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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
19,711Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,236 approved or refused records
1,536Refused applications

14,700 approved · 1,536 refused · 733 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Under Consultation20/03320/TCA

    T1 x Beech - Fell to ground level as grown too big for its position and spread restricts light with excessive shading and also is interfering with T2. Replace in same position by one Rowan or similar tree.

    Westend House Bates Lane Souldern OX27 7JU

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  2. Observations23/01152/CCE

    Confirmation that all conditions in Planning Permission with reference 13/00847/OUT have been complied with. [Conditions 1, 15, 21, 31, 34 and 35 - outstanding].

    9-13 (odd), and 30 and 32 Grafton Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1FA and 1-9 (odd) Brent Close, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1FB

    Received 25 Apr 2023
  3. Application Permitted20/02619/F

    Replacement entrance gates

    The Long Barn Manor Farm Lane Chesterton OX26 1UD

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  4. Application Permitted20/03598/F

    Conversion of stone barn to form annexe accommodation for use by Lavender Cottage

    Lavender Cottage Main Street Hanwell OX17 1HL

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  5. Application Permitted21/02567/F

    Extension of means of access and associated dropped kerb

    82 Longfields Bicester OX26 6QL

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  6. Prior Approval Not Required25/03181/AGN

    Prior Approval application for a steel open-sided portal frame 16.5m by 11m, with a plastic corrugated roof, to cover an existing concrete pad

    Clattercote Priory Farm Lower Boddington Road Claydon OX17 1QB

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  7. Application Permitted22/03084/TCA

    T1 x Poplar - removal of secondary stem from base of main tree and crown raise lower extended laterals over neighbouring property by 5 metres T2 x Ash - Fell heavy lean over neighbouring property, suffering Ash die back

    Wisteria House High Street Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NF

    Received 6 Oct 2022
  8. Application Withdrawn20/02796/F

    Erection of single storey and two 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

    Tadmarton Manor Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5TD

    Received 7 Oct 2020
  9. Application Permitted25/01307/F

    Replacement of uPVC porch with a flat roof block-built porch

    19 Harrowby Road Banbury OX16 9EN

    Received 20 May 2025
  10. Application Permitted25/00825/TPO

    Yew and Lawson Cypress (G1) - Crown lifting the north side of the group of tree along the north boundary of the property to approximately 5.5 metres above the highway (lake walk)

    The Ridings 1 Lambourne Way Adderbury OX17 3PN

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  11. Under Consultation25/02334/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 25 (Trees and Landscaping) and 26 (Landscape and Biodiversity Management Plan) of 21/01630/OUT

    Land North And Adjoining Home Farm Banbury Road B4100 Caversfield

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  12. Application Permitted26/00988/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (sample render panel) of 25/00867/LB

    The Woodlands Workhouse Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PH

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  13. Application Withdrawn21/03189/TCA

    T3 x Whitebeam - Removal

    Unknown Land Behind Property. Adderbury OX17 3PF

    Received 17 Sept 2021
  14. Application Permitted24/02198/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Front porch and garage conversion, infill to existing side porch, removal of existing chimney stack, loft conversion with a rear box dormer and one and two storey extensions to the rear - re-submission of 18/02235/F

    Wyndham Rose Mere Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AW

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  15. Under Consultation23/00168/TCA

    T1 x Willow- Crown to be reduced up to 3m as blocking light.

    The Granary Canal Road Thrupp OX5 1JQ

    Received 23 Jan 2023
  16. Application Permitted24/02678/F

    Single storey side extension

    87 Wetherby Road Bicester OX26 1BH

    Received 7 Oct 2024
  17. Application Permitted24/02490/F

    Car port

    The New Coach House Queens Avenue Bicester OX26 6TA

    Received 16 Sept 2024
  18. Application Permitted21/01853/F

    Partial demolition to existing bungalow, approximately 310 sq m, from a previous planning approval granted ref: 04/01438/F. Erection of new single storey extensions and new first floor extension; new window and door openings; new external wall finishes and proposed new entrance gates; major internal refurbishment and landscaping. Alterations to existing detached garage to form a new annex ancillary to main dwelling

    Hill Foot Cottage Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley OX33 1AU

    Received 25 May 2021
  19. Application Permitted22/01601/Q56

    Change of Use of existing agricultural buildings to form a single dwellinghouse and garage building and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion (of the building shown in drawing 983 02 C)

    Sugarswell Farm Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5BU

    Received 30 May 2022
  20. Application Permitted23/00882/DISC

    Discharge of condition 5 (Replacement fencing to the existing and extended car parking area) of 22/02204/LB

    Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton OX15 5NY

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  21. Application Withdrawn21/01243/F

    The provision of a temporary agricultural dwelling (mobile home)

    Os Parcel 9200 South Of County Boundry And West Of Clattercote Priory Street From Claydon To Southam Road Mollington

    Received 9 Apr 2021
  22. Application Permitted25/01818/F

    Single storey rear extension

    Hunters Lodge Station Road Milcombe OX15 4RR

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  23. Under Consultation26/00531/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (stone sample) of 21/03677/F

    The Thatched Cottage Barford Road South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JN

    Received 2 Mar 2026
  24. Application Permitted26/00188/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (bat licence) and 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement and Mitigation Plan) of 25/02049/F

    Cartshed Approximately 50 Metres South Of Coldharbour Farmhouse Cottisford NN13 5RN

    Received 26 Jan 2026

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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.

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