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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
30,224Searchable applications
1,746Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,242 approved or refused records
2,222Refused applications

23,020 approved · 2,222 refused · 1,238 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/00538/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Three new detached single storey buildings and relocation of an existing, modular building

    NTRG Control And Restraint College Evenlode Crescent Kidlington OX5 1RF

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  2. Application Permitted26/00464/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (preliminary ecological survey), 6 (schedule of materials and finishes), 7 (sample panel), 10 (extension attachment) and 11 (rainwater gutters and downpipes) of 23/03271/F (re-submission of 25/01617/DISC)

    Cornerstones Tanners Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3ET

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  3. Application Permitted23/00838/F

    Demolition of existing prefabricated garages and store and erection of new music room, garages and store

    Manor Farm Stables North Green Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3JZ

    Received 29 Mar 2023
  4. Application Permitted25/00015/F

    Single storey rear extension

    33 Barry Avenue Bicester OX26 2DZ

    Received 6 Jan 2025
  5. Application Permitted17/02515/LB

    Resiting of timber purlins in loft space

    Middle Cottage St Marys Walk North Aston Bicester OX25 6HX

    Received 13 Dec 2017
  6. Application Permitted19/02174/F

    Erection of agricultural barn to store agricultural and farming equipment

    Lower Farm Stoke Lyne OX27 8SD

    Received 7 Oct 2019
  7. Application Refused25/00457/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (structural and joinery details), 5 (structural and joinery details 2) and 6 (area B structural and joinery details) of 22/03308/LB

    North Arms House Mills Lane Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6PY

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  8. Application Permitted19/01675/F

    Alterations to building and Change of Use to form retail unit at the front at ground floor level and two office units at the rear at ground floor level and the provision of 12no self-contained dwellings at first, second and third floor level

    60-62 Broad Street Banbury OX16 5BL

    Received 15 Aug 2019
  9. Under Consultation26/00086/F

    Re-development of an existing yard for the erection of 10 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) including allotments, footpath, public open space and other associated works

    Buildings Dovecote Farm Heyford Road Somerton

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  10. Application Permitted20/00661/F

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of 18/01441/f - To allow for the substitution of house types to plots 4 and 5 to revert back to the previously approved house types under reserved matter application 15/01909/REM

    Land To The Rear Of 45 To 51 Hightown Road Banbury

    Received 4 Mar 2020
  11. Application Permitted23/03025/F

    RETROSPECTIVE: Single storey rear extension and loft conversion

    1 Orchard Way Kidlington OX5 2JD

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  12. Application Permitted17/00464/DISC

    Discharge conditions 4 (stone sample), 5 (timber cladding) and 6 (roof landscape) of 16/02619/F

    Bean Acre Cottage Rope Way Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5QB

    Received 20 Sept 2017
  13. Application Permitted20/01119/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Silver Birch - Fell.

    2 St Johns Road Banbury OX16 5HX

    Received 28 Apr 2020
  14. Under Consultation26/02097/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (Lighting), 10 (Drainage), 11 (Floor Levels), 12 (Ecology Landcsape) and 13 (Landscaping Scheme) of Planning Permission 22/01293/F Appeal Ref: APP/C3105/W/24/3352105

    Oak Park Part Of A34 By Hampton Gay And Poyle Hampton Gay And Poyle Kidlington OX5 2GJ

    Received 12 Aug 2026
  15. Application Permitted20/00478/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 19/01229/F - Slight alteration to make rear doors slight smaller. Add external canopy porch to front

    27 Merlin Way Bicester OX26 6YG

    Received 18 Feb 2020
  16. Application Permitted19/01523/NMA

    Amend roof from hipped to a vaulted lean to roof (proposed as non-material amendment to 19/00420/F)

    19 Kingfisher Way Bicester OX26 6YB

    Received 5 Aug 2019
  17. Application Permitted21/02244/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (sample panel materials external surfaces), 4 (roof tile sample) and 5 (doors and windows) of 21/00530/LB

    Timber Cottage High Street Souldern OX27 7JP

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  18. Application Permitted24/01663/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (internal joinery details) and 8 (external joinery details) of 23/03548/LB - re-submission of 24/01044/DISC

    Box Tree Farm Station Road Launton OX26 5DX

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  19. Application Permitted19/02239/TCA

    T1 x Maple- Crown reduction, reduce height & width by 3m. Branches growing by towards fibre optic cable. T2 x Willow- Remove and shorten branches to prevent fibre optic cable being impeded.

    Stonehaven Lower Street Barford St Michael OX15 0RH

    Received 1 Oct 2019
  20. Under Consultation25/03267/F

    Demolition of the bungalow at Manor Grounds. Re-modelling of Manor Bungalow as ancillary outbuilding. Replacement of Manor Grounds and Manor Bungalow with two new two storey detached dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping and new bin and bike and garden store

    Manor Grounds and Manor Bungalow Noke Oxford OX3 9TX

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  21. Application Permitted18/00697/ADV

    Fascia sign - individual 3D letters (illuminated), wall plaque signs x 2 No (illuminated), projecting hanging signs x 2 No (non-illuminated)

    46 Pingle Drive Bicester OX26 6WD

    Received 23 Apr 2018
  22. Application Permitted23/02383/F

    Single storey wrap around side and rear extensions

    14 Priory Vale Road Banbury OX16 4FR

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  23. Application Permitted21/02744/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (sample stone panel), 4 (brick sample), 5 (slate sample), 6 (details of eaves), 7 (joint details), 8 (doors & windows), 9 (landscaping) of 19/01040/F

    Cropredy Hill Farm Oxhey Hill Cropredy OX17 1DR

    Received 10 Aug 2021
  24. Application Permitted20/00528/TCA

    T1 x Hybrid Poplar - Fell.

    Burdrop Farmhouse Street Heading North From Acre Ditch Burdrop OX15 5RN

    Received 24 Feb 2020

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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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