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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
20,285Searchable applications
1,572Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 16,740 approved or refused records
1,578Refused applications

15,162 approved · 1,578 refused · 761 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted22/02310/REM

    Reserved Matters application for 21/03749/F - Plot 385

    26 Hopcroft Avenue Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DB

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  2. Application Permitted25/00587/TCA

    T1 x Lawson Cyprus- Reduce by 5m to reduce top weight.

    15 Albert Street Banbury OX16 5DG

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  3. Application Permitted24/01796/F

    Demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension

    22 Brookside Way Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4HY

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  4. Application Permitted22/03423/LB

    Ground floor - replace the existing stairs and insert a partition in the garage, insertion of a heated floor. First floor - insertion of partitions to create a bedroom, insert a casement window into an existing opening, insulation to the roof and walls. East elevation - insertion of three conservation roof lights. West elevation - insertion of a window in the loft door opening, dropping the sill of a window to create a door opening.

    Hermitage The Green Adderbury OX17 3ND

    Received 14 Nov 2022
  5. Application Permitted21/03612/F

    Single storey rear extension, garage conversion and new front porch

    53 Barry Avenue Bicester OX26 2EA

    Received 22 Oct 2021
  6. Application Permitted22/02224/LB

    Installation of a rooflight and the removal of one other existing rooflight and making good of the roof from where that rooflight is removed

    The Old Almshouse Kenhill Road Shenington Oxfordshire OX15 6NQ

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  7. Application Permitted23/00746/F

    Single storey rear extension

    27 Grimsbury Drive Banbury OX16 3HN

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  8. Application Permitted22/02014/TCA

    T4 x Hawthorn - Fell T5 x Sycamore - Fell T12 x Goat Willow - Fell T14 x Sycamore - Fell

    St Josephs High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7LA

    Received 4 Jul 2022
  9. Application Permitted20/01126/F

    Single storey side extension to replace the existing conservatory

    Nestleton Cottage Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES

    Received 29 Apr 2020
  10. Application Permitted25/00669/F

    Formation of ground mounted solar array and associated equipment

    Fant Hill Farm Hayway Lane Hook Norton OX15 5QJ

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  11. Application Permitted20/02201/NMA

    Non- Material Amendments to 18/00624/REM - To approved layout and landscape proposals for local square to reflect approved Reserved Matters application for Parcels J, L and M including: removal of bell mouth at south-west corner of central square; confirmed locations of 2no. driveways along the western edge of central square; and dropped kerbs introduced to suit driveway locations

    Phase 2 SW Bicester Parcel 7849 North Of Whitelands Farm Adjoining Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 12 Aug 2020
  12. Application Permitted23/00778/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development: The proposal is required as a result of the construction of High Speed Two. The new railway will sever the existing access to the residence and forestry business. The works to improve the existing private way is not for the use of HS2, or any of its appointed contractors or agents. The private way is solely for the use of the landowner. The existing track which provides access through the woodland plantation owned and managed by the landowner is in need of improving with a new surface. The proposal therefore seeks to enhance the surface of the track to support all vehicle movements along the private way

    Widmore Farm Banbury Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AH

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  13. Application Permitted23/02664/F

    Alterations to the arrangement of the external parking and service area, inclusion of a wash bay, minor changes to the elevations, and associated works.

    Unit 5 Charles Shouler Way Bicester OX25 2DS

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  14. Application Withdrawn22/01807/OUT

    Outline application with all matters reserved for extension to cottage to form pub & cafe / restaurant and 40 no dwellings

    Land Adjoining And At 81 North Street Fritwell Oxfordshire OX27 7QR

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  15. Application Refused23/02304/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed - first floor extension to create first floor accommodation above the roof and insertion of dormer windows and rooflights

    Meadowsweet Farm Hornton Lane Horley Oxfordshire OX15 6BL

    Received 18 Aug 2023
  16. Application Permitted23/02444/F

    Single storey rear extension with associated internal and external works and conversion of existing second floor into self-contained flat (revised scheme of 23/00912/F)

    13 Gatteridge Street Banbury

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  17. Application Permitted25/03236/F

    Single storey extension and associated internal alterations to an existing outbuilding to provide ancillary caregiver accommodation for the main house

    The Forge North Green Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3JZ

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  18. Application Permitted20/00957/F

    Single storey side extension

    Dairy Cottage Murcott OX5 2RE

    Received 7 Apr 2020
  19. Application Permitted23/03069/ADV

    Installation of new, external sign boxes to building elevations and adaption of existing totem sign.

    Hotel Chocolat Unit 4A Stroud Park Ermont Way Banbury OX16 4AE

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  20. Application Permitted25/01977/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use of land from amenity to domestic use; creation of a permeable hardstanding and driveway

    18 Beech Road Launton Bicester OX26 5AP

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  21. Appeal Allowed (Against Refusal)25/01461/PIP

    Permission in Principle - housing development for up to 9 self-build plots

    Land North Of Rattlecombe Road Shenington

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  22. Application Permitted21/03512/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 22 (drainage) of 18/00273/OUT

    Os Parcel 3900 Adjoining Foxhill And West Of Southam Road Banbury

    Received 14 Oct 2021
  23. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA22/01135/SO

    Screening Opinion - Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6(1) of The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. It is proposed to develop the site for up to 150 dwellings, together with new points of vehicular access, SuDS, green infrastructure, biodiversity enhancements and public open space. It is envisaged that an outline planning application will initially be submitted in Q2 2022, with future reserved matters submissions to follow

    Land South Of Green Lane Chesterton

    Received 14 Apr 2022
  24. Application Permitted20/03169/F

    Alterations to existing outbuilding to create accommodation for ancillary use (home office). Replacement cladding and windows to the north elevation with slate roof to replace the metal sheeting. Installation of integrated solar photovoltaic panel to the roof.

    Larkrise Main Street Wroxton OX15 6PT

    Received 9 Nov 2020

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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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