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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
26,674Searchable applications
1,682Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,227 approved or refused records
1,943Refused applications

20,284 approved · 1,943 refused · 1,067 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/01674/F

    Part first floor/two storey side and single storey rear extension

    4 Fairford Way Bicester OX26 4YG

    Received 26 Jun 2025
  2. Under Consultation26/00873/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (proposed access) of 23/00065/OUT & APP/C3105/W/23/3327581

    OS Parcel 0006 Adjoining North Side Of Ell's Lane Bloxham

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  3. Prior Approval Not Required22/01616/HPA

    Single-storey rear extension length 6m, maximum height 2.43m, height to eaves 2.28m

    40 Churchill Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1BW

    Received 30 May 2022
  4. Application Permitted18/02017/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of two storey rear extension

    New Cottage Church Lane Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UA

    Received 21 Nov 2018
  5. Application Permitted25/02113/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use from agricultural storage to domestic storage in association with the residential units on the site

    Minnis Farm Woodstock Road Yarnton OX5 1PQ

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  6. Application Permitted18/01971/F

    Conversion of first floor and construction of a new second floor over to form 6 self contained flats. Conversion of rear cottage to form a ground floor office and a maisonette on the first & second floors (revised scheme of 18/00332/F)

    Banbury Cycles 56 - 58 Broad Street Banbury OX16 5BL

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  7. Application Permitted19/02738/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 12 (details of services & energy infrastructure), Condition 14 (Desk Study and Archaeological Investigation) and Condition 17 (Desk study and walk over for contamination) of application 17/01173/OUT

    OS Parcel 4846 South East Of Launton Road And North East Of Sewage Works Blackthorn Road Launton

    Received 2 Dec 2019
  8. Prior Approval Not Required23/03478/AGN

    Erection of a general purpose agricultural building

    Os Parcel 8436 Boddington Road Claydon

    Received 11 Dec 2023
  9. Application Permitted24/02503/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) and 4 (bat, bird, owl & invertebrate boxes) of 24/00345/F

    1 Lodge Farm Cottages Middleton Road Bucknell Bicester OX25 4TA

    Received 17 Sept 2024
  10. Application Permitted24/00349/F

    First floor side extension and conversion of garage (revised scheme of 23/02822/F)

    168 Sussex Drive Banbury OX16 1XH

    Received 8 Feb 2024
  11. Application Withdrawn20/03195/F

    Conversion of dwelling into two separate units with associated internal works

    29 Hampden Close Banbury OX16 0LA

    Received 11 Nov 2020
  12. Application Permitted18/00433/F

    Two storey side extension and ground floor rear extension with erection of a boundary wall

    5 Queensway Banbury OX16 9LY

    Received 12 Mar 2018
  13. Application Permitted23/00651/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 19 (covered cycle parking facilities) of 18/00803/OUT

    Begbroke Science Park Begbroke Hill Begbroke OX5 1PF

    Received 10 Mar 2023
  14. Application Permitted21/03926/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of materials and finishes), 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 5 (Landscaping Scheme) of 21/00630/F

    Westway House Horn Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EU

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  15. Application Permitted19/01932/TCA

    T1 x mature Prunus cerasifera nigra to be dismantled due to a severe infection of phellinus pomaceus and is structurally unsound. This tree is in decline and is overhanging a wall and shed. this tree one removed will be replaced with another tree of the same species.

    Old Manor House South Side Steeple Aston OX25 4RR

    Received 16 Sept 2019
  16. Application Permitted23/00232/F

    Garden shed

    28 Cherwell Avenue Kidlington OX5 2JL

    Received 25 Jan 2023
  17. Application Withdrawn25/00471/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (historic partitions and doors) of 23/03617/LB

    Manor Farm Wigginton Oxfordshire OX15 4LB

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  18. Planning Permission Required25/00938/AGN

    Prior approval application for provision of an agricultural vehicular entrance

    OS Parcel 8554 North East Of Swerford Park Street From Swerford Road To Swerford Hook Norton

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  19. Application Permitted21/00867/F

    Loft conversion including a hip to gable end alteration and rear facing flat roofed dormer

    56 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 6EF

    Received 15 Mar 2021
  20. Application Permitted23/00388/TPO

    T1 (Sycamore) Tree - Front Garden: Evidence within the crown of historic branch breakage and partial branch failures over the public footpath - this is due to increased exposure to wind loading from the historic asymmetric pruning operation which has left elongated branches over the public footpath. Recommendation: Reduce the crown back by 3-4 metres to help re-balance and stabilise the crown and remove epicormic growth on the stem - subject to TPO 06/2010

    1 Primrose Place Kidlington OX5 2FA

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  21. Application Permitted21/01213/F

    Change of use of land from paddock to provide workshop/storage building.

    Frenchs Barn Street From North Newington To Wroxton North Newington OX15 6TA

    Received 7 Apr 2021
  22. Application Permitted23/02795/TCA

    T1 x Beech - Crown reduction by 2 metres back to old pruning points.

    Sunnybank Main Street Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1BD

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  23. Under Consultation22/00832/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Conifer- The tree has the potential to split in two. The tree needs to be removed in the interests of safety.

    4 Kytes Place Kirtlington OX5 3HN

    Received 21 Mar 2022
  24. Application Permitted21/00491/F

    Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of building to form annexe ancillary to the main dwelling (resubmission of 20/03618/F)

    31 Edward Street Banbury OX16 4SA

    Received 15 Feb 2021

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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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