gardens and garage/cycle storage (self-build)

    Heyford Grange Letchmere Farm Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LS

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  3. Application Refused19/00168/F

    Retrospective - Repair of two sections of garden wall

    Bladebone House Paines Hill Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SQ

    Received 30 Jan 2019
  4. Application Permitted23/02745/F

    Erection of a two storey side extension - re-submission of 22/03009/F

    2 Old Chapel Close Kidlington OX5 2HN

    Received 4 Oct 2023
  5. Application Permitted23/00033/F

    Two storey side extension

    17 Hampden Drive Kidlington OX5 2LR

    Received 6 Jan 2023
  6. Application Permitted19/00070/TCA

    T1 x Leylandii - Crown reduce by up to 40%.

    Well Stone 3 Church Street Wroxton Banbury OX15 6QE

    Received 1 Mar 2019
  7. Application Permitted26/01080/F

    Application to extend the annexe of 23 Taylor Close.

    23 Taylor Close Bicester OX26 3HS

    Received 30 Apr 2026
  8. Application Permitted25/02034/LB

    Replacement of top end single (TES) lock gate; replacement of paddle gearing mechanism on bottom lock gate to Oxford “Banjo” style; replacement of split timber paddle posts; repair and/or installation of new stop plank grooves; “Pisser” repair to offside lock chamber wall; brickwork repairs to lock chamber walls; coping repairs to upstream approach wall; replacement of damaged cill fender (potential) and babby plate and repair to the fractured top gate anchor baseplate

    Someton Deep Lock 34 Water Street Somerton

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  9. Application Permitted25/01852/F

    First floor rear extension

    3 Hook Norton Road Sibford Ferris OX15 5QR

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  10. Application Permitted20/03082/F

    Formation of an outdoor swimming pool with garden and basic plant room (updated site location 22.01.21)

    The Old Vicarage High Street South Newington OX15 4JN

    Received 29 Oct 2020
  11. Application Permitted20/00474/F

    Garage conversion to downstairs WC and utility room. Small canopy to be added over the front door.

    9 Kedleston Rise Banbury OX16 9TX

    Received 19 Feb 2020
  12. Application Permitted25/03013/TPO

    T1 (Oak) - Crown/Tip Reduction of 2 metres on areas of Oak in closest proximity to house and neighbouring property. Branches have grown close to the buildings, roof & windows are blocking out light. Subject to TPO 9/2009.

    9 Foscote Rise Banbury OX16 9XS

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  13. Application Permitted18/00344/TCA

    T1 x Cherry - Fell. T2 x Magnolia - Selective reduction; reduce canopy by up to 1.5m to shape. T3 x Wild Plum - Crown Reduction; reduce radial crown spread and height by up to 1.0m to shape

    Castle View Goose Green Deddington Banbury OX15 0SZ

    Received 21 Nov 2018
  14. Application Refused23/03237/F

    Conversion of part of garage to habitable accommodation, new garage/store with change of land to residential use with associated internal and external works

    17 Broughton Road Banbury OX16 9QB

    Received 20 Nov 2023
  15. Application Permitted22/01399/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 20 (lighting scheme) of 19/00831/OUT

    Land South Of Home Farm House Clifton Road Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TP

    Received 11 May 2022
  16. Application Permitted22/03179/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (finished floor levels) of 19/00616/OUT

    OS Parcel 9507 South Of 26 And Adjoining Fewcott Road Fritwell

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  17. Application Permitted24/00215/F

    Installation of an air source heat pump to the front elevation

    3 Islip Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DP

    Received 25 Jan 2024
  18. Under Consultation25/01510/OUT

    Outline planning application for the erection of up to 500 dwellings and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) with associated access, open space and infrastructure - All Matters Reserved except for Access

    Land South Of Perdiswell Farm Shipton Road Shipton On Cherwell

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  19. Application Permitted19/01215/F

    Erection of a side/front single storey extension, widen the existing drive and dropped kerbs

    10 Kedleston Rise Banbury OX16 9TX

    Received 2 Jul 2019
  20. Application Permitted20/00277/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 43 (archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), & 45 (method statement for the preservation and protection of the Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure) of 14/01932/OUT

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Banbury

    Received 31 Jan 2020
  21. Application Permitted23/02730/TCA

    T1 x Pussy Willow- 3 co dominant stems,remove and thin remaining canopy by 20%. T2 x Copper Maple- Reduce crown by 3 metres. T3- T4 X Yew Tree- Trim 1m all around.

    St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  22. No Objections21/01619/TEL

    Installation of 1no. 300mm dish antenna and development ancillary thereto

    O2 Telecommunications Mast 32052 OS Parcel 7288 South Of Home Hill Barn Barford Road South Newington OX15 4JJ

    Received 6 May 2021
  23. Application Permitted22/02980/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 15 (Travel Information Pack) of 19/00831/OUT - Appeal Ref: APP/C3105/W/19/3242236

    Clifton Gate Development Site Land South Of Home Farm House Clifton Road Deddington

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  24. Application Permitted24/00110/F

    Single storey rear and front extension including porch extension - re-submission of 23/01074/F

    16 Lower End Piddington Bicester OX25 1QD

    Received 15 Jan 2024

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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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