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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
18,695Searchable applications
1,526Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,380 approved or refused records
1,466Refused applications

13,914 approved · 1,466 refused · 684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted22/03118/NMA

    Fan lights added to plots Adderbury/Amberley, Swerford/Stratford, Culworth/Cambridge, Oxhill/Oxford, Oxhill LS/Oxford LS in phase 4 (proposed as non-material amendment to 16/00597/F)

    Redrow Development Saltway OS Parcels 1200 3100 2000 1981 South Of Salt Way Bloxham Road Banbury

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  2. Application Permitted26/00958/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (schedule of materials and finishes) and 3 (door details) of 24/03150/F

    13 Trinity Close Banbury OX16 0UA

    Received 15 Apr 2026
  3. Application Permitted23/01581/LB

    Repositioning of two ground floor doors and construction of studwork partition wall to form corridor and shower room. Associated works include connecting proposed shower room to existing foul drainage. Re-instate WC and wash hand basin within existing 1st floor store room and connect foul drainage pipework to existing below ground drainage. Install freestanding Edwardian washstand in rear 1st floor room. Associated works include connecting proposed basin to existing foul drainage located in WC below. Remove non required commercial strip/escape lighting; replace with domestic light fittings

    Old Corner House Market Place Deddington Banbury OX15 0SF

    Received 9 Jun 2023
  4. Application Withdrawn22/01157/LB

    Installation of photovoltaic (PV) array to south facing outbuilding roof (garage)

    The Chestnuts Main Street Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1BQ

    Received 19 Apr 2022
  5. Application Permitted22/01757/LB

    Alterations and repairs to listed farmhouse and annexe; refurbishment and partial rebuilding of existing outbuildings to provide 2 no. dwellings; erection of 2 no. new dwellings; provision of car parking, bin and cycle stores; and access

    Stratfield Farm 374 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1DL

    Received 14 Jun 2022
  6. Application Permitted22/00941/F

    Temporary reuse of an existing hard surfaced area for a materials store, wagon parking, link road, vehicular parking and other associated development.

    Part Of G Site HQ Bicester Garrison Palmer Avenue Lower Arncott

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  7. Application Permitted21/01321/LB

    The installation of 4 rooflights.

    Banbury and District Canoe Club Cropredy Wharf Cropredy Banbury OX17 1PG

    Received 14 Apr 2021
  8. Application Refused23/03397/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for rendering of existing external Bradstone block walls using Weber monocouche through coloured render (colour of render 'buff' similar colour/appearance to existing Bradstone block)

    20 Almond Road Bicester OX26 2HT

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  9. Application Permitted26/00758/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 15 (skirting boards) of 24/00498/LB

    Cruck Cottage Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QH

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  10. Application Refused20/02794/F

    Create new gable end on garage to raise roof line; extension to the rear to increase size of kitchen

    Wits End The Green Launton OX26 5EF

    Received 7 Oct 2020
  11. Application Refused25/01400/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore- Remove Tree as outgrown location.

    Barchester Glebefields Stratford Road A422 Drayton OX15 6EH

    Received 20 May 2025
  12. Application Permitted21/03907/F

    Single storey extension to side/rear. New front porch

    8 Vera Wood Close Adderbury OX17 3FX

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  13. Application Permitted24/00329/F

    Single storey rear extension to main house; conversion of the existing outbuilding to habitable accommodation, installation of solar panels to roof outbuilding, and new glazing and erection of new entrance gates to front elevation, and formation of raised platform to rear of dwelling and associated steps

    Dairy Cottage The Old Farmyard High Street South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JW

    Received 7 Feb 2024
  14. Application Refused24/01020/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a single storey rear extension not exceeding 6m in depth

    277 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2PD

    Received 16 Apr 2024
  15. Application Permitted22/01849/F

    Restoration of significant elements of the Capability Brown landscape

    Kirtlington Park House Kirtlington Park Kirtlington OX5 3JN

    Received 23 Jun 2022
  16. Application Permitted22/03833/F

    Demolition of existing village hall. Erection of new village hall and associated car parking.

    Fritwell Village Hall Fewcott Road Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QA

    Received 21 Dec 2022
  17. Application Permitted23/03435/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (doors & windows) of 23/00736/F

    Williams Cottage North Lane Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3RG

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  18. Application Permitted24/00416/LB

    Installation of new flue on north elevation of 1990s Hotel extension and new undercroft plant room

    The Banbury House Hotel 23-31 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AH

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  19. Application Permitted24/03288/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (schedule of materials), 5 (boundary enclosures) and 10 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of 24/02326/F

    53 Brasenose Drive Kidlington OX5 2EQ

    Received 9 Dec 2024
  20. Application Permitted22/01530/F

    Repairs to garden retaining walls

    Yarnton Manor Church Lane Yarnton Oxfordshire OX5 1PY

    Received 23 May 2022
  21. Application Withdrawn22/01884/F

    Blocking off the current driveway that links the property to Hornton Lane and creating an access from Clump Lane

    High View Hornton Lane Horley OX15 6BL

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  22. Application Permitted24/03270/F

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved drawings) and removal of conditions 3 (Bricks), 4 (Schedule of materials), 5 (Driveway details), 6 (Cycle Parking) and 7 (Replacement tree) of 23/01419/F

    Silverdale Weeping Cross Bodicote OX15 4ED

    Received 6 Dec 2024
  23. Application Permitted24/00599/F

    Installation of extraction flues in association with wet laboratory operations

    Diagnexia UK Ltd Building B Langford Locks Kidlington OX5 1LH

    Received 4 Mar 2024
  24. Under Consultation26/00806/F

    Single storey side extension to the eastern side of the existing dwelling.

    3A Hightown Leyes Banbury OX16 9NP

    Received 30 Mar 2026

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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.

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