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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
30,433Searchable applications
1,747Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,427 approved or refused records
2,248Refused applications

23,179 approved · 2,248 refused · 1,249 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Under Consultation21/01055/TCA

    T1, T2, T3 x Apple in major decline - Fell and replant as part of The Dovecote renovation scheme and the new orchard of 20 new trees.

    Duns Tew Manor Main Street Duns Tew OX25 6JP

    Received 19 Mar 2021
  2. Application Permitted23/02002/DISC

    Partial discharge of (Appeal B) Part (1) of condition 2 (remedial works) of 21/04179/LB - APP/C3105/Y/22/3298661 22/00026/NON

    Trelawn House 34 North Bar Street Banbury OX16 0TH

    Received 21 Jul 2023
  3. Application Permitted18/00232/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 12 (Arsenic risk assessment) and 13 (Con 12 verification report) of 14/02149/CDC

    Former Ambulance Station Cope Road Banbury

    Received 22 May 2018
  4. Application Permitted21/02018/DISC

    Discharge of condition 4 (stone sample panel) of 20/03472/LB

    The Coach House St Marys Walk North Aston Bicester OX25 6AA

    Received 8 Jun 2021
  5. Application Permitted19/01193/F

    New pitched roof over existing garage.

    3 Longfellow Close Bicester OX26 2XX

    Received 28 Jun 2019
  6. Application Withdrawn18/00012/F

    Change of use from General Industrial Class B2 to Assembly and Leisure Class D2

    Banbury Martial Arts Centre 19 Thorpe Place Banbury OX16 4XH

    Received 4 Jan 2018
  7. Application Refused21/01123/F

    Demolition of existing buildings. Construction of replacement business units (buildings 2,3, 4,5 and 6 as use classes E(g) (i), E(g) ii and E (g) iii and Building 1 under Class B8) and associated external works. (Re-submission of 20/01127/F)

    Hatch End Old Poultry Farm Steeple Aston Road Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL

    Received 29 Mar 2021
  8. Application Permitted17/00261/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for addition of dormer to rear roof slope

    25 Springfield Road Kidlington OX5 2JE

    Received 3 Feb 2017
  9. Application Permitted17/00954/F

    Variation of conditions 6 (buildings use, amount of Class A3 floorspace and non discount retail) and 7 (extensions and amalgamation) of 96/00620/F

    Bicester Village Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 2 May 2017
  10. Under Consultation25/02190/HYBRID

    A hybrid planning application consisting of: demolition of buildings and structures as listed in Schedule 1, Up to 9,000 new dwellings (Class C3) comprised of: Outline planning permission for up to 8,848 dwellings (Class C3) and Change of Use of Buildings 320, 345, 350,172 for up to152 dwellings (Class C3), outline planning permission for up to: 4,610 sq.m of new light industrial buildings (Class B2), 2,600 sq.m of new warehouse buildings (Class B8), 5,500 sq.m of new hotel buildings (Class C1), 35,350 sq.m of new commercial, business and service buildings (Class E), comprising of retail, restaurant/café, indoor sport/recreation and fitness, medical/health services, creche/nursery, and office/research & development, Learning buildings (Class F1), comprising of four primary schools (1 x 2FE and 3 x 3FE) , 1 secondary school (1 x 9FE), a Centre for Peace Studies (1,100 sq.m.) and library buildings (520 sq.m), 6,550 sq.m of local community uses (Class F2), comprising of community centre, leisure centre/swimming pool and facilities for outdoor sport, 1,000 sq.m of Public House/restaurant (sui generis), 7,500 sq.m for datacentre buildings (Class B8), Renewable energy generation with associated infrastructure, including 3 wind turbines, solar pv and battery energy storage systems. The change of use of existing buildings: Permanent change of use of buildings and structures as listed in Schedule 2, associated infrastructure works, including surface water attenuation provision, improvements to foul drainage systems, highway and transport works, green and blue infrastructure provision.

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  11. Under Consultation21/03130/TCA

    T1 x Lime -Clear out crown of epicormic growth, clear branches from power cable. Remove deadwood (exempt).

    St Giless Church Street Through Noke Noke OX3 9TU

    Received 13 Sept 2021
  12. Application Permitted23/02782/TCA

    T1 x Birch tree - fell to ground level T2 - T3 x Cherry trees - reduce from 14 metres tall to up to 12 metres and reduce the spread from 8 metres to up to 6.5 metres G1 x Field Maples - re-pollard to the old pollard point at up to 6 metres

    Proffitts House Millers Lane Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6BS

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  13. Application Permitted21/02365/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Existing Use of 2 No. rooflights to the flat roof to the rear of the dwelling.

    Cider Cottage Bates Lane Souldern OX27 7JU

    Received 7 Jul 2021
  14. Application Permitted19/00986/ADV

    1 No non-illuminated fascia panel; 1 No externally illuminated fascia logo and lettering; 1 No externally illuminated projecting sign; 1 No internally illuminated ATM surround

    Nationwide Building Society 33 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AG

    Received 28 May 2019
  15. Application Refused18/01129/AGN

    Extension to a Cubicle building to house dairy cattle and new dung midden

    Redlands Farm Sibford Road Hook Norton OX15 5JP

    Received 25 Jun 2018
  16. Application Permitted19/00250/OUT

    OUTLINE - Residential development of 3no dwellings (Re-submission of approved application 16/00609/OUT)

    Barns Crockwell House Farm Manor Road Great Bourton

    Received 8 Feb 2019
  17. Application Permitted18/00294/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (junction works) of 17/00663/F

    The Trident Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 23 Jul 2018
  18. Application Permitted23/03196/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Installation of door (garden access) to side elevation of garage and small privacy window on rear elevation

    Bydand House 18 Greville Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 1HG

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  19. Application Permitted17/00386/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (windows and doors) of 15/00961/REM

    Hardwick Hill Southam Road Banbury

    Received 28 Jul 2017
  20. Application Permitted17/01220/ADV

    Rebranding external signage

    Morrisons Petrol Filling Station Cherwell Street Banbury OX16 2BB

    Received 5 Jun 2017
  21. Application Permitted21/02543/F

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    Blything Hundred Tanners Lane Adderbury OX17 3ER

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  22. Application Permitted25/00697/TCA

    T1 - Mature Conifer Tree: Proposed removal of T1 and replacement with beech hedge along boundary with neighbouring property to improve amenity and light to both applicant and neighbouring properties and avoid potential longer term damage to properties due to proximity of tree.

    Fairvale Little Lane Horley OX15 6BJ

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  23. Application Permitted22/01220/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan) of 18/01894/OUT (APP/C3105/W/19/3229631)

    OS Parcel 4300 North Of Shortlands And South Of High Rock Hook Norton Road Sibford Ferris OX15 5QW

    Received 25 Apr 2022
  24. Application Permitted23/00921/F

    Demolish large timber garage to side of house and construct single storey extension to side and rear; construct new detached double garage with hardstanding (resubmission of 22/01099/F)

    20 Ploughley Close Kidlington OX5 1BG

    Received 4 Apr 2023

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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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