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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

17,753Searchable applications

1,435Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 14,613 approved or refused records

1,395Refused applications

13,218 approved · 1,395 refused · 647 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Under Consultation21/01133/TCA
T1 x Conifer - Fell because of proximity to adjoining garages and potential damage to foundations and asbestos roofs. T4 x Eucalyptus - Fell because of proximity to stone retaining wall that has begun to crack and excessive shading.
14 Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9JN
Received 30 Mar 2021
Application Permitted24/00007/CLUE
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for Commencement of Development (Implementation of Planning Permission Reference: 21/03193/F)
Hailcombe Barn Hawthorn Hill South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JP
Received 3 Jan 2024
Application Permitted25/01430/DISC
Discharge of Condition 23 (water efficiency limit) of 21/02890/F
Haynes Court Kingsclere Road Bicester OX26 2GF
Received 2 Jun 2025
Application Withdrawn23/02114/F
Change of use of approved retail unit (Class A1 Use Class) to Class E
Unit 1 (ground floor) The Station House Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5BZ
Received 1 Aug 2023
Application Permitted22/01548/TCA
T1 x Norway Maple - Reduce and reshape overall crown by a maximum of 2 metres
4 Reid Place Heyford Park Oxfordshire OX25 5TW
Received 25 May 2022
Under Consultation21/03518/TCA
T1 x Sycamore- Crown reduction 10 ft to be taken of all sides and 8ft to be taken off the tree. close to over shading the outhouse and public footpath.
Sunnyside The Green Hornton OX15 6BZ
Received 13 Oct 2021
Application Permitted25/00325/DISC
Discharge of Condition 25 (Surface Water Drainage) of 22/03513/F
Land North And South Of Pingle Drive Bicester
Received 10 Feb 2025
Application Permitted26/01420/LB
Widening of the existing main driveway entrance into the property, construction of replacement stone piers to match the existing and the replacement of the existing metal gates with new wider metal gates
Old Rectory The Walk Islip OX5 2SD
Received 4 Jun 2026
Application Permitted21/00007/F
Re-position existing garage/garden store, extend to form extra covered parking and create un-shaded south facing roof area to take proposed solar PV panels
The Limes Street Through Newton Purcell Newton Purcell MK18 4AY
Received 4 Jan 2021
Application Permitted24/00421/MA56
Proposed internal conversion of existing 2 storey office accommodation to provide 2 No one bedroom flats
Omfax Systems Ltd 21 Causeway Bicester OX26 6AN
Received 15 Feb 2024
Application Permitted21/03198/F
Conversion to 3 No. dwellings with related landscaping and external works.
Former The Otmoor Lodge Hotel Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1AY
Received 17 Sept 2021
Appeal Lodged (Against Refusal)23/00519/F
Extension to domestic dwelling – extend at the rear and side of property to create open plan kitchen and orangery to the ground floor and additional two bedrooms to the first floor above the garage
44 Shearwater Drive Bicester OX26 6YS
Received 27 Feb 2023
Application Permitted22/00486/F
Demolition of existing greenhouse and erection of detached garden studio
The School House Well Lane Alkerton Banbury OX15 6NL
Received 18 Feb 2022
Application Refused24/00569/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a single storey rear extension to detached dwelling
69 East Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QF
Received 29 Feb 2024
Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)22/03215/PIP
Application for permission in principle for the proposed development of 4-5 bungalows
Land To The West Of School Lane And Foxden Way Great Bourton
Received 20 Oct 2022
Application Permitted21/03413/TCA
G1 x Various - Crown lifting all the overhanging trees to a height of up to 5.00 metres above the footpaths of The Goggs.
Goggs Hill Little Green Bloxham OX15 4QB
Received 6 Oct 2021
Application Permitted21/00298/F
Single storey side and rear extension, first floor rear extension and demolish part garage
High Gaggle Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UN
Received 28 Jan 2021
Application Permitted22/01246/F
Garage conversion into an office and fixture of a 75kw electric car charger and water tap connected
85 Shannon Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 2RL
Received 27 Apr 2022
Application Permitted22/03569/TCA
T1 x Liquid Amber - Fell
Cornerstones Church Lane Islip Oxfordshire OX5 2TA
Received 28 Nov 2022
Application Permitted25/02285/REM
Application for the approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline planning permission Ref: 23/00853/OUT (APP/C3105/W/24/3338211) for 170 homes, public open space, landscaping, SuDS, pumping station and all associated ancillary works and Discharge of Conditions 5 (CEMP), 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 10 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 11 (Habitat Management Plan), 12 (energy strategy) and 16 (intrusive contamination investigation)
Land East Of Warwick Road Drayton Warwick Road Banbury
Received 3 Sept 2025
Application Permitted25/01930/F
Self-build proposal to convert and extend a redundant shower/toilet block at Bo Peep Farm to habitable accommodation to form a 2-bed dwelling with extensions to side and rear and a raising of the roof height. The proposal necessitates a change of use from Class F2 c) - local community - (an area or place for outdoor sport or recreation, not involving motorised vehicles or firearms) to Class C3 Dwellinghouse.
Bo Peep Farm Aynho Road Adderbury OX17 3NP
Received 24 Jul 2025
Application Withdrawn25/01924/F
Replacement of existing windows with new to match existing with double glazing. Refurbishment of front door. Replacement of oil boilers with ASHP
Knapp House The Green Shenington Oxfordshire OX15 6NE
Received 23 Jul 2025
Application Permitted22/02089/DISC
Partial Discharge of Condition 3 (window details) of 20/00866/LB
46-47a Suite 2 South Bar Street Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AB
Received 14 Jul 2022
Application Permitted24/02227/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to replace old windows with double glazed aluminium like-for-like
Staddlestones Horn Hill Barford St Michael OX15 0RQ
Received 14 Aug 2024

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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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