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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
20,662Searchable applications
1,593Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,050 approved or refused records
1,603Refused applications

15,447 approved · 1,603 refused · 777 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Application Refused24/03151/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 23/01552/F - minor relocation, addition of two rooflights to flank roof slopes and relocation of side door to rear elevation.

    38 Lock Crescent Kidlington OX5 1HG

    Received 22 Nov 2024
  2. Application Permitted25/02372/F

    Air source heat pump and solar panels to main dwelling and erection of detached garage

    Balscote House Chapel Lane Balscote OX15 6JN

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  3. Application Permitted26/00216/TCA

    T1 - Cherry - Reduce by 2.5 metres to older points, remove crossing branches.

    4 Crouch Street Banbury OX16 9PP

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  4. Application Permitted22/00314/F

    Single storey rear extension

    14 Lawrence Leys Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4NU

    Received 1 Feb 2022
  5. Under Consultation21/00556/TCA

    T1 x Horse Chestnut - Fell as dying. T2 x Cherry suckers - Fell as self sown and larger than 6cm, chest height. T3 x Cherry - Fell as dying.

    Westfield Fenway Steeple Aston OX25 4SS

    Received 12 Feb 2021
  6. Application Withdrawn21/04001/F

    Single storey front extension, two storey rear extension, first floor side extension, dormer loft conversion, part for disabled person use on ground floor. To form ground floor, first floor and second floor flats.

    41 Exeter Road Kidlington OX5 2DY

    Received 30 Nov 2021
  7. Application Permitted24/02343/F

    Single storey rear and side extension. Front single storey porch extension.

    2 Draymans' Croft Bicester OX26 6EA

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  8. Application Refused20/00288/F

    Driveway

    29A Heyford Road Steeple Aston OX25 4ST

    Received 4 Feb 2020
  9. Application Permitted22/01687/F

    Conversion of attached barn to create self-contained annexe accommodation

    Manor Farm House Main Street Clifton Oxfordshire OX15 0PA

    Received 8 Jun 2022
  10. Application Permitted21/03744/LB

    Installation of a 12 panel solar pv system to south facing roof pitch of detached garage within curtilage of listed asset

    Stuart House Down End Hook Norton OX15 5LW

    Received 4 Nov 2021
  11. Application Permitted21/03340/TCA

    T1 x Tree of Heaven - Reduce back to the boundary by up to 2.0m. G2 - 8 nos Cherry along the driveway - Overall crown reduction by up to 2.0m. All work to be carried out in line with general maintenance.

    Manor Croft 4 Lark Rise Court Cottisford NN13 5SW

    Received 30 Sept 2021
  12. Application Permitted21/00999/LB

    Demolition of garage and stable cottage

    North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston OX25 6AA

    Received 23 Mar 2021
  13. Application Permitted24/02854/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (bricks sample), 3 (roof slate sample), 4 (party wall finish), 6 (landscaping), and 8 (bicycle storage) of 24/01200/F

    33 Wykham Lane Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BW

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  14. Application Permitted21/00724/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (window details) of 20/00141/LB

    Featherton House Chapel Square Deddington Banbury OX15 0SG

    Received 3 Mar 2021
  15. Application Permitted24/02155/LB

    Internal Alterations, Window Alterations, Timber Sash Refurbishment and Double Glazing

    North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston Bicester OX25 6AA

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  16. No Objections25/01274/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - Install 1 x 9m Light wooden pole

    Street Record Honor Close Kidlington

    Received 16 May 2025
  17. Application Permitted20/03142/F

    To demolish, rebuild and insulate existing garage (re-submission of 19/00889/F)

    Lauriston Twyford Gardens Twyford Banbury OX17 3JA

    Received 5 Nov 2020
  18. Application Refused20/01971/F

    Erection of two storey side extension

    191 Chatsworth Drive Banbury OX16 9YR

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  19. Application Refused23/03457/NMA

    Front (south) elevation - gable window size increased, larch bargeboard to gable, playroom roof reduced pitch to allow for better flashing below new bathroom window, porch roof reduced pitch to match playroom roof. East elevation - two windows moved. Ground floor plan boot room and plant room swapped and corresponding windows (proposed as non-material amendments to 22/01494/F)

    Ells Farm Ells Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 5EE

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  20. Application Permitted21/00005/F

    Replace all windows from single glazed leaded glass to double glazed Georgian windows. Install a wooden shed and a waste bin store in the garden. Convert part of the attached garage into a bedroom en suite.

    Bell Cottage Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley OX27 9AR

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  21. Application Refused21/00832/F

    Two storey side extension with loft conversion, dormer window and related works (resubmission of 20/03595/F)

    49 Fergusson Road Banbury OX16 3HH

    Received 10 Mar 2021
  22. Prior Approval Not Required21/01582/HPA

    Single storey rear extension - height to eaves 2.60m, overall height 3.50m, length 3.35m

    17 Spindleside Bicester OX26 3XH

    Received 5 May 2021
  23. Application Permitted26/01711/LB

    Works to existing detached garage, including: replacing concrete floor and introduction of leaded canopy (partly enclosed to provide secure parking)

    Springfield House Bakers Lane South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JW

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  24. Application Permitted22/01933/LB

    Part demolition and adaptation of existing stone boundary wall to form new vehicular exit point on boundary

    LVS School St Philips Priory Spring Hill Road Begbroke OX5 1RX

    Received 29 Jun 2022

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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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