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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
16,728Searchable applications
1,332Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 13,817 approved or refused records
1,320Refused applications

12,497 approved · 1,320 refused · 578 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Permitted25/02245/F

    Single storey extension to the front, single and part two storey extension to rear

    30 Evans Lane Kidlington OX5 2HX

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  2. Application Permitted24/01195/F

    Single storey side and rear extension and an increased drive width

    37 High Acres Banbury OX16 9SL

    Received 1 May 2024
  3. Application Permitted24/02898/ADV

    3 no non illuminated totem signs

    Cabot Park Empire Road Bicester OX26 2GE

    Received 31 Oct 2024
  4. Application Permitted25/02865/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 24 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of 22/03513/F

    Land North And South Of Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  5. Application Permitted22/02296/F

    Single storey rear extension with lean-to roof and roof lights

    4 Skylark Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 4GF

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  6. No Objections25/02036/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - Install 2 x 9M Light wooden pole

    Street Record Skimmingdish Lane Launton

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  7. Application Permitted22/01461/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (secondary glazing) of 22/00075/LB

    4 Alms House Cottages Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley Oxfordshire OX33 1BA

    Received 18 May 2022
  8. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA21/02705/SO

    Screening Opinion to 21/02573/F - Demolition of existing building and construction of 48 no apartments together with landscaping, car parking, bin stores, secure cycle parking and associated infrastructure

    Waverley House Queens Avenue Bicester OX26 2PY

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  9. Application Permitted24/02393/F

    Proposed garage

    2 Horne Close Caversfield OX27 8FE

    Received 4 Sept 2024
  10. Appeal Part Allowed, Part Dismissed24/00633/F

    Demolition of outbuilding and erection of single storey rear extension with sliding door to the rear and 2no roof windows; external walls to be insulated and rendered

    14 Sandford Green Banbury OX16 0SA

    Received 7 Mar 2024
  11. Application Permitted23/01049/F

    Use of existing outbuilding as an annex to Vine Cottage providing domestic accommodation including alteration to existing building enclosing terrace

    Vine Cottage Ashburton Lane Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5QE

    Received 20 Apr 2023
  12. Application Permitted21/03820/TCA

    T1 x Ash by drive to dismantle as it has ash dieback disease. T2 x Conifer in back garden to remove, T3 x Acer with limb overhanging barn to reduce the limb by 6m and remove dead wood in tree. T4 x Horse chestnut with bleeding canker to remove. T5 x Prunus fell.

    Beech House High Street Cropredy OX17 1NG

    Received 12 Nov 2021
  13. Application Permitted22/02987/TCA

    T1 x Holly Tree- Remove to replace renew drive way

    Holly Cottage Main Street Mixbury NN13 5RR

    Received 20 Sept 2022
  14. Under Consultation25/02736/TCA

    Amended - Removed T1 Horse Chestnut (T1) Is a TPO 25/2025 HG1 Mixed hedge tree group including Beech, Hazel, Cypress, Laurel - Remove

    The Old Rectory High Street Hook Norton OX15 5NF

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  15. Application Permitted22/02388/LB

    Pergola structure to rear (north) of public house and lantern style rooflight over existing single storey structure to rear (north)

    George Inn Lower Street Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RH

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  16. Application Permitted22/01218/REM

    Reserved matters application to 21/03749/F - self-build plot, two-storey detached dwelling on plot 568

    Plot 568 Phase 3A And 3B Zone 3 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden

    Received 22 Apr 2022
  17. Application Refused22/02402/F

    Alterations to and conversion of detached single garage into an office/gym

    5 Yarrow Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 4SN

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  18. Application Permitted21/01320/TCA

    T1 x Picea Abies - One tree to be reduced to ground level due to proximity of property (2.8m) and height (approx 10.0m). Has previously had the top removed. Proposal to plant a hedge in its place along boundary wall - hedge type Aucuba Japonica and Prunus Laurocerasus.

    Cubbs Cottage Street Through Burdrop Burdrop OX15 5RL

    Received 14 Apr 2021
  19. Application Withdrawn24/00863/F

    Erection of a rear conservatory

    53 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 3EY

    Received 28 Mar 2024
  20. Application Refused21/02473/LB

    Breakthrough in boundary wall to facilitate a pedestrian entrance (resubmission of 21/01023/LB)

    The Ben Jonson Inn Northampton Road Weston On The Green OX25 3RA

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  21. Application Permitted23/02569/F

    Change of Use of the first and second floors of 1 High St, Kidlington from offices to residential apartments

    Lloyds Tsb Plc 1 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2BP

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  22. Application Permitted25/00177/F

    Conversion and alteration of former public house to provide three dwellings, plus hard and soft landscaping and associated works

    The Fox And Hounds Station Road Ardley OX27 7PE

    Received 23 Jan 2025
  23. Application Permitted26/00043/TCA

    T1 to reduce the branches that hang over the historical wall of the mature Ash tree by approx. 3m and then balance the rest of the tree in proportion by a reduction of 3-4m overall. T2 to remove a small oak branch, approx. 100mm in dia. that is laying on the top of wall the approximate position is marked in red on the photo doc 5. it is a multi-stemmed mature Oak tree that is growing right next to the wall T3 Mature oak in the neighbour's garden....no work required T4 Semi mature oak......no work required T5 Orchard trees....no work required

    53 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BA

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  24. Application Permitted24/00228/DISC

    Partial discharge of condition 18 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of 16/02586/OUT (Relating to Phase 1B only)

    Bicester Gateway Phase 1B Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 29 Jan 2024

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