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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
27,790Searchable applications
1,691Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,166 approved or refused records
2,022Refused applications

21,144 approved · 2,022 refused · 1,111 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Refused21/03348/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a single storey rear extension and garage conversion

    3 Oxlip Leyes Bicester OX26 3ED

    Received 1 Oct 2021
  2. Under Consultation21/02009/TCA

    T1 x Holly Fell. Creating excessive shading and close proximity to 3m stone wall.

    Salfords East End Hook Norton OX15 5LG

    Received 8 Jun 2021
  3. Application Permitted21/03980/TCA

    T1 x Yew -Trim/Reduce by 0.5 metre up to 1 metre house side, due to close proximity to roof and building

    32 Freehold Street Lower Heyford OX25 5NS

    Received 28 Nov 2021
  4. Application Permitted21/02944/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (means of enclosure) of 21/00332/F

    21 Lawrence Way Bicester OX26 2FR

    Received 26 Aug 2021
  5. Application Permitted21/03599/F

    Variation of design of double garage (18/00142/F)

    Treetops North Aston Road Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JG

    Received 21 Oct 2021
  6. Application Permitted22/01552/F

    Single storey outbuilding

    Roya Court 103 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AQ

    Received 25 May 2022
  7. Application Withdrawn22/03647/F

    Removal of Condition 9 of 73/348 (use of premises) - The property is no longer required to support the agricultural business

    Glyde House Fritwell Road Somerton OX25 6NA

    Received 5 Dec 2022
  8. Application Permitted23/02519/F

    Ground floor and first floor extensions to rear and side of property and porch to front

    83 Bicester Road Kidlington OX5 2LD

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  9. Application Permitted18/01197/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T2055 x Oak - Fell.

    Peoples Park Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 4 Jul 2018
  10. Application Permitted21/04291/LB

    Installation of stud partition wall to create bedroom 4.

    Church Farmhouse Shutford Road Balscote OX15 6JQ

    Received 30 Dec 2021
  11. No Objections25/01305/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - Install 1 x 9m Light wooden pole

    Council Houses Thorpe Road Wardington

    Received 20 May 2025
  12. Application Permitted21/01190/LB

    Demolition of existing single storey conservatory attached to eastern gable end of the farmhouse; erection of part two-storey, part single storey extension; provision of single storey extension to the north elevation; change to consented infill extension between existing cottage, brewhouse and farmhouse; replacement of existing porch detail on south elevation

    Rectory Farmhouse Back Lane Epwell OX15 6LG

    Received 1 Apr 2021
  13. Application Permitted22/02221/F

    First floor rear extension

    48 Sterling Road Kidlington OX5 2DT

    Received 25 Jul 2022
  14. Application Permitted23/00179/F

    Single storey rear extension

    Coopers Barn The Maltings Sibford Road Hook Norton OX15 5FA

    Received 24 Jan 2023
  15. Application Permitted19/00740/F

    Single storey rear extension and change of use to turn the existing 3-bed dwelling into two independent flats

    280 Bretch Hill Banbury OX16 0LR

    Received 23 Apr 2019
  16. Appeal Allowed (Against Refusal)21/02173/F

    Insertion of new window to front elevation at ground floor and two number conservation type rooflights to the rear roof slope. Addition of two hipped dormers to rear roof slope to provide additional bedroom at first floor and new window and patio doors at ground floor to rear elevation. Flat rooflight added to area of flat roof above kitchen at rear - re-submission of 20/03299/F

    The Old Cottage Wigginton OX15 4JZ

    Received 22 Jun 2021
  17. Application Permitted19/00678/F

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    22 Goldcrest Way Bicester OX26 6XL

    Received 12 Apr 2019
  18. Application Refused23/00691/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 21/03378/F

    Glory Farm County Primary School Hendon Place Bicester OX26 4YJ

    Received 15 Mar 2023
  19. Application Permitted22/00742/F

    Two storey rear extension to existing dwelling with associated minor alterations

    35 Partridge Chase Bicester OX26 6XF

    Received 10 Mar 2022
  20. Application Permitted18/00351/F

    Single storey side and rear extension

    10 Fairhaven Road Caversfield Bicester OX27 8TX

    Received 27 Feb 2018
  21. Application Permitted24/00616/F

    Single storey rear extension

    14 Wise Crescent Fringford Bicester OX27 8EA

    Received 5 Mar 2024
  22. Application Permitted25/01795/CLUP

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

    13 Bourton Road Banbury OX16 2DD

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  23. Application Permitted21/01013/F

    Conversion of an existing external store to a Garden Office

    Wynford House New Street Deddington OX15 0SP

    Received 23 Mar 2021
  24. Application Withdrawn22/02453/F

    Conversion of redundant stone agricultural barn into guest accommodation and site office. The proposed works include insertion of conservation roof lights (replacement of metal and asbestos roofing with clay rooftiles has already been granted permission) and replacement of windows and doors that are beyond repair. The conversion follows the existing internal division of the barns to create a three bed unit, two one bed units and a site office.

    Manor Farm Barns Hethe Road Hardwick Oxfordshire OX27 8SS

    Received 12 Aug 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.

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