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Cherwell District Council
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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
24,803Searchable applications
1,680Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 20,625 approved or refused records
1,834Refused applications

18,791 approved · 1,834 refused · 976 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted22/03791/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (archaeological watching brief) of 21/01140/F

    Daisy Head Farm South Street Caulcott OX25 4NE

    Received 19 Dec 2022
  2. Application Permitted26/01360/F

    Single storey front extension and alterations to and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation

    8 Dunlin Court Banbury OX16 9YY

    Received 1 Jun 2026
  3. Application Permitted21/01951/LB

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of 20/01377/LB - amendment to approved plans

    38 Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5PY

    Received 2 Jun 2021
  4. Application Permitted21/01080/F

    Replacement of damaged and dilapidated fencing to the east of the garden

    Wedmore House The Green Great Bourton OX17 1QH

    Received 26 Mar 2021
  5. Application Permitted24/01133/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (colour of the proposed cladding) of 24/00158/F

    The Hub Twyford Mill Oxford Road Adderbury OX17 3SX

    Received 25 Apr 2024
  6. Application Withdrawn22/02389/OUT

    Variation of Condition 4 (plans) of 19/01568/OUT - alter location of the single storery rear extension to existing house

    New House St Giles Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3BX

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  7. Under Consultation21/02862/LB

    Replacing part of existing roofs, external alterations involving new front entrance, insertion of rooflights and dormer windows and provision of internal bicycle and bin storage areas. Internal alterations including provision of new staircases, partitions and ceilings and installation of new services (to facilitate the change of use of existing ground floor retail unit to form three ground floor retail/office units and change of use of vacant upper floors to create 3no. two bed flats and 2no. one bed flats)

    4 High Street Banbury OX16 5DZ

    Received 17 Aug 2021
  8. Application Permitted18/00358/TCA

    T1 x Walnut - Fell. T2, T3 x Walnut - Crown lift up to 1.5m. T4 x Sycamore - Removal of dominant bough which is unbalancing tree. T5 x Tulip - Removal of diseased bough overhanging drive. T6 x Tulip - Crown lift up to 2.0m. T7 x London Plane - Crown lift up to 1.0m and removal of dominant bough which is unbalancing tree. T8 x Ornamental Cherry - Crown lift up to 1.5m and deadwood (exempt).

    Horley Manor Little Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BJ

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  9. Application Permitted22/00601/CDC

    RETROSPECTIVE - Adaptation to Eastern boundary to improve privacy for both residents and neighbours. The existing boundary consists of two limestone walls that sit either side of a taller timber fence. The proposal seeks to retain the existing limestone walls but to increase the height of these by attaching new, higher quality timber panels together with the removal and replacement of the existing fence section to match

    2, 4 and 6 Priory Mews Old Place Yard Bicester OX26 6AU

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  10. Application Permitted21/00049/TCA

    T1 x (Beech), 4th of 5 planted in a south-north hedgerow (roughly a metre apart) adjacent to western boundary wall in the back garden) - fell because we are removing the whole hedge prior to either a) replanting with alternative evergreen hedge in same position or, b) subject to planning permission being granted, a woven willow screen on top of the wall. The tree is approx. 20-30mm over the threshold diameter of 75mm at 1.5m, due to branches emanating from that point on the trunk. The remaining 4 beeches are below the threshold and will be removed on 6th Feb 2021.

    1 Pound Close Kirtlington OX5 3JR

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  11. Application Permitted21/00268/F

    Variation of Condition 3 (development use) of 19/00008/F - Proposed condition wording: “The development hereby approved shall only be used for the purposes of providing a factory outlet shopping centre selling discounted high end designer goods, with ancillary office space for the management and operation of the centre, except to allow alternative uses subject to the following limits as apply to the whole of the Bicester Village Outlet Shopping Centre (as it exists at the date of this permission): 5,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) only for the display or retail sale of high end goods, other than hot food within Class E(a) use; for the sale of food and drink principally to visiting members of the public where consumption of that food and drink is mostly undertaken on the premises within Class E(b) use; for indoor sport, recreation or fitness (not involving motorised vehicles or firearms) within Class E(d) use; and for creche, day nursery or day centre (not including a residential use) within Class E(f) use ((as defined in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 [as amended]); 1,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) of high end, full price confectionary and convenience goods sales within Class E(a) use (as defined in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 [as amended]); 1,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) at ground floor level across up to five retail units (Class E(a)) for the sale of full price high end designer goods but with no more than 330 sqm of internal floorspace in any one retail unit being used for such purposes

    Units 82/83, 84, 85, 85A, 86A And 86B And Management Office Bicester OX26 6WN

    Received 26 Jan 2021
  12. Application Permitted19/00145/F

    Change of Use of Building 81 and 97 from Sui Generis MOD Use to workshops (B2) and/or light industrial (B1(c)) and/or motor sales showroom (Sui Generis) with associated external alterations to buildings. Addition of a brick enclosure adjacent to Building 146 for bin storage and alteration to existing door/window to create access to WC. Alteration to 2no former tank housing to create bin storage. Extension to car parking area; alteration to circulation routes and removal of 3no trees. Alteration of 2no. former tank housing to create additional bin storage.

    Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 24 Jan 2019
  13. Application Permitted26/01870/TCA

    T1 Sumac- Remove stem which is rubbing on coping stone of garage, raise opposite side of tree removing lowest two branches to balance T2 Sumac- Reduce height removing approximately 2 metres. T3 Sumac-remove stem rubbing against wall and reduce height removing approximately 2 metres

    Church View Manor Farm Lane Balscote OX15 6JJ

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  14. Application Permitted22/00529/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for conversion of part of garage to office space

    20 Ripon Close Bicester OX26 1AL

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  15. Application Permitted23/03369/F

    New build classroom block

    The Warriner School Banbury Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4LJ

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  16. Application Permitted24/01816/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (materials schedule) & 5 (joinery details) of 23/01836/F

    Mead Cottage 2-4 Mead Road Barford St John Oxfordshire OX15 0PW

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  17. Application Permitted26/01837/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (proposed plans) of 24/02193/F - Erection of outbuilding, for use as a wine lodge, ancillary to the main dwelling house, with associated works.

    Paradise Farm Wigginton Road South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JS

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  18. Application Permitted18/00301/TCA

    T1 x Sweet Chestnut - Reduce overall size of canopy by maxium 1.5m by thining larger stems within the crown. T2 x Sycamore - Fell.

    Bonners Barn Dovecote Lane Somerton Bicester OX25 6NA

    Received 22 Oct 2018
  19. Under Consultation25/01779/F

    Part ground floor/part first floor rear extension and addition of dormers to front and rear roof slopes to facilitate conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation

    Mole House Lower Boddington Road Claydon Oxfordshire OX17 1QB

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  20. Application Permitted22/02213/TCA

    T1 Birch of MWA Arb Report Works: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth. T3 Prunus of MWA Arb Report Works: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth. T4 Ash of MWA Arb Report Works: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at Mulberries, OX17 1SR NOTE: Notification regarding T2 Plum and T6 Malus of MWA Arb Report has already been submitted (PP-11398388) on 13/07/22.

    The Mulberries Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SR

    Received 25 Jul 2022
  21. Application Permitted24/02809/LB

    Single Storey rear extension, addition to existing single storey element to form pitched roof with two rooflights, replacement of windows, formation of new rooflight in existing two-storey extension, lime mortar repointing, replacement of rainwater goods, green roof, internal alterations, and basement treatment.

    The Manse Bull Ring Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TT

    Received 22 Oct 2024
  22. Application Permitted26/00963/F

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Erection of a single-storey rear extension to provide a link between the main dwelling and the existing detached garage, conversion of existing garage to habitable space.

    1 Longfields Court Longfields Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6QW

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  23. Application Refused26/01300/F

    Agricultural buildings, hardcore surfacing, boundary fencing, access gate and associated landscaping, together with proposed agricultural storage and pedestrian gate (part retrospective)

    Os Parcel 7400 Sw Of River Cherwell Adj Part Of A34 By Hampton Gay And Poyle Hampton Gay And Poyle

    Received 26 May 2026
  24. Application Permitted20/00547/F

    Creation of new agricultural access

    Os Parcel 7480 Adjoining Railway Line And Parish Boundary Street Through Merton Merton

    Received 24 Feb 2020

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