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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

17,699Searchable applications

1,418Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 14,579 approved or refused records

1,391Refused applications

13,188 approved · 1,391 refused · 645 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Application Permitted22/00167/TCA
T1 x Beech - reduce canopy by 1.5 metres. Crown reduction has been done previously, pruning back to past cuts leaving secondary growth
Bladebone House Paines Hill Steeple Aston OX25 4SQ
Received 19 Jan 2022
Application Refused23/00508/TCA
T1 X Beech- Fell
Newfield High Street Barford St Michael OX15 0RF
Received 24 Feb 2023
Application Permitted21/03905/F
An in-keeping, two storey rear extension (one part above existing ground floor, one part new two storey extension)
New Cottage Station Road Launton OX26 5DS
Received 22 Nov 2021
Application Refused23/00536/F
Single storey rear extension (sitting room) - resubmission of 22/03666/F
15 Lake Walk Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3PF
Received 28 Feb 2023
Observations26/01997/CCE
Confirmation of Compliance that all planning conditions have been complied with for 15/01326/OUT and 19/00895/REM
22 Blackwell Drive Banbury OX16 9PF
Received 7 Aug 2026
Application Permitted22/01006/F
Installation of new glazed doors to existing opening
Hero Building 82 Hero Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL
Received 4 Apr 2022
Application Permitted21/02110/F
Demolition of single storey rear extension. Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension
32 Crown Road Kidlington OX5 1AG
Received 16 Jun 2021
Application Withdrawn25/02415/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (design details) of 22/00860/LB
77 High Street Banbury OX16 5JG
Received 17 Sept 2025
Application Permitted23/02573/NMA
Change to size of window in rear dormer (proposed as non-material amendment to 21/01898/F)
3 Queens Crescent Drayton Oxfordshire OX15 6EJ
Received 19 Sept 2023
Application Permitted25/00462/F
Retrospective new access, driveway and parking spaces. Proposed replacement windows and new single storey extension to side to replace existing wood store/greenhouse
The Leys House The Leys Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3ES
Received 24 Feb 2025
Application Permitted26/00533/TCA
T1/Hawthorne/dismantle and remove. T2/Hawthorne/dismantle and remove.
Stable High Main Street Duns Tew OX25 6JS
Received 2 Mar 2026
Application Permitted25/03042/NMA
Changes to window sizes and positions at the back and front of the house. Added kitchen window and living room window on the ground floor. Added 2x roof windows (all are above 1.7m from floor level). Change store room on first floor to 4th bedroom. Minor internal changes to increase entrance and utility area. Timber cladding around the inside of the extended walls at front elevation (proposed as non-material amendment to 23/03526/F )
136 Anniversary Avenue East Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2EE
Received 24 Nov 2025
Application Permitted25/00241/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for loft conversion with hip-to-gable and box dormer
8 Cherry Road Banbury OX16 0RL
Received 30 Jan 2025
Application Permitted21/00389/F
Erection of a greenhouse in the garden
Sutherlands Wardington House Wardington Banbury OX17 1SD
Received 4 Feb 2021
Application Permitted21/03590/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (material samples), 7 (covered cycle parking facilities) and 9 (mechanical ventilation) of 20/02069/F
Land At Gurkha Village Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1EB
Received 20 Oct 2021
Application Permitted26/01111/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), 10 (CEMP) of 23/02523/F
Land South East of Village Hall Adjoining Sports Field South Green Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HJ
Received 5 May 2026
Application Permitted25/02844/F
Replacement of wrought iron metal gates with a pair of closed wooden style gates (height of 1570mm). Retrospective replacement of 6m of wooden fence at the back of the driveway with new closed board style in pressure treated timber (1.8m height and concrete fixed every 3m).
The Croft Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SE
Received 29 Oct 2025
Application Permitted21/02854/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (water and foul sewage drainage), 4 (landscaping plan), 5 (Phase 1 survey), 6 (biodiversity method statement), 7 (means of access), 8 (accesses & turning areas), 9 (parking and manoeuvring areas), 10 (potential contaminative uses) and 15 and 16 (archaeological) and partial discharge of condition 17 (material samples) for Plots 3, 4 and 5 of 21/00659/F
Parts Of Os Parcels 1125 And 1621 North And East O Home Farm Close Ambrosden OX25 2NP
Received 18 Aug 2021
Application Permitted25/03075/NMA
Seeking to amend the play areas updated to current standards (proposed as non-material amendment to 22/02357/REM)
Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury OX17 1HJ
Received 26 Nov 2025
Application Withdrawn25/02593/NMA
Amendment to condition 1 (Approved Plans / Documents) to allow for alterations to the approved drawings. (proposed as non-material amendment to 24/00380/REM)
The Innovation Quarter Bicester Heritage Skimmingdish Lane Launton
Received 2 Oct 2025
Application Permitted22/01897/DISC
Discharge of Condition 12 (Artificial pitch MUGA) of 20/02745/F
Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School Addison Road Banbury OX16 9DQ
Received 27 Jun 2022
Application Permitted21/01482/NMA
Seeking to update the elevation drawing as listed on the decision document- incorrectly shown as 1, should be 19012 - GA010 rev b (proposed as non-material amendment to 21/00430/F)
97 Woodstock Road Yarnton OX5 1PT
Received 27 Apr 2021
Under Consultation21/01957/TCA
T1 x Ash; multi-stemmed old coppice group growing tight to neighbouring garage - Fell to ground level, ground out stumps to allow for repairs.
Wisteria House High Street Hook Norton OX15 5NF
Received 28 May 2021
Application Withdrawn26/01207/F
Two storey extension with internal renovation to existing dwelling and erection of new 4 bed dwelling within the garden of the existing property
Orlando Cottage Mill Lane Wigginton OX15 4JU
Received 12 May 2026

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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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