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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
27,094Searchable applications
1,685Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,575 approved or refused records
1,977Refused applications

20,598 approved · 1,977 refused · 1,079 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. No Objections22/01927/EL

    Pole and equipment replacement scheme due to deterioration and/or damage. Poles P20, P22 & P23 are to be replaced. A temporary line is to be installed between P19 and P24, a distance of 805 metres, to maintain the power supply during works. This requires temporary installation of poles P20X, P21X, P22X and P23X to support the temporary connecting cables. All temporary poles and cables will be removed on completion of the pole replacements.

    OS Parcel 1200 Adjacent And North Of Linkslade Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 28 Jun 2022
  2. Application Permitted19/01088/OUT

    Variation of conditions 4, 14, 30 and 33 of 18/00488/OUT - to substitute the approved plans in respect of alterations to the car park layout, including a new service and vehicular access to Block B and minor alterations to the external appearance of Block B; to correct approved drawing number; to allow Class A1 or A3 use from Unit D and to revise Transport Note TN02 to allow an extended period of car park dwell time

    Land South Of And Adjoining Bicester Services Oxford Road Bicester

    Received 12 Jun 2019
  3. Application Permitted25/00370/F

    Re-development of site by the erection of six dwellings (2 x two bed, 2 x three bed and 2 x four bed), together with associated landscaping, garages and access

    Charlton On Otmoor Services High Street Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UQ

    Received 13 Feb 2025
  4. Application Permitted23/02675/F

    Erection of open outdoor kitchen area and conversion of double garage into a home office, W/C and single car garage

    Fritwell House 88 East Street Fritwell OX27 7QF

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  5. Application Permitted26/01134/TCA

    Yellow priority works as shown on attached map see submitted schedule

    Bicester Motion Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL

    Received 7 May 2026
  6. Application Permitted24/02817/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (means of access), 5 (Construction Management Plan) and 8 (surface water drainage) of 21/00500/OUT appeal ref - APP/C3105/W/21/3278536

    Land North Of Railway House Station Road Hook Norton OX15 5LS

    Received 23 Oct 2024
  7. Application Withdrawn20/01273/DISC

    Partial Discharge of Condition 9b (Written Scheme of Investigation) of 18/01430/TWAO - Tythe Barn, East of Charbridge Lane

    East West Rail Network Phase 2 The Scheme Railway From London Road Bicester To Station Road Launton

    Received 15 May 2020
  8. Observations26/01032/TEL

    Installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5, detailed as One 10m Light Pole

    7 Green Lane Banbury OX16 9HD

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  9. Application Permitted22/01702/F

    Demolition of existing garage, erection of new garage building and workshops

    Land adjacent Holly Tree House Ardley Road Middleton Stoney OX25 4AD

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  10. Application Permitted24/01373/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 2 (schedule of material & finishes for external walls and roofs) of 23/03033/F

    7A Spinney Drive Banbury OX16 9TA

    Received 21 May 2024
  11. Under Consultation25/02515/TCA

    T1. Apple- Reduce back to previous points (2-3m) and remove any crossing or damaged branches.

    Whettons Yard Chapel Street Bloxham OX15 4NB

    Received 25 Sept 2025
  12. Not Proceeded With19/00176/TEL

    Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (Huawei 288 (Large))

    DSLAM Cabinet PCP22 JNC Of Bath Road And Park Road Banbury

    Received 29 Jan 2019
  13. Application Permitted24/01523/F

    Extension of existing leisure/tourism site via the introduction of 4 No additional cabins

    Park Farm Akeman Street Kirtlington Oxfordshire OX5 3JQ

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  14. Application Permitted25/02030/MA56

    Change of Use of ground floor annexe from Commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3)

    Bicester Physiotherapy And Sports Injury Clinic Annexe Adjacent 12 Kings End Bicester OX26 6DT

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  15. Application Permitted23/01063/OBL

    Discharge of Clause 3.1 of The Second Schedule of the S106 Agreement of 18/00825/HYBRID requires that an Affordable Housing Scheme and Framework is to be approved by Cherwell District Council

    Heyford Park Camp Road Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 21 Apr 2023
  16. Application Permitted19/00353/F

    Single-storey extension with part two-storey extension over

    Cobblers Cottage Chapel Lane Adderbury Banbury OX17 3LY

    Received 27 Feb 2019
  17. Application Permitted23/00376/F

    Erection of 5 single storey age restricted dwellings for older people (60 years) with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure

    Land Adjoining And West Of Stonecroft House Clifton Road Deddington

    Received 10 Feb 2023
  18. Application Permitted19/01499/F

    Erection of one dwelling (part revised scheme of 16/01843/F to alter the orientation and layout plot 1 to be identical to plot 2)

    Land Adjoining And North Of 1 Bankside Millers Lane Hornton

    Received 1 Aug 2019
  19. Application Refused25/02577/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for single storey side and rear extensions and porch extension

    101 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 3ES

    Received 30 Sept 2025
  20. Application Permitted23/01252/F

    Dropped kerb

    12 York Close Bicester OX26 4XE

    Received 9 May 2023
  21. No Objections25/01466/ADJ

    Hybrid Planning Application comprising: a) FULL application for the construction of commercial development comprising a site access from the B4100 together with a maintenance access off Pimple Lane, internal access roads and footpaths/cycleways; associated strategic landscape treatment (including new earth bunding); the creation of earthwork building platforms and construction of three commercial buildings (Units 4 (a-e), 5 and 6 (Flexible Use - either Class B2 (General Industrial), B8 (storage or distribution ) or E(g)(ii- research and development & E(g)(iii) -industrial processes) including ancillary office accommodation, gatehouses, associated parking provision, retaining structures, landscaping and drainage infrastructure and all other associated ancillary works outside Zones B1 and B2 (as shown on the Site Layout Plan and Parameters Plan) and earthwork building platforms only in respect of Zones B1 and B2 (as shown on the Site Layout Plan and Parameters Plan); and b) OUTLINE application (all other matters reserved relating to internal site access, landscaping, appearance, layout (with the exception of the earthwork building platforms) and scale) for the construction of commercial buildings (Flexible Use -either Class B2 (general industrial), B8 (storage or distribution) or E(g)(ii) - research and development & E(g)(iii) industrial processes) and all associated ancillary works within Zones B1 and B2 (as shown on the Site Layout Plan and Parameters Plan)

    Land To The South Of Junction 12 Of The M40, And Adjacent To Banbury Road, Gaydon *outside of area*

    Received 4 Jun 2025
  22. Application Permitted23/01816/F

    Change of use of vacant betting shop into restaurant (E use class) and take away (sui generis use class) including installation of extraction flue system to rear and new fascia signs

    10 Broad Street Banbury OX16 5BN

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  23. Application Permitted21/04169/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Existing Use of Land in non-compliance with condition 6 of planning permission reference 10/00201/F

    OS Parcel 8400 Greenhill Farm Station Road Bletchingdon

    Received 15 Dec 2021
  24. Application Permitted18/01881/F

    Erection of 13 new affordable dwellings together with associated external works, car parking and landscaping

    Land East Of Jersey Cottages Station Road Ardley

    Received 30 Oct 2018

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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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