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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
27,447Searchable applications
1,686Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,866 approved or refused records
2,004Refused applications

20,862 approved · 2,004 refused · 1,097 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. Application Permitted25/00405/F

    Installation of solar panels to front elevation of roof

    10A Reid Close Banbury OX16 0SZ

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  2. Application Permitted20/03298/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Sycamore - Fell.

    Compass Group Healthcare Brighterkind Glebefields Stratford Road A422 Drayton OX15 6EH

    Received 18 Nov 2020
  3. Application Permitted21/03218/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for change of use from B1 office to C3 Dwelling

    Crofters 3 Ingleby Paddocks Enslow OX5 3ET

    Received 21 Sept 2021
  4. Application Permitted19/01482/TCA

    T1 x Portugese Laurel - Semi Pollard as within close proximity to garage. The Laurel is resting on the ridge of the garage and will cause damage to this building.

    South Ridge St Thomas Street Deddington OX15 0SY

    Received 1 Aug 2019
  5. Application Permitted24/01617/F

    Single storey side extension to dwellinghouse

    8 Avon Crescent Bicester OX26 2LZ

    Received 14 Jun 2024
  6. Application Permitted18/01125/F

    Two storey front extension

    Wharf Farm Cottage Wharf Lane Souldern Bicester OX27 7LE

    Received 22 Jun 2018
  7. Response Sent24/00461/M106

    Modification of Section 106 in connection with planning application ref 14/01932/OUT - update the wording of Clauses 2.5 and 2.6 so that they reflect the standard phrasing set out by the Property Finance Working Group and referred to by the National Housing Federation

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Banbury

    Received 21 Feb 2024
  8. Application Permitted22/01924/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (car parking provision), 6 (construction traffic management plan) and 10 (tree pits) of 21/04144/F

    Jacobs Douwe Edberts Ruscote Avenue Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 2QU

    Received 28 Jun 2022
  9. Application Permitted18/02118/F

    Single storey rear extension. Side canopy to main entrance

    22 Benmead Road Kidlington OX5 2DA

    Received 6 Dec 2018
  10. Application Permitted20/00230/F

    Two-storey side extension to existing dwelling

    Pound Farm Blackthorn OX25 1TE

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  11. Application Permitted21/03736/TCA

    T1 x Eucalyptus- Reduce up to 6m and shape( back to previous) and remove Ivy.

    38 Centre Street Banbury OX16 3LQ

    Received 4 Nov 2021
  12. Application Permitted17/00041/CC

    Detached five bedroom, two storey, timber frame dwelling

    Wave 5 Plot 126 Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 16 Nov 2017
  13. Application Permitted19/02764/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Means of Construction of Track), 5 (Means of Access) and 6 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of 17/01617/F

    Crouch Farm Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9UN

    Received 9 Dec 2019
  14. Application Permitted21/02318/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 19/02948/F - for plots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10

    Land To The South And Adj To South Side Steeple Aston

    Received 2 Jul 2021
  15. Application Refused23/02079/F

    Dropped kerb to front of property

    51 Fergusson Road Banbury OX16 3HH

    Received 31 Jul 2023
  16. Application Permitted25/02894/F

    Demolition of outbuilding and erection of replacement outbuilding to be used for home business of Beauty Salon

    29 Margaret Close Banbury OX16 0QE

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  17. Application Permitted18/00314/TCA

    T1 x Poplar - Fell.

    Waters Edge Hollow Road Lower Tadmarton Banbury OX15 5SS

    Received 19 Oct 2018
  18. Application Permitted18/00395/F

    Extension to single storey dwelling

    Point To Point Farm Claydon Road Mollington Banbury OX17 1QE

    Received 6 Mar 2018
  19. Under Consultation20/03336/TCA

    T1 x Beech- Crown reduce over hanging branching 2.5 m to clear tower. T2 x Elm Remove Heavy leaning tree.

    Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton OX15 5NY

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  20. Application Permitted26/01011/TPO

    T1 - London Plane - Crown lift canopy to 6m, remove smaller secondary branches and none from the stem itself, prune in the lower extending branches facing the car park and building by 1-1.5m, retaining the shape of the canopy and pruning to suitable growth points - subject to TPO 15/2016; T2 – Cherry - Fell due to its significant lean and the presence of a cavity/damage at the base - subject to TPO 29A/89

    Janet Blunt House Greenhill Twyford

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  21. Application Permitted19/00722/F

    Change of Use to provide for an indoor go-karting facility (sui generis use), minor external alterations and installation of TeamSport signage

    29 Murdock Road Bicester OX26 4PP

    Received 18 Apr 2019
  22. Application Permitted18/00539/F

    Single storey extension to replace existing conservatory

    The Manor Barn Manor Road Great Bourton Banbury OX17 1QT

    Received 27 Mar 2018
  23. Application Permitted23/00068/TCA

    G1 x Conifers - Line of Conifers, to reduce height up to 6 metres (50% of canopy)

    Pingle Cottage Priory Lane Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6BL

    Received 10 Jan 2023
  24. Application Permitted21/02056/F

    Conversion and extension to the existing garage

    Tregarthens Courtington Lane Bloxham OX15 4PR

    Received 11 Jun 2021

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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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