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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

20,919Searchable applications

1,606Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 17,259 approved or refused records

1,616Refused applications

15,643 approved · 1,616 refused · 793 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Application Permitted19/02724/LB
Internal alterations to reconfigure and upgrade the existing cellar, ground, first and second floor accommodation; external repairs, minor alterations and refurbishment; removal of existing 20th century side conservatory and the construction of replacement function and garden rooms along with associated landscaping works
The Rock Of Gibraltar Station Road Enslow Kidlington OX5 3AY
Received 29 Nov 2019
Application Permitted24/00054/LB
Replace 1 No projecting signage with new 500mm, externally illuminated projecting sign - retain existing brackets; replace 1 No fascia and 1 No logo with 1 no new externally illuminated blue fascia sign and new 290mm logo height - logo to be externally illuminated; replace 1 No ATM surround and decals with new
Nationwide 33 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AG
Received 8 Jan 2024
Prior Approval Not Required20/02926/HPA
Single storey rear extension with skylights - length 4.13m, height to eaves 2.35m, overall height 3.60m
87 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 3ES
Received 19 Oct 2020
Application Permitted20/02830/F
Installation of new shop-front and formation of additional seating area
Pizza Calzone Ground Floor 36-37 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5NA
Received 12 Oct 2020
Under Consultation26/00497/TCA
T1 Ash, extensive main stem decay, partial failure of the main stem, fell to near ground level. T2 Walnut, casting heavy shade over the neighbouring properties, cavities at the point of historic limb shedding at 4+5m north and south, recent limb shedding in the upper-mid canopy, fell. T3,4,5 Ash, heavily Ivy clad, asymmetric above neighbouring property, casting heavy shade, Ash dieback present, fell.
Brashfield House Buckingham Road Caversfield OX27 8RE
Received 24 Feb 2026
Application Permitted24/01374/F
Single storey rear extension
90 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1BL
Received 21 May 2024
Application Permitted21/02745/F
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of single storey rear extension.
14 Dexter Close Banbury OX16 9BL
Received 10 Aug 2021
Application Permitted22/00872/F
Insertion of two rooflights to existing detached garage (revised scheme of 22/00152/F)
Orchard Cottage Station Road Blackthorn OX25 1TA
Received 23 Mar 2022
Prior Approval Not Required26/00131/AGN
Erection of a purpose built grain store
Tibbetts Farm Church Lane Mixbury Brackley NN13 5RP
Received 19 Jan 2026
Under Consultation26/01849/F
Change of Use of amenity land to domestic use; erection of a 6ft fence around boundary line, reducing to 3ft fence to front of property; erection of a 3ft fence to drive to achieve separation
1 Hopcraft Close Upper Arncott OX25 1QL
Received 20 Jul 2026
Application Permitted22/01328/TCA
T1x Ash - Prune the branches back away from the building to give 2.5 metres clearance. Branches to be cut back to suitable growth points to maintain form and vigour.
Exeter House 40 Crown Road Kidlington OX5 1AG
Received 5 May 2022
Application Permitted23/01098/F
Erection of a single storey rear extension - revised scheme of 23/00043/F
2 Stud Farm Cottages East End Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NW
Received 25 Apr 2023
Under Consultation20/01869/TCA
T1 x Oak-Crown lift to an approximate height of 3 metres and remove deadwood. T2 x Yew -Crown Lift to an approximate height of 2.5 metres T3 x Sycamore-Multi stemmed regrowth from an old stump growing around a gravestone, Multiple stems are approximately 3.5 metres in height All stems to be felled and stumps treated
Group Of 3 Chest Tombs To South Of Chancel Of St Nicholas Church Church Lane Islip
Received 14 Jul 2020
Application Permitted20/00757/F
Single and two storey extensions to facilitate accessibility adaptions
Hill Farm House Manor Road Great Bourton OX17 1QP
Received 12 Mar 2020
Application Permitted24/03351/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (air source heat pump details) of 23/01586/REM
Proposed Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester
Received 17 Dec 2024
Application Permitted25/01861/TCA
T1 Ash - Fell Ash die bak 60% plus and basil decay with lean over neighbouring boundary
Otterburn Manor Farm Lane Balscote OX15 6JL
Received 2 Jul 2025
Screening Opinion Requesting EIA21/00857/SO
Redevelopment of London Oxford airport - Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment
Oxford Airport Langford Lane Kidlington OX5 1RA
Received 11 Mar 2021
Application Withdrawn24/01773/TPO
T1 - Beech - Remove all Ivy, Crown Lift to 5.2m and overall Crown Reduction up to 2m
Beech House 1A Crouch Hill Road Banbury OX16 9RG
Received 2 Jul 2024
Not Proceeded With21/03502/CM
Notice of Submission of Further Information in relation to Application for Planning Permission Accompanied by an Environmental Statement (Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 as Amended). Proposed aggregate borrow pit at Finmere to support the construction of the HS2 Scheme - MW.0048/20
Premier Aggregates Finmere Quarry Banbury Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AJ
Received 13 Oct 2021
Application Permitted21/03263/TCA
As per tree schedule.
Churchyard St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury
Received 22 Sept 2021
Application Permitted22/02871/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (finished floor levels) & 12 (Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) of 18/01206/OUT
Broken Furrow Warwick Road Banbury OX17 1HJ
Received 26 Nov 2021
Application Permitted23/01500/F
Two storey and single storey rear extensions
11 Howard Road Banbury OX16 4QZ
Received 2 Jun 2023
Application Permitted20/02633/F
Erection of stockyard building on existing agricultural holding
Dollys Barn Bletchingdon OX5 3DP
Received 24 Sept 2020
Application Permitted20/00156/NMA
Minor changes to the front elevation of the approved plans (proposed as non-material amendments to 17/00465/REM), specifically (i) a new entrance to the building on its front elevation to replace three windows on the northern-most gable projection, (ii) removal of two windows from the middle gable projection on the front elevation, (iii) widening of the delivery door on the rear elevation, (iv) removal of the delivery doors on the north elevation, and (v) amendment to the dressing/laying of the ironstone, but not to the amount or location of the ironstone.
Land Adjoining And West Of Warwick Road Banbury
Received 22 Jan 2020

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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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