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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
25,335Searchable applications
1,679Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 21,106 approved or refused records
1,866Refused applications

19,240 approved · 1,866 refused · 993 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Application Permitted24/02157/NMA

    Removal of sitting room window for the 2no 5 bed dwellings (Plots 16 and 22), resulting in minor changes to elevations (proposed as Non-material amendment to 21/02180/REM)

    Part Of Os Parcel 9507 Fewcott Road Fritwell Oxfordshire OX27 7QA

    Received 7 Aug 2024
  2. Under Consultation25/02006/F

    Conversion of former barn/workshop into 2 dwellings and alteration of the existing layout of the public house to form public house with addition of disabled toilets, creation of café/local shop and 4 short term rental units and a manager’s office/store

    White Horse Inn Stratford Road Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6PZ

    Received 1 Aug 2025
  3. Application Permitted24/01260/F

    Change of Use of existing warehouse (Use Class B2) to offices (Use Class E(g)), refurbishment of exterior of existing offices, with associated landscaping works

    14 Wildmere Road Banbury OX16 3JU

    Received 8 May 2024
  4. Application Refused20/02595/F

    Single storey front extension to provide new en-suite accommodation

    14 Dashwood Rise Duns Tew OX25 6JQ

    Received 21 Sept 2020
  5. Application Permitted19/01691/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore - Fell to near ground level.

    13 Cemetery Road Bicester OX26 6BB

    Received 20 Aug 2019
  6. Application Permitted22/02933/DISC

    Discharge of condition 6 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of 22/00591/F

    Foxtownsend Farmhouse Heyford Road Kirtlington OX5 3HS

    Received 23 Sept 2022
  7. No Objections25/02131/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - Install 1 x 10M Medium wooden pole

    Electricity Sub Station Leach Road Bicester

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  8. Application Withdrawn21/03661/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for a Mixed Use site comprising E(g)(i) Offices, E(g)(iii) Industrial, B2 General Industrial and B8 Storage

    Inchmere Design Units 6 And 7 Tramway Road Banbury OX16 5TE

    Received 27 Oct 2021
  9. Application Permitted24/00532/F

    Installation of air source heat pump to replace gas boiler for heating and hot water system in house. Permission required due to existing ASHP on property which serves outdoor swimming pool

    Brecon House 12 Almond Road Bicester OX26 2HT

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  10. Application Permitted25/00265/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Water efficiency calculations) of 21/02772/F

    Barn Rear Of Pool Farmhouse Main Street Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6PT

    Received 13 Nov 2024
  11. Application Permitted21/02876/F

    Side extension with accommodation in the roof, including integrated balcony and single storey glazed rear garden room extension

    5 The Laurels Fringford OX27 8EW

    Received 19 Aug 2021
  12. Application Permitted21/00241/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of materials and finishes for the external walls and roof(s)) & 4 (parking and manoeuvring areas) of 18/01776/F

    9 Lambs Crescent Banbury OX16 9BZ

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  13. Application Refused19/00516/TPO

    T1 (Oak) - Complete removal of tree - subject to TPO 03/2015

    30 Hawthorn Way Kidlington OX5 1EZ

    Received 21 Mar 2019
  14. Application Permitted19/01745/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - Fell.

    Pine Tree Lodge Mill Lane Upper Heyford OX25 5LH

    Received 22 Aug 2019
  15. Application Permitted24/00594/F

    Installation of a patio uPVC double door to the side of the garage

    14 Crimson Gardens Bicester OX27 8BY

    Received 4 Mar 2024
  16. Application Refused21/02385/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use for the use of an agricultural building for commercial purposes, namely the establishment for a small gin distillery

    Agricultural Building Roundhill House Manor Farm Lane Balscote Banbury OX15 6JL

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  17. Application Permitted23/02653/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (schedule of materials and finishes - roof) of 22/02066/F

    Starveall Barn Quarry Road Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6DF

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  18. Application Permitted23/00286/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Remediation Strategy) of 19/00616/OUT

    OS Parcel 9507 South Of 26 And Adjoining Fewcott Road Fritwell

    Received 3 Feb 2023
  19. Observations20/01068/CDISC

    Details persuant to condition 6 (Detailed lighting scheme) of planning permission 18/01811/OCC (R3.0101/18)

    Chesterton Church Of England Primary School Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN

    Received 23 Apr 2020
  20. Application Permitted18/02218/F

    Infill extension to rear and side of dwelling to form new rear entrance porch, laundry & gym

    57 Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AJ

    Received 20 Dec 2018
  21. Application Permitted21/03731/F

    Single storey rear extension

    4 Ironstone Hollow Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NA

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  22. Application Permitted25/00453/F

    Proposed part rear single storey, part rear double storey extensions

    69 Buchanan Road Upper Arncott OX25 1PE

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  23. Application Permitted19/02675/F

    Provision of new external door

    Village Hall Lower Street Barford St Michael Banbury OX15 0RH

    Received 25 Nov 2019
  24. Application Refused20/00443/F

    Loft conversion with the insertion of two dormers on the principle elevation; raising of the rear gable roof and insertion of a dormer to the side

    27 Beaconsfield Road Banbury OX16 9EW

    Received 14 Feb 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.

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