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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
19,823Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,337 approved or refused records
1,545Refused applications

14,792 approved · 1,545 refused · 738 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

More application records

  1. Prior Approval Not Required25/02143/AGN

    Prior approval application for alteration to the roof of the existing agricultural building

    Duns Tew Manor Main Street Duns Tew Oxfordshire OX25 6JP

    Received 19 Aug 2025
  2. Application Permitted26/00630/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (car parking provision) of 21/03197/F

    Lane Head Main Street Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RT

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  3. Preapp Response Sent23/02942/TEL

    Installation of telecommunications equipment - proposed above ground cabinets

    Various Banbury

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  4. Application Permitted20/03392/TPO

    T1, Willow - Re-pollard to old points. Tree subject to TPO 3/1989. T4, Sorbus aria - Remove lowest branch south side. T6, Sorbus aria - Remove low branch over garden. Trees subject to TPO 7/1991.

    Land at The Shearings Hook Norton OX15 5PT

    Received 26 Nov 2020
  5. Application Withdrawn24/02168/F

    Single storey rear extension with associated internal and external works

    27 Park Road Banbury OX16 0DN

    Received 8 Aug 2024
  6. Application Permitted20/03696/F

    New porch extension to front elevation with hipped roof and materials to match existing

    29 Grebe Road Bicester OX26 6EL

    Received 24 Dec 2020
  7. Application Permitted20/03682/LB

    Part demolition, alteration and extension to listed building (39 High Street) to facilitate wider development of 39-40A High Street and 1 Horse Fair for the formation of three retail units on the ground floor and a house in multiple occupation on the upper floors and part of the ground floor

    39 High Street Banbury OX16 5ET

    Received 22 Dec 2020
  8. Application Permitted21/04284/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (contamination protection) of 21/00182/Q56

    Little Haven Barford Road South Newington OX15 4LN

    Received 24 Dec 2021
  9. Application Permitted21/00882/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of extension to rear of existing building to provide a sitting room (follow-up to 15/00998/F)

    Manor Farm Noke OX3 9TU

    Received 12 Mar 2021
  10. Application Permitted24/01935/TCA

    T1 x Prunus - Reduce height by 1.5m and shape. T2 x Prunus - Reduce height by 1.5m and shape.

    Keechbrook Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SR

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  11. Observations22/00919/EL

    Upgrading 4.6 kilometers of high voltage overhead line from single phase (2 wire) to three phase (3 wire).

    Sibford Park Colony Road Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RY

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  12. Application Permitted21/01262/F

    Formation of vehicular access from The Broadway and associated dropped kerb

    2 The Broadway Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UB

    Received 8 Apr 2021
  13. Application Permitted20/02134/F

    To demolish attached garage and erect a single storey front and side extension (resubmission of 20/01053/F)

    41 Hampden Drive Kidlington OX5 2LT

    Received 6 Aug 2020
  14. Application Permitted24/02100/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (landscaping) of 23/03052/F

    Concrete Hovel Street From Friars Hill To Ragnell Bottom Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6ED

    Received 1 Aug 2024
  15. Application Permitted22/02651/F

    Installation of a white PVCu conservatory

    9 Jarvis Circle Banbury OX16 1HH

    Received 30 Aug 2022
  16. Application Permitted21/04004/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Reclaimed brick and slate), 4 (sample panel to be built on site) and 5 (doors & windows) of 19/01004/LB

    89-89A Manor Road Banbury OX16 3JL

    Received 29 Nov 2021
  17. Application Permitted23/02374/F

    Erection of a single garage on an existing garage base

    Garage Block Cup And Saucer Cropredy

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  18. Case Officer Assigned26/02421/TCA

    T1 Silver brich - Fell to ground level

    2 Kyetts Corner Cropredy OX17 1JW

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  19. Application Permitted24/00055/ADV

    Replace 1 No projecting signage with new 500mm, externally illuminated projecting sign - retain existing brackets; replace 1 No fascia and 1 No logo with 1 no new externally illuminated blue fascia sign and new 290mm logo height - logo to be externally illuminated; replace 1 No ATM surround and decals with new

    Nationwide 33 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AG

    Received 8 Jan 2024
  20. Application Permitted23/00802/F

    Single storey side extension

    44 Trenchard Circle Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5TB

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  21. Application Permitted20/03654/NMA

    Relocation of external enclosed plant area (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/00832/F)

    Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 21 Dec 2020
  22. Application Permitted21/02140/LB

    Removal of existing roof tiles, repair to timber battens as required and replace with a combination of existing and replacement tiles. Replacement of a flat roof lining on the extension (built 2000)

    Warsborough House 52 Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EF

    Received 18 Jun 2021
  23. No Objections22/01709/CNMA

    Non-material amendment to 21/00352/CM (MW.0013/21) (provision of new relocated RMX concrete plant and associated works including reconfigured storage bay area, new weighbridge, expanded car parking area and new office/welfare facility) to allow higher water tanks and a re-alignment of the office/welfare building - MW.0068/22

    Land East Of Grimsbury Reservoir Water Works Road Banbury

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  24. Application Permitted25/02771/TCA

    T1 Norway Maple - Re-pollarding, removing approximately 3 metres of regrowth.

    Hayes Cottage 3 Unicorn Street Bloxham OX15 4PX

    Received 22 Oct 2025

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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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