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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
19,924Searchable applications
1,559Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,429 approved or refused records
1,548Refused applications

14,881 approved · 1,548 refused · 744 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused24/02691/Q56

    Change of Use from agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings

    Poplars Farm Claydon Road Cropredy OX17 1JP

    Received 8 Oct 2024
  2. Under Consultation26/02183/F

    Physical alterations to building associated with Class MA prior approval application.

    Unit 2 Coton Lodge Street Off Wardington Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 2JX

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  3. Application Permitted22/03730/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 28 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of 19/01746/OUT

    Land Adj To Promised Land Farm Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  4. Application Permitted24/02602/NMA

    North and east elevations of garden room – proposed vertical timber weatherboarding replaced with retention of the existing render finish. North elevation of rear extension – arrangement of vertical timber weatherboarding to the right/west of the sliding doors changed to multi-layered charred/dark-stained treatment, as proposed and consented elsewhere on rear extension. (Proposed as Non Material Amendment to 22/02616/F)

    Wychwood Cottages Church Street Somerton OX25 6NB

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  5. Application Permitted23/00412/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (site development scheme) of 17/01962/F (APP/C3105/W/18/3209349)

    OS Parcel 9635 North East Of HM Bullingdon Prison Widnell Lane Piddington

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  6. Observations21/03326/CCE

    Confirmation of Compliance of discharge of conditions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36 , 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 in Planning Permission (ref: 13/00159/OUT)

    Hardwick Hill Southam Road Banbury

    Received 29 Sept 2021
  7. Application Permitted22/02028/F

    Demolition of an old timber shed, extend the existing concrete slab and erection of a timber frame garden room for storage and recreation

    Manor Cottage Main Road Swalcliffe Banbury OX15 5EH

    Received 7 Jul 2022
  8. Application Permitted20/03462/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a single storey rear extension and removal of conservatory

    33 Willow Drive Bicester OX26 3XA

    Received 3 Dec 2020
  9. Application Permitted21/01642/NMA

    Change in brick to Hampton rural blend, which is a similar looking brick and has also been approved for use elsewhere on the site (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/01171/REM)

    19 East Circular Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BJ

    Received 7 May 2021
  10. Application Refused24/02005/TCA

    T1 x Beech Tree - to be carefully dismantled and felled to ground level and a plan to be made to replant. T2 x Beech Tree - to be carefully dismantled and felled to ground level and a plan to be made to replant.

    Kiftsgate House South Side Steeple Aston OX25 4RY

    Received 24 Jul 2024
  11. Application Permitted22/03112/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (bathroom service routes) of 20/00866/LB

    46-47a Suite 2 South Bar Street Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AB

    Received 14 Jul 2022
  12. Application Withdrawn20/02246/REM

    Reserved matters for 19/02311/OUT - No development shall commence until full details of the access, layout (including the layout of the internal access roads and footpaths), scale, appearance, and landscaping have been submitted

    The Old Fox Inn Kings End Bicester OX26 2AA

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  13. Application Permitted21/01857/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) 14 (Archaeology) of 18/00792/OUT - Appeal reference: APP/C3105/W/19/3222428

    Greensquare Homes Limited Former Bodicote Farm White Post Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BN

    Received 25 May 2021
  14. Application Permitted21/02274/TPO

    T1 x Atlantic cedar (in Manor grounds) - Reduce area of canopy overhanging building by up to 3m. Install cable brace system to secure large limb overhanging building - subject to TPO 4/1975

    1 The Manor Mews Mill Road Stratton Audley OX27 9BZ

    Received 30 Jun 2021
  15. Application Permitted23/01079/F

    Extension to existing dog day care building

    Stone Pit Barn Stratford Road A422 Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6FF

    Received 24 Apr 2023
  16. Application Permitted23/03132/F

    Erection of detached, two bedroom bungalow on the corner plot adjacent to No 8 Chaucer Close

    8 Chaucer Close Bicester OX26 2XP

    Received 9 Nov 2023
  17. No Objections22/03856/TEL

    Removal and replacement of 3 No antennas and all ancillary development

    O2 Telecommunications Mast 767 Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AL

    Received 23 Dec 2022
  18. Application Permitted26/00964/NMA

    Non material amendment of 23/00517/F - Aerox 1 (Building B) - 1. External changes to one of the external plant areas/associated outbuildings: 2 Provision of a new access ramp and minor changes to adjacent hard/soft landscaping area: 3 Installation of additional PV panels and 5no. new fume extraction discharge stacks on the roof of the building:

    Aerox Park Buccaneer Way Kidlington OX5 1ZA

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  19. Application Permitted25/01488/F

    Replace the existing main roof and porch canopy roof coverings with Spanish slate tiles and various other works to roof.

    Kingswood House 29 North Street Bicester OX26 6NB

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  20. Application Permitted24/01252/TCA

    T1 Lawson Cypress Remove close to ground level. T2 Lawson Cypress Remove close to ground level.

    Flat 1 49 West Street Banbury OX16 3HA

    Received 7 May 2024
  21. Application Permitted24/02500/TCA

    Walnut (T1) - re-reduction by approximately 1.5 metres.

    Caris Lodge Goose Green Deddington OX15 0SZ

    Received 17 Sept 2024
  22. Application Permitted21/00742/F

    The relocation and upgrading of existing septic tank to Sewage Package Treatment Plant to meet EA general binding rules 2020 as a result of HS2 Works to land where existing septic tank is located

    Shelswell Inn Buckingham Road Newton Purcell MK18 4AU

    Received 3 Mar 2021
  23. Application Permitted23/03321/F

    Single storey side extension

    2 St Annes Road Banbury OX16 9EE

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  24. Application Permitted21/02577/F

    Replace the existing double timber doors to the main entrance with aluminium automatic sliding doors

    Spencer Court Britannia Road Banbury OX16 5EY

    Received 27 Jul 2021

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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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