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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
29,939Searchable applications
1,740Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,000 approved or refused records
2,192Refused applications

22,808 approved · 2,192 refused · 1,223 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Application Permitted25/00245/F

    Single storey side extension

    1 Swift Close Bicester OX26 2YN

    Received 31 Jan 2025
  2. Application Permitted26/01093/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (schedule of works and method statement) and 10 (secondary glazing) of 20/03299/LB

    The Malthouse 25-26 Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5PN

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  3. Application Permitted23/01419/F

    Erection of one new dwelling and access on land to the rear of Silverdale, Weeping Cross, Bodicote

    Silverdale Weeping Cross Bodicote Banbury OX15 4ED

    Received 25 May 2023
  4. Application Withdrawn26/01047/TPO

    Ulnus Glabra - Dead tree - fell to ground - subject to TPO 12/1992

    Land To Rear Of Galingale Close Adjacent To Banbury Road In Bure Park Galingale Close Bicester

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  5. Application Permitted19/00961/F

    Removal of single storey converted coal shed and conservatory at the rear/side of the dwelling; erection of two storey extension within the existing footprint

    7 Queens Crescent Drayton Banbury OX15 6EJ

    Received 24 May 2019
  6. Application Permitted21/00908/NMA

    Additional rendering to lower half of extension making a fully rendered finish (proposed as non-material amendment to 20/00700/F)

    32 Cherry Road Banbury OX16 0RN

    Received 15 Mar 2021
  7. Application Permitted22/03298/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a roof PV installation

    6 Lake View Cottisford NN13 5ST

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  8. Application Permitted23/00649/F

    Erection of a 2 bay oak framed garage/carport with first floor access to provide office home working and storage facility

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Received 10 Mar 2023
  9. Under Consultation26/00944/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 - Holly Tree - To fell due to disease - subject to TPO 06/1986

    Four Winds House Wykham Lane Broughton OX15 5DS

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  10. Application Permitted22/01891/TCA

    T1 x Norway Maple - storm damaged so reduce back to suitable unions to remove stub ends. Reduce 1 over-extended limb over boundary to re-balance 2 metres

    34 North Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QR

    Received 5 Sept 2022
  11. Application Permitted20/01054/F

    Erection of shed in rear garden (retrospective)

    44 Dashwood Avenue Yarnton OX5 1NJ

    Received 21 Apr 2020
  12. Application Refused25/01618/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of materials and finishes), 4 (external walls), 5 (joinery details) and 7 (extension attachment) of 23/03272/LB

    Cornerstones Tanners Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3ET

    Received 20 Jun 2025
  13. Application Permitted22/01428/F

    Formation of a new access road on land north east of Bicester Road roundabout.

    Part Land East And Adj To Roundabout At Junction Of Bicester Road Launton

    Received 13 May 2022
  14. Application Permitted21/01165/F

    Change of use of land, move and rebuild dry-stone wall to create additional burial ground.

    St Mary The Virgin Church Church Lane Kirtlington

    Received 31 Mar 2021
  15. Application Permitted23/00567/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the formation of habitable room in roofspace with front and rear rooflights

    56 George Parish Road Banbury OX16 0FN

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  16. Application Permitted19/00306/LB

    Essential roof repairs to main roof of house - remove all slates, replace rotten rafters as required, cover with breathable membrane before re-tiling with either existing slate tiles where these can be reused or with reclaimed Welsh slate where required

    Sands House Moor Lane South Newington Banbury OX15 4JQ

    Received 20 Feb 2019
  17. Application Permitted20/00864/F

    Demolition of existing building and erection of new building to provide 4 flats (resubmission of extant planning permission 17/00914/F)

    3 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SD

    Received 24 Mar 2020
  18. Application Permitted18/00372/F

    Change of use of land and operational development to form a horse training arena

    Swerbrook Farm Hook Norton Road Wigginton Banbury OX15 4LH

    Received 1 Mar 2018
  19. Application Permitted23/03505/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (construction - windows/doors of annexe) and 12 (external lighting details - new farm buliding) of 22/01650/F

    Brooklyn Farm Chipping Norton Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NT

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  20. Application Permitted23/02837/F

    Application for engineering operations to include the re-alignment of existing garden centre along existing drive along with stopping up of second entrance. Duplicate application of 16/02622/F which has timed out, also now including information to address conditions 3 and 4 of 16/02622/F

    Access To Cotefield Farm Oxford Road Bodicote

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  21. Application Permitted21/02811/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 12 (landscaping), 13 (external lighting), 14 (biodiversity method statement), 15 (Sub-station details), 16 (car parking), 17 (vehicle charging), 18 (cycle store) & 22 (landscape management) of 19/02341/F

    Kidlington Green Social Club 1 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2EU

    Received 13 Aug 2021
  22. Application Permitted24/03235/HED

    Removal of 30m hedgerow to facilitate overhead line refurbishment

    OS Parcel 0040 North Of The Old Farmhouse Marsh Gibbon Road Piddington

    Received 3 Dec 2024
  23. Application Refused23/00137/F

    Installation of a footpath from the north porch to the south porch of St Peter's Church to enable disabled access

    St Peter's Church Mill Lane Drayton Banbury OX15 6EH

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  24. Application Permitted22/02109/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for the property collectively known as The Old Post House being used as separate dwellings - 1 The Old Post House and 2 The Old Post House - since being extended in 2005

    The Old Post House Camp Road Heyford Park Oxfordshire OX25 5LJ

    Received 15 Jul 2022

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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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