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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
16,623Searchable applications
1,328Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 13,730 approved or refused records
1,309Refused applications

12,421 approved · 1,309 refused · 573 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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 Permitted22/03379/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 36 (water efficiency limit) of 22/00714/F

    26 Sandy Croft Sandy Lane Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PB

    Received 9 Nov 2022
  2. Application Refused23/00900/F

    Two storey front pitched roof extension and demolition of existing conservatory

    62 Almond Avenue Kidlington OX5 1EW

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  3. Application Permitted23/01851/NMA

    Show a 300mm difference in ridge heights between plots 8 and 9 due to the difference in finished floor levels (proposed as non-material amendment to 22/01788/F)

    Land To The South And Adj To South Side Steeple Aston

    Received 5 Jul 2023
  4. Application Permitted23/00652/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 24 (scheme of remediation) of 22/00487/F

    Land For Proposed Development At Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 10 Mar 2023
  5. Application Permitted22/03293/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (stonework sample), 7 (brickwork sample) and 8 (slate sample) of 19/02162/F

    81 North Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QR

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  6. Application Permitted22/00728/F

    Removal of single storey front extension. New front single storey extension.

    2 Charlbury Close Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2BW

    Received 14 Mar 2022
  7. Application Permitted24/02696/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 21/02814/F - Modification of main house coats, boots and plant room, including introduction of chimney. Replacement of existing CCTV. General update of internal finishes, fitted joinery and radiators. Addition of window to stables workshop. Addition of wire trellis to elevations of main house.

    Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Banbury OX17 1SW

    Received 9 Oct 2024
  8. Application Permitted23/01760/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials), 5 (landscaping) and 10 (bat licence) of 21/04280/F

    Highway House Park Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5LR

    Received 26 Jun 2023
  9. Appeal Lodged (Against Refusal)25/00556/F

    Split the curtilage into two and erection of a new house on the east plot (self-build)

    Field House 1 Ingleby Paddocks Enslow Kidlington OX5 3ET

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  10. Application Permitted22/02409/TCA

    T1 x White Beam - Re-pollard up to 5 metres back to previous framework

    2 Old Parr Road Banbury OX16 5HT

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  11. Application Permitted23/01329/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (internal apertures) of 20/00853/LB

    47-48 North Bar Street Banbury OX16 0TH

    Received 17 May 2023
  12. Application Permitted23/02487/F

    Formation of above ground swimming pool and decking within the enclosed courtyard

    Bristow House Broad Gap Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4DD

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  13. No Objections25/00609/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - install 2 x 10m Light pole new wooden poles in soft

    Street Record Allotment Way Launton

    Received 10 Mar 2025
  14. Application Permitted22/02315/DISC

    Discharge of condition 5 (car parking plan) of 21/02353/f

    23 Wise Avenue Kidlington OX5 2AT

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  15. Application Permitted24/01298/TCA

    Please refer to Tree Survey supplied as an attachment

    Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RW

    Received 10 May 2024
  16. No Objections25/02052/ADJ

    The demolition of all existing buildings and erection of commercial/employment units within Use Classes E(g)(iii) (Industrial Processes), B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution) with ancillary offices, together with means of access (pedestrian and vehicular), servicing of the units, car parking, landscaping and all other associated works including installation of pedestrian crossing, drainage, lighting and changes to the existing alignment of public right of way (SM80).

    Land At Banbury Road (B4100), Gaydon, CV35 0HL, *outside of area*

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  17. Application Permitted24/00216/TPO

    T2 - Spruce - Located to west of building and east of road, largely obscured by boundary trees - Remove to near ground and grind stump. Reason: To allay concerns due to end weighting of upper stem and to allow garden improvements/new planting around boundary. Replant with Apple variety to fit garden space. - Subject to TPO 11/2003

    Sycamore House Firtree Close Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 1JS

    Received 26 Jan 2024
  18. Application Permitted24/00308/TCA

    T1 x Walnut - removal to ground level.

    Archway Cottage New Street Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0SS

    Received 5 Feb 2024
  19. Application Permitted25/02804/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (windows and doors) of 25/01801/F

    Wroxlea Horley Path Road Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6QA

    Received 24 Oct 2025
  20. Application Permitted25/02923/TPO

    T3 - Yew- Crown raise by upto 5.2 m over driveway into bowls club - subject to TPO 03/2004

    23 London Road Bicester OX26 6BU

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  21. Application Permitted23/00741/LB

    Refurbishment of main farmhouse including alterations to windows, and internal and external alterations to convert the barn outbuildings to ancillary accommodation

    Hall Farm Main Street Fringford Bicester OX27 8DP

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  22. Application Permitted23/03305/F

    The proposed building will be an extension onto the rear of an existing grain barn

    Finmere Grounds Farm Water Stratford Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AT

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  23. Application Permitted26/01079/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (biodiversity enhancement) of 25/00038/F

    Network House Langford Locks Kidlington

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  24. Prior Approval Not Required23/02215/DEM

    Prior approval for demolition - The proposed demolition is required as the building is old, not in use and in a poor state of repair

    Building G5 MoD Bicester Palmer Avenue Lower Arncott OX25 1QS

    Received 9 Aug 2023

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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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