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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

18,622Searchable applications

1,520Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 15,323 approved or refused records

1,461Refused applications

13,862 approved · 1,461 refused · 678 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Application Permitted22/01265/F
Two storey side extension and installation of rooflights to facilitate habitable rooms in roof space
3 Manor Farm Cottages Aston View Somerton Bicester OX25 6NP
Received 28 Apr 2022
Prior Approval Not Required23/00299/MA56
Conversion of former restaurant (Class E(b)) into a single residential dwelling (Class C3). the buildings existing layout will remain, with existing rooms repurposed for residential use
Restaurant At Rigoletto Bicester Road Middleton Stoney OX25 4TD
Received 3 Feb 2023
Application Permitted23/01362/TCA
TL7-T8 x Acer pseuplatanus sp - Remove epicormic growth from base. TL7-T11 x Crataegus sp - Formative prune lower branches. TL7-T15 x Tilia x europaea - Remove epicormic growth at base. TL7-T16 x Tilia x europaea - Remove epicormic growth at base. TL7-T32 x Holly Var. - Fell ground level TL7-T33 x Taxus baccata Fastigiata - Reduced by 2 metres to leave a height of 1.5 metres from ground level. TL7-T6A x Acer pseudoplatanus - Remove large suckers / branches at base.
Cemetery Park Hill Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5LP
Received 30 May 2023
Objections25/02427/CM
Notice of Submission of Further Information in relation to Application for Planning Permission Accompanied by an Environmental Statement (Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 as Amended) - Extraction of mineral, importation of inert restoration material, revised restoration scheme, aggregate recycling facility and other ancillary development - (MW.0063/24)
Wroxton Fields Quarry Stratford Road Wroxton
Received 17 Sept 2025
Application Permitted24/02893/F
Single storey rear extension - Re-submission of 21/01382/F
Three Chimneys Twyford Road Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3JL
Received 30 Oct 2024
Application Permitted21/02858/ADV
Erection of a non-illuminated projecting sign on the building as well as a non-illuminated board on the pavement outside the shop
10 High Street Banbury OX16 5DZ
Received 17 Aug 2021
Application Permitted23/00830/F
Widening, resurfacing and other improvements of an existing path on the National Cycle Network Route 51.
OS Parcel 0078 East Of St Marys Church Church Street Kidlington
Received 28 Mar 2023
Application Permitted21/01774/F
Demolish existing porch and construct new porch and toilet to front of property
38 Sandford Green Banbury OX16 0SA
Received 19 May 2021
Application Permitted26/01480/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Great Crested Newt Mitigation Strategy), 4 (great newt license/mitigation satisfied), 6 (Habit Management & Monitoring Plan), 7 (badger mitigation measures), 8 (CEMP: Biodiversity), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Method Statement) and Biodiversity Gain Plan of 25/00180/F
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DW
Received 11 Jun 2026
Application Permitted25/03040/F
Renewal of the hardstanding (concrete) area within an existing farmyard
Middle Farm Featherbed Lane Mixbury Brackley NN13 5RN
Received 21 Nov 2025
Application Permitted21/00563/F
Addition of one, south-east facing rooflight over dressing area
37 Yew Tree Close Launton OX26 5AE
Received 19 Feb 2021
Application Permitted25/02575/F
Single storey side/rear extension
20 Orchard Way Kidlington OX5 2JD
Received 30 Sept 2025
Application Permitted25/02059/F
First floor extension to side
3 Broad Close Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RW
Received 8 Aug 2025
Application Permitted21/00070/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a detached garage/store to rear
The Bungalow Oxford Road Wendlebury OX25 2PT
Received 8 Jan 2021
Application Permitted22/02666/LB
Replace existing front door (which is in a poor state of repair) with a new front door
Moon Cottage 5 The Jetty Main Street Mollington Banbury OX17 1BD
Received 31 Aug 2022
Application Permitted21/00076/LB
Demolition of non-original single storey rear addition. Erection of 2 storey extension to create building regulations compliant stair well. Ground floor - refurbish and repair existing shop - change of use (currently B1 offices) to A1 (sandwich bar). First and second floors - change of use (possibly currently B1) to C3 (residential flats) refurbish and repair floors and ceilings. Remove existing stairs and non-original and damaged stud walls/doors. Add rear facing windows. Front elevation - repair/replace existing windows
67 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JW
Received 11 Jan 2021
Application Permitted26/01348/F
Internal and external alterations including replacement of windows, extension above existing porch, replacement of dormer window and installation of rooflights
Mixbury Hall Farm Evenley Road Mixbury NN13 5RL
Received 28 May 2026
Application Refused21/04100/F
Two storey rear extension with associated internal and external works (revised scheme of 21/00919/F)
3 Orchard Way Banbury OX16 0HP
Received 7 Dec 2021
Application Permitted23/01438/F
Proposed two storey side/rear and single storey rear extension
16 Augustan Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1BB
Received 26 May 2023
Application Permitted21/01928/DISC
Discharge of Condition 3 (stonework repairs and new samples) of 21/00119/LB
Cross Hill House Cross Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EG
Received 1 Jun 2021
Application Permitted23/03006/TCA
G1 x No 4 Beech - prune back the north facing side of trees by 2 metres and crown raise to 3.5 metres to allow better use of garden, the trees are currently shading the garden area entirely.
1A Station Road Lower Heyford Oxfordshire OX25 5PE
Received 29 Oct 2023
Application Permitted26/00564/TCA
T1 Apple - Crown reduction by up to 2 metres.
Hillside 7 Water Lane Adderbury OX17 3LT
Received 4 Mar 2026
Preapp Response Sent21/02341/TEL
Proposed 20 mtr Streetworks Mast to assist with 5G rollout
H3G Telecommunications Mast Woodstock Road Yarnton OX5 1PU
Received 6 Jul 2021
Application Permitted26/00795/F
RETROSPECTIVE - Conversion of garden store to ancillary accommodation with shower and erection of doors to the adjoining double carport
Grandpas Barn High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7JP
Received 26 Mar 2026

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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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