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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
17,878Searchable applications
1,449Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,714 approved or refused records
1,400Refused applications

13,314 approved · 1,400 refused · 653 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Application Refused22/00517/F

    Grooms' Residence connect to existing stables

    Wroxton Hall Wroxton Heath Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6EU

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  2. Application Refused23/00055/TPO

    T1 (Sycamore) - fell tree and tree replacement - subject to TPO 15/2022

    The Old Cemetery Fencott Road Charlton On Otmoor Oxfordshire OX5 2UT

    Received 5 Jan 2023
  3. Application Permitted24/02051/NMA

    Amendment to roof of outbuilding in rear garden (proposed as Non-Material Amendment to 23/03228/F)

    11 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TU

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  4. Application Permitted25/02293/ADV

    Removal of existing signages and installation of one projecting sign and one fascia sign with external trough lighting. Installation of internal signages.

    Finderskeepers Lhs Ground Floor Packington House 3-4 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  5. Application Permitted26/01611/ADV

    Installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage across Buildings 401, 402 & 403

    Buildings 401, 402 and 403 The Ranges Bicester Motion Skimmingdish Lane Bicester OX26 5HA

    Received 25 Jun 2026
  6. Under Consultation26/00610/TCA

    T1 Apple - Main stem decay, loss of codominant stem, Fell to near ground level. T2 Pear - Fell to near ground level. T3 Cherry - main stem decay Fell T4 Yew- crown reduce by removing up to 2 metres from the entire crown area. Suitable pruning points will not be present.

    32 Freehold Street Lower Heyford OX25 5NS

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  7. Application Permitted26/01156/F

    Front bay replacement and extension

    92 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AG

    Received 6 May 2026
  8. Application Permitted20/03133/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (stone panel) 4 (roof tiles) of 19/00292/F

    9 Bainton Road Bucknell Bicester OX27 7LT

    Received 4 Nov 2020
  9. Application Withdrawn21/00201/F

    Change of use to a 7 bedroom HMO (sui generis)

    Hanwell House 2 Lapsley Drive Banbury OX16 1EJ

    Received 20 Jan 2021
  10. Application Permitted22/01774/F

    Side addition at first floor and roof level

    9 Bluebell Close Bicester OX26 3WJ

    Received 15 Jun 2022
  11. Application Permitted21/03754/LB

    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of two storey rear extension with associated internal alterations.

    84 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BB

    Received 5 Nov 2021
  12. Application Permitted24/00269/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (external lights/floodlights) of 22/01683/F

    Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN

    Received 31 Jan 2024
  13. Application Permitted22/03663/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (slate roof tile sample) & 4 (mono-pitch detailed section) of application 22/02678/F

    Rose Dene New Street Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0SS

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  14. Application Permitted24/01023/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (rooflights), 4 (joinery details) and 5 (design details) of 21/01859/LB

    Manor Farmhouse Banbury Lane Horley OX15 6BG

    Received 16 Apr 2024
  15. Application Refused24/02349/NMA

    External fenestration changes to include additional window and 2no rooflights on north elevation within courtyard, relocation of entrance canopy/porch from east elevation to north elevation within courtyard, additional window on north elevation outside courtyard, increased width window on west elevation, additional rooflight on east elevation and relocation of main drawing room courtyard chimney stack on north, west and east elevations all as indicated on drawing No’s. 2106-L01-F and L-02-C (proposed as non-material amendments to 23/02491/F)

    High Wardington House Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SP

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  16. Application Permitted20/03260/F

    Convert garage to occasional office space with internal partition wall and installing bi-fold doors on to private garden

    24 Flanders Close Bicester OX26 6FY

    Received 16 Nov 2020
  17. Application Permitted21/02223/LB

    Mass concrete underpinning to rear single storey addition and rear elevation wall of the main house

    Laurels Farmhouse The Green Fringford OX27 8DY

    Received 25 Jun 2021
  18. Application Permitted23/00287/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 12 (S.27 Engineering Layout and S.278 Construction Details) of 19/00616/OUT

    OS Parcel 9507 South Of 26 And Adjoining Fewcott Road Fritwell

    Received 3 Feb 2023
  19. Application Permitted21/03713/TCA

    G1 x Hazel - Coppice mature Hazel stools to allow to regenerate.

    Wychwood Cottages Church Street Somerton OX25 6NB

    Received 2 Nov 2021
  20. Application Permitted22/00835/F

    Demolition of existing buildings and structures at the site and provision of a bat barn.

    D1 Site Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 21 Mar 2022
  21. Application Permitted26/00612/F

    Formation of vehicular access and associated dropped kerb to facilitate access to the front garden/driveway and formation of hardstanding over existing grass verge

    7 Nuffield Drive Banbury OX16 1BS

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  22. Application Refused21/02650/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a two storey rear extension and front infill porch extension

    8 Turnberry Close Bicester OX26 4YQ

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  23. Application Permitted21/03652/F

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension with new area of flat roof in place of pitched roof. Loft conversion with hip to gable alterations and dormer. Alterations to first floor windows on west elevation.

    72 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AN

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  24. Application Permitted22/00830/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory and rebuild to join with existing kitchen. New roof over. Associated internal alterations

    48 Ruscote Avenue Banbury OX16 2NN

    Received 21 Mar 2022

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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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