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Cherwell District Council
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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
26,213Searchable applications
1,682Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 21,861 approved or refused records
1,917Refused applications

19,944 approved · 1,917 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Permitted24/00630/F

    Part single and part two storey rear extension including removal of existing conservatory.

    2 Lime Crescent Bicester OX26 3XJ

    Received 6 Mar 2024
  2. Prior Approval Granted20/02230/DEM

    Demolition of redundant library building

    Bicester Library Old Place Yard Bicester OX26 6AU

    Received 14 Aug 2020
  3. Application Permitted21/01847/TPO

    T2 & T3 (Beech) - trees located on the shared boundary, reduce the overall canopy by reducing the lateral branching by up to 2.5m. Reduce the upper crown by up to 2m, crown lift to provide a ground clearance of 3m, keeping pruning wounds to a maximum of 100mm. Subject to TPO 28/1996

    Strathcarron 9A Twyford Avenue Twyford Banbury OX17 3JF

    Received 25 May 2021
  4. Case Officer Assigned26/02693/LB

    Retrospective application to replace 5no circa 1980's windows with new traditional painted timber flush casements and replacement of 1no external door

    Bunny Row Cottage 21 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE

    Received 14 Oct 2026
  5. Under Consultation24/00377/TCA

    T1 x Beech - Tree in rear garden. Reduce crown by up to 3 meters in height and spread. Thin inner crown by up to 25% by removing inner small branches to allow more light penetration. Reason for recommended work. To bring back into scale with location and good arboricultural practices.

    104 Bath Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0TR

    Received 9 Feb 2024
  6. Application Refused21/01820/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for the erection of a veranda attached to the western elevation of the dwelling

    Meadows Edge Sibford Road Epwell OX15 6LH

    Received 21 May 2021
  7. Application Permitted20/03675/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 11 (access drive, parking and manoeuvring areas) & 12 (footpath) of 17/01243/F

    Former Covert Farm Fewcott Road Fritwell

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  8. Application Refused22/00570/F

    Side single storey extension

    3 Welland Croft Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 2GD

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  9. Application Permitted20/00091/F

    Single storey rear extension with associated alterations - Resubmission of 19/01773/F

    116 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1DZ

    Received 15 Jan 2020
  10. Application Permitted23/00619/TCA

    T1 x Ginkgo Biloba - at rear of property and next to patio courtyard area, Remove to ground and replace with male species of Ginkgo to rear of courtyard on south east side. Additional information: the tree stands as one of two Ginkgo to the rear of a courtyard. Structural concerns over the presence of a large bark inclusion and proximity to the building aside, the tree is female variety and drops prolific amounts of fruit over stonework and the courtyard patio area. The nuisance caused, the toxic fruit pulp and damage to stonework has prompted the owners to request its removal. Replanting will be provided within the grounds and will be a male Ginkgo. The visual loss to the surroundings are considered negligible as the tree is obscured from wider public view, and is almost entirely obscured when viewed from the rear of the churchyard to the west. Please see accompany photos for context.

    Hanwell Castle Main Street Hanwell Banbury OX17 1HN

    Received 8 Mar 2023
  11. Application Permitted18/01314/F

    Extend and alter existing farmhouse

    25 Lower End Piddington Bicester OX25 1QD

    Received 23 Jul 2018
  12. Application Permitted21/02885/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 4 (doors, windows, roller shutters), 5 (landscaping scheme) and 6 (refuse area) of 21/00779/F

    Public Conveniences Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 20 Aug 2021
  13. Application Permitted18/00907/F

    Replacement of two sash windows on rear elevation

    Flat 4 Enhance Court 12 - 13 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AH

    Received 21 May 2018
  14. Application Permitted20/00617/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (wall patch method statement) of 19/02095/LB

    The Old Malthouse St Johns Road Banbury OX16 5HX

    Received 28 Feb 2020
  15. Application Permitted25/02539/F

    Single storey rear extension

    96 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 4EQ

    Received 26 Sept 2025
  16. Application Permitted21/02963/F

    Removal of existing garage and erection of new single storey extension to the house to provide new study and store room

    49 St Marys Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3HA

    Received 24 Aug 2021
  17. Application Permitted22/02579/TCA

    T1 x Horse Chestnut - remove lowest, north-bound secondary limb to source. Reduce north bound stem by up to 3 metres and prune remaining tree canopy to shape and balance

    29 Harris Road Heyford Park Oxfordshire OX25 5TR

    Received 23 Aug 2022
  18. Application Permitted19/00017/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (metal cladding) of 18/01809/F

    Crofts Pet Foods 21 - 27 Broad Street Banbury OX16 5BX

    Received 17 Jan 2019
  19. Application Permitted18/00298/TCA

    T1 x Ash Prune back to property border

    Middle Lodge 34 High Street Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BP

    Received 15 Oct 2018
  20. Application Withdrawn26/01092/F

    Demolition of three existing outbuildings and erection of a replacement traditional timber-framed carport/garage building, together with new entrance gates, courtyard hard landscaping (stone setts), provision of EV charging points, and associated surface water drainage works including channel drains

    The Forge North Green Kirtlington OX5 3JZ

    Received 1 May 2026
  21. Application Permitted24/01630/TCA

    T1 - Magnolia - Reduce sides by 1 .5 (around old points) reduce height by 2.5 metres

    Darville House Station Road Lower Heyford OX25 5PD

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  22. Application Permitted26/00691/LB

    Replace existing casement windows at the upper level of the property with timber Heritage-style casement windows of the same design and proportions; to replace the existing sash sliding windows within the bay window to the front of the house with Heritage-style double glazed sash windows

    60 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BB

    Received 17 Mar 2026
  23. Application Permitted20/01756/OUT

    Removal of Conditions 17 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), 18 (staged programme of archaeological evaluation and mitigation ) and 27 (hardstanding) of 18/01491/OUT

    Land Adj To Cotwold Country Club And South Of Properties On Bunkers Hill Shipton On Cherwell OX5 3BA

    Received 3 Jul 2020
  24. Application Permitted21/00924/NMA

    Amendments to condition 2 (approved drawings) - new drawings are submitted to reflect revised internal site layout following detailed design work and technical considerations; Amendment to condition 5 (landscaping plan) - the revised landscape mitigation plan which accompanies this application has been updated for consistency with the revised layout and therefore the reference in this condition has been amended to reflect this; Addition of three great crested newt (gcn) licencing compliance conditions requested by the district licencing authority for gcn licences (naturespace); Amendment to condition 11 - update the reference to the ecological assessment to the latest version of that document (consistent with the amended reference in condition 2). (Proposed as non-material amendments to 20/00285/F)

    OS Parcel 6086 Adjacent And North West Of Railway Line Ploughley Road Arncott

    Received 16 Mar 2021

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