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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
20,724Searchable applications
1,597Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,098 approved or refused records
1,604Refused applications

15,494 approved · 1,604 refused · 780 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted23/02685/F

    Change of Use from a domestic dwelling to an 8 bed House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO). Demolition of part of existing dwelling; construction of extensions and amendments to external areas to provide parking for 4 cars, cycle parking and bin store area.

    Kenstone 73 Kingsclere Road Bicester OX26 2JL

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  2. Application Refused24/01774/LB

    Restoration of existing wooden sash windows

    Flat At 6 Southam Road Banbury OX16 2ED

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  3. Application Permitted21/02838/F

    Refurbishment of the farmhouse to bring it up to 21st Century living standards. Refurbishment/conversion of attached outbuildings (buildings 1 and 2), to be used for additional accommodation in association with the farmhouse. Replacement of existing detached building (building 3), with a detached garage and studio over. New planting which will form the boundary treatment to the site

    Home Farm Cottage Kirtlington Park Kirtlington OX5 3JL

    Received 16 Aug 2021
  4. Application Permitted24/02338/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 21 (Flood Storage Compensation) of 16/01268/OUT

    South East Bicester Wretchwick Way Bicester

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  5. Under Consultation19/02878/TCA

    G1 x 2 nos Cypress - Fell to ground level.

    1 Soden Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LR

    Received 16 Dec 2019
  6. No Objections20/01967/TEL

    Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 1 x 9m wooden pole (7.2m above ground)

    Highway Verge South Of Retreat Chesterton OX25 3PD

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  7. Not Proceeded With22/03090/F

    Variation of Condition 6 (use of dwelling) of 20/01627/F - Due to a change in circumstances the applicant would like to use the annexe for occasional holiday let use

    Coromadel Cottage Horn Hill Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3EW

    Received 10 Oct 2022
  8. Application Permitted24/01307/F

    Conversion of garage into bedroom. Rear elevation change - patio doors omitted in lieu of new bi-fold door and kitchen window

    8 Malvern Close Banbury OX16 9EL

    Received 13 May 2024
  9. Application Permitted21/02037/LB

    Internal alterations to new coach house and insertion of new rooflights in existing roof slopes (revised scheme of 21/00448/LB)

    Cotman House Shenington OX15 6NH

    Received 9 Jun 2021
  10. Application Permitted21/04037/F

    Electricity kiosk and 6 no charging stations for Electric Vehicle Charging

    Calthorpe Street West Short Stay Car Park Calthorpe Street Banbury OX16 5EX

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  11. Determined Application20/01310/TEL

    Installation of fixed-line broadband apparatus (1 x 8m and 1 x 9m wooden pole (6.2m and7.2m above ground)

    Vine Cottage Main Street Hanwell Banbury OX17 1HW

    Received 19 May 2020
  12. Application Refused23/03214/F

    Proposed side extension above the garage with associated internal and external works

    173 Whitelands Way Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 1AF

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  13. Application Permitted21/02833/LB

    Internal fitout of ground floor retail unit (partially existing unauthorised)

    10 High Street Banbury OX16 5DZ

    Received 16 Aug 2021
  14. Application Permitted21/03256/F

    Single storey rear extension

    12 Turnstone Green Bicester OX26 6TT

    Received 23 Sept 2021
  15. Application Permitted20/01457/F

    Replacement of flat roof to pitched roof over existing garage, demolition of existing sun room to be replaced with a single storey extension and a proposed double garage

    Windrush Austin Road Bodicote OX15 4AS

    Received 4 Jun 2020
  16. Application Permitted24/02293/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone samples), 4 (lime mortar sample) and 8 (wall section details) of 23/01671/F

    Tadmarton Grange Main Street Upper Tadmarton Oxfordshire OX15 5TB

    Received 21 Aug 2024
  17. Application Permitted20/02588/DISC

    Discharge of condition 6 (public right of way) of 20/01040/F

    The Tythe Barn Bicester Road Launton OX26 4SR

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  18. Application Permitted23/02833/F

    Repairs, refurbishment and alterations to existing stone/brick outbuildings to provide pool plant room and changing facilities

    Cedar Lodge North Side Steeple Aston OX25 4SE

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  19. Application Permitted20/00385/F

    Erection of one detached dwelling with garage (revised scheme of 19/02827/F)

    5 South Street Caulcott OX25 4NE

    Received 11 Feb 2020
  20. Application Permitted21/00543/LB

    Alterations and extensions to facilitate the conversion of western farmyard to form a single dwellinghouse, including removal of agricultural buildings and erection of new outbuilding. Associated landscaping.

    Manor Farm Station Road Hook Norton OX15 5LS

    Received 17 Feb 2021
  21. Application Permitted25/00651/NMA

    Minor realignment of some of the new fences and hedges to the new plots (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/03634/F)

    The Poplars 13 Mill Lane Upper Arncott Bicester OX25 1PB

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  22. Application Permitted24/01553/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - alterations to approved application 22/00140/F for addition of parapet wall on rear elevation. Change of bifold doors to french door and single rear door. Increase in roof height and gutter to North-East elevation. Rooflight was omitted from previous approved application.

    43 Kingsway Banbury OX16 9NX

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  23. Application Permitted22/01570/DISC

    Discharge of condition 7 (doors & windows) of 21/01093/F

    Bainton Manor Street Through Bainton Bainton Oxfordshire OX27 8RL

    Received 26 May 2022
  24. Observations26/01128/TEL

    Installation of fixed-line broadband apparatus at OS HIgh Street Bodicote

    Street Record High Street Bodicote

    Received 1 May 2026

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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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