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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

20,224Searchable applications

1,566Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 16,690 approved or refused records

1,575Refused applications

15,115 approved · 1,575 refused · 757 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

Observations24/02479/CCE
Confirmation of Compliance of all Conditions of 15/01777/REM
18 Reedmace Road Banbury OX15 4TG
Received 13 Sept 2024
Appeal Allowed (Against Refusal)24/01740/DISC
Discharge of Condition 3 (construction details) of 24/00512/LB
Fir Cottage Fir Lane Steeple Aston Oxfordshire OX25 4SF
Received 28 Jun 2024
Application Permitted24/02951/F
Upward extension to and conversion of an existing storage barn into a live/work unit
Ivy Dene Barn 15a Church Street Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4ET
Received 4 Nov 2024
Application Permitted21/03451/ADV
Internal installation of new (Portrait) TV screen within a metal shroud floor standing unit
15 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JL
Received 8 Oct 2021
Application Refused24/01347/F
RETROSPECTIVE - Replacement of windows to front, rear and side elevations
Yew Tree Cottage High Street South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JN
Received 16 May 2024
Application Permitted20/00926/ADV
Installation of the following: 1 - Fascia sign - illuminated, 2 - Fascia sign - illuminated, 3 - Fascia sign - un-illuminated 4 - Free standing sign at the site entrance - illuminated
Unit 2 Wildmere Court Banbury OX16 3AD
Received 2 Apr 2020
Application Permitted20/01175/REM
Reserved matters to 19/00937/OUT - Proposed details of Graven Hill Phase 1a, plot 326
4 Cherry Walk Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BZ
Received 5 May 2020
Under Consultation24/02741/F
To add an additional 6 static caravans on existing site
1-2 and 4 Manor Park Hampton Poyle Kidlington OX5 2PW
Received 14 Oct 2024
Application Permitted25/00041/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme), 8 (residential use plan), 9 (Schedule of Materials and Finishes) and 10 (Landscape Scheme) of 23/03515/F
Lower Tadmarton Farm Lower Tadmarton Oxfordshire OX15 5SZ
Received 9 Jan 2025
Application Permitted21/03390/F
Erection of 2 x 1-bedroom flats within the car parking area at first floor level, retaining the existing car parking bays beneath - re-submission of 18/01898/F
The Old Barclays Bank 33 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AE
Received 5 Oct 2021
Application Permitted26/00522/NMA
Non-material amendment to 25/02398/F - omit dormer projection and add rooflight
3 Gulley Row Merton Bicester OX25 2UH
Received 27 Feb 2026
Under Consultation25/02836/TCA
Elder highlighted blue on map growing out of dry stone wall, fell Spruce highlighted white, fell Dead walnut highlighted orange, fell Mulberry highlighted pink, reduce lateral canopy 1.5m, upper canopy 0.5-1m (30%)
Abbotsbury Cottage Middle Street Islip OX5 2SF
Received 28 Oct 2025
Application Refused23/01990/F
Erection of fence and change of use of amenity land (Retrospective)
23 Taylor Close Bicester OX26 3HS
Received 20 Jul 2023
Application Permitted23/00529/LB
Demolish existing modern conservatory; erection of kitchen extension in place of conservatory; convert existing kitchen to study; open up historic opening to new study; block up opening between living room and study; replace brick outbuilding; and replace garage
Poplars Cottage The Paddocks Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1BW
Received 27 Feb 2023
Application Permitted26/00062/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 8 (cycle parking facilities),11 (Method Statement for Enhancing Biodiversity),15 (contamination) and 16 (remediation) of 19/02350/OUT
Deerfields Farm Canal Lane Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4AD
Received 12 Jan 2026
Application Permitted20/01210/LB
Refurbishment and extension of existing outbuilding to provide accommodation annexed to main house
The Old Bakehouse 52 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BB
Received 11 May 2020
Application Permitted21/02498/F
Variation of Condition 3 (windows) of 20/03153/F - the glass used in the windows in the new building which face onto the playing fields shall be comprised of 8mm toughened glass for the outer pane and laminated glass for the inner pane.
William Morris County Primary School Bretch Hill Banbury OX16 0UZ
Received 21 Jul 2021
Application Permitted25/02026/F
RETROSPECTIVE - Installation of new double-glazed front doors and double-glazed window units to front elevation
Lamps Ltd 14B Station Field Industrial Estate Kidlington OX5 1JD
Received 5 Aug 2025
Under Consultation20/02438/TPO_5
FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 (Horse Chestnut) - fell (dead) tree
Fewcott House Fritwell Road Fewcott Bicester OX27 7NZ
Received 2 Sept 2020
Application Refused21/00568/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of the Proposed Development for the installation of a 5.5m x 2.4m concrete base and erection of a garden office of the same size
23 Melbourne Close Banbury OX16 9UQ
Received 19 Feb 2021
Application Permitted23/01863/NMA
Changes proposed to the landscaping details, to replace the timber knee rail around the area of ‘EM2 Standard General-Purpose Meadow Mixture’ with a 1.0m high stock-proof timber post and rail fence, along the eastern edge of the development (proposed as non-material amendment to 22/00959/REM)
OS Parcel 9100 Adjoining And East Of Last House Adjoining And North Of Berry Hill Road Adderbury
Received 6 Jul 2023
Application Permitted20/03605/F
Conversion and change of use of existing building to create 8no apartments. Erection of a new 2.5 storey extension to the eastern side of the building, associated landscaping and car parking (resubmission of approved scheme 19/00958/F)
3 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SD
Received 16 Dec 2020
Application Permitted23/01741/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 8 (ducting) and 9 (landscaping scheme) of 23/00542/F
Top Barn Farm Agriculture Building Unnamed B4035 Single Carriageway 6811256 Sibford Gower
Received 11 May 2023
Under Consultation21/03409/TCA_5
Five Day Notice 1 x Cherry Tree- Fell. Dead Tree
19 Main Street Mixbury NN13 5RR
Received 5 Oct 2021

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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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