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Cherwell District Council
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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
30,608Searchable applications
1,749Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,565 approved or refused records
2,262Refused applications

23,303 approved · 2,262 refused · 1,270 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused23/01473/F

    New porch to front elevation

    7 Couling Close Gosford Kidlington OX5 1GD

    Received 1 Jun 2023
  2. Application Permitted21/03205/F

    General refurbishment including rear extensions, loft conversion, replacement windows, roof lights and internal alterations

    Applea Banks Lower Street Barford St Michael OX15 0RH

    Received 20 Sept 2021
  3. Application Permitted21/02040/DISC

    Discharge of condition 4 (proposed parking provision) of 20/03354/F

    12 Lime Avenue Banbury OX16 9BU

    Received 10 Jun 2021
  4. Application Permitted23/00261/TCA

    Works: Remove 23 small orchard fruit trees for replanting (5xapple, 5xplum, 3xapricot, 5xcherry, 5xpear) and all stumps ground out 2xfig to be reduced in height by 1m and pruned. Given the larger part of the site's UK BAP designation as a 'traditional orchard', I will outline below the issues with the trees' condition as justification for felling, as well as the replanting scheme which will bring the orchard in line with guidance. In reference to the attached image 'Felling Justification SAHO.pdf': Trees 4, 5, 6 and 7 are the only specimens which existed before the orchard was planted in 1995 and are all visibly in decline. Trees 1 and 9 are Apricot trees which have failed to ever produce fruit. Tree 2 (Apple) has collapsed. Tree 3 (Cherry) produces an insignificantly small crop each year. Trees 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (Damson and Plum) have been overwhelmed by their rootstocks and no longer produce their intended fruit. Trees 14 and 15 are in decline. A further five trees are in good condition and are suitable species for a traditional orchard so will be retained. The other fells in this application are outside of the traditional orchard area and are in decline. In reference to the attached image 'Orchard Replant Stratton Hackney', the numbers refer to 2m standards to be replanted, corresponding to the following list: 1 -Conference Pear on Quince A rootstock 2 -Red Williams Pear on Quince A rootstock 3 -Reine Claude d’Oullins Gage 4 -Mirabelle de Nancy Plum 5 -Sunburst Cherry 6 -Stella Cherry 7 -Portugal Quince 8 -Lescovaka Quince 9 -Nottingham Medlar A - Domestic Apple (exact variety TBC closer to the time dependent on availability) This planting scheme is overwhelmingly in line with the UK BAP guidance and the client is open to substituting some Quince/Medlar for more traditional species like Walnut/Cobnut when it comes to finalising. The orchard will have more trees than currently exist there, and at spacings in line with guidance. The orchard is currently and will continue to be subject to low intensity management: no chemical pesticide or herbicide has ever been used on the trees or grassland beneath, and it is cut twice a year as a traditional hay cut. These works will result in a healthily functioning traditional orchard well in line with guidance in terms of species, structure and management.

    Stratton Audley Hall Bicester Road Stratton Audley OX27 9BS

    Received 1 Feb 2023
  5. Observations24/02391/OCC

    Installation and use of modular school hall extension, including electrical supply and associated hard landscaping, for a temporary eight month period (September 2024 to April 2025) - R3.0098/24

    Bloxham Church Of England Primary School Tadmarton Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4HP

    Received 4 Sept 2024
  6. Application Permitted20/01535/LB

    RETROSPECTIVE - To replace existing front door with identical new one; the restoration of middle panels of windows at front of house

    Bay Tree House Bell Street Hornton OX15 6DB

    Received 10 Jun 2020
  7. Application Permitted24/01664/F

    Change of Use of Building 116 from Sui Generis MOD use to Class E/B8 to create office and storage, with associated alterations

    Building 116 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  8. Application Permitted18/01230/F

    Convert existing barn to form new dwelling, with new garage/storage building

    25 Lower End Piddington Bicester OX25 1QD

    Received 10 Jul 2018
  9. Application Permitted18/01700/TPO

    VT1 (Horse Chestnut) - fell - Subject to TPO 11/2003

    The Chestnuts Firtree Close Banbury OX16 1JS

    Received 28 Sept 2018
  10. Application Permitted19/01687/LB

    Single storey extension reinstating a previous building to rear

    Proffitts House Millers Lane Hornton Banbury OX15 6BS

    Received 19 Aug 2019
  11. Application Permitted21/04207/LB

    Internal refurbishments, alterations and reconfigurations - refurbishment of existing windows; replacement of front entrance double door; relocation of the kitchen to the current playroom, removing a wall to form a larger space within the current dining room; widening and replacement of the front facing gate; addition of a boiler/laundry room in the small stone outbuilding to the north of the house, as well as adding a small log store to its east elevation

    The Old Rectory 4 St Michaels Lane Begbroke OX5 1RT

    Received 20 Dec 2021
  12. Application Permitted18/00937/REM

    Reserved matters to 16/01802/OUT - Layout, Scale, Appearance and Landscaping for plot 258. Two alternative floor plan layouts.

    Plot 258 Phase 1 1B Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 23 May 2018
  13. Application Permitted17/02309/F

    Replacement single storey rear extension

    61 Beaconsfield Road Banbury OX16 9EP

    Received 15 Nov 2017
  14. Under Consultation20/03463/TCA

    T3 x Leylandii; overgrown next to the Old School and footpath - Removal. Leylandii have no amenity value.

    Horley Manor Little Lane Horley OX15 6BJ

    Received 3 Dec 2020
  15. Application Refused23/02866/F

    Erection of new single storey 2 bed dwellinghouse with associated car parking, new dropped kerb and private gardens

    Land To The Rear Of 30 and 31 Tweed Crescent Bicester OX26 2HZ

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  16. Application Permitted23/00667/REM

    Reserved matters application, pursuant to the outline planning permission granted under reference 21/03644/OUT for the erection of up to 49 dwellings

    OS Parcel 6372 South East Of Milestone Farm Broughton Road Banbury

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  17. Application Permitted23/00193/F

    Replace the existing oak panel front door with door of the same in appearance

    Fox Cottage Main Street Fringford OX27 8DP

    Received 25 Jan 2023
  18. Application Permitted19/01667/TCA

    EC 868 x Holly group - Crown lift over path to 3m. EC 857 x Pine- Crown lift over car park to 4m. EC 856 x Wellingtonia- Carefully sectional dismantle and fell to ground level. TA x Western Red Cedar - Fell to ground level.

    The Elms Clinic Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AL

    Received 19 Aug 2019
  19. Application Permitted26/01374/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Method Statement), 5 (stone sample) and 6 (specification of re-pointing) of 24/03367/LB

    Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SW

    Received 2 Jun 2026
  20. Application Permitted25/02652/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 25/01550/F

    Willow Cottage 56 East Street Fritwell OX27 7QF

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  21. Application Permitted17/00135/TCA

    T1-Ash-Fell

    10 Sydenham Close Adderbury Banbury OX17 3FB

    Received 20 Apr 2017
  22. Application Permitted24/00072/F

    Demolition of agricultural buildings and erection of two new dwellings in lieu of approval 21/01325/F

    The Yews Southam Road Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1AZ

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  23. Application Permitted17/02569/F

    Change of use of land for the creation of car parking spaces

    Woodpiece Road Upper Arncott

    Received 21 Dec 2017
  24. Application Permitted17/00075/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 15/00169/F - Variation of the wording of conditions 4, 5 and 6; from 'Pre-commencement' to 'Prior to the commencement of the dwelling hereby approved above slab level'

    Foxden Crow Lane Great Bourton Banbury OX17 1RL

    Received 1 Jun 2017

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