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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
27,586Searchable applications
1,690Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,983 approved or refused records
2,010Refused applications

20,973 approved · 2,010 refused · 1,099 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Application Permitted18/00349/TCA

    T1 x Walnut in rear garden - Reduce crown by 30% and prune back from properties and car park.

    Church View High Street Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UQ

    Received 23 Nov 2018
  2. Application Permitted23/02774/TCA

    T1 x Plum Tree- Crown reduction by 2m to previous point crown raise over drive way by 3.5m.

    Haymaker Cottage Burycroft Road Hook Norton OX15 5PR

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  3. Application Permitted19/01407/OBL

    Discharge of clauses of schedule 8, 10, 11, 12 of S106 agreement attached to 19/00347/OUT

    OS Parcel 4200 Adjoining And North East Of A4095 And Adjoining And South West Of Howes Lane Bicester

    Received 19 Jul 2019
  4. Application Permitted17/02008/LB

    The erection of metal railings at the front of the house which will replace the existing brick wall; tiling to the floor and steps at the front of the house

    2 Crouch Street Banbury OX16 9PP

    Received 2 Oct 2017
  5. Application Permitted21/02590/TCA

    T1, T2 x Apple - Crown reduce 1.0m above previous. T3 x Cherry - Crown lifting of the cherry tree to a height of up to 2.5m above ground level, crown reduction of the Cherry by up to 2.0m.

    4 Farm Place East Street Bodicote OX15 4DJ

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  6. Application Permitted17/00501/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (brick sample panel), 4 (slate sample), 5 (method of joining and coping), 6 (window and door details), 7 (revised roof lights) and 9 (biodiversity method statement) of 17/00378/F

    153 Middleton Road Banbury

    Received 13 Oct 2017
  7. Application Permitted18/01745/TPO

    Oak T1 - Remove dead wood. Selective reduction of heavy or proud limbs by 1m, selective thin of roadside by 15%. Ash T2 - Remove dead wood. Reduce top of crown by 2m. Balance crown on north side by reducing lower hanging branches by up to 3m. Ash T3 - 2m reduction. Oak T4 - Remove dead wood and Ivy. Ash T7 - Reduce crown by 45% or fell. Ash T8 - Reduce crown by up to 3m. Sycamore T9 - Fell. Ash T10 - Remove fractured top stem on north side no further than to 3m height. Reduce stems on south side by up to 3m. Sycamore T11 - Clear branches from obstructing cable. Sycamore T12 - Remove dead wood. Selective reduction of extended or vulnerable limbs by up to 2m combined with selective thin. Subject to TPO 18/1972

    Lark Rise Bicester Road Bucknell Bicester OX27 7NE

    Received 2 Oct 2018
  8. Application Refused23/00405/TCA

    TA - Yew - Crown lift to 5.2 meter to give clearance to the highway. The tree will also have a crown clean and ivy removed to promote the health of the tree. TB x Yew - Crown lift to 3 metres TC x Yew - Crown lift to 3 metres TD x Yew - Remove the tree to ground level, due to the tight union with Ganoderma fungi bracket growing from it and its proximity to several targets TE x Group of conifer 4-5 stems, Remove to ground level due to them growing to big for the garden. TF x Norway Maple - Reduce the whole tree by up to 3 meters, this is due to the proximity to the neighbours property at the back of the garden.

    Grey Roofs Kings Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4QE

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  9. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)25/02505/F

    The proposed installation of 1no BT Street Hub with 2no digital internally illuminated display screens and removal of associated existing BT payphone(s)

    Street Record opposite 52 Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5PN

    Received 24 Sept 2025
  10. No Objections26/01005/CDISC

    Details pursuant to Condition No 13 (Water Qualiity Monitoring) of planing permission no. MW.0110/022

    Finmere Landfill Site Banbury Road Finmere MK18 4AJ

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  11. Application Permitted20/01298/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Sycamore with rotting trunk - To be pollarded to just below the apex of No 1 Chelmscote Row, so as to remove branches tampering with roof.

    Keechbrook Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SR

    Received 12 May 2020
  12. Application Permitted19/00049/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of materials), 4 (stone sample) and 5 (door and window details) of 18/01315/F

    The Old Post Office Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JR

    Received 11 Feb 2019
  13. Application Permitted20/01862/F

    Conversion of garage to create a habitable room, loft conversion to create a habitable room, rear extension and the inclusion of a rooflight in the rear elevation

    23 Deene Close Adderbury OX17 3LD

    Received 13 Jul 2020
  14. Application Permitted23/02293/F

    Single storey side extension forming living area and bathroom

    29 Rochford Gardens Bicester OX26 4SB

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  15. Case Officer Assigned26/02482/TCA

    T1 Ash - fell

    124 Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5AG

    Received 27 Sept 2026
  16. Under Consultation25/00290/TCA

    Amended Application Trees 2-6, 9-12 on sketch bordering Fencott Road, High street and properties of Two Walnut trees, Fernlea and The Grove require all overhanging branches to be cut back and remove all dead wood to the the cemetery wall boundary. Unnamed tree number 11 on sketch bordering High Street there are a lot of dead branches which may be dangerous. The branches need to go back to the boundary of the cemetery wall, approx maximum of 1.5 metres

    St Marys Church Church Lane Charlton On Otmoor OX5 2UA

    Received 29 Jan 2025
  17. Application Withdrawn23/02139/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (Method Statement - removal of staining - roof timbers) of 21/02816/LB

    Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SW

    Received 3 Aug 2023
  18. Application Permitted19/00001/TCA

    G1 x 7 nos Conifer/Leylandii - Remove as causing light issues to the property.

    Cruck Cottage Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QH

    Received 19 Dec 2018
  19. Application Permitted26/00288/NMA

    Amendments to the approved plans to reflect updated internal layout arrangements and minor adjustments to window, door and rooflight positions. The amendments also include a slight reduction in the extent of the extension. No changes are proposed to the overall scale, height or massing of the approved development. (proposed as non-material amendment to 23/03370/F)

    Buckinghams Cottage Church Street Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0UA

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  20. Application Permitted22/00496/NMA

    Addition of windows to gables and store (proposed as non-material amendment to 21/01217/F)

    Bury House 55 Church Street Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2BA

    Received 20 Feb 2022
  21. Application Permitted24/01920/TCA

    T1 x Hazel- to reduce to the height od the adjacent garage. T2 x Plum-reduce to overhanging branch to the boundary.

    34 School Road Kidlington OX5 2HB

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  22. Application Permitted25/02649/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 22/02973/F - allow amendments to the approved plans, for the rear extension side wall, flush with the existing rear wall

    12 Sharpes Cottages Station Road Launton Bicester OX26 5BU

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  23. Application Permitted20/01397/REM

    Reserved matters to 19/00937/OUT - proposed details of Graven Hill Phase 1a, plot 360-367

    5-19 Austin Way Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DA

    Received 29 May 2020
  24. Under Consultation21/01412/TCA

    T1 x Eucalyptus causing extensive damage to the driveway surface, in close proximity to the neighbouring residence - Fell.

    1 Church Terrace Church Street Bicester OX26 6BA

    Received 21 Apr 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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