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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
19,327Searchable applications
1,557Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,897 approved or refused records
1,511Refused applications

14,386 approved · 1,511 refused · 713 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Permitted25/02264/F

    Single storey rear extension with flat roof, with upgrading and re-roofing of existing utility room

    2 Fortescue Drive Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UT

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  2. Application Permitted25/02664/F

    Porch and rear extension with associated internal and external works

    6 Stocking Lane Shenington Oxfordshire OX15 6NF

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  3. Application Permitted21/01793/F

    Single storey side extension, garage conversion and rear conservatory

    67 Shearwater Drive Bicester OX26 6YR

    Received 20 May 2021
  4. Application Permitted26/01753/CLUP

    Conversion of existing outhouse to become new kitchen and utility room including the addition of a flat roof dormer to the rear elevation to create a bedroom within the roof space.

    2 The Glebe Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5LB

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  5. Application Permitted24/00710/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 11 (drainage system) of 20/02083/OUT

    Land North Of Hempton Road And West Of Wimborn Close Deddington

    Received 14 Mar 2024
  6. Application Permitted25/00500/F

    Single storey side extension - re-submission of 20/00676/F

    50 Fowler Road Banbury OX16 3WB

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  7. No Objections20/02621/TEL

    Install electronic communication apparatus

    Dslam Cabinet Pcp001 South Newington Road Bloxham OX15 4EX

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  8. Application Permitted22/03495/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of materials and finishes - external walls and roofs), 4 (arboricultural statement), 5 (car parking provision), 6 (vehicular electric charging points), 8 (Biodiversity Method Statement), and 13 (refuse and recycling areas) of 21/03431/F

    112 Evans Lane Kidlington OX5 2JB

    Received 17 Nov 2022
  9. Application Permitted24/00446/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of 22/03395/F

    Bloxham Dental Practice Godswell House Church Street Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4ES

    Received 19 Feb 2024
  10. Application Permitted23/02971/ADV

    3 No 4m tall internally illuminated totems

    Land Adj To Promised Land Farm Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  11. Application Permitted25/01147/LB

    Replacement windows and french doors to front, side and rear of property

    18 School Road Kidlington OX5 2HB

    Received 2 May 2025
  12. Application Refused22/02742/F

    New porch and construction of rear extension - part single storey, part two storey - re-submission of 21/03222/F

    51 Woodpiece Road Upper Arncott Bicester OX25 1PJ

    Received 6 Sept 2022
  13. Under Consultation26/00013/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Schedule of Materials), 4 (Boundary Treatment Plan), 7 (Parking and manoeuvring area spec), 8 (HMMP), 12 (Surface water management strategy), 13 (Desk study and site walkover for contamination issues), 17 (CEMP), 19 (Arboricultural method statement) and 21 (Tree Planting) of 24/02712/F

    Playground Morton Close Kidlington

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  14. No Objections22/01005/EL

    Erection of 1 x no. terminal pole - connection of an underground electric line to electric apparatus mounted on the pole

    Part OS Parcels 0700 And 2800 NE Of Godington Hall Godington

    Received 4 Apr 2022
  15. Application Permitted24/00369/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore tree - to lift the lower 3 branches, to allow more light for the adjacent vegetable patch T2 x Cedar tree - to lift, deadwood and thin the lower branches to allow more light for the adjacent vegetable patch

    Sparrow Hall The Square Swalcliffe Oxfordshire OX15 5EL

    Received 9 Feb 2024
  16. Application Permitted24/02341/F

    Ground floor extension to rear of property and internal works & window on South elevation & conversion of one garage (door replaced with wall & window)

    3 Colegrave Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4NT

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  17. Application Permitted25/00371/F

    Extension and conversion of garage to provide office studio and annexe

    10 Corncrake Way Bicester OX26 6UE

    Received 13 Feb 2025
  18. Application Permitted23/01169/F

    Remove existing garden wall/fence and relocate to extend rear/side garden and change of use of amenity land to domestic garden

    11 Goldings Road Hook Norton OX15 5FG

    Received 28 Apr 2023
  19. Application Refused20/03167/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the addition of dormer to rear roof slope

    13 Hart Close Banbury OX16 1EH

    Received 9 Nov 2020
  20. Application Permitted23/01940/F

    Demolition of existing garden building. Erection of replacement single storey garden building home study, family gym and hobby room, and garden store

    Oakridge Cow Lane Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SG

    Received 13 Jul 2023
  21. Preapp Response Sent23/00372/TEL

    Proposed telecommunications installation: Proposed 15m high ‘slimline’ phase 9 monopole c/w wraparound cabinet at base, 3no. additional ancillary equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works

    Street Record The Swere Deddington

    Received 10 Feb 2023
  22. Application Permitted23/01080/OUT

    Variation of Condition 4 (approved plans and documents), Condition 30 (highway design) and Condition 34 (employment floor space limit) of 17/02534/OUT relating to the erection of a business park of up to 60,000 sq.m (GEA) of flexible Class B1(a) office / Class B1(b) research & development floorspace (now under Use Class E); associated vehicle parking, landscaping, highways, infrastructure and earthworks (Original Application accompanied by an Environmental Statement)

    Land North Of Bicester Avenue Garden Centre Oxford Road Bicester

    Received 24 Apr 2023
  23. Application Permitted25/01882/F

    Extension to the side and rear of the existing bungalow to improve the layout and add first-storey accommodation to create a family home. Additionally, the proposal includes the creation of a single storey annexe in the garden

    27 Crown Road Kidlington OX5 1AG

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  24. Application Permitted22/02173/LB

    Demolition of existing 20th century extension;erection of new rear extension, alteration of 20th century window opening to a door opening; adjustment to lower step of 20th century stairs to facilitate fire escape; new opening in existing boundary wall onto the pavement for fire escape; new opening in existing 18th century ground floor to accommodation a new stair; bathroom fittings installed in previous bathroom space to first floor; new en-suite to second floor

    Laurel House Bull Ring Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TT

    Received 21 Jul 2022

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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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