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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
20,817Searchable applications
1,602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,174 approved or refused records
1,608Refused applications

15,566 approved · 1,608 refused · 786 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted23/02760/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (mitigation strategy for swallows) and 10 (roofing materials) of 23/00483/LB

    Box Tree Farm Station Road Launton Bicester OX26 5DX

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  2. Application Permitted24/01567/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (Solar PV), 22 (vehicular accesses), 26 (lighting scheme) and 60 (Adoptable Highways) of 10/01780/HYBRID

    1 Lemongrass Road Bicester OX27 8BQ

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  3. Application Permitted24/00034/F

    Single storey rear extension

    105 Banbury Road Kidlington OX5 1AJ

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  4. Application Permitted20/03263/DISC

    Discharge of condition 24 (covered cycle parking facilities) of 16/02446/F

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 16 Nov 2020
  5. Application Permitted21/01950/NMA

    Change in brick to Hampton rural blend, which is a similar looking brick and has also been approved for use elsewhere on the site. Change in levels to plot 367. (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/01397/REM)

    5-19 Austin Way Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DA

    Received 2 Jun 2021
  6. Application Permitted22/00898/F

    Front extension to line with front porch

    59 Stratfield Road Kidlington OX5 1DJ

    Received 24 Mar 2022
  7. Application Permitted20/00351/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 15 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of 17/01173/OUT

    OS Parcel 4846 South East Of Launton Road And North East Of Sewage Works Blackthorn Road Launton

    Received 10 Feb 2020
  8. Application Permitted20/00296/TCA

    G1 x Leyland Cypress - Fell. G2 x Leyland cypress - Fell T3 x Liquid Amber - Fell. T4 x Silver Maple - Reduce overall crown by 2m.

    27 Church Lane Hampton Poyle OX5 2QF

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  9. Application Permitted24/03380/F

    First floor rear dormer extension

    Hornton End Broad Gap Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4DD

    Received 20 Dec 2024
  10. Application Permitted25/02879/NMA

    To allow the use of timber cladding for the first floor part of the side extension on its front and rear elevations with the gable end of the extension in natural stone as set out in drawing 269_03_310 Rev P1 (proposed as non-material amendment to 25/00848/F)

    Salfords East End Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5LG

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  11. Determined Application21/02861/SCOP

    Scoping Opinion - proposal comprises the development of employment use, landscaping, and associated infrastructure including drainage and engineering works

    OS Parcel 5700 South West Of Grange Farm Street Through Little Chesterton Chesterton

    Received 17 Aug 2021
  12. Application Permitted23/01031/DISC

    Discharge of condition 6 (segregated pedestrian and cycle path) of 21/03177/F

    Axis J9 Phase 3 Howes Lane Bicester

    Received 19 Apr 2023
  13. Application Permitted21/02764/F

    Erection of two new dwellings

    Land North Of Pole Barn Main Street Wroxton

    Received 11 Aug 2021
  14. Application Permitted21/03419/ADV

    Display of Ocado signage

    Symmetry Park, Unit B Morrell Way Ambrosden OX26 6GF

    Received 6 Oct 2021
  15. Application Permitted26/01164/F

    Erection of 2-metre-high feather edge construction fence and change of use of land from amenity land to residential garden

    91 Sussex Drive Banbury OX16 1UW

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  16. Application Refused20/03479/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of of a single-storey outbuilding and excavation to form an outdoor swimming pool

    The Old Rectory Rectory Lane Fringford OX27 8DX

    Received 3 Dec 2020
  17. Application Refused20/02116/F

    Two storey extension to dwellinghouse (revised scheme of 20/01383/F)

    1 Severn Close Bicester OX26 2NN

    Received 5 Aug 2020
  18. Application Permitted25/02020/F

    Raise the roof of the existing garage and convert to ancillary residential use; replacement front porch and replacement side boundary fence and gates.

    Toll Gate Souldern OX27 7HT

    Received 1 Aug 2025
  19. Application Permitted23/03337/DISC

    Partial discharge of Condition 3 (materials and finishes - external walls and roof(s)) of 23/01868/F

    Mulberry Horton Lane Milcombe Oxfordshire OX15 4RG

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  20. Application Permitted20/03345/F

    Single storey rear extension

    7 Jersey Drive Banbury OX16 1UH

    Received 24 Nov 2020
  21. Application Permitted15/01357/F

    Erection of 89 dwellings, creation of new access arrangement from Camp Road,creation of open space, hard and soft landscaping and associated ancillary works and infrastructure

    Land East Of Larsen Road Heyford Park

    Received 20 Jul 2015
  22. Under Consultation26/02380/F

    Dropped kerb leading to the access of a hardstanding driveway, hedge to be lowered or removed

    47 Orchard Way Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0HR

    Received 11 Sept 2026
  23. Application Permitted22/02101/OUT

    Outline planning application for a residential development comprising up to 250 dwellings (with up to 30% affordable housing), public open space, landscaping and associated supporting infastructure. Means of vehicular access to be determined via Edinburgh Way, with additional pedestrian and cycle connections via Dover Avenue and Balmoral Avenue. Emergency access provision also via Balmoral Avenue. All other matters reserved

    Land Adjoining Withycombe Farmhouse Stratford Road A422 Drayton

    Received 14 Jul 2022
  24. Application Permitted22/02709/F

    Single storey rear extension with associated internal and external works

    130 Sinclair Avenue Banbury OX16 1BL

    Received 1 Sept 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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