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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
19,617Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,154 approved or refused records
1,529Refused applications

14,625 approved · 1,529 refused · 727 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.

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  1. Application Permitted23/02275/F

    RETROSPECTIVE – Amendments to 20/00923/F to include re-positioned side door on extension and use of sliding patio doors instead of bi-fold doors on rear elevation of extension

    21 Martin Close Bicester OX26 6XA

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  2. Application Permitted21/00129/TCA

    G1 x Leyland Cypress - Reduce height of entire row of trees by up to 4.0m as part of good management.

    Old Vicarage Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UW

    Received 15 Jan 2021
  3. No Objections26/00016/TEL

    Removal of existing 6 no. antennas and installation of 6 no. replacement antennas. Removal of existing 12 no. RRUs and installation of 15 no. replacement RRUs. Retention of 1 x 0.3m dish and removal of 1 x existing 0.3m dish and replacement with 1 x 0.6m dish. Re-location of a small GPS module

    Telecommunication Mask CTIL 107822 Street At Corner Farm Running To The Greyhound Track At Clue Hill Farm Arncott

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  4. Application Withdrawn23/00318/F

    Change of Use of former Hardwick Surgery to Driving Test Centre (sui generis use)

    Hardwick Surgery Ferriston Banbury OX16 1XE

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  5. Prior Approval Not Required22/00415/REN56

    Installation of Solar PV system to the flat roof area of Morrisons Supermarket Banbury

    Morrisons Swan Close Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 5AQ

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  6. Application Permitted22/00828/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Existing Use of the building as a dwellinghouse

    Far Barn Minnis Farm Woodstock Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PQ

    Received 21 Mar 2022
  7. Application Permitted22/00468/F

    Change of Use of land for the stationing of temporary agricultural worker's dwelling and creation of associated parking - re-submission of 21/03089/F (temporary permission)

    Hadsham Farm Hornton Lane Horley OX15 6BN

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  8. Application Withdrawn20/01845/OUT

    Erection of up to 9no residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated access, with all other matters reserved.

    Land To Rear Of Gracewell Care Home Gardner Way Adderbury

    Received 10 Jul 2020
  9. Application Refused20/01512/NMA

    Change of facing wall material to side and rear elevations from brickwork to light grey render; change of window colour to grey (proposed as non-material amendment to 18/02068/F)

    5 Dashwood Avenue Yarnton OX5 1NH

    Received 10 Jun 2020
  10. Application Permitted21/02260/F

    Change of Use from Class C1 guest house to 9-bed HMO (Sui Generis)

    Treetops 28 Dashwood Road Banbury OX16 5HD

    Received 30 Jun 2021
  11. Application Permitted22/02689/ADV

    Non-illuminated totem sign at entrance of the site adjacent to roadside (retrospective)

    Unit 1 Wildmere Court Banbury OX16 3AD

    Received 1 Sept 2022
  12. Application Permitted22/00903/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone sample panel), 4 (slate sample) and 5 (doors & windows) of 21/03753/F

    84 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BB

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  13. Application Permitted24/00136/TCA

    T1 x Prunus Pissardii - reduction of the north side of the tree by up to 1 metre T2 x Willow - re-pollard back to the existing knuckles (removal of up to 3 metres of regrowth) T3 x Apple - re-reduction back too previous up to 1 metre)

    The Old Bakery 22 High Street Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4BS

    Received 16 Jan 2024
  14. Application Withdrawn20/02776/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the demolition of an old building used as a garage / workshop and making a driveway through to a new garage / workshop 10 metres x 3 metres in the rear garden of the address

    Affric New Street Deddington OX15 0SR

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  15. Application Permitted21/00630/F

    Erection of single-storey outbuilding and swimming pool ancillary to the residential use of the main dwelling

    Westway House Horn Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EU

    Received 24 Feb 2021
  16. Application Permitted22/00457/F

    Single storey rear extension

    100 Oxford Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1BL

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  17. Application Permitted21/04273/F

    Erection of single-storey linked extensions; removal of modern summerhouse and modern lean-to addition; alterations to existing openings plus re-instatement of historic, and creation of new, openings; various internal alterations; alterations to ancillary barn

    Tadmarton Manor Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5TD

    Received 24 Dec 2021
  18. Preapp Response Sent22/02900/TEL

    Intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 1 pole

    Street Record Horton View Banbury

    Received 22 Sept 2022
  19. Application Permitted21/01496/F

    Single storey rear extension to form oak garden room

    The Manor Manor Road Great Bourton OX17 1QT

    Received 27 Apr 2021
  20. Application Permitted21/02888/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 12 (roof slate sample), 17 (Construction Management Plan), 20 (covered cycle parking), 22 (CEMP) & partial discharge of condition 13 (window construction, design and colour) of 18/01441/F

    Land To The Rear Of 45 To 53 Hightown Road Banbury

    Received 20 Aug 2021
  21. Application Permitted25/00851/F

    Conversion of roof space to habitable accommodation, demolition of part of garage and re-build to form part garage and part annexe for elderly parents

    49 Manor Road Banbury OX16 3JD

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  22. Application Permitted25/01994/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - Fell

    Orchard House Lower Street Barford St Michael OX15 0RH

    Received 24 Jul 2025
  23. Application Permitted22/00211/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 21/02741/F - adding a door and window on East elevation. Replace West elevation window with larger letterbox window.

    Muswell Main Street Merton Oxfordshire OX25 2NF

    Received 20 Jan 2022
  24. Application Permitted24/00846/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (arboricultural survey), 7 (potential contaminative uses), 8 (comprehensive intrusive investigation) and 9 (scheme of remediation) of 23/02229/OUT

    Land At Reedmace Road Banbury

    Received 26 Mar 2024

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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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