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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
17,721Searchable applications
1,424Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,594 approved or refused records
1,393Refused applications

13,201 approved · 1,393 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. Application Permitted26/00279/F

    Erection of a single storey rear and side link extension

    16 Hazeldene Gardens Banbury OX16 9YL

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  2. Application Permitted25/01810/F

    Removal of chimney and new insulated external render system to be applied to the existing tile hanging and below the ground floor windows on the front elevation

    5 Shelley Close Banbury OX16 9JY

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  3. Prior Approval Granted26/00040/MA56

    Change of Use from workshop/office (Use Class E) to single dwelling (Use Class C3)

    The Straw Barn Station Road Cropredy Oxfordshire OX17 1PX

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  4. Application Permitted22/00411/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore - Fell, dead dying partially failed T2 x Elm - Fell, heavy phototropic lean G1 x Mixed Deciduous - Crown clean to remove significant squirrel damage G2 x Mixed Deciduous - Crown raise to create highways clearance and clear road signage

    The Gate Cottage Brashfield House Buckingham Road Caversfield Bicester OX27 8RE

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  5. Application Permitted21/04045/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (timber cladding sample), 4 (windows and doors) and 5 (roof design details) of 21/01460/LB

    Middleton Stoney House, Stable Lodge Oxford Road Middleton Stoney OX25 4TE

    Received 3 Dec 2021
  6. Application Permitted22/00352/F

    Single storey rear extension

    24 Victoria Court Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6GD

    Received 3 Feb 2022
  7. Application Permitted21/02011/F

    Single storey front extension

    Pentland Kidlington Road Islip OX5 2SS

    Received 7 Jun 2021
  8. Not Proceeded With22/02748/TCA

    G1 x Leyland Cypress - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings

    18 Spring Hill Road Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1RX

    Received 7 Sept 2022
  9. Application Refused25/03234/OUT

    Outline planning application (with All Matters Reserved except for access) comprising a residential development of up to 74 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping, amenity space, drainage and associated works

    Land To The East Of Claydon Road Cropredy

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  10. Application Withdrawn23/00212/LB

    Privacy panels to be fitted to the top half of the existing gates to allow privacy and full use of the front garden

    Charian Cottage Church Street Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6QE

    Received 25 Jan 2023
  11. Under Consultation26/01811/F

    Erection of detached garage/store with games room over and conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation

    5 Shelley Close Banbury OX16 9JY

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  12. Under Consultation21/01465/TCA

    G1 x 3 nos Conifer - Fell.

    15 Lake Walk Adderbury OX17 3PF

    Received 20 Apr 2021
  13. Application Permitted21/02902/F

    Demolition of existing detached garage and store, replace with new two storey structure to provide garage and store on ground floor, with link to house, with studio/gym on the first floor

    166 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AD

    Received 24 Aug 2021
  14. Application Permitted22/00153/F

    Erection of one residential dwelling and formation of associated access and landscaping

    Pine Trees Berry Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3HF

    Received 18 Jan 2022
  15. Application Permitted25/00808/F

    Additions to roof and render to house

    1 The Close Epwell Oxfordshire OX15 6LE

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  16. Application Permitted23/00472/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (brick sample) and 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of 22/02032/F

    Pear Tree Cottage Main Street North Newington Banbury OX15 6AJ

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  17. Application Permitted24/00535/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (brick samples) and 4 (brick sample panel) of 21/02814/F

    Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SW

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  18. Application Refused22/03236/F

    Single and two storey rear extension with associated internal and external works

    53 Wesley Drive Banbury OX16 9LT

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  19. Application Permitted24/00141/F

    Variation of Condition 2 of 23/00740/F - North facing wall of Listed barn to be rebuilt and farmyard wall to be rebuilt.

    Hall Farm Main Street Fringford Bicester OX27 8DP

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  20. Application Permitted26/01934/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for demolition of the existing store and WC, construction of new single storey kitchen extension and demolition of the detached garage.

    170 Oxford Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1EA

    Received 28 Jul 2026
  21. No Objections24/02035/CDISC

    Details pursuant to Condition No. 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation for an Archaeological Excavation) of planning permission no. (MW.0110/22)

    Finmere Landfill Site Banbury Road Finmere

    Received 26 Jul 2024
  22. Under Consultation22/01845/TCA

    T1 x Plum Tree. Fell- Inappropiare Location.

    West House Bicester Road Stratton Audley OX27 9BP

    Received 23 Jun 2022
  23. Application Refused21/01792/F

    Demolition of single storey extension & erection of single storey side and rear extension

    Mymms Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

    Received 21 May 2021
  24. Application Permitted23/00902/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with a new extension with a flat roof

    18 Boxhedge Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0BP

    Received 3 Apr 2023

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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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