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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
21,060Searchable applications
1,607Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,383 approved or refused records
1,625Refused applications

15,758 approved · 1,625 refused · 797 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning 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

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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.

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

  1. Application Permitted21/01890/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 20/02454/REM - change to description of development so that it reads: "Reserved Matters application to 20/03199/OUT - layout, scale, appearance and landscaping details for Phase 2 of the employment development (23,226 sqm flexible B1c and/or B2 / and/or B8 floorspace), associated utilities and infrastructure and swale (SuDS) and strategic green infrastructure landscaping."

    Axis J9 Phase 1 OS Parcel 4200 Adjoining Middleton Road And Empire Road Bicester

    Received 27 May 2021
  2. Under Consultation26/01012/DISC

    Discharge of condition 16 (Ambrosden Travel Plan) of 25/01221/OUT

    Land To North Of Blackthorn Road OS Parcel 3489 Adjoining And South West Of B4011 Allectus Avenue Ambrosden

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  3. Application Permitted25/02617/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of the Proposed Development for new windows to the ground and first floor rear elevation

    Yew Tree Cottage Sibford Road Hook Norton OX15 5JX

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  4. Application Refused21/02720/F

    Single storey extension to rear and demolish the current external wall

    Chapel Cottage Wroxton Lane Horley OX15 6BD

    Received 9 Aug 2021
  5. Application Permitted24/01257/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (door and window details), 11 (covered cycle storage), 14 (landscaping) and 19 (sustainablity and energy statement) of 20/03605/F

    3 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SD

    Received 8 May 2024
  6. Application Permitted22/03405/F

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of 21/00995/F - to provide increased living accommodation of the dwelling - re-submission of 22/01921/F

    Orchard Way Heyford Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6LL

    Received 11 Nov 2022
  7. Application Permitted21/01169/F

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    2 Adams Cottages Heyford Road Somerton OX25 6LN

    Received 1 Apr 2021
  8. Application Permitted26/00105/LB

    Remedial works relating to damp patch in reception room

    Old Manor Farm 141 Manor Road Banbury OX16 3JP

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  9. Application Permitted24/02766/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Single storey side extension and rear extension; first floor rear extension

    30 Fenway Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SS

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  10. Application Refused20/02445/F

    Two storey rear extension and conversion of right hand side link attached garage to habitable accommodation

    27 Overstrand Close Bicester OX26 4YP

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  11. Application Permitted20/01790/TPO

    T1 (Larch) - Section fell the dead Larch, T2 (Cherry) - Remove dead cherry in car park, T3 & T4 - remove all dead wood from the trees, cut back any over hanging limbs on neighbours - Subject to TPO 11/1998

    Barley Mow Warwick Road Banbury OX16 1SS

    Received 7 Jul 2020
  12. Application Permitted21/02790/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (stone steps & platform) of 19/01829/F

    Middleton Stoney House Oxford Road Middleton Stoney OX25 4TE

    Received 13 Aug 2021
  13. Application Permitted25/02892/TPO

    2no semi mature Oaks - Crown raise and reduction on the southern side of the crown by approx. 15% (up to 2 metres) - subject to TPO 12/2022

    High Rock Hook Norton Road Sibford Ferris OX15 5QW

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  14. Application Permitted22/01392/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 8 (central water feature), 9 (natural pool method statement), 10 (natural pool method statement 2), 12 (stonework repair), 13 (external surfacing work) and 15 (icehouse) of 18/01969/F

    Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  15. Application Permitted21/00260/LB

    Erection of dining barn

    The Muddy Duck Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  16. Observations26/00073/TEL

    Installation of 4 x 10M light wooden pole

    Street Record Hazeldene Gardens Banbury

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  17. Application Permitted22/02247/LB

    Replacement of single glazing with slimline double glazing to doors and windows

    6 Bletchingdon Park Stables Church End Bletchingdon OX5 3DN

    Received 27 Jul 2022
  18. Application Permitted23/02633/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (joinery details) and 4 (timber cladding sample) of 23/01482/F

    Home Farm Wigginton OX15 4JZ

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  19. Under Consultation20/03005/TCA

    T1, Birch, T2 x Plane, T4 x Sycamore, T5 x Maple - Crown reduce by up to 2.0m. T3 x Leylandii - Crown reduce by up to 3.0m due to neighbours request.

    Manor Farm Hempton Road Deddington OX15 0QG

    Received 20 Oct 2020
  20. Application Permitted25/01672/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 11 (BNG) of 22/03883/F

    Land North Of 66 And Adjacent Water Eaton Lane Gosford

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  21. Application Withdrawn26/01181/TPO

    Sycamore in group G1 to remove deadwood within canopy to 70mm, suppressed form - subject to TPO 07/2025

    Land Adjacent 1 And 5 Hambleside Bicester

    Received 7 May 2026
  22. Application Permitted24/01403/NMA

    Amend the wording of Condition 15 to add Richmond house type plots 16, 37 and 39 (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/02778/REM)

    Land North of Merton Road Ambrosden

    Received 22 May 2024
  23. Application Permitted19/02431/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 7 (training and employment plan) of 18/01333/F

    Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 5HA

    Received 30 Oct 2019
  24. Application Permitted20/02631/F

    Change of use from Sui Generis MOD use to Class E to allow for the making, sale and distribution of gin

    Mission Motorsport Building 105 2 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL

    Received 24 Sept 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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