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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
20,687Searchable applications
1,595Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,069 approved or refused records
1,604Refused applications

15,465 approved · 1,604 refused · 778 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. Application Permitted23/01739/TPO

    T1 (Beech) - crown reduction by 2 metres on south facing side, blend into remaining crown - subject to TPO 14/2002

    20 Rawlins Close Twyford Oxfordshire OX17 3HS

    Received 23 Jun 2023
  2. Application Permitted25/01663/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan), 4 (CEMP Ecology), 5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 6 (Ecological Enhancements Plan) and Biodiversity Net Gain of 25/00080/F

    Land North of The Moors Kidlington

    Received 25 Jun 2025
  3. Application Permitted22/01511/TCA

    G1 x Leylandi - Remove to ground level, poor condition severe decline. T1 x Apple - Remove to ground level

    The Nettings Netting Street Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NP

    Received 23 May 2022
  4. Application Permitted25/03012/TCA

    T1 Magnolia - Re-reduction back to previous (approximately 2 metres). T2 Frisia - Re-reduction back to previous (approximately 2 metres).

    18 Queens Road Banbury OX16 0EB

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  5. Application Permitted23/03180/LB

    Re-building of existing chimney stack

    Mere House Mere Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AR

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  6. Application Permitted21/00175/F

    Single-storey rear extension (retrospective)

    1 Danvers Road Broughton OX15 5DU

    Received 19 Jan 2021
  7. Application Permitted20/02323/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed for a loft conversion with dormer extension to side roofslope and rooflight to side roofslope.

    21 Swallow Close Bicester OX26 6YL

    Received 24 Aug 2020
  8. Application Permitted21/03421/F

    Erection of a single storey side extension and its use as a one-bed dwelling

    20 Fernhill Close Kidlington OX5 1BB

    Received 6 Oct 2021
  9. Application Refused26/00761/F

    Erection of an outbuilding

    76 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1BL

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  10. Application Permitted22/00458/F

    Upgrading the existing garden room to a habitable space and associated external works

    The Farmhouse Wretchwick Farm Ploughley Road Ambrosden Oxfordshire OX25 2JS

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  11. Application Permitted22/01007/REM

    Reserved matters application to 19/00937/OUT - self-build plot, 3-bedroom detached dwelling on plot 569 of the Graven Hill Development site

    Plot 569 Phase 3A and 3B Zone 3 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden

    Received 4 Apr 2022
  12. Application Permitted25/02168/F

    PART-RETROSPECTIVE - 2no new mobile homes and 1no maintenance building for site staff occupation and maintenance of caravan park, with associated landscaping alterations.

    Caravan Park Rear Of Barnstones Main Street Great Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1QU

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  13. Application Permitted25/00341/F

    Groundworks (removal of soil/earth), erection of retaining wall and formation of hardstanding to form parking area

    Drogheda Malthouse Lane Shutford Oxfordshire OX15 6PB

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  14. Application Permitted24/00115/TCA

    See schedule

    Peoples Park Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 15 Jan 2024
  15. Application Permitted23/00910/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Addition of garage door to existing carport

    18 Newton Close Bicester OX26 1AS

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  16. Application Permitted21/00881/CC

    Proposed new dwelling (2 bedroom detached) - Plot 331(Community Street)

    27 East Circular Road Ambrosden OX25 2BJ

    Received 11 Mar 2021
  17. Under Consultation21/03570/TCA

    T1 x Weeping Ash tree - Fell due to ash die back fungus.

    Middle Lodge 34 High Street Bodicote OX15 4BP

    Received 19 Oct 2021
  18. Application Permitted24/02597/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 32 (fire hydrants) of 18/00273/OUT

    Brooklands Development OS Parcel 3900 Adjoining Foxhill And West Of Southam Road Banbury

    Received 26 Sept 2024
  19. Application Permitted21/00279/F

    Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and bay window and porch to front.

    147 Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9JU

    Received 27 Jan 2021
  20. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)24/02259/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Single storey shed to rear garden

    28 Buckhurst Close Banbury OX16 1JT

    Received 19 Aug 2024
  21. Under Consultation25/02764/TCA

    T1 Walnut - Crown lift secondary growth away from the pub garden structures & walls below giving a clearance of at least 2m. Crown reduce by 1.5m to control tree's size.

    Wine Vaults 5-6 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5LW

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  22. Not Proceeded With21/02646/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 14/01833/REM - Amendment to landscaping proposal

    Land North East Of Oxford Road West Of Oxford Canal And East Of Bankside Banbury

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  23. Under Consultation26/02304/F

    Erection of a double garage.

    Maplecroft Street Through Murcott Village Murcott Oxfordshire OX5 2RE

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  24. Application Permitted23/01134/DISC

    Discharge of condition 4 (Travel Plan) of 22/02647/F

    Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN

    Received 26 Apr 2023

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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.

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