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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
19,350Searchable applications
1,557Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 15,918 approved or refused records
1,512Refused applications

14,406 approved · 1,512 refused · 714 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/00969/F

    Rear single storey extension to the existing house and associated works

    New House St Giles Bletchingdon OX5 3BX

    Received 10 Apr 2025
  2. Application Permitted21/00634/F

    A new temporary tensile structure is required directly behind building 1B. Landscaping works are required to the rear of buildings 1A and 1B, which involve concreting over the existing square gravelled areas and adding a new concrete ramped area for lorry vehicles to drive over.

    Arrival Automotive UK 11 Longlands Road Launton Bicester OX26 5AH

    Received 24 Feb 2021
  3. Application Permitted26/00400/F

    Remedial upgrade works to an existing glazed extension - replacement of the existing retractable roof with a solid insulated roof and associated upgrading of extension fabric where required.

    George Inn Lower Street Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RH

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  4. Application Permitted24/01552/F

    Replacement of existing shed with a garden pod for use as a home/garden office

    76 Mallards Way Bicester OX26 6WT

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  5. Application Permitted25/01978/TCA

    Please see attached schedule.

    St Marys House High Street Charlton On Otmoor OX5 2UQ

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  6. Application Permitted21/01660/F

    Single storey rear extension

    Penlington Fritwell Road Fewcott OX27 7NZ

    Received 10 May 2021
  7. Application Permitted23/01183/TCA

    G1 nos 2 Ash - Dismantle to ground level.

    124 Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5AG

    Received 2 May 2023
  8. Application Withdrawn22/01715/OUT

    Erection of up to 500 dwellings with associated access, open space and infrastructure

    Land South Of Perdiswell Farm Shipton Road Shipton On Cherwell

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  9. Application Permitted20/00014/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for formation of hardstanding to provide off-road vehicle parking. Removal of grass/paved area, levelled to drain cover height and tarmac laid with soakaway. No machinery will be installed

    30 Frensham Close Banbury OX16 1FQ

    Received 30 Dec 2020
  10. Application Permitted21/03872/LB

    RETROSPECTIVE - Detached single storey studio & enclosure of existing barn with new doors

    Heath Farm 55 North Street Fritwell OX27 7QS

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  11. Under Consultation26/02165/OBL

    Discharge of paragraph 1.1 (Framework Affordable Housing) of Schedule 9 Affordable Housing of planning obligation for 14/02121/OUT

    Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 11 Aug 2026
  12. No Objections22/02286/TEL

    Proposed installation of 1 No cabinet (1000 x 540 x 1700mm) and 1 No power supply cabinet (600 x 400 x 995mm) located on the grass verge outside 2 Swalcliffe Road

    Street Record Swalcliffe Road Upper Tadmarton

    Received 29 Jul 2022
  13. Application Withdrawn24/00276/F

    Development of a carbon-neutral 4-bedroom, 1.5 storey house in a sub-divided front plot of the White House - revised scheme of 23/02222/F

    White House Dane Hill Oxford Road Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JD

    Received 1 Feb 2024
  14. Under Consultation21/01601/TCA

    T1 x Conifer tree- removal, too large for small garden and damaging fence panel it is next to.

    45B Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TU

    Received 6 May 2021
  15. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA21/01200/SO

    Screening opinion to 10/01780/HYBRID - request for a formal Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) Screening Opinion in respect of an application to replan part of the Phase 4 Area of the North West Bicester Eco Town Exemplar Site (Plots 1 to 54)

    Bicester Eco Town Exemplar Site Banbury Road Bicester

    Received 2 Apr 2021
  16. Under Consultation24/03435/TCA

    T1 x Rowan -Fell This tree is in poor health I was barely able to identify the few branches of Rowan visible through the thicket of Ivy. The ivy is so dominant that it would not be cost effective to remove the ivy and see what remains of the Rowan. Without being able to see what condition the tree is in, the tree/Ivy could potentially be at risk of failure and so we would like to fell.

    2 Mount Pleasant Wardington OX17 1SL

    Received 30 Dec 2024
  17. Under Consultation26/02307/AGN

    Erection of two Agricultural Buildings

    Noke Farm Noke OX3 9TU

    Received 7 Sept 2026
  18. Application Refused21/00520/F

    Change of Use to car parking on redundant land (18m x 20m)

    Land To The Rear Of Mulberry Court Bicester Road Kidlington

    Received 16 Feb 2021
  19. Application Permitted22/01446/F

    Erection of a single storey front and side extension.

    30 Hampden Drive Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2LR

    Received 16 May 2022
  20. Application Permitted23/01921/F

    New slate roof and roof insulation

    Pallathorpe Hollow Road Lower Tadmarton OX15 5SS

    Received 12 Jul 2023
  21. Application Permitted23/00906/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 2 (schedule of external materials) & 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 22/01507/REM

    Station House Station Road Enslow Kidlington OX5 3AX

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  22. Application Permitted22/00846/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (archaeological watching brief) of 21/01094/LB

    Bainton Manor Bainton Oxfordshire OX27 8RL

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  23. Application Permitted22/01173/F

    Removal of Condition 8 (use of dwellings) of 69/00660/B

    Croft Farm Sibford Road Hook Norton OX15 5DB

    Received 19 Apr 2022
  24. Prior Approval Not Required20/02276/TEL

    Replacement antennas and associated ancillary development

    O2 Telecommunications Mast 2605 Kidlington Fire Station Sterling Road Kidlington OX5 2DU

    Received 19 Aug 2020

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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.

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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