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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
25,050Searchable applications
1,680Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 20,849 approved or refused records
1,849Refused applications

19,000 approved · 1,849 refused · 983 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Under Consultation26/02511/F

    Creation of a temporary construction access

    Part OS Parcel 1748 And 1733 West Of The Council Houses And Adjacent To Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  2. Application Permitted18/01254/F

    Conversion of detached garage to habitable accommodation

    Blencowe House Blackthorn Road Launton Bicester OX26 5DA

    Received 13 Jul 2018
  3. Application Permitted22/02878/REM

    Reserved matters application for 21/00824/OUT - details of appearance, landscaping and scale

    Land Adj To Allotments Off Duns Tew Road Hempton OX15 0QZ

    Received 21 Sept 2022
  4. Under Consultation26/01259/REM

    Approval of reserved matters associated with planning permission ref. 19/01047/OUT dated 06 March 2025 (amended by planning permission ref. 25/02738/F dated 16 January 2026) for the construction of a spine road with associated drainage infrastructure, including sustainable drainage systems, pumping stations, and ancillary utilities to support the wider comprehensive development of the site.

    Land North East Of Oxford Road West Of Oxford Canal And East Of Bankside Banbury

    Received 15 May 2026
  5. Under Consultation21/03027/TCA

    T1 x Beech- Crown raise to provide 2.4m clearance from ground level and crown clean. T2 x Plum-In close proximity to the neighbouring residence, Fell. T3 x Magnolia- Fell.

    St Olaves 86 East Street Fritwell OX27 7QF

    Received 3 Sept 2021
  6. Application Permitted19/02291/DISC

    Partial discharge of condition 35 (Pocket Park Proposals) of 13/00847/OUT relating to Parcels H + I

    Phase 2 SW Bicester Parcel 7849 North Of Whitelands Farm Adjoining Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 17 Oct 2019
  7. Application Permitted24/00227/F

    Alterations and internal re-modelling to create a 2nd bedroom, works including; addition of rear box dormer window and replacement of 5 no windows. Removal of concrete garage and rear lean-to shelter off back of house.

    18 Sideleigh Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AY

    Received 26 Jan 2024
  8. Application Permitted23/02991/TCA

    T1 x Hornbeam - at front of the car park entrance to be pollarded above wall level. To create clear access to car park and slow growth so that existing wall doesn’t result in cracking or failure of wall and create light for properties opposite side of the road on a lower height. T2 x No 5 Rowan trees - around car park to prune away from parking bays and prune to shape. No more than 1 metre in branch length to be removed T3 x Cherry - fell and grind. T4 x Cherry - reduction of 1/3; 2 meters in branch length to create more light in both client and neighbour's garden and create grass growth T5 x Pear - crown reduction by up to 3 meters to produce light in garden T6 x Purple maple - reduce by no more than 1 meter in branch length to tidy and bring away from neighbouring garden

    Christmas Cottage Orchard Lane Upper Heyford Oxfordshire OX25 5LD

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  9. Application Permitted20/02813/DISC

    Partial discharge of condition 34 (service trenches, pipe runs, drains, earth movement) of 06/00967/OUT - (For Parcels KMF & G by Linden Homes)

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

    Received 8 Oct 2020
  10. Application Permitted22/01188/NMA

    Vary pedestrian/cycle crossing details of Warwick Road to those approved on plan NW7101-01B approved by condition 4 (proposed as non-material amendment to 13/00656/OUT)

    Land West And Adjoining Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 20 Apr 2022
  11. Application Permitted26/01664/F

    Proposed side extension to existing bungalow

    102 Ravencroft Bicester OX26 6YQ

    Received 26 Jun 2026
  12. Under Consultation22/01045/TCA

    T1 x Goat Willow (Salix caprea) - Fell tree. Tree getting too large and is close to adjacent property.

    Gossway Bletchingdon Road Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HF

    Received 6 Apr 2022
  13. Application Permitted18/00286/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (landscaping) of 17/01693/F

    Former Garage Block Site Opposite 5 Penrhyn Close Banbury

    Received 16 Jul 2018
  14. Application Permitted22/01793/F

    Triangular window over garage

    Touchstones The Dickredge Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4RS

    Received 17 Jun 2022
  15. Application Permitted22/03180/F

    Single storey rear extension

    4 Grimsbury Square Banbury OX16 3HX

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  16. Application Permitted22/00123/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Ash- Dead-Rotten-Dangerous.

    Gracemead Wroxton Lane Horley OX15 6BB

    Received 17 Jan 2022
  17. Application Permitted19/00017/CC

    Proposed new detached dwelling - Plot 83 (Urban Lane)

    20 Friend Way Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX15 2AY

    Received 19 Jun 2019
  18. Application Permitted22/02292/LB

    Bedroom 5 studwall to be removed.

    Quincotts Islip Road Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DP

    Received 29 Jul 2022
  19. Application Withdrawn19/00051/F

    Erection of two bedroom dwelling adjacent to 30 Heather Road, Bicester. Sub-division of plot, includes removal of existing garage.

    30 Heather Road Bicester OX26 3YU

    Received 10 Jan 2019
  20. Application Permitted21/00478/F

    New shop front and interior fit-out of retail unit to form modern banking facility for Coventry Building Society

    The Hampden Building, Units 1a And 2 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DH

    Received 12 Feb 2021
  21. Application Permitted20/00487/F

    Single storey extension to rear

    20 Manor Park Claydon Banbury OX17 1HH

    Received 19 Feb 2020
  22. Application Permitted21/03062/F

    Demolition and replacement of existing rear conservatory with new single storey modern extension

    Little Manor Manor Road Adderbury OX17 3EL

    Received 6 Sept 2021
  23. Under Consultation20/03371/TCA

    Work schedule outlined in supporting documentation ~ 16 Lake Walk-Adderbury.pdf

    16 Lake Walk Adderbury OX17 3PF

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  24. Application Permitted23/02344/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for removal of the existing garage building and improvements including the enlargement of the existing parking court, erection of railings to front and retaining wall and fence to rear

    Tinkers Bicester Road Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4TD

    Received 23 Aug 2023

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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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