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Cherwell District Council
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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
18,782Searchable applications
1,529Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,457 approved or refused records
1,474Refused applications

13,983 approved · 1,474 refused · 686 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Application Permitted21/00537/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (brick samples) and 5 (details of eaves, dormers, doors, windows) of 20/02053/LB

    Corble Farm Street To Corble Farm Piddington HP18 9XB

    Received 17 Feb 2021
  2. Application Withdrawn21/00313/ADV

    The proposal is to install a dual aspect non-illuminated sign to advertise the College's presence. The sign will be installed on the grass area in front of the building along Churchill Road. It will be a dual aspect sign to ensure visibility from both directions due to the shape of the building

    126 Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4XD

    Received 29 Jan 2021
  3. Application Permitted25/00491/DISC

    Discharge of Condition (Biodiversity Net Gain) of 24/03289/F

    Field At Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  4. Application Permitted21/00169/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 19/00446/F - amended drawings to incorporate: Phase 5D: Plots 868 to 873 and 887 to 891: Amended porch design from mono-pitch design to more traditional gablet design. Amended cill and header materials to match walling brick. Introduction of quoin and banding detail to front elevations. Phase 8C:Plots 410 to 418 and 434 to 439: Amended roof design to apartment type SPF2(A) via introduction of additional roof gables to add interest. Amended roof design to apartment type SPF3 via introduction of additional roof gables to key elevations. Enlarged lobby area to apartment SPF3 and associated elevational changes. Substitution of cladding for grey render on elevations; Trenchard Circle: Plots 830 to 860: Amended cill and header materials to reflect walling material. Minor boundary treatment changes.

    Phase 5D; Phase 8C; and Trenchard Circle Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  5. Application Permitted25/02530/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (stone sample panel) of 23/03596/F

    Top Barn Farm Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5BW

    Received 25 Sept 2025
  6. Prior Approval Not Required21/03931/REN56

    Installation of roof mounted 228kW solar PV system comprising of 600 x Canadian Solar 380w panels.

    Inchcape House, Inchcape Mercedes Benz And Toyota Langford Lane Kidlington OX5 1HT

    Received 23 Nov 2021
  7. Application Permitted25/01604/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials and finishes) and 4 (tree protection scheme) of 24/00711/F

    Anitas Touring Caravan Park The Yews Southam Road Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1AZ

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  8. Application Withdrawn26/01019/LB

    Erection of two extensions and associated engineering work

    Lower Lodge Williamscot OX17 1AE

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  9. Application Permitted24/03155/F

    Extension of existing garage to provide studio and utility room

    116 Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EF

    Received 22 Nov 2024
  10. Application Refused22/03648/F

    Addition of box dormer to front elevation and two rooflights to rear elevation to facilitate conversion of loft to habitable accommodation and associated internal alterations

    17 Dunnock Road Banbury OX15 4FX

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  11. Application Permitted22/02646/DISC

    Discharge of condition 34 (finished floor levels) of 22/00487/F

    Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 1HJ

    Received 30 Aug 2022
  12. Application Permitted21/03170/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 2 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of 20/01696/F

    Mill Barn Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton OX15 5BZ

    Received 14 Sept 2021
  13. No Objections24/01174/CDISC

    Details pursuant to Condition No. 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan-CEMP) of planning permission 24/00033/OCC (R3.0002/24) - R3.0046/24

    Land North Of Deddington Highways Maintenance Depot Banbury Road Deddington

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  14. Application Permitted21/00297/F

    Two storey side extension with associated internal and external works

    High Fields Rattlecombe Road Shenington OX15 6LZ

    Received 28 Jan 2021
  15. No Objections24/00080/EL

    Installation of a third wire to the existing overhead electricity line. No change to the alignment of the overhead line and the pole heights will not be increased. The line already has planning permission as part of the network infastructure

    Part OS Parcel 0066 South Of County Council Boundary And Adjoining To The East Of Southam Southam Road Mollington

    Received 10 Jan 2024
  16. Application Permitted20/02248/F

    Variation of Conditions 2 (plans) & 12 (boundary treatment & stone walls) of 17/01954/F - Rear/eastern boundary constructed as timber fence instead of stone wall

    The George And Dragon 15 East Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7PX

    Received 18 Aug 2020
  17. Application Permitted25/02247/DISC

    Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 24/02058/F

    Former Rodney House Private Drive Off Graven Hill Road Ambrosden

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  18. Application Permitted24/01603/DISC

    PARTIAL DISCHARGE of Condition 25 (Phase Ecological Survey Update) of 14/02121/OUT for Phases 1A, 1B and 2A

    Proposed Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 13 Jun 2024
  19. Application Permitted26/00513/NMA

    Reduction in size of infill extension (proposed as non-material amendment to 25/00784/F)

    Lodge Cottage Wykham Lane Broughton Oxfordshire OX15 5DS

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  20. Under Consultation21/01942/TCA

    T1 x Eucalyptus - Fell.

    Backwater Bakers Lane Swalcliffe Banbury Oxon OX15 5EN

    Received 1 Jun 2021
  21. Application Permitted23/01681/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 24 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of 21/03644/OUT

    OS Parcel 6372 South East Of Milestone Farm Broughton Road Banbury

    Received 19 Jun 2023
  22. Not Proceeded With20/01928/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for installation of hardstanding next to the current drive to enable additional off road parking

    3 Elm Close Bicester OX26 3XR

    Received 20 Jul 2020
  23. Application Permitted21/02246/NMA

    To allow approved site access works (s278)to be undertaken prior to the approval of reserved matters for the link road (C7). See wording amendment below: Condition 7: "The first application for approval of reserved matters shall include full details of the link road (from its access off Bloxham Road to the eastern boundary of the application site) including its alignment, specification, main junctions (other than private drives), drainage, crossings, road markings, traffic calming, footways/cycle lanes, verges, street lighting, bus stop infrastructure and associated soft landscaping. No development (with the exception of works undertaken in respect to the construction of the site access in accordance with Condition 5 plan ref A_005 Rev. D and including any such preliminary earthworks (grading and mounding of land areas) that relate to the construction of the access as approved under condition 50) shall take place on the site until the hereby specified link road details have been approved through the grant of a reserved matters approval. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the link road details approved except where otherwise agreed in writing by the LPA. (Proposed as non-material amendment to 14/01932/OUT)

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Bodicote

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  24. Observations20/02841/ADJ

    Infilling of redundant quarry with inert soils and clays to include temporary soils and aggregates recycling and recovery facility and restoration of the quarry to provide 4 No. affordable dwellings and 10 No. Recreational EcoPods (amendment to 20/01587/ADJ)

    Edgehill Quarry Edgehill Banbury OX15 6DH Outside Of Area Outside Of Area Oxfordshire

    Received 12 Oct 2020

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