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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
18,156Searchable applications
1,485Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 14,934 approved or refused records
1,413Refused applications

13,521 approved · 1,413 refused · 663 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Application Permitted24/01086/LB

    Repair of multiple damaged and or rotted windows and french balcony and or patio doors, various window associated with multiple flats in the Annex block

    Stratton Audley Manor Mill Road Stratton Audley

    Received 22 Apr 2024
  2. Application Permitted23/02973/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for the erection of a rear extension

    Westbury House Milton Road Bloxham OX15 4HD

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  3. Under Consultation20/03258/TCA

    T1 x Beech - Reduce height to 5 metres, cut back east and west sides hard, trimming north and south end. To be maintained as a hedge/screen from now on. T2 x Prunus - Re-pollard back to previous.

    The Brambles Bates Lane Souldern OX27 7JU

    Received 17 Nov 2020
  4. Application Permitted22/01706/F

    Change of Use of land from agricultural to domestic use

    Digby Cottage Rectory Farm Lane Noke OX3 9TX

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  5. Application Permitted23/00008/F

    Single storey rear extension

    6 Berrymoor Road Banbury OX16 9QD

    Received 3 Jan 2023
  6. Application Permitted21/00438/LB

    Works to the Main House include: - making good and restoration to the roof, chimneys and gutters / downpipes - making good and restoration to the external pointing, - repairs and changing deteriorated windows and external doors with new double-glazed to match - restoration works to lintels. Works to the Garage include: - incorporating solar thermal panels under slate tiles for solar-thermal power - install new garage doors -changing deteriorated windows with new double-glazed to match the Main House. Works to the Log Store/Garden Room: - demolish the dilapidated Log Store and replace it with a Garden Room. Works to the boundaries: - maintenance work to the existing stone walls - new timber entrance gates to the driveway

    7 The Colony Colony Road Sibford Gower OX15 5RY

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  7. Application Permitted23/00381/F

    Two storey side extension and works to existing

    1 Cromwell Way Kidlington OX5 2LW

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  8. Application Permitted22/03452/F

    Erection of new 128-bed residential care home (Use Class C2) together with associated access, parking and landscaping

    OS Parcel 6920 East Of Oxford Road And Adjoining And South Of Canal Lane Bodicote

    Received 16 Nov 2022
  9. Application Permitted22/01171/F

    Extensions to side and rear at first floor level; various facade changes including demolition of front porch

    Springwell High Street Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4LX

    Received 20 Apr 2022
  10. Application Permitted24/00607/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of 23/03347/F

    Wilkins Close Somerton Road North Aston

    Received 5 Mar 2024
  11. Application Permitted26/01115/TCA

    T1 Black Pine - light reduction of selected eastern and north-eastern branches by up 1 to 2 metres, together with a selective thin along the relevant branch lengths, of around 20%, and the removal of deadwood where present.

    Lanes End Well Lane Alkerton OX15 6NL

    Received 5 May 2026
  12. Application Permitted24/02108/F

    Erection of a forestry building

    Land To Rear Of The Old Quarry House Fenway Steeple Aston

    Received 1 Aug 2024
  13. Application Permitted23/00675/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone sample panel), 4 (slate samples - roof), 5 (doors & windows), 6 (rooflights), 9 (boundary treatments), 10 (cycle parking) and 11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Method Statement) of 22/02861/F

    St James Farm Main Street Clifton OX15 0PD

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  14. Application Permitted26/01702/LB

    Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch

    18-19 Market Place Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 5PQ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  15. Application Permitted21/03886/F

    Single storey timber framed side extension

    18 Nuffield Drive Banbury OX16 1BX

    Received 19 Nov 2021
  16. Application Permitted22/03250/F

    Demolition of existing utility room extension and entrance lobby and erection of single storey rear and side extension

    83 St Annes Road Banbury OX16 9DY

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  17. Application Permitted26/01550/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (rooflights) of 25/01156/F

    3 Bean Acre Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5UA

    Received 17 Jun 2026
  18. Application Permitted22/00636/F

    Variation of Condition 3 (conversion of garage to form accommodation) of 07/02156/F - use as additional accommodation for sole use of Suncrest indefinitely (retrospective)

    Suncrest Church Close Islip Oxfordshire OX5 2SR

    Received 2 Mar 2022
  19. Application Refused23/01549/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Septic Tank) and 7 (Enclosures) of 22/02004/F

    Spring Grounds Farm Stanwell Lane Great Bourton OX17 1QS

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  20. Application Permitted23/02180/TCA

    T1 x Acer Negundo - Crown reduction by 2 metres back to previous pruning points.

    Candleford East Street Bodicote Banbury OX15 4DN

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  21. Application Permitted22/02058/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 8 (finalised Arboricultural Method Statement) of 21/04144/F

    Jacobs Douwe Edberts Ruscote Avenue Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 2QU

    Received 11 Jul 2022
  22. Application Permitted20/03411/F

    External alterations to existing building which include replacement double glazed windows, external vents, drainage pipes to bring the building up to current Building Regulation standards. The building has Prior Approval to convert to 20 apartments (Ref 19/01734/056)

    1 - 5 Malthouse Walk Banbury OX16 5PW

    Received 27 Nov 2020
  23. Application Permitted21/02435/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the installation of 2 no. obscurely glazed windows

    37 Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4TR

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  24. Application Permitted25/01791/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (new opening, lintel and reveal), 6 (slimline double glazing), 8 (render sample), 10 (top balustrade), 19 (link wall), and 21 (Construction Method Statements) and 26 (vehicular electric charging point) of 23/00585/LB

    East End Farmhouse East End Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5LG

    Received 26 Nov 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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