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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
18,957Searchable applications
1,537Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 15,603 approved or refused records
1,482Refused applications

14,121 approved · 1,482 refused · 692 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Refused21/00396/HPA

    Single storey rear extension - height to eaves 3m, overall height 4m, length 3.31m

    50 Sterling Road Kidlington OX5 2DT

    Received 5 Feb 2021
  2. Application Permitted21/02798/TCA

    T1 x Medium sized Beech tree - To be felled to the height if the hedge below. The tree has outgrown its environment and is causing damage to the neighbours path. T2 x Small Leylandii tree - To be felled to ground level. The tree has started to grow through the neighbouring silver birch. The silver birch being the better of the two trees would benefit from having the encroaching Conifer removed. T3 x Small row of Leylandii trees - To be felled to ground level. The trees support a rotten tree house and have a low amenity value. The space could be better used if the trees were felled.

    Doolittle Cottage Down End Hook Norton OX15 5LW

    Received 13 Aug 2021
  3. Application Permitted26/02094/TCA

    T1 Silver Birch - crown reduction of 5 metres approx and prune by 20%

    Mulberry Cottage The Green Shenington OX15 6NE

    Received 9 Aug 2026
  4. Application Withdrawn22/00572/TCA

    T1 - T2 x Ash - Removal T3 x Beach Tree - Removal T4 x Silver Birch - Removal adjacent to the driveway, removal is requested to allow more light into the property and to assist in widening of the driveway. We have a number of trees on our property already and would therefore propose to donate to the National Trust for tree replanting we propose to replace 10 trees for the loss of these 4.

    West Wind Scotland End Hook Norton OX15 5NR

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  5. Application Permitted25/03202/F

    Single storey rear extension

    43 Centre Street Banbury OX16 3LQ

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  6. Application Permitted22/00945/F

    New sprinkler and pump house to existing industrial unit to support internal fit-out

    OS Parcel 2176 Adjacent And North Side Of Railway Line South East Of Spital Farm Sewage Wo Bankside Banbury

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  7. Application Permitted21/00155/F

    Formation of temporary haul road (construction access) to serve part of Phase 2 of the mixed use development scheme at South West Bicester (Kingsmere), granted Outline Planning Permission under reference 13/00847/OUT (previous approvals ref. 10/01027/F, 13/01446/F and 17/00216/F).

    Phase 2 SW Bicester Parcel 7849 North Of Whitelands Farm Adjoining Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 15 Jan 2021
  8. Under Consultation20/01763/TCA

    T1 x Holly, T2 x Laurel - To dismantle as trees are growing in close proximity to the wall.

    Bruern Abbey School Chesterton House The Lane Chesterton OX26 1UY

    Received 6 Jul 2020
  9. Application Permitted24/03425/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (landscaping scheme), 13 (refuse collection strategy), 20 (surface water drainage scheme), 27 (biodiversity) and 28 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of 19/02126/F

    Hanwell Chase Phase 3 East of Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 30 Dec 2024
  10. Application Permitted21/00483/F

    Change of Use of Land to B8 & Sui Generis Use and Development comprising the installation of a horizontal silo and batching plant, erection of three aggregate storage bays and the erection of a storage (B8 Use) and workshop (sui generis) building

    Cowpastures Farm Arncott Road Piddington OX25 1AE

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  11. Application Permitted23/03019/F

    Erection of a two-storey semi-detached dwelling, two-storey extension to 20 Bromeswell Close and associated internal and external works - re-submission of 23/02067/F

    20 Bromeswell Close Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NU

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  12. Application Permitted25/02370/TPO

    Birch (T1) - removal to ground level, this tree has been in decline for many years, remove for safety of the highway and footway users magnolia and thuja (G1) - Crown lifting the thuja and magnolia to approximately 3 metres above the footway, and reducing the north side by approximately 1.5 metres to remove overhang over the highway, works to reduce nuisance to highway and footway users

    Acanthus Clews Architects Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BE

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  13. Application Permitted22/01813/TPO

    English Walnut (T1) - Removal - tree is in poor physiological form and has progressively worsened over the last 5 years as can be seen by leaf density in the pictures attached with this application. Approximately 2/3rds of the circumference of the stem appears to have bark necrosis, with acoustic testing with a hammer producing an hollow like sound. Breaking off a small section of this area of bark shows mycelial threads beneath the bark synonymous with honey fungus. Client is happy to replace with another tree, species and variety to be confirmed - subject to TPO 9/1999

    9 Rookery Close Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4BA

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  14. Application Permitted25/01761/TCA

    Silver birch SB1 to be felled due to dieback evident (dead branches, falling branches) and proximity to garden wall

    Long Leys Queen Street Bloxham OX15 4QQ

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  15. Application Permitted22/02362/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T2 x Sycamore – Remove

    Public Open Space Soden Road Heyford Park

    Received 4 Aug 2022
  16. Application Permitted24/00567/LB

    RETROSPECTIVE - Works to internal staircase

    The Manor Country House And Hotel Northampton Road Weston On The Green Oxford OX25 3QL

    Received 29 Feb 2024
  17. Application Permitted22/02537/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 11 (works to haha) of 18/01969/F

    Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  18. Application Permitted25/01006/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 19/00937/OUT - amendment of condition wording (No.35)

    Graven Hill Murcott Road Upper Arncott

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  19. Application Refused21/00146/TCA

    T3 x Beech - Fell as the tree is implicated in subsidence damage to the property on neighbouring land - The Maltings

    Paddock House Paddock Farm Lane Bodicote OX15 4BT

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  20. Application Permitted23/01743/F

    Conversion of the existing swimming pool building to a single dwelling (use class C3). New driveway to connect to the existing vehicular access onto Boddington Road

    Claydon Hay Barn Boddington Road Claydon Oxfordshire OX17 1HD

    Received 23 Jun 2023
  21. Application Permitted23/00391/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 22/02717/REM - Building location moved 1100mm south. New pedestrian gate and footpath from northern boundary for emergency fire access only. Simplifying the high level screening to the plant on the kitchen roof

    Proposed Primary School Ludlow Road Bicester OX26 1DN

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  22. Application Refused24/00102/F

    Change of Use to include hot food services and takeaway with extractor flue to rear

    Love Desserts 9 High Street Banbury OX16 5DZ

    Received 12 Jan 2024
  23. Application Refused26/00733/F

    Change of Use of amenity land to domestic use and the erection of a fence

    32 Great Close Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1QN

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  24. Application Permitted20/03015/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (slate sample) of 20/01377/LB

    38 Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5PY

    Received 23 Oct 2020

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