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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
21,086Searchable applications
1,607Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 17,406 approved or refused records
1,625Refused applications

15,781 approved · 1,625 refused · 797 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Permitted20/03639/F

    Addition of box dormers to rear roof slope (to facilitate loft conversion to habitable accommodation) with internal and associated external works

    47 Rochester Way Twyford OX17 3JU

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  2. Application Permitted24/00397/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 - removal of tree and replacement

    Street Record Spring Hill Road Begbroke

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  3. Application Permitted23/01188/F

    Two storey infill side extension

    3 Hall Farm Paddocks Spring Hill Road Begbroke OX5 1FW

    Received 2 May 2023
  4. Application Withdrawn23/00355/LB

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 22/03704/LB – altered layout, elevation and roof plan of Tin Shed (Barn 05) building to increase width of en-suite and bedroom, and construct new cavity stone wall to include parapet, stone capping and new lead valley gutter

    Manor Farm Hethe Road Hardwick Bicester OX27 8SS

    Received 9 Feb 2023
  5. Application Permitted22/00346/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of single storey rear extension and part double storey rear extension. Internal alterations.

    1 Winters Way Bloxham Banbury OX15 4QS

    Received 4 Feb 2022
  6. Application Permitted21/02031/F

    Conversion of existing stable building to ancilliary accomodation solely for family use - re-submission of 20/03338/F

    Oak Grove Brill Road Horton Cum Studley OX33 1BU

    Received 9 Jun 2021
  7. Application Permitted19/02916/F

    Single storey front & rear extensions. Two storey rear extension. First floor extension to provide habitable accommodation

    30 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2EX

    Received 20 Dec 2019
  8. Application Permitted21/01629/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (glazing) of 20/01377/LB

    38 Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5PY

    Received 6 May 2021
  9. Application Permitted20/01671/LB

    Internal / external works to reading room to alleviate fungal rot decay in suspended floor timbers and period wainscot panelling and provide increased under floor ventilation with enhanced surface water collection to exterior of southern part of building

    Hook Norton Library High Street Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NH

    Received 24 Jun 2020
  10. Application Permitted20/01599/F

    Single storey extension, external amendments, re-roofing works and associated landscaping

    Crown House Church Lane Barford St John OX15 0PR

    Received 18 Jun 2020
  11. Under Consultation19/02932/TCA

    T1 x Atlantic Cedar - Fell and replant with more suitable species as tree is within close proximity to a retaining wall and two neighbouring buildings.

    The Cedars The Green Adderbury OX17 3ND

    Received 23 Dec 2019
  12. Split Decision21/01577/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (finished floor levels), 4 (Updated construction traffic management plan), 5 (Construction Environment Management Plan), 6 (potential contaminative uses), 7 (comprehensive intrusive investigation), 8 (scheme of remediation and/or monitoring), 9 (verification report)), 11 (Biodiversity enhancement), 12 (Noise report) and 14 (landscaping) of 21/01562/F

    2 Cherwell Street Banbury OX16 2BB

    Received 4 May 2021
  13. Application Permitted21/02313/TCA

    1 x Leylandii - Lower crown up to 8ft plus general tidy as overhanging the neighbour's garden and causing shading to the kitchen and bedroom windows.

    17 Market Square Lower Heyford OX25 5NY

    Received 2 Jul 2021
  14. Application Permitted23/01571/LB

    The installation of a twin wall steel flue pipe painted black to the rear of the curtilage listed property with a maximum height of 600 mm above the ridge line

    Manor Barn Islip Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DP

    Received 8 Jun 2023
  15. Application Refused22/00397/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a garage with garden store to side elevation of property

    2 Manor Farm Close Merton Oxfordshire OX25 2NA

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  16. CCP Checklist 2 issued20/00033/CCP

    Single dwelling (3/4 bedroom detached) Plot 374 (Rural Lane)

    4 Hopcroft Avenue Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DB

    Received 9 Jan 2020
  17. Application Permitted23/00426/F

    Loft conversion with rear dormer and velux rooflights

    14 Hamilton Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 2HX

    Received 16 Feb 2023
  18. Application Permitted23/01242/TCA

    T1 x Eucalyptus - Removal due to the proximity of the base to the boundary fence and the presence of inclusion on the main fork of the twin stem. T2 x Crab Apple - Removal due to the proximity of the base to the boundary fence and nearby building works. The applicant intends to replace each specimen with more suitably-sized trees in more suitable locations.

    1 Berrymoor Road Banbury OX16 9QD

    Received 9 May 2023
  19. Application Permitted22/02908/F

    Creation of a pedestrian gate within existing boundary wall and associated partial demolition (to form door opening) and hard landscaping

    Mawles Farmhouse Main Street Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RW

    Received 23 Sept 2022
  20. No Objections22/00247/TEL

    Installation of 1x DSLAM equipment cabinet green, the dimensions of which are: Height 1686mm x Length 1700mm x Depth 650mm

    Street Record Grimsbury Green Banbury

    Received 24 Jan 2022
  21. Application Withdrawn21/00796/LB

    Replacement of front elevation ground floor windows

    Winmour Philcote Street Deddington OX15 0TB

    Received 8 Mar 2021
  22. Application Permitted23/03263/LB

    Repairs to existing stone tile roof to Rupert's Cottage

    The Manor Country House And Hotel Northampton Road Weston On The Green Oxfordshire OX25 3QL

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  23. Application Permitted24/00667/F

    First floor rear extension

    83 Queens Road Banbury OX16 0ED

    Received 11 Mar 2024
  24. Application Permitted22/00885/F

    Partial deconstruction and rebuild of brick wall

    Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF

    Received 24 Mar 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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