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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
30,282Searchable applications
1,746Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,291 approved or refused records
2,226Refused applications

23,065 approved · 2,226 refused · 1,244 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Permitted24/01521/F

    2 no. new mobile homes and 1 no. maintenance building for site staff occupation and maintenance of caravan park

    Caravan Park Rear Of Barnstones Main Street Great Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1QU

    Received 5 Jun 2024
  2. Application Permitted21/03315/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 (Beech) - Removal of beech tree due to it being dead in the carpark

    Sainsbury's Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9XA

    Received 29 Sept 2021
  3. Application Permitted19/00156/LB

    External - Removal of impermeable paint from frontage of property and rear wall, re-point with lime mortar. Internal - Remove damaged plaster from internal walls and re-plaster, remove impermeable paint.

    Darville Cottage Station Road Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5PD

    Received 28 Jan 2019
  4. Application Permitted24/01034/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone sample panel), 4 (door/window details), 5 (plain tiles) and 6 (timber sample) of 23/00528/F

    Poplars Cottage The Paddocks Mollington OX17 1BW

    Received 17 Apr 2024
  5. Application Permitted22/03694/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 27 (Phase 3 Framework Travel Plan) of 19/01746/OUT

    Land Adj To Promised Land Farm Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  6. Application Permitted24/02617/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (Landscaping), 11 (Landscape Management Plan), 12 (Cycle Parking Facility) and 13 (Bus Stop Facility) of 19/02226/REM

    Brooklands Development OS Parcel 3900 Adjoining Foxhill And West Of Southam Road Banbury

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  7. Application Permitted18/01249/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for installation of Field Railings below 1 metre in height.

    Heyford Park Parcel B2A Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 12 Jul 2018
  8. Under Consultation26/02657/R56

    Change of Use of an existing agricultural building to flexible commercial use (Use Class B8)

    Oakcroft Farm Piddington Aylesbury HP18 9UY

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  9. Observations22/02285/ADJ

    Variation of condition 4 (restricting the shepherds hut use to between 1st March and 31st October) of application reference Number: 19/03575/FUL - Date of Decision: 12/08/2020

    Bury Court Farm, Shotteswell, Banbury, OX17 1JA *Outside Of Area*

    Received 29 Jul 2022
  10. Application Permitted20/01282/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 12 (Signage), 18 (Framework Travel Plan) and 20 (Landscape Maintenance/Management) of 20/00832/F

    Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 5HA

    Received 15 May 2020
  11. Application Permitted22/00031/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the conversion of a garage to an en suite bedroom

    Underlea House Church Lane Epwell OX15 6LD

    Received 7 Jan 2022
  12. Appeal Allowed (Against Refusal)18/01822/F

    Re-development of the existing service station including the retention of the existing petrol filling station (PFS) and kiosk; demolition of existing restaurant building and construction of a drive-thru coffee-shop; construction of a restaurant building on land currently used for HGV parking; associated parking provision; retention of existing vehicular access from Oxford Road and reconfiguration of internal access routes to serve the development; creation of separate pedestrian/cycle access; all associated engineering and landscape works - re-submission of 17/01967/F

    Bicester Service Station Oxford Road Bicester OX26 1BT

    Received 19 Oct 2018
  13. Application Permitted25/00981/LB

    Single storey pool building with link to existing barn

    Water Moor House Station Road Launton OX26 5DX

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  14. Application Permitted21/00151/F

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of replacement buildings on a like for like basis, for commercial use (Class E (g)) for which prior approval already exists (20/00009/R56). Widening of access track and provision of passing bay

    Manor Farm Main Street Wendlebury OX25 2PS

    Received 15 Jan 2021
  15. Application Permitted22/03511/TPO

    Multiple tree works - subject to TPO 16/2011

    Land East Of Avon Crescent And Adj To Greenwood Drive Bicester

    Received 22 Nov 2022
  16. Application Permitted24/00641/F

    Creation of a new wetland complex on 18 hectares of grassland at Otmoor Farm.

    Otmoor Farm Ragnalls Lane Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1AR

    Received 29 Feb 2024
  17. Application Permitted18/02047/LB

    Removal of rear ground floor window, lowering of cill and insertion of new window under existing lintel

    Calder Cottage Philcote Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0TB

    Received 27 Nov 2018
  18. Under Consultation26/01851/F

    Single storey extension, addition of one dormer and two rooflights to facilitate conversion of loft to habitable accommodation and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation

    63 Longford Park Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 4SZ

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  19. Application Permitted17/00376/F

    Workshop and change of use from B1 to B2

    The Hay Cabin Blacklocks Hill Nethercote Banbury OX17 2BN

    Received 17 Feb 2017
  20. Application Permitted23/03599/TCA

    T2 Goat Willow - Fell to ground level T3 Cherry - Fell to ground level

    The Old Rectory 4 St Michaels Lane Begbroke OX5 1RT

    Received 27 Dec 2023
  21. Application Permitted26/00332/F

    Variation of Conditions 2 (plans), 3 (material sample), 4 (wall and roof materials) and 5 (rooflights) of 25/02065/F - The conditions are proposed to be varied to allow two minor amendments to the approved development. Firstly, to allow the first floor extension to be finished in an off-white/buff render on three sides, together with the north-facing wall of the existing single storey rear element (being re-clad), in place of natural ironstone. All other external materials remain as approved. Secondly, to allow installation of a standard flush rooflight in place of the currently required conservation type rooflight

    1 Acre Ditch Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RS

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  22. Application Permitted19/01774/F

    Alterations and extensions to Units 2-4 to create additional industrial office space

    Unit 2-4 Wildmere Park Wildmere Road Banbury OX16 3JU

    Received 29 Aug 2019
  23. Application Permitted23/01870/NMA

    Amend Condition 10 so it is now consistent with the approved access details, which have been approved through application 22/03091/F. Application 22/03091/F provides full details of the means of access between the site and the highway and therefore provides the detail originally required by Condition 10 and making the existing wording of the Condition redundant and needing to be varied to be relevant to 22/03091/F (proposed as non-material amendment to 19/01046/F)

    Photovoltaic Installation And Premises Woodstock Road Yarnton Oxford OX5 1PQ

    Received 7 Jul 2023
  24. Application Permitted24/01555/LB

    RETROSPECTIVE Re-tile roof of hallway linking main Grade II Listed Building to kitchen building and replacement of rooflights (revised scheme of 16/01263/F and 16/01264/LB), replacement of rooflight in kitchen and addition of one rooflight and replacement of windows to music room (existing unauthorised).

    Eastgate House Eastgate Hornton OX15 6BT

    Received 10 Jun 2024

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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.

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