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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
19,732Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,256 approved or refused records
1,538Refused applications

14,718 approved · 1,538 refused · 733 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Application Permitted24/00451/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (retail unit floor space) of 21/00271/F

    Unit 137 and 138B Pingle Drive Bicester OX26 6WA

    Received 19 Feb 2024
  2. Application Permitted25/02953/F

    Variation of Condition 3 (Site Development Scheme) of APP/C3105/C/25/3360309 - vary the wording of Condition 03i) to require the submission of the Site Development Scheme “within 5 months” of the date of appeal decision, rather than within 3 months – which is the current wording

    Land Adjacent To Hebborns Yard Bicester Road Gosford OX5 2PX

    Received 12 Nov 2025
  3. Under Consultation21/01366/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - Dismantle down to ground level.

    5 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TU

    Received 19 Apr 2021
  4. Application Permitted25/01073/F

    Single storey extension to front and conversion of part of the garage to habitable accommodation with associated alterations

    17 Cherrys Close Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4TD

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  5. Application Permitted25/00589/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 8 (cycle parking) of 24/002323/F

    HM Prison Bullingdon Patrick Haugh Road Upper Arncott OX25 1PZ

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  6. Application Permitted20/01026/F

    First floor roof extension/alterations to create two first floor bedrooms and bathroom

    5 West End Launton OX26 5DF

    Received 16 Apr 2020
  7. Application Permitted26/00699/F

    Installation of lighting bollards within common areas (Retrospective)

    Land Adj To Wise Crescent Opposite The Laurels Fringford

    Received 17 Mar 2026
  8. Application Permitted24/00326/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 24 (SuDS details) of 23/02925/F

    Greencore Land South And Adj To Cascade Road Hook Norton OX15 5FH

    Received 6 Feb 2024
  9. Application Permitted20/01940/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 12 (remedial works) of 13/01811/OUT

    Phase 5 West Of Wellington Road And Adj To Dow Street Heyford Park

    Received 20 Jul 2020
  10. Application Permitted21/03772/LB

    Redecorating of the facade to a light blue colour

    1 & 3 Church Terrace Church Street Bicester OX26 6BA

    Received 9 Nov 2021
  11. Application Permitted25/00844/F

    Single storey front/side extension to form external store and workshop. Demolition of rear conservatory and replacement rear extension

    The Parish 21 Dog Close Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3LJ

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  12. Application Permitted22/02431/NMA

    Changes to external façade of Unit 56-58 (proposed as non-material amendment to 21/00274/F)

    Bicester Village Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 10 Aug 2022
  13. Application Permitted20/01863/F

    Change of Use of A1 retail unit to Sui Generis use (tattoo studio)

    6 Church Walk Banbury OX16 5NY

    Received 13 Jul 2020
  14. Under Consultation25/02630/TCA

    Ash (T1) - Remove lowest limb growing over and into neighbouring garden, reduce remaining crown by 1.5-2 metres and shape. Ash (T2) - Reduce crown by 1.5-2 metres and shape. Hazel (T3) - Remove to a height of approximately 1 metre Apple (T4) - Reduce crown by 2 metres to form balanced shape.

    76 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TR

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  15. Application Permitted24/01323/F

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory, replacement single storey rear extension. First Floor extension above garage to side of property.

    74 Fair Close Bicester OX26 4YR

    Received 15 May 2024
  16. Application Permitted21/01909/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Single storey side extension and balcony

    Brook Cottage Wroxton Lane Horley OX15 6BB

    Received 1 Jun 2021
  17. Application Permitted24/00251/CDC

    New security fence to the vehicle parking areas

    Unit 14 Expeditionary Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2EJ

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  18. Application Permitted26/00163/TCA

    G1- Mixed Woodland boundary - crown raise all to 5.5m over neighbouring paddock, and remove major deadwood T1 x Horse chestnut. Fell major stem decay and die back. T2 x Horse Chestnut- monolith at first main union. Tree in major decline. T3 x Horse Chestnut - Removal of dead tips from previously heavy reduced crown.

    Swalcliffe Park School Main Road Swalcliffe OX15 5EP

    Received 22 Jan 2026
  19. Application Permitted25/00985/NMA

    Non material amendment of 22/02357/REM - proposed change from block paviors to tarmac along spine roads.

    Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury OX17 1HJ

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  20. Application Permitted20/01022/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for erection of a new dwelling (planning approval: 13/01169/OUT & 16/01717/REM)

    10 Tubb Close Bicester OX26 2BN

    Received 15 Apr 2020
  21. Under Consultation26/02525/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development to confirm that the works carried out on site represent a material start of planning permission 23/00376/F

    Land Adjoining And West Of Stonecroft House Clifton Road Deddington

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  22. Application Permitted23/01390/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (landscaping scheme), 4 (biodiversity method statement), 6 (material samples), 7 (doors and windows), 9 (covered cycle parking facilities), 10 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 11 (potential contaminative uses) of 22/03549/F

    Land To Rear Of Home Farm Close Ambrosden

    Received 23 May 2023
  23. Application Permitted25/02597/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (details and samples of external surfaces inc roof tiles and architectural details; boundary/feature walls; finished hard surfaces; and stone and brick sample panels), 4 (details of ASHP and solar PV), 5 (EV Infrastructure) and 7 (cycle storage) of 25/00431/REM

    Land At Bicester Road Kidlington

    Received 3 Oct 2025
  24. Application Withdrawn20/02922/F

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage with first floor bedroom over

    122 Rutten Lane Yarnton OX5 1LS

    Received 16 Oct 2020

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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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