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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
19,506Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,057 approved or refused records
1,522Refused applications

14,535 approved · 1,522 refused · 724 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Application Permitted21/02067/F

    Loft conversion with front and rear dormers; conversion of garage to home cinema

    Orchard View 2 Tithe Lane Clifton OX15 0PU

    Received 14 Jun 2021
  2. Application Refused23/00465/F

    Demolition of a single storey outbuilding, erection of a single strorey side and rear extensions and a new dormer window to the rear.

    35 Aysgarth Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1ND

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  3. Application Withdrawn23/00877/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 22/01144/F - Variation to the wording of condition 21 (Woodland Management Plan).

    OS Parcel 5700 South West Of Grange Farm Street Through Little Chesterton Chesterton

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  4. Application Permitted21/00348/F

    Erection of a building to form 2no 1-bedroom flats

    76A East Street Banbury

    Received 29 Jan 2021
  5. Application Permitted21/02025/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (new openings, windows & doors), 4 (gates & fences), 5 (chicken enclosure) of 20/03631/F

    Alkerton House Well Lane Alkerton OX15 6NL

    Received 8 Jun 2021
  6. Application Permitted22/01093/F

    Loft conversion with the addition of new rooflights and rear dormer window and replacement of ground floor rear bay window with door

    16 The Moorlands Kidlington OX5 2XX

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  7. Application Permitted25/01485/F

    Replacement front boundary wall

    3 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SD

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  8. Application Withdrawn24/03391/F

    Conversion of barn into one dwelling

    Field Barn Epwell Grounds Farm Shutford Road Epwell

    Received 20 Dec 2024
  9. Application Permitted23/02547/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Apprenticeships and Training Opportunities) of 21/01330/F

    Symmetry Park Morrell Way Ambrosden

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  10. Application Permitted25/01359/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 19/01740/HYBRID - vary conditions 17 and 44, which relates to archaeological investigation at the site, to introduce some additional flexibility in relation to the timeframe for the final archaeological report being submitted to the Local Planning Authority

    Catalyst Bicester Wendlebury Road Bicester OX25 2PA

    Received 27 May 2025
  11. Application Permitted25/02335/REM

    Reserved matters application for phases 2 and 3 of 21/01630/OUT - Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale relating to the proposed development of 392 residential dwellings, and associated development, plus associated car parking.

    Land North And Adjoining Home Farm Banbury Road B4100 Caversfield

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  12. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)22/00173/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a wooden workshop to be use for dog grooming services

    15 Arncott Road Piddington OX25 1PS

    Received 19 Jan 2022
  13. Application Permitted20/02567/F

    Single storey rear extension. (Resubmission of application 20/01702/F)

    Glebe House Mill Lane Upper Heyford OX25 5LH

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  14. Application Permitted22/01016/TCA

    T1 x Cedar - Reduce the lower right-hand side away from the property by 2 to 3 meters. The tree is growing increasingly close to the house and could do with being reduced back. T2 x Magnolia - Light prune of under 1 meter on the Magnolia growing up the side of the house. This is to maintain the tree at a manageable size.

    Canterbury House Fir Lane Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SF

    Received 5 Apr 2022
  15. Application Permitted26/00278/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Excavation and removal of the existing driveway with the creation of a replacement driveway using a concrete base

    Manorbier 7A Valley View Great Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1QJ

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  16. Application Permitted24/01122/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a loft conversion with 3 no. rooflights

    7 Canal Close Enslow OX5 3FE

    Received 24 Apr 2024
  17. Application Permitted23/01464/TCA

    Amendment . T1 x Beech Tree- Removal. Outgrown location. Overhangs Church Lane. Interferes with overhead wires and excessively restricts the light to the property. T2 x Unknown species. Reduction uoto 3m off the top. Excessively reduces the light in the the small garden, overhangs the neighbours house and bangs the roof, and also interferes with overhead wires. T3 x Crowm reducton up tp 1.5m.

    Crimond High Street Cropredy OX17 1NG

    Received 26 May 2023
  18. Application Permitted22/00456/F

    Single storey rear extension and re-roof of existing flat roof; external works to re-locate retaining wall and garden steps

    19 Lime Avenue Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9BU

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  19. Application Permitted25/02287/F

    Alter existing openings in front elevation, revise external paving

    Weston Community Shop Church Road Weston On The Green OX25 3QP

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  20. Application Permitted20/01443/F

    Flat roof to pitched roof over garage

    3 Longfellow Close Bicester OX26 2XX

    Received 3 Jun 2020
  21. Application Permitted22/02005/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (landscaping scheme), 9 (proposed access drive), 10 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP), 11 (Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP), 13 (potential contaminative uses), 18 (external lighting) and 19 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) of 20/01933/F

    Barn In Os Parcel 0545 West Of Withycombe Farm Street Through Wigginton Wigginton Oxfordshire OX15 4LE

    Received 5 Jul 2022
  22. Application Permitted24/02462/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (decking finish) of 24/01659/F

    Jts Bar And Cafe Castle House 25 Cornhill Market Place Banbury OX16 5NG

    Received 13 Sept 2024
  23. Application Permitted23/02665/F

    Remove existing conservatory to side and erection of a single storey extension

    214 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AB

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  24. Application Permitted22/02312/REM

    Reserved matters application for 21/03749/F - Zone 3a Home Zone 2 & 3 (93 units including 6 x 1 bed apartments)

    Phase 3A and 3B Zone 3 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden

    Received 1 Aug 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.

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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