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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
20,220Searchable applications
1,566Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,688 approved or refused records
1,575Refused applications

15,113 approved · 1,575 refused · 757 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/00842/F

    Demolition of porch and erection of replacement porch

    Gaslight Earls Lane Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TH

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  2. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA22/00379/SD

    Screening Direction to determine whether there is a requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Direction pursuant to Regulation 5(6) of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 2017 (the 2017 Regulations) in respect of the proposal at land North of Camp Road

    OS Parcel 1570 Adjoining And West Of Chilgrove Drive And Adjoining And North Of Camp Road Heyford Park

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  3. Application Permitted20/02547/F

    Replacement conservatory

    Grange Farmhouse Wigginton Road South Newington OX15 4JR

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  4. Application Permitted25/01224/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (schedule of materials) and 8 (openings) of 24/02179/F

    Balscote House Chapel Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JN

    Received 13 May 2025
  5. Under Consultation23/03290/F

    Change of use of existing poultry shed to container storage (Use Class B8) including associated landscaping

    Poultry House Rickfield Farm Station Road Milcombe OX15 4RS

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  6. Application Refused24/00348/F

    First floor side extension - revised scheme of 23/03407/F

    35 The Fairway Banbury OX16 0RR

    Received 8 Feb 2024
  7. Application Permitted26/00570/TCA

    T1 Gleditsia - Crown reduction by approximately 2 metres on the south-west aspect of the tree above the neighbours garden, Crown lifting to create approximately 4 metres of clearance above the border. Removal of all dead wood from the tree with a 25mm or greater diameter at the attachment point to functioning wood.

    West End House West End Hornton OX15 6DA

    Received 4 Mar 2026
  8. Application Permitted26/02136/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (surface water drainage scheme) of 24/00807/F

    OS Parcel 0927 East Of And Adjoining Wardington Road Wardington

    Received 15 May 2026
  9. Application Permitted20/00776/DISC

    Discharge of condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 19/02168/F

    The Bungalow White Post Road Bodicote OX15 4BN

    Received 12 Mar 2020
  10. Observations22/03798/TEL

    Proposed installation of 30 No. x 1 No. [7.3m X 0.2m] Wooden Telegraph Poles supporting Fibre Cable Network at the appended locations

    *Various locations* Epwell

    Received 19 Dec 2022
  11. Application Permitted23/01780/LB

    Re-pointing of external stone walls

    7 Castle Street Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TE

    Received 28 Jun 2023
  12. Application Permitted25/00475/DISC

    PARTIAL DISCHARGE of Condition 25 (Phase Ecological Survey Update) of 14/02121/OUT (Phase 2B only)

    Proposed Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  13. Application Permitted23/02694/F

    Remove existing conservatory and enlarge existing rear extension

    Fairacre 17 St Johns Way Hempton OX15 0QR

    Received 28 Sept 2023
  14. Application Permitted25/00413/F

    Front, side and part rear extensions with associated internal and external works - revised scheme of 24/01570/F

    24 Rochester Way Twyford Oxfordshire OX17 3JX

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  15. Application Permitted23/00191/F

    New self-build home at Plot 558 Graven Hill

    Plot 558 Phase 3A and 3B Zone 3 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden

    Received 24 Jan 2023
  16. Application Permitted20/01476/F

    Change of use of approved retail unit (A1 Use Class) to dentist (D1 Use Class)

    Unit 2 The Station House Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5BZ

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  17. Application Permitted22/00775/TPO

    T1 (Sycamore) - Crown reduce the lower canopy south by 3m and the mid canopy south by 2m to reshape. Crown clean/thin into the upper canopy south to balance the overall appearance, removing up to 15% leaf area

    19 Lodge Close Bicester OX26 3TE

    Received 15 Mar 2022
  18. Application Permitted23/03518/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (finished floor levels), 10 (vehicular accesses, driveways, and turning areas), 11 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 12 (biodiversity), 14 (external lighting strategy), 18 (carbon reduction), 19 (Bicester Road/Station Road/Blackthorn Road/West End junction), 20 (Station Road footway), and 27 (travel plan) of 24/00780/OUT

    Os Parcel 2778 Grange Farm North West Of Station Cottage Station Road Launton

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  19. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)20/01747/F

    Change of Use of land to a 6no pitch Gypsy and Traveller site to include 6no mobiles, 6no tourers and associated operational development including hardstanding and fencing

    Land South Side Of Widnell Lane Piddington

    Received 2 Jul 2020
  20. Application Permitted21/03805/F

    Erection of 3 new retail shopping units including new car parking

    Car Park Chatsworth Drive Banbury

    Received 10 Nov 2021
  21. Under Consultation21/04092/TCA_5

    Five Day Notice T1 x Indian Bean Fell and replace.

    Manor House Temple Mill Road Sibford Gower OX15 5RX

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  22. Application Permitted20/01930/TCA

    TG1 x 2 Cypress and x 3 Holly stems - Fell trees to near ground level. The trees are the remnant of an over grown scrub filled garden that has recently been cleared. The Cypress have been historically topped and are of poor form and the over grown stems of Holly are now leggy and in need of replacement. The garden is being renovated and the trees will be replaced with more appropriate species for the location.

    1 Blenheim Terrace Bletchingdon OX5 3DQ

    Received 20 Jul 2020
  23. Application Withdrawn24/02599/TPO

    Ground works and associated fibrous root pruning to install a root barrier 16m in length and 3.5m in depth

    59 Waller Drive Banbury OX16 9NS

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  24. Application Permitted26/01852/F

    Installation of air source heat pump to side elevation of dwelling

    4 Caldwell Road Banbury OX16 9FB

    Received 21 Jul 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.

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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