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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 dates20,897Searchable applications
1,605Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,240 approved or refused records
1,614Refused applications
15,626 approved · 1,614 refused · 791 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Application Withdrawn23/02222/F
Creation of a 5 bedroom house in garden plot of the White House
White House Dane Hill Oxford Road Duns Tew Oxfordshire OX25 6JD
Received 10 Aug 2023 - Application Permitted24/02800/TCA
T1 Sycamore tree - to be reduced in height and width by 50% T2 - yew tree/hedge to be reduced in height by 50%
Canny Cottage Street Heading North From Acre Ditch Burdrop OX15 5RN
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Application Permitted23/01027/ADV
Various illuminated/non-illuminated signage to exterior of building
1 Town Hall Buildings Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5JS
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Application Permitted22/03782/F
Erection of a replacement dwelling
Daisy Head Farm South Street Caulcott Bicester OX25 4NE
Received 16 Dec 2022 - Application Permitted22/01492/F
Erection of a climbing frame in garden
79 Bloxham Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9JS
Received 19 May 2022 - Application Permitted20/02730/DISC
Discharge of conditions 6 (Construction Environment Management Plan) & 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of 16/02446/F
Heyford Park (Phase 9) Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Application Permitted26/00651/F
Insertion of two dormers in the roof of the front elevation.
Auburn House Bicester Road Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9BT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Application Permitted23/00501/REM
Reserved matters application & condition discharge of Part B of 19/00128/HYBRID - Part B: Outline planning application - the development of up to 2 no. commercial buildings having a maximum floorspace of 16,890m2 and having a flexible use [to enable changes in accordance with Part 6 Class V of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)] within Class B2 or B8 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 as amended, and ancillary Class B1 offices, with all other matters reserved for future approval (19/00128/HYBRID)
Unit 2 Kalabergo Close Banbury OX17 2FJ
Received 23 Feb 2023 - Application Permitted21/04182/TCA
T1 x Yew - reduce by up to 1.5 metres away from neighbour's boundry to reduce berry fall and shading
Old Park Farm Stone Hill Bloxham OX15 4PT
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted20/01978/TCA
T1 x Yew - Prune back from building by 1.5 metres on western aspect, due to crown encroaching on building. T4 x Cherry Laurel - Crown reduce by 2 metres in height and 1.5 metres in spread, due to poor condition of main unions. Reduction works will lessen loading on unions.
Compass Group Healthcare Brighterkind Glebefields Stratford Road A422 Drayton OX15 6EH
Received 23 Jul 2020 - Application Permitted21/04157/F
Use of the site for the storage of operational vehicles, together with elevational and site alterations, associated parking, welfare facilities, vehicle barrier and associated infrastructure
Banbury 200 Southam Road Banbury OX16 2FW
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted24/03091/F
Demolition of uPVC conservatory and section of garden wall constructed in 2015 (consent ref. 13/00452/f) ; new oak framed open loggia to south elevation
Yew Cottage The Green Shenington Oxfordshire OX15 6NG
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Application Permitted21/04204/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a loft conversion; single storey rear extension and alterations to ground floor windows
Touchstones The Dickredge Steeple Aston OX25 4RS
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Application Permitted24/02988/F
RETROSPECTIVE - Raised patio and installation of secure bicycle storage. New fencing to rear garden. Bin storage details in association with permission 24/02507/F
93 Waverley Avenue Kidlington OX5 2ND
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Application Permitted23/02781/F
Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 20/03186/F - Amended plans to show the position of the boiler flues and alterations to boundary wall
Prospect House 70 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AN
Received 9 Oct 2023 - Application Permitted23/03008/F
Formation of means of access and associated dropped kerb
38 Woodgreen Avenue Banbury OX16 0AY
Received 30 Oct 2023 - Application Withdrawn24/01131/F
Replacement of existing mechanical cooling units and associated security cage with 9 no new cooling units and new security cage
Londis 2-6 Bradley Arcade Bretch Hill Banbury OX16 0LS
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Under Consultation26/02375/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 2 (biodiversity method statement), 3 (landscaping scheme) and 5 (external lighting) of 25/03244/F
Quarry Farm, Agricultural Building Oxford Road Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3HH
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Application Permitted21/01194/F
Engineering operations for and installation of private outdoor swimming pool with automatic cover, with Indian Sandstone paving and use of existing shed to house the equipment
Blackingrove Farm Summer Ley Barford St Michael OX15 0RX
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted26/01380/ADV
Installation of replacement signs to include 1x new pictorial panel and 2x amenity boards to existing post, 2x fascia signs, 1x door plaque, 2x welcome signs, 2x double sided post mounted corex signs and 1x set of house name letters and logo
The White Horse Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4UA
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Permitted24/01516/F
Retrospective application for rear conservatory
16 Bluebell Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DL
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Application Permitted21/01330/F
Full Planning Permission for 23,195sqm of logistics floor space within Class B8 of the Town and Country Planning Use Classes Order 1987, including ancillary Class E(g)(i) (offices) (1,750 sqm), erection of security gatehouse (24sqm), security fence, sprinkler tank and pump house, accessed from the existing Symmetry Park estate road; associated site infrastructure including external service yard, lorry parking, landscaping, amenity open space including 10m green corridor with 3m foot path and cycle link to wider Bicester 12, storm water drainage infrastructure and private sewage treatment plant
Symmetry Park Morrell Way Ambrosden
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Application Permitted24/01159/LB
Four number windows need replacing, three NW facing (on Church Lane) at first floor level, one SW facing (on the High Street) at ground floor level. In all cases the proposal is to install new hardwood windows like for like except they will be double glazed.
The Two Cottages Church Lane Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UA
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Application Permitted22/02663/LB
Variation of Condition 13 (bat loft) of 21/04067/LB - change the wording of Condition 13 that releases the Hoggery and farmhouse works from this pre-commencement restriction
Manor Farm Hethe Road Hardwick Oxfordshire OX27 8SS
Received 19 Aug 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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