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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

27,234Searchable applications

1,685Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 22,693 approved or refused records

1,993Refused applications

20,700 approved · 1,993 refused · 1,085 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

Application Permitted18/00078/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (stonework method statement) and 5 (doors, windows and rooflights) of 17/01340/F
Red Lion High Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4LX
Received 16 Feb 2018
Application Permitted18/00691/F
Erection of a three-bedroom house, with 2no parking spaces
Plot 37 Henge Close Adderbury
Received 20 Apr 2018
Prior Approval Not Required22/00915/HPA
Single story rear extension with pitched roof - height to eaves 2.453m, overall height 3.343m, length 4m
17 Chalvey Road Bicester OX26 2AX
Received 25 Mar 2022
Application Permitted22/01112/DISC
Discharge of condition 3 (solar panels) of 20/03680/LB
The Old Vicarage Church Street Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6AY
Received 13 Apr 2022
Application Permitted25/01271/F
Erection of building to form micro energy storage facility
Verge North Of Mcgregor Cory Ltd And Adjacent Middleton Road Banbury
Received 15 May 2025
Application Permitted19/02780/DISC
Partial discharge of condition 31 (fire hydrants) of 06/00967/OUT relating to KM15. KM16 and KM18 Persimmon Homes
Land South West Of Bicester Adjoining Oxford Road And Middleton Stoney Road Bicester
Received 5 Dec 2019
Application Permitted19/00805/F
Demolition of existing garage and swimming pool building and erection of a dwellinghouse
Ridgeway Lodge Manor Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3EL
Received 2 May 2019
Application Permitted24/03434/F
Change the external tile hung cladding to a composite cladding. Alternative render option (amendments to 24/02357/F)
9 Stocks Tree Close Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1LU
Received 30 Dec 2024
Application Refused23/00043/F
Single storey rear extension
2 Stud Farm Cottages East End Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NW
Received 9 Jan 2023
Application Permitted18/01285/REM
Reserved matters to 18/00325/OUT - Detailed plot design (scale, appearance, layout, and landscaping) for Plot 310
Plot 310 Phase 1 1B Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden
Received 17 Jul 2018
Determined Application20/01604/TEL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (install 1x 8m wooden pole (6.35m above ground)
Swift House Stoke Lyne Bicester OX27 8RS
Received 18 Jun 2020
Application Permitted20/01529/F
Two storey extension to side elevation & single storey extension to front elevation.
69 St Johns Way Hempton OX15 0QR
Received 12 Jun 2020
Application Permitted23/01691/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (comprehensive intrusive investigation), 5 (scheme of remediation), 8 (covered cycle parking facilities) and 10 (external lighting details) of 23/00315/MA56
Depot Station Road Blackthorn OX25 1TA
Received 20 Jun 2023
Application Refused18/00131/NMA
Addition of two windows and a door in the kitchen area (proposed as non material amendments to 16/02115/F)
Glebe Farm Water Stratford Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AT
Received 22 Oct 2018
Application Permitted24/00497/F
Alterations and extensions to Listed Building to include replacement of existing two storey side extension with new two storey side and rear extension together with new first floor window to the existing rear, and partial demolition and rebuild of adjacent rear curtilage wall. Replacement of front porch with new porch. Replacement of windows. Replacement of thatch. Replacement of rain water goods. Internal alterations. Replacement doors to the south elevation, with new full height sidelights to the main front door. Replacement of concrete lintels with timber Conversion of existing carport into ancillary residential annex guest accommodation and associated alterations, including new rooflights and rain water goods - re-submission of 23/02717/F
Cruck Cottage Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QH
Received 22 Feb 2024
Application Permitted19/02783/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (photographic record of wall), 4 (sample panel) and 5 (Capping samples) of 19/01552/LB
Jericho House Somerton Road North Aston OX25 6HX
Received 6 Dec 2019
Application Permitted23/02712/F
Two storey side extension forming an annexe to the ground floor and master bedroom to the first floor. Single storey rear extension to create more floor space for the annexe and enlarge the footprint of the existing ground floor of the dwelling - revised scheme of 23/01554/F
7 Tennyson Close Banbury OX16 9JZ
Received 2 Oct 2023
Application Permitted23/03566/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for loft conversion, addition of two dormer windows to rear roof slope, insertion of two rooflights to rear roof slope and two rooflights to front roof slope, insertion of fixed obscure-glazed window to SE side elevation
17 Dunnock Road Banbury OX15 4FX
Received 21 Dec 2023
Application Withdrawn23/00233/F
Demolition of existing extensions and erection of new extensions to dwelling with associated landscaping
The Old Grange Grange Lane Swalcliffe Oxfordshire OX15 5EY
Received 27 Jan 2023
Application Permitted19/02923/F
Proposed rear extension - Resubmission of 19/00425/F
Lanes End Well Lane Alkerton OX15 6NL
Received 20 Dec 2019
Application Permitted24/00805/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (doors & windows) and 6 (door & surround details) of 23/01434/F
Halton House High Street Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UG
Received 22 Mar 2024
Application Permitted22/03863/F
Proposed extension, remodelling and upgrade to the existing ‘Ash Barn House’ and proposed new garage outbuilding - the works will involve the demolition of an existing conservatory and milking parlour
Ashbarn House Lower Road Blackthorn OX25 1TG
Received 28 Dec 2022
Application Permitted24/03209/TPO
T1 (Walnut) - prune back (last prune carried out 4 years ago). To reduce individual branches to provide 4m clearance from property. To prune individual branches to provide 1m clearance from electrical and telephone wires. Canopy reduction of up to 2m to evenly crown - subject to TPO 5/2011
4 Gulley Row Merton Bicester OX25 2UH
Received 27 Nov 2024
Application Refused22/00193/CLUE
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Commencement of Development of the erection of 10 small commercial units (B2/B8) with associated car parking and landscaping (Implementation of planning permission 18/01366/F subsequent to 20/00046/DISC)
Unit 22 Beaumont Close Banbury OX16 1SH
Received 20 Jan 2022

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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.

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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