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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
17,599Searchable applications
1,395Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,513 approved or refused records
1,387Refused applications

13,126 approved · 1,387 refused · 640 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

More application records

  1. Application Permitted22/02869/TCA

    T1 x Maple on the boundary of my property. It is reverting to its native green and encroaching on my neighbour's thatched outbuilding roof. I would like to remove the main two branches that have reverted and lift the canopy per the advice sought from Trinty Oak, North Newington .

    Preedys Orchard Street From Main Street To Swalcliffe Lea Upper Tadmarton

    Received 21 Sept 2022
  2. Application Permitted22/01629/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials), 4 (door and window details), 6 (access and drainage), 7 (parking and manouvering), 9 (contamination desk top study) and 14 (construction method statement) of 21/03127/F

    Former The Otmoor Lodge Hotel Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley Oxfordshire OX33 1AY

    Received 1 Jun 2022
  3. Application Permitted22/02553/F

    Removal of existing hedge and erection of natural stone wall. The stone will be built from reclaimed to match the cottage.

    Candlewick Cottage South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JW

    Received 22 Aug 2022
  4. Application Permitted22/03055/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (brick sample - walls), 4 (tile sample - roof) and 5 (biodiversity method statement) of 18/00725/F

    Land Adj To 139 Bicester Road Kidlington

    Received 30 Sept 2022
  5. Application Permitted23/02986/TCA

    G1 x Leylandii - removal to ground level, my client wishes to replant the recently purchase land in front of their home with hedges, ornamental trees and herbaceous borders to improve the amenity value for themselves and the residents of the shared courtyard.

    Fox House Bicester Road Stratton Audley Oxfordshire OX27 9BT

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  6. Application Permitted21/02395/F

    Single storey rear extension

    21 The Bourne Hook Norton OX15 5PE

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  7. Application Permitted24/02514/OUT

    Outline planning application for up to 114 dwellings and associated open space with all matters reserved other than access - re-submission of 23/03366/OUT

    Land Opposite Hanwell Fields Recreation Adj To Dukes Meadow Drive Banbury

    Received 18 Sept 2024
  8. Application Permitted25/02040/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (bin enclosure) of 23/02569/F

    1 Oxford Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2BP

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  9. Application Permitted23/01326/F

    Two storey rear extension; part single, part two storey side extension

    14 Bletchingdon Road Islip OX5 2TQ

    Received 17 May 2023
  10. Under Consultation25/02714/TCA

    T1 Arbutus - crown thin and reduce by 1 metre all round T2 Cornus - remove heavy leaning stem back to main union and reduce remainder by 1.5 metres T3 Catalpa - remove two secondary limbs over property side T4 Red Cherry - fell, decay throughout poor condition T5 Damson - multi stemmed group, fell, growing beside boundary wall and beginning to fail at base

    3 Broughton Road Banbury OX16 9QB

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  11. Application Permitted21/03485/LB

    Fixing of guttering at rear of cottage; repointing of external rear wall; creation of patio area opposite cottage, on other side of the access track, using flagstones or setts to form the patio; to restore wooden window frames to front elevation; to restore shutters and hinges; minor replastering of areas in the property; to paint all plastered walls with white Earthborn clay paint; removal of plastic rolltop bath and tiles in the bathroom and install a shower unit and new tiles; to install a kitchen wall unit and shelves and restoration of wooden worktop

    69 Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EE

    Received 13 Oct 2021
  12. Application Permitted22/00981/F

    Remodelling, alteration and extension to existing rear single storey wing

    9 High Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0SJ

    Received 1 Apr 2022
  13. Application Permitted20/03563/F

    Single storey extension, alterations and garden studio

    19 Bean Acre Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5UA

    Received 10 Dec 2020
  14. Application Permitted23/01504/LB

    Internal alterations to enable extension of upstairs bathroom requiring change of position of internal stud wall

    1 The Wicketts High Street Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3LU

    Received 5 Jun 2023
  15. Determined Application25/01041/TEL

    Installation of a 2m extension panel to top of the existing 15m lattice tower below the existing 2.5m headframe resulting in a new overall height of 19.5m; removal of 6 no. existing antennas and installation of 3 no. replacement antennas onto existing relocated headframe; installation of 12 no. new RRUs onto tower below antennas; installation of 2 x 0.3m dishes and retention of existing 0.6m dish and equipment cabin to be upgraded internally

    Telecommunications Tower Tadmarton Road Bloxham

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  16. Application Permitted22/00399/TCA

    T1 x Horse Chestnut - fell to permit replanting of the orchard and unrestricted use of the seating area

    2 Orchard Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LD

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  17. Under Consultation26/01581/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for Change of Use of agricultural/allotment land to a builder's materials storage/reclamation yard

    Land South Of 85 East Street East Street Fritwell

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  18. Application Permitted25/01708/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (Landscaping scheme) and 5 (Covered cycle parking facilities) of 24/01353/Q56

    Home Farm Crow Lane Great Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1RL

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  19. Application Permitted22/03218/F

    Erection of porch to front, and single storey side/rear extension

    36 Devon Way Banbury OX16 1UJ

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  20. Application Permitted23/00081/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (joinery details - shop front and door) and 4 (lime render samples) of 22/02653/LB

    86 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6LP

    Received 12 Jan 2023
  21. Application Permitted21/02131/F

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension, two-storey side extension and front porch.

    24 Wye Close Bicester OX26 2NL

    Received 17 Jun 2021
  22. Application Permitted24/02643/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Archaeological Watching Brief) of 24/01202/F

    The Barn Fringford Lodge Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8RG

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  23. Application Permitted21/01815/TCA

    T1 x Alder - Reduce overall crown by up to 2.5m.

    15 Harris Road Heyford Park OX25 5TR

    Received 24 May 2021
  24. Application Permitted23/00115/TPO

    T1 (Lime) - pollard to first fork and Ash (T2) - Reduce overhanging branches on the house side - Subject to TPO 16/2016

    2 Watermead Kidlington OX5 2XJ

    Received 16 Jan 2023

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