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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
19,003Searchable applications
1,542Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,638 approved or refused records
1,486Refused applications

14,152 approved · 1,486 refused · 693 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/01572/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) to include relocation of cycle parking, internal reconfiguration, first floor extension to front, installation of flat roofed porch canopy to front, alteration to bay window feature to front, alteration to roof form to accommodate increase in second floor accommodation and alterations to opening style and positioning, and variation of Condition 5 (cycle parking details) and Condition 6 (bin storage details) of 23/03585/F as details have been provided.

    175 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AE

    Received 13 Jun 2025
  2. Application Permitted22/03737/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (slate tile sample) of 20/01632/F

    Bramley House Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SR

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  3. Application Permitted22/02321/DISC

    Partial discharge of Condition 13 (windows & doors) of 18/01441/F

    45 Hightown Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9BE

    Received 2 Aug 2022
  4. No Objections22/02520/CM

    The Northern water Catchment Scheme - Formation of shallow surface water basins associated with mitigation proposals for surface water drainage - MW.0110/22

    Premier Aggregates Finmere Quarry Banbury Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AJ

    Received 18 Aug 2022
  5. Application Permitted22/01071/F

    Removal of existing rear conservatory. Replace with new single storey rear garden room extension.

    95 Kestrel Way Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6XZ

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  6. Application Permitted21/03769/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (door details) of 21/01916/LB

    1 Church Terrace Church Street Bicester OX26 6BA

    Received 9 Nov 2021
  7. Application Permitted20/02350/TPO

    T1 Horse Chestnut - fell the tree and grind the stump. Replace with a more manageable species. Tree subject to TPO 20/1991

    2 Mackenzie Close Bicester OX26 2XZ

    Received 21 Aug 2020
  8. Under Consultation24/01261/M106

    Modifications to Paragraphs 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2 and 5 of Schedule 3 (Sports Pitches); Paragraph 1.2 of Schedule 4 (Community Buildings); Paragraphs 8.1 and 8.2 of Schedule 7 (Non-Residential Uses including location of health facility site); Paragraphs 3.16 and 3.17.1 of Schedule 14 (Open Space, Allotments and Drainage); AND the deletions of CEEQUAL definitions and Paragraphs 2.1 and 2.4 of Schedule 15 (Design and Build Standards) of the S106 Agreement attached to the outline permission 14/02121/OUT

    Proposed Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 7 May 2024
  9. Application Permitted23/01146/F

    Insertion of five dormers to facilitate conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation

    Land North West Of Lessor Grange Milcombe OX15 4RT

    Received 27 Apr 2023
  10. Application Permitted24/01547/LB

    Replacement of roof covering with reclaimed Welsh slate; replacement of half round ridge tiles with angular Staffordshire blues; change guttering to front of property from black to white and upgrade to aluminium Heritage type

    The Cottage Goose Green Deddington OX15 0SZ

    Received 6 Jun 2024
  11. Application Permitted22/03117/F

    Erection of porch; conversion of conservatory into kitchen; conversion of side lean-to into side extension with new pitched roof including over existing store room; replace front window with bay window

    37 Kingfisher Drive Banbury OX16 9YE

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  12. Application Withdrawn26/00226/F

    Erection of two extensions and associated engineering works

    Lower Lodge Williamscot Oxfordshire OX17 1AE

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  13. Application Permitted25/02837/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed - Single storey rear extension and front porch.

    26 Thames Avenue Bicester OX26 2LX

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  14. Under Consultation24/03010/M106

    Modification of Section 106 (14/02121/OUT): To amend the Mortgagee in Possession clause to ensure the Affordable Housing Units can be charged at MVST; to insert an enforceability clause which removes liability from the RP and RP Mortgagee in respect of the non-AH obligations; amend the exclusions clause so that the Affordable housing provisions will not apply to mortgagees, successors in title (and their mortgagees and successors in title) of the protected parties; to insert a provision which would allow the rents on Affordable Rented Units to be increased by CPI + 1% per annum; to insert a provision which would allow the rents on Shared Ownership Units to be increased by RPI + 0.5% per annum

    Proposed Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  15. Application Permitted21/03325/F

    Alterations and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation

    13 Firtree Close Banbury OX16 1JS

    Received 30 Sept 2021
  16. Application Permitted22/01114/F

    Demolition of existing and erection of replacement dwelling, with associated landscaping and other works (revisions to planning approval 21/02475/F to allow addition of detached garage to front of house and to omit condition 10).

    Hunters Brook 93 Cassington Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1QB

    Received 13 Apr 2022
  17. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)22/01917/F

    Two storey side extension with pitch roof over and single storey rear extension with lean-to roof over

    7 Bernard Close Yarnton OX5 1QP

    Received 28 Jun 2022
  18. Application Permitted25/00162/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for installation of a ground floor window to Unit 3D

    Unit 3D Apollo Office Park Ironstone Lane Wroxton OX15 6AY

    Received 22 Jan 2025
  19. Observations26/00789/OCC

    New vehicular drop-off / pick-up facility off Station Approach Road South to improve access to Banbury Railway Station - R3.0047/26

    Street Record Tramway Road Banbury

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  20. Application Permitted20/03613/F

    Conversion of garage to form habitable accommodation ancillary to use of the dwelling and extension of building to form replacement garage

    42 Grimsbury Square Banbury OX16 3HP

    Received 15 Dec 2020
  21. Application Permitted23/02993/F

    Single storey rear extension

    34 Williams Road Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5AX

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  22. Application Permitted24/00762/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a single storey rear extension to property with a pitched roof. The work will remove an existing conservatory and extend 3 metres out from the original rear wall out into the back garden

    20 Pipits Croft Bicester OX26 6XW

    Received 20 Mar 2024
  23. Determined Application24/02855/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - installation of 1 x 9M light pole

    Street Record Church Lane Adderbury

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  24. Prior Approval Not Required21/02288/TEL

    The replacement of 3 no existing antennas with 3 no new antennas, installation of RRH’s on the existing tower, the replacement / installation of equipment within the existing cabin, along with ancillary works

    O2 Proposed Base Station Lodge Farm Bicester Road Chesterton OX26 1XA

    Received 30 Jun 2021

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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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