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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
19,564Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,106 approved or refused records
1,526Refused applications

14,580 approved · 1,526 refused · 725 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted23/01628/TPO

    T1 - Sycamore (mature) .Proposed work - Crown Thinning by no more than 10%. Cutting back of epicormic growth located at the base of the stem. Crown raise of no more than 1m. This will involve the removal of approximately 3 lower branches. Tip pruning on the north/east & south/east sides of the crown. Cutting back the outer crown by no more than 50cm to ensure pruning does not go beyond the leaf growth. Tree subject to TPO 02/2021

    15 Hollybush Road Hook Norton OX15 5LY

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  2. Application Permitted20/02472/DISC

    Discharge of condition 5 (boundary enclosures) of 19/00349/REM

    Axis J9 Phase 1 OS Parcel 4200 Adjoining Middleton Road And Howes Lane Bicester

    Received 9 Sept 2020
  3. Application Permitted24/00050/TCA

    See schedule

    Woodbine Cottage High Street Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UQ

    Received 8 Jan 2024
  4. Application Permitted23/02357/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (boundary wall) of 23/01281/LB

    St Josephs High Street Souldern OX27 7LA

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  5. No Objections22/02785/TEL

    Installation of 1 no GPS node at 8.5m and associated ancillary equipment on the pole; installation of 1 no cabinet at ground level

    Land For Telecommunication Cabinet Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 6 Sept 2022
  6. Application Permitted22/02082/TCA

    T1 x Robinia - crown raise up to 3 metre all round T2 x Beech - crown raise up to 4 metre all round T3 x Walnut - crown raise up to 4 metre all round T4 - T5 x Two Ash - lift over neighbours field up to 3 metre and remove lower deadwood T6 x Thorn - lift branches to clear shed T7 x Cherry - remove deadwood T8- T9 x Two Thorns - prune back overhang of garden T10 x Sycamore (multi stemmed) - reduce/remove lower growth/branches to main stems and reduce upper crown over garden by 1 metre

    Larkrise Street From A43 Through Juniper Hill Juniper Hill Oxfordshire NN13 5RH

    Received 13 Jul 2022
  7. Application Refused24/02955/F

    UPVC anthracite grey cladding to part front elevation

    10 Twyford Gardens Twyford Oxfordshire OX17 3JA

    Received 1 Nov 2024
  8. Application Permitted23/01834/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (rooflight details) and partial discharge of Condition 7 (joinery details of the doors, windows and log store) of 21/03261/F

    Cherry Orchard Green Lane South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JH

    Received 4 Jul 2023
  9. Application Permitted22/02441/F

    Conversion of integrated garage into bed-sitting room; addition of a small porch, changing flat roof over front of garage to pitched roof. Addition of pergola storage to side

    4 Blandford Road Kidlington OX5 2BN

    Received 12 Aug 2022
  10. Under Consultation26/02305/F

    Addition of a rear facing dormer at second floor level

    5 Heathfield Cottages Street Through Heathfield Village Heathfield OX5 3DX

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  11. Application Permitted21/00512/F

    Remove hip roof to side and erect gable end to facilitate loft conversion, and installation of rooflights

    39 Fergusson Road Banbury OX16 3HQ

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  12. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA21/04156/SO

    Screening opinion to 21/04112/OUT - The erection of up to 68 dwellings (Use Class C3), including up to 8 live-work dwellings, public open space, access, infrastructure and demolition of existing buildings

    OS Parcel 2778 Grange Farm North West Of Station Cottage Station Road Launton

    Received 8 Dec 2021
  13. Application Permitted23/01369/F

    Single-storey rear infill extension. Alterations to roof over the first floor rear element to form gable.

    21 Main Street Merton Bicester OX25 2NJ

    Received 22 May 2023
  14. Application Permitted24/00975/TPO

    T1 (Yew) - Previously reduced in 2018, encroaching on the neighbouring residence and vicarage. Crown reduce by removing 1m from the entire crown area to re-shape - subject to TPO 14/1995

    The Vicarage 44 Forge Place Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QQ

    Received 10 Apr 2024
  15. Application Permitted25/00508/TCA

    T1 x Beech - crown lift to give a minimum of 2M and a maximum of 3M clearance over waterway. G1 - Mixed vegetation - general cut back to bankside to clear brook. Crown raise any over hanging material to 3M

    4 Church Close Adderbury OX17 3LN

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  16. Application Permitted22/02852/F

    Erection of one dwelling with parking area

    1 The Daedings Deddington Banbury OX15 0RT

    Received 20 Sept 2022
  17. Application Permitted23/01989/LB

    The proposals are for trial holes to be dug in the barn to determine the condition / build up of the floor slab and foundations to identify the scale of any remedial work to be undertaken.

    Manor Farm Hethe Road Hardwick OX27 8SS

    Received 20 Jul 2023
  18. Application Permitted21/01003/LB

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 20/01576/LB - vary the condition in order to replace the proposed metal roof with a green roof (sedum blanket). The reason is to improve the view of the roof from the existing rooms upstairs and enhance the sustainability of the proposal

    Mill House Mill End Kidlington OX5 2EG

    Received 16 Mar 2021
  19. Application Refused23/03175/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to externally render the lower ground floor (to match existing); horizontal timber cladding to the upper ground floor (to match existing areas of cladding on north elevation) and insertion of 3 no roof windows to the south (side) roof slope

    West Winds Hill Farm Lane Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JH

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  20. Application Permitted25/03121/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (rooflights) of 24/03325/F

    Stonehaven High Street Souldern Oxfordshire OX27 7JL

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  21. Screening Opinion Requesting EIA21/02581/SO

    EIA Screening Opinion request in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) with regard to an enabling works application

    Part Of M40 In OS Parcels 1800 5680 5633 7648 0068 5656 And 4300 Part Of M40 Through Ardley Parish Ardley

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  22. Application Permitted21/00813/F

    Single storey rear kitchen extension with associated works and reinstatement of integral garage

    Old Orchard The Green Hornton Banbury OX15 6BZ

    Received 9 Mar 2021
  23. Application Withdrawn25/01888/F

    Change of Use of amenity land to domestic use; new dropped kerb, access drive and parking and turning area to front garden along with new 1m high fence and gate

    2 Dryden Avenue Bicester OX26 2NJ

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  24. Application Permitted22/02605/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - crown reduction of 3.5 metres.

    1 The Old Vicarage Banbury Road Through Wardington Wardington Banbury OX17 1SA

    Received 25 Aug 2022

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