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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
26,398Searchable applications
1,682Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,003 approved or refused records
1,924Refused applications

20,079 approved · 1,924 refused · 1,045 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Application Permitted21/00212/F

    Proposed two storey and part single storey rear extension to dwelling

    Crossways Blackthorn Road Launton OX26 5DA

    Received 20 Jan 2021
  2. Application Permitted22/03620/TCA

    T1 x Cherry - Selective reduction by 2 metres on lateral growth only to clear from neighbouring property T2 x Ash - Remove single limb rubbing on roof line T3 x Cherry - Minor reduction of 1.5 metres T4 x Beech - Cut back from utilities giving 1.5 metre clearance

    Sunnyside High Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4LX

    Received 1 Dec 2022
  3. Application Permitted23/01181/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (brick and stone samples) of 22/01702/F

    Hillside Ardley Road Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4AD

    Received 28 Apr 2023
  4. Application Permitted23/02808/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 8 (foul and surface water drainage) of 17/01962/F (APP/C3105/W/18/3209349)

    OS Parcel 9635 North East Of HM Bullingdon Prison Widnell Lane Piddington

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  5. Application Permitted23/03324/LB

    Installation of EV chargepoint at the rear of the house

    Prescote Manor Cropredy OX17 1PF

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  6. Application Permitted19/00732/F

    Lowering the east section of the basement floor by 530mm allowing the house to be reconfigured. Excavation to front of the house to provide a new central entrance and alterations to the driveway. New fenestration. Removal of 1960's porch as well as the later link between the house and garage. Raise existing gable to form new parapet upstand. Replace existing flat roof with new gable roof and parapet upstand. New external access steps. New metal handrail and balustrade.

    High View Hornton Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BL

    Received 22 Apr 2019
  7. Application Permitted22/03340/TCA

    1 x Holly Tree- Removal. Tree damaging wall and to close to building and the risk of further damage.

    The Old Vicarage High Street South Newington OX15 4JN

    Received 2 Nov 2022
  8. Application Permitted25/01702/ADV

    Erection of one internally illuminated and one non-illuminated replacement fascia signs

    23-24 Castle Quay Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 5UE

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  9. Application Permitted22/03024/F

    Proposed removal of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension

    32 Briar Furlong Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2AD

    Received 4 Oct 2022
  10. Application Permitted22/02333/F

    Existing roof raised half a storey to create new first floor. Side extension and single storey rear extension.

    Janstead Bicester Road Launton Oxfordshire OX26 5DP

    Received 3 Aug 2022
  11. Under Consultation24/03324/TCA

    T1 Spruce - Raise canopy to approximately 5m to allow view through garden and for lawn maintenance G2 Row of Poplars - Re-pollard to ensure no contact with overhead powerlines T3 Elder - Fell This Elder is growing amongst a holly tree. We would like to remove it to allow the holly to flourish. G4 Leylandii hedge - Reduce height by 1/3 removing approximately 2m. Trim faces

    Eastgate Cottage Eastgate Hornton OX15 6BT

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  12. Application Refused25/00301/Q56

    Prior approval application for Change of Use of agricultural barn to single dwellinghouse

    Brasenose Cottage Fenway Steeple Aston OX25 4SS

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  13. Application Permitted23/02779/TCA

    AMENDED APPLICATION T1 removed from application - see email T2 x Sycamore - removal of three lowest limbs of which stretch towards the road. What three words location of tree - clearing.different.enter

    Os Parcel 0060 Village Spinney Adjoining And North West Of Babbington Barn Cropredy Lane Williamscot Oxfordshire OX17 1AD

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  14. Application Permitted25/01940/NMA

    Amend proposal description to Planning Application for Development within Use Classes E(g) (i), and/or (ii), and/or (iii), and/or B2 and/or B8 and associated works including access and parking (proposed as Non-Material Amendment to 23/00915/F)

    Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  15. Application Permitted23/01678/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (stone sample panel) of 23/00714/LB

    Bainton Manor Bainton Bicester OX27 8RL

    Received 19 Jun 2023
  16. Application Permitted25/00872/F

    Extensions to side and rear at first floor level; various facade changes including demolition of front porch (Resubmission of 22/01171/F)

    Springwell High Street Bloxham OX15 4LX

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  17. Prior Approval Not Required19/01231/HPA

    Extension to existing conservatory and renewal of existing roof.

    The Paddocks 2 Foxtowns Green Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3JW

    Received 3 Jul 2019
  18. Under Consultation26/00818/F

    Change of Use of buildings to a mixed agricultural and equestrian use, and the siting of a temporary rural worker's dwelling for a period of two years

    High Furlong Farm Mollington OX17 1QE

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  19. Application Permitted22/03135/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Formation of an external swimming pool and erection of two associated plant outbuildings and associated landscaping works

    Sibford Park Colony Road Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RY

    Received 14 Oct 2022
  20. Application Permitted18/01920/F

    Single storey rear extension

    39 High Acres Banbury OX16 9SL

    Received 6 Nov 2018
  21. Application Refused18/01741/F

    5 x Display area lighting

    Jay Bee Motors Oxford Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AB

    Received 4 Oct 2018
  22. Application Permitted18/00893/F

    Demolish existing garage. Single storey front extension with associated internal alterations

    2 Ancil Avenue Launton Bicester OX26 5DJ

    Received 18 May 2018
  23. Application Permitted18/00237/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (car parking provision) of 18/00359/F

    Chiltern Invadex 126 Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4XD

    Received 23 May 2018
  24. Application Permitted20/02692/F

    Demolition of existing single prefab garage, and construction of new garage with store over, and adjoining car port

    Yeomans Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5SJ

    Received 30 Sept 2020

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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.

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