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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
19,603Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,140 approved or refused records
1,528Refused applications

14,612 approved · 1,528 refused · 727 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/01674/F

    Detached garage with gable roof at rear end of garden

    7 Demuth Street Ambrosden OX25 2EB

    Received 21 Jun 2024
  2. Application Permitted21/00896/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use for stationing of a mobile home within the residential curtilage of a dwellinghouse, for purposes ancillary to the main use of the host dwellinghouse

    11 Merlin Way Bicester OX26 6YG

    Received 15 Mar 2021
  3. Application Permitted22/02762/CLUP

    Installation of two new windows and conversion of the integral garage to utility room and store

    9 Priory Vale Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 4FR

    Received 8 Sept 2022
  4. Under Consultation20/02893/TCA

    T1 x Mature Walnut with a low canopy - Crown raise to provide 2.25m clearance above ground level. G1 x Field Maple hedge line; previously maintained at 6.0m - Reduce to near previous points, removing approximately 4.0m in height and 2.0m in lateral spread. Create 1.25m clearance from the neighbouring residence T2 x Field Maple - Crown raise to provide a 2.0m clearance above ground level for garden access. Remove moderate deadwood (exempt). T3 x Liquidamber - Annual trimming with the use of a hedge trimmer to maintain the canopy spread within the driveway turning circle. T4 x Weeping Willow - Crown raise by reducing the descending branch tips to provide 1.5m clearance from ground level to permit garden access.

    Walnut Tree Cottage Westlands Avenue Weston On The Green OX25 3RE

    Received 16 Oct 2020
  5. Application Permitted24/02311/F

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    14 Bainton Road Bucknell Bicester OX27 7LT

    Received 27 Aug 2024
  6. Application Permitted20/01838/F

    Single storey rear extension.

    2 Sorrel Mead Bicester OX26 3EP

    Received 10 Jul 2020
  7. Application Permitted20/02673/F

    General refurbisment of house, replumb, rewire and repairs to fabric. Minor alterations to the interior layout. Minor alterations to south and west elevations.

    Souldern House Street Through Souldern Souldern OX27 7LA

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  8. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA21/00841/SO

    Screening opinion to 21/00692/F - Conversion of building to provide 6 No apartments

    The Oxfordshire Inn Meadow Walk Heathfield OX5 3DX

    Received 1 Mar 2021
  9. Application Permitted23/00438/F

    Demolition of outbuilding; two storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling - Re-submission of 22/01049/F

    Mole End Main Street Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PS

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  10. Application Permitted23/00697/TCA

    1. Walnut tree by house - to be crown reduced by 1m to allow more light into the property and reduce it away from the house 2. Indian Horse Chestnut - with bleeding canker disease. To fell

    Walnut Tree House Goose Walk Bloxham Banbury OX15 4JD

    Received 15 Mar 2023
  11. Application Permitted21/04249/F

    Two storey side extension, conversion of roof space to habitable accommodation, addition of dormer window and related works (revised scheme of 21/00832/F)

    49 Fergusson Road Banbury OX16 3HH

    Received 22 Dec 2021
  12. Under Consultation21/00340/TCA

    T9 x Laburnum - Fell due to poor form from overcrowding. G1 x 4 nos Conifers - Fell due to poor form and overcrowding of feature Oak tree. T5 x Field Maple - Fell due to poor form and close proximity to wall. CG x Conifer group x 19 nos stems approx - Fell due to overcrowding and poor collapsing specimens.

    The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

    Received 2 Feb 2021
  13. Application Permitted24/02395/EL

    Replacement of existing overhead wires with modern technology to the existing overhead electricity line. The pole positions will be unchanged. The pole heights will not be increased. The line already has planning permission as part of the network infastructure

    Lower Tadmarton Farm Lower Tadmarton OX15 5SZ

    Received 2 Sept 2024
  14. Application Permitted23/00178/F

    Erection of detached carport/garage

    Hill Cottage Workhouse Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PH

    Received 24 Jan 2023
  15. Application Permitted25/02651/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 7 (schedule of materials and finishes) 8 (stone sample panel) and 10 (window or door openings) of 23/03461/F

    Land To Rear And Adj Woodbine Cottage Murcott

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  16. Application Permitted26/01660/TCA

    T18 Sycamore - Remove large dead wood, reduce canopy by 2 metres (approx. 10-15% volume) install non invasive cable bracing between 5 main stems T19 Sycamore - Sever ivy to allow full inspection T22 Lime - Repeat canopy reduction back to previous points, remove dead wood throughout T23 Lime - Remove stem and upper canopy regrowth and decaying stub back to previous pruning points T24 Lime - Remove basal growth, prune upper and main stem regrowth back to previous points T25 Sycamore - sever ivy, remover various dead wood scattered throughout

    Meadowbrook College 25-27 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SA

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  17. Observations23/01112/CCE

    Confirmation that contamination conditions in Planning Permissions 17/01173/OUT have been complied with and discharged.

    11 Dale Way Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5BA

    Received 25 Apr 2023
  18. Application Permitted25/00494/TCA

    Apple (T1) - Re-pollard back to previous, removing approximately 3 metres of growth. Cherry (T2) - Re-reduce by approximately 2 metres. Apple (T3) - Re-reduce by approximately 1.5 metres. Holly (T4) - Crown lifting the holly along the west boundary of the front garden to approx 3 metres above the footpath.

    57 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AJ

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  19. Application Permitted21/01738/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a single storey rear extension

    203 Avocet Way Bicester OX26 6YW

    Received 17 May 2021
  20. Application Permitted24/02314/TCA

    T1 x Ash Tree - Remove to ground level in front garden, tree in decline lots of dead wood visable.

    2 Foxtownsend Cottages Heyford Road Kirtlington OX5 3HT

    Received 27 Aug 2024
  21. Application Refused21/03407/F

    Single storey rear link extension to incorporate the existing outbuilding

    Crofts Barn Street From Epwell To Sugarswell Lane Epwell Banbury OX15 6LR

    Received 27 Sept 2021
  22. Under Consultation24/01007/TCA

    T2/3/4 - Remove two small self-set Ash trees and remove one small self-set Sycamore. All trees are lifting the block paving on a neighbour's drive and underneath a power line.

    Ardens Bold Stratford Road Drayton Banbury OX15 6EH

    Received 10 Apr 2024
  23. Application Permitted23/01045/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use of land to accommodate 4no glamping units

    Land To The Rear Of The Duke Of Cumberlands Head Main Street Clifton OX15 0PE

    Received 20 Apr 2023
  24. Application Permitted25/00795/F

    Single storey rear and side extension

    39 Kingsway Drive Kidlington OX5 2LZ

    Received 25 Mar 2025

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