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Cherwell District Council
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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
17,772Searchable applications
1,438Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,627 approved or refused records
1,396Refused applications

13,231 approved · 1,396 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Permitted26/01860/TCA

    Leylandii tree - at the front of our house planted by previous owners. This is hugely overgrown for the space and sits between our house and a low boundary wall. It overhangs the public footpath. Part of it is deceased. We want to remove this down to stump level and treat so that it cannot grow back. Marked with a star on the plan.

    1 Wroxton Court Wroxton OX15 6QT

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  2. Application Refused22/00761/Q56

    Change of Use of 2 agricultural buildings to 2 no dwelling houses under part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

    West Farm Barns Hanwell

    Received 14 Mar 2022
  3. Case Officer Assigned26/02484/SCH17

    In accordance with Schedule 17 paragraph 9 (1) of the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 to Bring into Use Scheduled Work Nos. 2/104 - A bridge over Work No. 2/49 commencing at a point 166 metres west of the junction of bridleway 213/4 with the dismantled railway and terminating at a point 154 metres north of that junction.

    213/4 Accommodation Overbridge, A421, Finmere

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  4. Preapp Response Sent22/03795/TEL

    Proposed installation of 10 No. x 1 No. [7.3m X 0.2m] Wooden Telegraph Poles supporting Fibre Cable Network at the appended locations

    *Various locations* Upper Tadmarton

    Received 19 Dec 2022
  5. Application Permitted25/00079/F

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of a second floor side extension over existing, addition of a front porch and internal works

    2 Oak Drive Kidlington OX5 2HL

    Received 14 Jan 2025
  6. No Objections22/00081/OCC

    The dualling of approximately 3.2km of the A40 carriageway from the existing Hill Farm junction at Witney to the Eynsham Park and Ride site (R3.0057/19) including the construction of two new roundabouts; An eastbound and westbound bus lane approximately 6.5km in length from the Eynsham Park and Ride site to existing structures at Duke’s Cut waterway (Duke’s Cut Canal Bridge, Earl’s Culvert, Wolvercote Railway Bridge and Wolvercote Canal Bridge); Capacity and connectivity improvements over the existing structures at Duke’s Cut waterway to enable the proposed eastbound bus lane to extend over the existing structures up to the A34 flyover in the east, forming a connection into Oxford North (Northern Gateway) strategic development site; Construction of a new signalised junction to the Eynsham Park and Ride site; New pedestrian/cyclist underpass at Cuckoo Lane (‘the Eynsham Underpass’). Two new pedestrian/cycle bridges at Cassington Halt (Cassington Halt Footbridge North and Cassington Halt Footbridge South); Widening of Cassington New Bridge; Demolition and replacement/extension of existing White House Culvert; Demolition and replacement/extension of Barnard Gate New Culvert; New and improved shared use footways and cycleways, including new shared use links to National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 5 at Duke’s Cut waterway; Alterations to existing junctions and property accesses along the A40; Controlled crossings, external lighting, noise barriers, sustainable drainage systems, landscaping, habitat creation including ecology ponds and associated hibernacula; All associated engineering and temporary construction works, site compound and storage areas

    A40 HIF2 Smart Corridor (‘HIF2 project’) A40 corridor between Witney and Wolvercote, Oxfordshire *Outside of area*

    Received 12 Jan 2022
  7. Application Permitted21/04241/NMA

    Change of window position (proposed as non-material amendment to 16/00367/F)

    Merrie House Thorpe Road Wardington Banbury OX17 1SP

    Received 22 Dec 2021
  8. No Objections23/01783/ADJ

    Restoration of Heyford Bridge (Amendments to previously approved 20/03524/LBC)

    Heyford Bridge Rousham Oxfordshire *Outside of area*

    Received 28 Jun 2023
  9. Under Consultation24/02461/TCA

    1 x Hedge - R/H side of driveway reduce height down to 4ft and depth to 2ft of all elements. 1 x Beech - Rear R/H side of driveway, 1m raise crowns and pruning where required. 1 x Walnut - Rear R/H side of driveway, 1m raise crowns and pruning where required. 2 x Ash - Rear R/H side, reduce to adjoining hedge height 1 x Hawthorn - Rear L/H side, reduce to 5 foot 1 x Portuguese Laurel (Shrubbery) reduce height by 2" and reshape

    Larkrise Street From A43 Through Juniper Hill Juniper Hill NN13 5RH

    Received 13 Sept 2024
  10. Application Permitted22/03406/TCA

    T1 x Ash - Removed large branches overhanging into our garden

    Wroxton Village Hall Stratford Road A422 Wroxton Banbury OX15 6PZ

    Received 16 Nov 2022
  11. Application Permitted22/00165/F

    Demolition and replacement of existing detached outbuildings (garage and shed) with a proposed single storey home office/library and garden store.

    1 Berrymoor Road Banbury OX16 9QD

    Received 19 Jan 2022
  12. Application Permitted22/02107/TPO

    T1 - Yew tree: Reduce in height and width by approximately 1/3 and remove all resulting waste - subject to TPO 010/1987

    The Grange Malthouse Lane Shutford Oxfordshire OX15 6PB

    Received 14 Jul 2022
  13. Application Permitted21/03165/TPO

    T1 (Lime) - Reduce the crown by 2m in height and up to 4m in overall crown spread, removing up to 3m to reshape the extended laterals, retaining the inner canopy and secondary branches where present.- subject to TPO 7/2005

    Tilia House 4A Bucknell Road Bicester OX26 2DA

    Received 15 Sept 2021
  14. Application Withdrawn22/02176/F

    First floor side extension and rear extension

    28 Colegrave Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4NT

    Received 21 Jul 2022
  15. Application Permitted24/02723/NMA

    Amend approved details of conditions 1 & 2 (proposed as non-material amendment to 23/03139/REM)

    Land Adjoining Withycombe Farmhouse South Of Banbury Rise Track From Stratford Road To Withycombe Farm Drayton

    Received 10 Oct 2024
  16. Application Permitted21/01121/F

    First floor extension and loft conversion. Pitched roof to existing flat roof dormer window. Changes to windows and doors. Canopy to front entrance. Render to first floor and gables.

    89 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AJ

    Received 29 Mar 2021
  17. Application Permitted21/00028/TCA

    T1 x Conifer - Removal. To facilitate the installation of a green energy fuel system. to eliminate the risk of storm damage to number 3 Adams Cottages’ overhead electricity and telecoms cable to arrest further root damage to drystone wall pending intended restoration. Please see attached document.

    2 Adams Cottages Heyford Road Somerton OX25 6LN

    Received 5 Jan 2021
  18. Under Consultation26/02423/NMA

    Revisions to the Gateway Park West hard and soft landscaping plans to show the as-built footpath, memorial, benches, bins, tree planting and woodland mix, together with fencing, timber boundary posts and bollards. (proposed as non-material amendments to 24/00648/REM)

    Graven Hill Murcott Road Upper Arncott Bicester

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  19. Application Permitted24/00730/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (covered bin storage), 6 (covered cycle parking facilities) and 8 (boundary enclosures) of 24/00045/F

    68 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2EY

    Received 18 Mar 2024
  20. Application Permitted25/01161/F

    Proposed removal of existing garage and construction of new double garage and garden store (Resubmission of 20/00532/F)

    The Bungalow Oxford Road Wendlebury OX25 2PT

    Received 6 May 2025
  21. Application Withdrawn21/02450/DISC

    Discharge of condition 6 (Design Parameters Code) of 14/01932/OUT

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Bodicote

    Received 15 Jul 2021
  22. Application Permitted21/04021/F

    Single storey rear extension

    Home Farm Bell Street Hornton OX15 6DB

    Received 1 Dec 2021
  23. Under Consultation23/02455/TCA

    T1 x Prunus Tree. Unproductive plum tree. Fell

    The Old Priory Priory Lane Bicester OX26 6BG

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  24. Application Permitted23/03080/F

    Garden Room outbuilding to be erected in the back garden to be partially used as a dog grooming studio (50%) with the remaining 50% to be used for family use, Change of use (Sui Generis) of the outbuilding not the main house

    34 Rutters Close Kidlington OX5 1SN

    Received 6 Nov 2023

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