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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
24,982Searchable applications
1,680Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 20,788 approved or refused records
1,841Refused applications

18,947 approved · 1,841 refused · 980 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. Application Permitted18/00183/TCA

    Tree works as per description of works.

    The Firs St Thomas Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0SY

    Received 6 Jul 2018
  2. Application Refused19/00314/F

    Change of use of existing agricultural buildings to commercial for (B1) light Industrial, (B2) General Industrial and (B8) general purpose storage uses

    Brickhouse Farm Bloxham Road Milton

    Received 21 Feb 2019
  3. Application Permitted25/03327/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Change of Use of the existing dwellinghouse from Use Class C3 to a Use Class C4 small HMO for up to 6 occupants, conversion of the existing integral garage to habitable accommodation (with associated minor external alterations), replacement/alteration of the existing outbuilding roof including a profile change to ensure the outbuilding’s overall height does not exceed 2.5m, noting it is within 1m of the boundary.

    27 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 2NU

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  4. Application Permitted19/01764/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (external windows and doors) of 19/01005/F

    Elm Tree House Church Lane Wendlebury OX25 2PN

    Received 28 Aug 2019
  5. Application Permitted22/02386/TPO

    Various Tree Works in accordance with the submitted Tree Management Plan Schedule and Tree Management Plan Site Maps both dated October 2021 - subject to TPO 07/2010

    Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AL

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  6. Application Permitted23/02755/F

    Side and rear single storey extension with related alterations

    17 Twyford Gardens Twyford Oxfordshire OX17 3JA

    Received 4 Oct 2023
  7. Under Consultation22/00462/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore- Remove secondary stem up to1.5m back to main stem.

    Wisteria House High Street Hook Norton OX15 5NF

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  8. Application Permitted25/00745/F

    Installation of two pitched roof dormers to rear and rooflights to front elevation to facilitate conversion of loft to habitable space

    47 Padbury Drive Banbury OX16 4TG

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  9. Application Refused22/02283/Q56

    Change of Use and associated building operations to convert existing agricultural building to single dwellinghouse

    Sydenham Farm Aynho Road Adderbury OX17 3WS

    Received 29 Jul 2022
  10. Application Permitted24/00175/TPO

    T1 (Ash) - fell tree - subject to TPO 23/1994

    Sedge Hill Main Street Clifton Oxfordshire OX15 0PB

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  11. Application Permitted21/00498/F

    Rear single storey extension, front single storey extension and block pathed driveway

    17 Forsythia Close Bicester OX26 3GA

    Received 16 Feb 2021
  12. Application Permitted23/03145/F

    Single storey front extension

    83 Mold Crescent Banbury OX16 0ER

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  13. Application Permitted21/01486/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (joinery) of 20/02673/F

    Souldern House Souldern OX27 7LA

    Received 26 Apr 2021
  14. Application Permitted20/00125/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (landscaping) of 17/00284/REM

    Land Adjacent To The Oxford Canal Spiceball Park Road Banbury

    Received 20 Jan 2020
  15. Application Permitted22/02548/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 20 (terrace & steps method statement) of 18/01970/LB

    Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  16. Application Withdrawn21/03141/TPO

    T1-2 (Beech) - fell - 2 x end of row stems dominating garden area. Remove and retain remainder of row outside boundary - subject to TPO 3/1989

    13 The Shearings Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PT

    Received 13 Sept 2021
  17. Application Permitted25/00673/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (EV charger details) of 24/02027/F

    Morrisons Swan Close Road Banbury OX16 5AQ

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  18. Application Withdrawn23/00822/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (schedule of materials and finishes - external walls and roof) of 22/03842/F

    Land To The Rear Of 16-18 Twyford Gardens And Adj To Claire House Twyford Grove Twyford OX17 3LD

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  19. Application Permitted23/03404/F

    Single storey front, rear, end extensions and carport with associated internal/external works

    Village Farm Blackbull Lane Fencott Kidlington OX5 2RD

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  20. Application Permitted21/01836/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (parking and manoeuvring areas) of 16/00966/F

    Easter House Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley OX33 1AU

    Received 24 May 2021
  21. Application Refused26/00098/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (internal lowered trusses) of 25/02746/LB

    Holly Tree Farm Hornton Lane Horley Oxfordshire OX15 6BJ

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  22. Application Permitted22/02540/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (ramp and tunnel) of 18/01970/LB

    Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  23. Application Permitted20/00853/LB

    Listed building - Infilling five existing doorways and creation of new external door to fire escape Non listed building - Internal and external alterations to convert offices to five flats.

    Johnson And Gaunt 47 48 North Bar Street Banbury OX16 0TH

    Received 23 Mar 2020
  24. Application Permitted18/02126/LB

    Conversion of Stable stalls for mixed ancillary uses

    Barn Approximately 25 Metres South Of Church Of St John Church Lane Barford St John

    Received 7 Dec 2018

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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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