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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
27,540Searchable applications
1,687Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,948 approved or refused records
2,007Refused applications

20,941 approved · 2,007 refused · 1,099 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/02374/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (stone sample panel) and 5 (additional stone sample) of 22/00622/F

    Park View Cottage Church End Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DL

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  2. Application Permitted19/00511/LB

    Replacement of existing cedar shingles roof tiles

    Chapel Cottage Wroxton Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BD

    Received 20 Mar 2019
  3. Application Permitted21/01724/F

    Extension to garage

    Martins Rope Way Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PZ

    Received 14 May 2021
  4. Application Permitted20/00250/TCA

    T1 x Deodar Cedar In car park area - To be dismantled as it was planted in the wrong place.

    The Deddington Arms Horse Fair Deddington Banbury OX15 0SH

    Received 31 Jan 2020
  5. Application Permitted20/01992/F

    Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with associated internal and external works

    42 Hillside Close Banbury OX16 9YT

    Received 23 Jul 2020
  6. Application Permitted18/00027/NMA

    Non-material amendment to application 14/00950/F - Installation of a composting toilet and container

    Land North Of OS Parcel 0037 Murcott Road Upper Arncott

    Received 19 Feb 2018
  7. Determined Application19/02156/CDISC

    Details persuant to condition 7 (Bird Nesting Bricks) of planning permission 19/00642/OCC (R3.0034/19)

    Land off Southam Road Banbury OX16 2DF

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  8. Application Permitted20/00631/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6(ii) (parking provision for Building 103) of 16/01545/F

    Building 103 & 315 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 2 Mar 2020
  9. Application Permitted21/01256/LB

    Single storey extension of farmhouse, together with internal alterations and refurbishment. Refurbishment and internal alterations to the detached barns. (Amended proposal to the approved applications 20/02052/F and 20/02053/LB)

    Corble Farm Street To Corble Farm Piddington HP18 9XB

    Received 8 Apr 2021
  10. Application Permitted22/02925/DISC

    Discharge of condition 9 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) of 21/04216/F

    HM Prison Bullingdon Patrick Haugh Road Upper Arncott Bicester OX25 1PZ

    Received 23 Sept 2022
  11. Application Permitted18/00065/CC

    Proposed new detached dwelling (Rural Lane) plot 247

    Plot 247 Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BH

    Received 21 Dec 2018
  12. Application Permitted21/03176/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 17 (badger mitigation) of 18/01882/OUT

    Land For Proposed Development At Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 15 Sept 2021
  13. Prior Approval Not Required26/01372/DEM

    Demolition is required because the existing sectional concrete chimney has become obsolete following the proposed heating plant refurbishment. The new boiler system will discharge via roof-level flues, meaning the existing chimney is no longer necessary.

    North Oxfordshire Academy Drayton Road Banbury OX16 0UD

    Received 1 Jun 2026
  14. Application Permitted26/00604/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (schedule of materials and finishes) of 25/02999/F

    Lavender Cottage Main Street Hanwell Oxfordshire OX17 1HL

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  15. Under Consultation20/01525/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Leyland Cypress

    Beauchamp House Chapel Street Bloxham OX15 4NB

    Received 10 Jun 2020
  16. Application Permitted19/00294/TPO

    T4 and T5 (Poplars) - reduce height by 6-7m and shape. Carry out a 5% crown thin - Subject to TPO 18/2011

    Stonebrook House Williamscot Banbury OX17 1AB

    Received 12 Feb 2019
  17. Application Permitted18/01377/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Beech - Fell

    The Old Barn House Cumberford Bloxham Banbury OX15 4QG

    Received 31 Jul 2018
  18. Application Permitted21/02141/F

    Single storey wrap around side and rear extension

    54 Dashwood Avenue Yarnton OX5 1NJ

    Received 21 Jun 2021
  19. Application Permitted19/00005/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 16/01738/F

    Bakery Cottage Main Street Fringford Bicester OX27 8DP

    Received 7 Jan 2019
  20. Application Refused23/01446/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a single storey rear extension

    39 Sterling Road Kidlington OX5 2DT

    Received 30 May 2023
  21. Application Permitted22/03019/DISC

    Partial Discharge of Condition 6 (schedule of repair works - Whiskey Room only - existing outbuilding adjacent to The Hoggery) of 21/04067/LB

    Manor Farm Hethe Road Hardwick Oxfordshire OX27 8SS

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  22. Application Withdrawn21/01918/LB

    Construction of a retractable awning structure to the rear courtyard

    44 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5NA

    Received 1 Jun 2021
  23. Application Permitted22/00579/F

    Single storey side and rear extensions and garage conversion - re-submission of 21/03016/F

    Janus Middle Way Islip Oxfordshire OX5 2SH

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  24. Application Permitted23/03617/LB

    Repair of the property further to fire. including internal and external finishes and structural repairs

    Manor Farm Wigginton Oxfordshire OX15 4LB

    Received 29 Dec 2023

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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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