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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
17,794Searchable applications
1,441Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,644 approved or refused records
1,398Refused applications

13,246 approved · 1,398 refused · 649 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Appeal Allowed (Against Refusal)22/03868/OUT

    Development of up to 60 homes including open space provision, parking, landscaping, drainage and associated works, with All Matters Reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) except for Access

    Land West Adj To Salt Way And West Of Bloxham Road Banbury

    Received 28 Dec 2022
  2. Under Consultation25/00780/M106

    Modification of S106 (combined community facility et al)

    Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  3. Application Permitted24/02441/F

    New door to shopfront

    Ladbrokes 33-34 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5NA

    Received 11 Sept 2024
  4. Application Withdrawn20/03270/F

    Formation of means of access and extension to existing dropped kerb, widening of drive, lean-to front extension, convert garage to study, single storey side extension, first floor side extension, new boundary fence position and planting

    23 Arbury Close Banbury OX16 9TE

    Received 17 Nov 2020
  5. Application Permitted24/03384/LB

    Replacement of modern windows with new timber 12mm heritage double glazed

    Rosemary Cottage Somerton Road North Aston Oxfordshire OX25 6HX

    Received 20 Dec 2024
  6. Application Permitted21/01554/F

    Replace the old metal framed, single glazed, leaded windows with wooden framed, double glazed leaded windows.

    Mullinahogie Well Lane Alkerton OX15 6NL

    Received 4 May 2021
  7. Application Permitted22/01241/TPO

    T1, Crown lift western side to a height of 2.5m. reduce lateral growth to create 1.5m clearance from building, final pruning cuts not to exceed 50mm diameter - Subject to TPO 22/2021

    172 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AD

    Received 26 Apr 2022
  8. Application Permitted25/02706/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 23 (water network upgrades) of 21/03644/OUT

    Phase 2 Balmoral Avenue Banbury

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  9. Application Permitted22/00779/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (parking details) of 20/01906/F

    113 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AQ

    Received 16 Mar 2022
  10. Application Permitted25/02141/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Erection of a single storey rear extension replacing a conservatory extension

    3 Prestidge Place Kidlington OX5 2XR

    Received 19 Aug 2025
  11. Application Refused24/01002/F

    Two storey side extension

    95 Isis Avenue Bicester OX26 2GR

    Received 15 Apr 2024
  12. Application Refused23/00017/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed Development: The Site benefits from an extant planning permission for employment use (Use Classes B1) (LPA Ref: 19/01740/HYBRID). Unit 5 will be delivered in accordance with that planning consent and associated reserved matters (LPA Ref: 20/02779/REM, 22/01632/REM).

    Unit 5 Charles Shouler Way Bicester OX25 2DS

    Received 5 Jan 2023
  13. Application Permitted23/00609/TCA

    G1 - Hedge-line of front of property Reduce height of hedge line to below adjacent services wire. Cut both faces back to a hedge form. Remove central hawthorn to ground level . Trim oak tree away from wires. Reason for recommended works To bring back into scale with location, good arb practices and statutory clearance

    The Old Byre Fir Tree Farm Northampton Road Weston On The Green OX25 3QL

    Received 7 Mar 2023
  14. Application Permitted25/01529/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (landscaping scheme), 5 (landscape maintenance), 6 (protected species), 7 (Biodiversity Method Statement), 8 (covered cycle parking facilities) and 9 (Secured by Design Measures) of 24/00214/F

    Iceland 12-14 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6TB

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  15. Application Permitted25/00695/F

    Energy improvement to original house including external insulation with render to walls and solar panels on rear roof area. Removal of existing garage and construction of single storey rear/side extension with solar panels.

    21 Rowan Road Bicester OX26 2HN

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  16. Under Consultation25/00900/TCA

    Silver Birch (T1) - fell to ground level tree has high amounts of decay and close to property

    Woodbine Cottage High Street Charlton On Otmoor OX5 2UQ

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  17. Application Permitted25/03043/TCA

    G1 Ash trees x3 - Fell T2 Eucalyptus - Fell T3 Apple - Reduce crown height by 1 metre and shape T4 Box Elder - Fell T5 Cotoneaster - Remove 2 lower limbs obstructing garden footpath access

    Badgers Main Street Wroxton OX15 6PT

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  18. Application Permitted25/01204/F

    Widening of current access and installation of 25m of new track as an access route to the farm

    Land South West Of Quarry House Noke

    Received 12 May 2025
  19. Application Permitted23/00930/F

    Proposed front entrance porch

    35 Woodfield Road Bicester OX26 3HW

    Received 4 Apr 2023
  20. Objections25/02626/CDISC

    Details pursuant to Condition No. 4 (Bat and Bird Boxes) of planning permission no. R3.0091/24 - R3.0096/25

    Land North Of Deddington Highways Maintenance Depot Banbury Road Deddington

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  21. Application Permitted22/01607/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (stone sample) of 21/01092/LB

    The Crooked Cottage East End Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5LG

    Received 30 May 2022
  22. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)23/02770/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Single storey rear extension and loft conversion

    5 St Peters Close South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JL

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  23. Under Consultation21/02796/TCA

    Amendment T1 x Holly - Fell to near ground level. T2 x Yew - Crown raise to provide 3.0m clearance from ground level. T3 x Holly - Reduce in height by 3.0m and reshape. T4 x Cercidiphyllum - Fell and stump grind to permit re-landscaping.

    Castle End House Castle Street Deddington OX15 0TE

    Received 16 Aug 2021
  24. Application Permitted24/02618/F

    Internal and external alterations to Building 131, including refurbishment works and alteration of garage doors

    Building 131 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL

    Received 30 Sept 2024

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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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