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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
19,745Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,268 approved or refused records
1,540Refused applications

14,728 approved · 1,540 refused · 733 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Local Plan Review ExaminationPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas What is a conservation area?

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.

More application records

  1. Application Permitted22/01019/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for rear roof extension and loft conversion with associated internal and external works

    10 Wesley Drive Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9LW

    Received 5 Apr 2022
  2. Application Permitted24/01253/F

    Replace the windows on the property with timber heritage units.

    Park Farm House Merton Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2LX

    Received 7 May 2024
  3. Application Permitted23/02092/ADV

    RETROSPECTIVE - 1 No luminated fascia sign to front elevation at first floor level

    Building 148 The Command Works Bicester Heritage Old Skimmingdish Lane Launton Bicester OX27 8FZ

    Received 31 Jul 2023
  4. Application Permitted23/03422/F

    Single storey rear extension - revised scheme of 23/02467/F

    8 The Paddocks Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0QN

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  5. Application Permitted21/02032/ADV

    2 illuminated and 3 non-illuminated totem signs relating to business park Axis J9

    1 Empire Road Bicester OX26 2FL

    Received 9 Jun 2021
  6. Application Refused20/02623/F

    Erection of replacement building (after fire demolished building) to comprise 1no Class E (retail) unit at ground floor and 1no dwelling above

    76A East Street Banbury

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  7. Application Refused23/03358/F

    Subdivision of house to create separate 1 bed flat

    49 Gascoigne Way Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4TJ

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  8. Application Permitted20/02095/F

    Detached 1.5 storey 2 bedroom dwelling

    5 Bromeswell Close Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NU

    Received 4 Aug 2020
  9. Application Permitted21/03387/LB

    Repairs and alterations to farmhouse comprising: - removal of roof covering, repairs and alterations to roof and dormers windows and replacement roof covering - Removal of modern porch and making good walls - Repointing of walls - Repair/alterations to bay windows - works to lintels - Replacement/alterations to rainwater goods - Replacement fuse board and hot water tanks - Reconstruction of chimneys

    Manor Farm Station Road Hook Norton OX15 5LT

    Received 4 Oct 2021
  10. Application Permitted21/00962/F

    Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation, addition of dormer windows to front and rear, internal alterations and addition of two rooflights to the annex building to the rear and single storey rear extension (revised scheme of 20/00381/F to make alterations to location of existing dormers and change of material from render to lead)

    Stonewalls Park Lane North Newington OX15 6AD

    Received 22 Mar 2021
  11. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA21/00663/SO

    Screening opinion to 21/00500/OUT - Erection of up to 43 new homes, access from Station Road and associated works including attenuation pond

    Land North Of Railway House Station Road Hook Norton

    Received 1 Mar 2021
  12. Application Permitted23/01467/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 22/02567/F

    Bgsu St Georges Barracks Arncott Wood Road Arncott OX25 1PP

    Received 31 May 2023
  13. Application Permitted25/00340/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (windows and doors) of 24/01482/LB

    Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NY

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  14. Application Permitted24/01955/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 24/00957/F - Changes to internal layout to best meet needs of family with disabled child together with associated minor changes to external fenestration within external overall envelope that remains unchanged from originally approved scheme

    2 Mill Farm Barns Mill Street Islip Kidlington OX5 2SX

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  15. Prior Approval Not Required22/02261/HPA

    Rear flat roof extension to form kitchen and lounge / dining room - height to eaves - 2.5m, maximum height - 2.8m, length - 4.6m

    15 Waveney Close Bicester OX26 2GP

    Received 27 Jul 2022
  16. Objections21/00622/CM

    Application for secondary aggregate recycling - (further information for 19/00595/CM) - MW/0031/19

    Premier Aggregates Finmere Quarry Banbury Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AJ

    Received 22 Feb 2021
  17. Application Permitted20/01099/DISC

    Discharge of condition 2 (phasing plan) of 14/01932/OUT

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Banbury

    Received 27 Apr 2020
  18. Application Permitted22/02677/F

    Side extension above existing with internal alterations for proposed granny annexe for ancillary residential use associated with the dwelling.

    35 Woodcote Road Caversfield Bicester OX27 8UB

    Received 1 Sept 2022
  19. Application Refused23/00641/F

    Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation

    9 Hardwick Hill Banbury OX16 2DA

    Received 10 Mar 2023
  20. Application Permitted24/00219/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 of 22/02717/REM (Cyle/scooter parking deails) - Reserved matters application for 13/00847/OUT - new early years building - access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale.

    Proposed Primary School Ludlow Road Bicester OX26 1DN

    Received 26 Jan 2024
  21. Application Permitted21/03688/TCA

    B1 x Beech- 5m off the top 10% thinning and crown. C1 x Cherry Fell. Endangers terrace and immediate surround tree is leaning 25 degress to the vertical.

    Copscap Barn Eastgate Hornton OX15 6BT

    Received 27 Oct 2021
  22. Application Permitted21/02406/F

    Replacing existing storage barn with portal frame building for use as a manege and creating a separate entrance track

    OS Parcel 0030 Adjoining And South East Of Cradle House Farm Wigginton

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  23. Application Permitted24/01345/F

    Conversion and alteration of existing outbuilding to ancillary annex

    The Grange Mill Street Islip OX5 2SY

    Received 16 May 2024
  24. Application Permitted20/02260/TCA

    1 x mature Holly tree in rear garden, western boundary, between walnut and fir trees - Tree to be professionally felled and removed from site. Tree is blocking light, crowding and close to narrow lane. No tree will be replanted.

    Woodheys Street Running Parallel To Oxhey Rise Wigginton OX15 4JZ

    Received 19 Aug 2020

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What these statistics cover

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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