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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
20,903Searchable applications
1,605Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,245 approved or refused records
1,614Refused applications

15,631 approved · 1,614 refused · 792 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted22/03085/TCA

    T1 x Lime- Reduce height up to 7m and shape 25% crown thin. Lift crown as this is overhanging car in the car park.

    Methodist Church Marlborough Road Banbury OX16 5BZ

    Received 6 Oct 2022
  2. Under Consultation26/01838/LB

    Internal alterations undertaken within the existing second floor roof space to create additional domestic accommodation. The works include the construction of a new raised floor, new independent internal partitions, bathroom facilities, fitted cabintry, roof slope insulation and associated plumbing and electrical services (existing unauthorised)

    Hillside Bakers Lane South Newington OX15 4JW

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  3. Application Refused21/02218/F

    Erection of 1 dwelling

    37A Hertford Close Bicester OX26 4UX

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  4. Application Permitted20/00284/F

    Reclad one gable end of barn 2 and one gable end of barn 3 in matching timber and brick

    Merton Grounds Farm Langford Lane Merton OX25 2NS

    Received 3 Feb 2020
  5. Application Permitted22/00881/LB

    Works to sash windows to include repairs, refurbishment and installation of double glazing to sash windows

    North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston Oxfordshire OX25 6AA

    Received 23 Mar 2022
  6. Application Withdrawn19/02466/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of six apartments with parking

    88 Bicester Road Kidlington OX5 2LQ

    Received 4 Nov 2019
  7. Under Consultation25/00676/TCA

    T1 x Lawson- Fell. Outgrown location. T2 x Lawson- Fell. Outgrown location.

    49 West Street Banbury

    Received 11 Mar 2025
  8. Application Permitted20/02805/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 13/00433/OUT - application to change the tenure of plot 87 from an Affordable Rented Unit to a Shared Ownership Unit, pursuant to 06/00967/OUT and 17/02072/REM.

    Land South West Of Bicester Adjoining Oxford Road And Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  9. Application Permitted22/03150/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for conversion of store room to living accommodation and erection of single storey extension at the rear

    10 Swallow Close Bicester OX26 6YL

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  10. Application Withdrawn25/01361/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) and removal of Conditions 3-4 (material samples) of 24/03359/F - 2. The cladding has been increased in area to cover the whole extension so the condition needs updating to the latest drawing revision, 3-4. material samples submitted to remove these conditions

    35 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AH

    Received 27 May 2025
  11. Application Permitted25/01045/NMA

    1. Change to material specification, 2. Amendments and changes to position of doors and windows, 3. Amendments to overhang on roof (proposed as non-material amendments to 22/00484/F)

    Milcombe Hall Horton Lane Milcombe Oxfordshire OX15 4RQ

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  12. Application Permitted21/03934/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 15/00476/F - to alter the approved drawing numbers with newly submitted drawings

    Land Opposite Unit 1 To 5 Wildmere Park Former Plot 10 Wildmere Road Banbury OX16 3JU

    Received 23 Nov 2021
  13. Application Permitted21/00801/F

    Porch extension, and dormer window with associated internal and external works

    11 Swalcliffe Road Upper Tadmarton OX15 5TE

    Received 9 Mar 2021
  14. Application Permitted23/02468/TCA

    T1 x Weeping Willow reduce the side overhang farm cottage back to Boundary.

    Juniper Cottage Canal Road Thrupp OX5 1JQ

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  15. Preapp Response Sent23/02902/TEL

    Installation of telecommunications equipment - proposed above ground cabinets

    Street Record Kingsway Banbury

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  16. Application Permitted21/03858/DISC

    Discharge of condition 10 (Remediation Strategy) of 16/02446/F

    Phases 9C,9D,9E,9F and 9G Heyford Park Camp Road Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 16 Nov 2021
  17. Application Permitted26/00880/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Erection of freestanding greenhouse in back garden

    Clydesdale Market Place Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0SE

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  18. Application Permitted26/01795/PIP

    3-4 Dwellings

    The Pheasant Pluckers Inn Street Through Burdrop Burdrop OX15 5RQ

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  19. Application Permitted23/01730/LB

    Part Retrospective update/refresh of the existing signage for The Lion. New external lighting fixed to the exterior of the building to replace brass swan-neck lighting installed without LBC (new lighting to replace the "swan necks" has not yet been installed)

    The Lion Main Street Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PW

    Received 22 Jun 2023
  20. Application Permitted24/00138/F

    Extend existing dropped kerb by approx 1.5m to allow for better access to the driveway

    78 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DR

    Received 17 Jan 2024
  21. Prior Approval Not Required20/03557/AGN

    Erection of an agricultural barn

    Land And Barn To Rear Of Mill Store Barn The Old Water Mill Mill Lane Wigginton OX15 4JT

    Received 11 Dec 2020
  22. Application Permitted23/02606/F

    Two storey flat roofed extension to southeast elevation

    Alpha Cottage Street Through Merton Merton OX25 2NH

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  23. Under Consultation25/03346/F

    Extension to existing annexe

    The Old Stables Star House Church Lane Charlton On Otmoor Oxfordshire OX5 2TZ

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  24. Application Refused21/00044/F

    New doorway and balcony to the side, replacement single storey porch and dormers to rear

    Wharf Barn Twyford Road Twyford Adderbury OX17 3JN

    Received 6 Jan 2021

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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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