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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

30,538Searchable applications

1,747Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 25,509 approved or refused records

2,255Refused applications

23,254 approved · 2,255 refused · 1,265 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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More application records

Application Permitted18/00595/F
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
25 Manzel Road Caversfield Bicester OX27 8US
Received 6 Apr 2018
Application Permitted25/02662/F
Two storey rear extension
2 Knighton Way Bicester OX26 1FJ
Received 10 Oct 2025
Under Consultation21/00702/TCA
T1x Poplar- Tree in decline leaning to the right situated at perimeter close to building on the otherside wall tree to be cut down pending approval.
The Laurels The Lane Chesterton OX26 1UX
Received 1 Mar 2021
Application Permitted17/01656/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a single storey rear extension
23 Levenot Close Banbury OX16 4XP
Received 7 Aug 2017
Under Consultation26/01162/F
Engineering work associated with the formation of vehicular access to serve parcels 17, 18 and 34 of planning permission 18/00825/HYBRID.
Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5HD
Received 7 May 2026
Application Permitted24/01519/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for conversion of a C3 dwelling house to C4 HMO
6 Whitelands Way Bicester OX26 1AB
Received 5 Jun 2024
Application Permitted18/00118/NMA
Amendment to application 17/02557/REM - amendments to finished floor level
Hotel Bicester Gateway Business Park Wendlebury Road Chesterton Bicester OX25 2BX
Received 18 Sept 2018
Split Decision17/00050/TCA
T1 x Ash - Remove T2 x Unknown Species - Remove
Rose Cottage Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SH
Received 3 Feb 2017
Under Consultation20/02986/TCA
T1 (Beech) - Fell to ground level due to subsidence claim; T2 and T3 (Beech) - crown reduce by approx 3m and thin internal crowns by 10%
Doolittle Cottage Down End Hook Norton OX15 5LW
Received 21 Oct 2020
Application Permitted24/00901/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to install ten solar panels, in two rows of five, on the south-facing, sloping, tiled roof of the annex building
Norland House Millers Lane Hornton OX15 6BS
Received 3 Apr 2024
Application Permitted17/01437/F
Installation of new oil tank
7 - 8 Bletchingdon Park Stables Church End Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DN
Received 4 Jul 2017
Application Permitted20/02666/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme report) of 19/02659/F
Apollo Office Park Ironstone Lane Wroxton OX15 6AY
Received 28 Sept 2020
Application Permitted18/00112/NMA
Replace the first floor sliding/folding doors + juliet balcony in the rear elevation by a folding window with a built in seat below, and to regularise the head of the GF folding/sliding doors & the FF window, both at the rear elevation too so it is 2100mm high as in the rest of the windows (proposed as non-material amendments to 18/00505/F)
Land Adjacent 15 Webbs Way Kidlington
Received 31 Aug 2018
Application Permitted19/00977/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the installation of a roof mounted solar panel array at rear of property
7 Brick Row Swalcliffe Banbury OX15 5ER
Received 28 May 2019
Application Permitted24/01618/TCA
T1 - Magnolia Crown Reduction - Reducing the spread of the tree's SW side by a maximum of 2.5 meters then shape overall crown height and spread by a maximum of 2m.
Castle View Goose Green Deddington OX15 0SZ
Received 17 Jun 2024
Application Permitted17/02041/F
Demolition of existing pig sty and erection of one dwelling (revised scheme of 15/02087/F)
Highpoint Farm Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5BX
Received 5 Oct 2017
Under Consultation26/02246/F
Single-storey rear extension, internal alterations and reordering, alterations to fenestration, installation of two rooflights and Juliet balcony, alterations to the rear garden including terracing and formation of a seating area
1 Rose Cottage Main Street Hanwell Banbury OX17 1HW
Received 27 Aug 2026
Application Permitted21/02180/REM
Reserved matters application for 19/00616/OUT - seeks approval of all reserved matters (excluding access as determined at the outline stage), namely, the layout, appearance, landscaping and scale for the development.
OS Parcel 9507 South Of 26 And Adjoining Fewcott Road Fritwell
Received 22 Jun 2021
Application Permitted23/00896/F
Raising of existing chimney
White Hart Cottages Tanners Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3ET
Received 31 Mar 2023
Application Permitted18/02200/F
Two storey extension and erection of single garage and parking areas
Orchard House Chapel Close Clifton Banbury OX15 0PT
Received 18 Dec 2018
Under Consultation26/02416/DISC
Discharge of condition 3 (tile samples) of 26/01445/F
Studley Barn Brill Road Horton Cum Studley Oxfordshire OX33 1BP
Received 16 Sept 2026
Application Withdrawn22/02930/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 10 (means of access) of 19/01046/F
Photovoltaic Installation And Premises Woodstock Road Yarnton Oxford OX5 1PQ
Received 26 Sept 2022
Application Permitted25/00736/F
Two storey side extension
12 Montgomery Road Caversfield Bicester OX27 8FG
Received 20 Mar 2025
Application Permitted19/00092/TCA
T1 x Sycamore - Reduce overhang of over the drive. T2 x Robinia - Remove due to close proximity to drive. T3 x Bird Cherry - Crown reduce by 30% and remove lower limb over the wall to allow more light into the area. T4 x Walnut - Dismantle due to it being within influencing distance of the structure of the swimming pool. It has already displaced paving slabs through direct mechanical damage and it is still a young tree. The removal of this tree will allow the reinstatement of the pool and safeguard the structure. T5 x Western Red Cedar, T6, T7 x Walnut - Crown raise by 1.5 metres for grass maintenance.
Langsat House Main Road Swalcliffe Banbury OX15 5EH
Received 25 Mar 2019

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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.

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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