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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
19,389Searchable applications
1,558Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 15,953 approved or refused records
1,515Refused applications

14,438 approved · 1,515 refused · 715 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted20/02571/F

    Relocation of sand & gravel bins, provision of additional bins, vehicle wash bay, relocation of fuel bunkers and extension to upper yard.

    Ferris Hill Farm Sibford Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5JY

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  2. Prior Approval Not Required25/01111/HPA

    Larger orangery single storey extension to rear of property - height to eaves 2.6m, length 5m, overall height 3.6m.

    5 The Rise Twyford Oxfordshire OX17 3HX

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  3. Application Permitted21/03765/REM

    Reserved matters application for 19/00937/OUT - Phase 1c, Graven Hill: for 12 dwellings (Plots 593-596, 598, 599 and 601-606), together with associated road infrastructure.

    Sites B C D And E Mod Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott

    Received 5 Nov 2021
  4. Application Permitted23/00988/F

    Single storey rear extension (resubmission of 22/00734/F)

    3 Paternoster Court Cassington Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1QB

    Received 14 Apr 2023
  5. Application Permitted22/02148/F

    Single storey rear/side extension

    9 Bath Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0TU

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  6. CCP Checklist 2 issued20/02511/CCP

    Detached 4 bedroom dwelling - Plot 0251 (Rural Lane)

    14 Read Place Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BH

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  7. Application Permitted25/02234/ADV

    Signwritten house name and Sizzling logos and refurbishment of the existing Totem Sign and Corex Sign during external refurbishment

    Barley Mow Warwick Road Banbury OX16 1SS

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  8. Application Permitted22/00859/F

    Extension of permission to temporarily site a static caravan for the purpose of living in whilst carrying out the granted developments on site (App no: 18/01914/F, 18/01915/LB, 19/02001/F) Caravan is currently sited and approved under App no: 19/00410/F

    The Chaff Place High Street Bodicote OX15 4BS

    Received 22 Mar 2022
  9. Application Permitted20/02460/F

    Erection of a field shelter in top field

    Old Poplars Farmhouse Eastgate Hornton OX15 6BT

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  10. Application Permitted21/02348/ADV

    Fit out works to existing shell industrial unit. Works including erection of signage and fencing, installation of additional staff entrance and new occupier's mechanical plant. Revised scheme of 20/02302/ADV.

    Unit 5 Chalker Way Banbury OX16 4XD

    Received 7 Jul 2021
  11. Application Permitted21/01598/DISC

    Discharge of condition 14 (construction management plan), 15 (construction environmental management plan) of 19/01746/OUT

    Land Adj To Promised Land Farm Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 5 May 2021
  12. Application Permitted21/01924/F

    Addition to roof to provide first floor accommodation, insertion of rooflights, sun tube and side-facing first floor windows

    166 Rutten Lane Yarnton OX5 1LS

    Received 28 May 2021
  13. Application Permitted24/01867/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Verification Report) of 16/02446/F

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5HD

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  14. Application Permitted23/01974/F

    Reconstruction of a section of fallen garden wall, strengthening of the remainder section of wall with ties and buttresses and protecting wall with foundations

    The Manor House Milton Village Street Milton Oxfordshire OX15 4HH

    Received 18 Jul 2023
  15. Application Permitted20/02533/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a single storey rear extension on a dwelling and infill an existing door opening.

    Windrush Park Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PX

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  16. Application Permitted20/03045/TCA

    T1x Lime- Fell, because of root intrusion into surface darinage and light obstruction,

    Hillside Cottage Middle Lane Balscote OX15 6JL

    Received 23 Oct 2020
  17. Application Permitted25/01827/F

    Construction of two storey side and rear extensions, front porch and conversion of existing house into 4 separate flats. New landscaping and parking arrangements to the front and rear and alterations to existing detached garage

    19 Hazel Crescent Kidlington OX5 1EH

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  18. Application Permitted26/00791/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (schedule of Materials) 5 (Abutment Details) 6 (Eaves Details & Rainwater Goods) of 24/03133/F

    Old Rectory The Walk Islip Kidlington OX5 2SD

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  19. Application Permitted21/00533/F

    Front and rear single storey extensions, extension to the existing outbuilding and works to create driveway

    2 Park Rise Ambrosden OX25 2LY

    Received 17 Feb 2021
  20. Application Permitted25/00335/OBL

    Discharge of S106 Schedule 4 Clause 1.1 pursuant to application 22/03513/F

    Land North And South Of Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  21. Application Withdrawn24/01419/F

    Single storey rear extension and installation of entrance door

    1 Station Road Launton Bicester OX26 5DS

    Received 24 May 2024
  22. Application Permitted22/01162/F

    Extension and conversion of detached stone building containing ground floor store rooms and a first floor flat to create new landlord/manager accommodation, with associated changes to the car park areas, relocation of the aunt sally pitch and removal of the existing pirate ship play equipment. Replacement first floor windows to public house. Resubmission of 21/03876/F.

    The White Lion Fritwell Road Fewcott Bicester OX27 7NZ

    Received 19 Apr 2022
  23. Application Permitted22/00979/F

    Home studio / office to be erected at the end of the garden

    65 Banbury Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1AH

    Received 1 Apr 2022
  24. Application Permitted23/02856/F

    New 3 bedroom detached dwelling to the side of existing house

    South View Old Arncott Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2LT

    Received 12 Oct 2023

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What these statistics cover

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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