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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
30,982Searchable applications
1,754Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,868 approved or refused records
2,295Refused applications

23,573 approved · 2,295 refused · 1,298 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Application Permitted23/00310/F

    Side and rear two storey extension

    8 Banks Furlong Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UG

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  2. Application Permitted17/02438/F

    Single storey rear extension

    7 Stroud Close Banbury OX16 3ZN

    Received 4 Dec 2017
  3. Application Permitted22/02733/F

    Single storey ground floor extension; remove existing flat roof and replace with pitched roofs; replace existing garage with new triple bay garage with ancillary room over; PV panels to west facing roof slopes and new canopy porch to front

    Milestone Cottage 3 North Lane Weston On The Green Oxfordshire OX25 3RG

    Received 5 Sept 2022
  4. Application Withdrawn22/03578/LB

    Single storey rear extension and new front glazed porch.

    Holly Tree Cottage Merton Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2LZ

    Received 28 Nov 2022
  5. Application Permitted23/03341/F

    Retrospective - Erection of Garden Annexe

    18 Sinclair Avenue Banbury OX16 1DW

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  6. Application Permitted24/01943/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of 25/01221/OUT.

    OS Parcel 3489 Adjoining And South West Of B4011 Allectus Avenue Ambrosden

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  7. Application Permitted17/00213/F

    Demolition of external rear store and building of kitchen with bed over (revised scheme of 16/01282/F)

    7 St Marys Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3EZ

    Received 30 Jan 2017
  8. Application Permitted26/00471/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (existing fabric walls/floors/ceilings), 4 (fire doors) and 5 (drainage and ventilation) of 25/02857/LB

    Whatley Hall Hotel 17-19 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AN

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  9. Application Permitted19/02652/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Refuse collection) of 18/01614/F

    Hardwick Hill Southam Road Banbury

    Received 21 Nov 2019
  10. Application Permitted23/02000/ADV

    X1 - V-Sign 3050mm x3050mm mounted on posts. X2 - Stack Signs 2440mm x 2440mm mounted on posts. X18 - Rigid flags approx 900mm x 2000mm mounted on 6mtr tall square poles

    OS Parcel 1500 Adjoining Parish Boundry And West Of Southam Road Banbury

    Received 20 Jul 2023
  11. Application Permitted23/01187/DISC

    Discharge of condition 10 (Contamination) of 16/02446/F

    Phase 9, Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 2 May 2023
  12. Application Permitted20/03467/F

    Erection of 7no one and two storey age restricted dwellings for older people (60+ years), formation of means of access, and associated landscaping and infrastructure

    Land Adjoining And West Of Stonecroft House Clifton Road Deddington

    Received 2 Dec 2020
  13. Application Permitted17/01588/TPO

    G3 x 6 Limes - Indivdually tagged - carry out works to 2 Trees of the group of 6. Tag 341 & Tag 342- Mature limes - Lapsed Pollard, visual defect to upper tree scaffold structure now ivy has died off, re-pollard to height of adjacent recently pollarded trees. Sound Arboricultural management considering location to neighbouring property - Subject to TPO 12/2007

    Bayberry Clinic Orchard House Church Lane Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PN

    Received 26 Jul 2017
  14. Application Permitted25/02357/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (covered cycle parking facilities) of 23/02111/F

    47- 48 North Bar Street Banbury OX16 0TH

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  15. Application Permitted22/03025/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (retail unit floor space) of 21/00274/F

    Bicester Village Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 4 Oct 2022
  16. Application Permitted22/00089/TCA

    T1 x Hazel - Reduce by 2 metres in height a taped side growth by 1 metre 2 x Hornbeam - Crown thin 10%

    Flat Above 1 Heath Court Queen Street Hook Norton OX15 5EG

    Received 13 Jan 2022
  17. Application Permitted21/03033/F

    Single storey side extension

    3 The Green Horton Cum Studley OX33 1AE

    Received 3 Sept 2021
  18. Application Permitted19/00013/CC

    Proposed two storey new build dwelling - Plot 158 (Rural Lanes)

    Wave 3 Plot 158 Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 23 May 2019
  19. Application Permitted25/00276/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 19 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of 22/03513/F

    Land North And South Of Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  20. Application Permitted18/00014/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 15/02103/REM - Proposed amendment to boundary treatment, additional double door to first floor and introduction of Laundry Room/Plant Area to second floor

    Formerly 2 Whitelands Farm Cottages Street From Middleton Stoney Road To Whitelands Farm Chesterton Bicester OX26 1RS

    Received 18 Jan 2018
  21. Application Permitted19/01907/TCA

    T1 x Holly - Removal T2 x Holly - Removal T3 x Cotoneaster - Removal

    The Old Malthouse St Johns Road Banbury

    Received 11 Sept 2019
  22. Application Permitted23/00635/F

    Two storey side extension, internal alterations and external works

    Little End Cottage Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5SL

    Received 9 Mar 2023
  23. Application Permitted22/03380/F

    Single storey front extension

    11 Manor Close Great Bourton Banbury OX17 1RA

    Received 9 Nov 2022
  24. Application Permitted19/01008/F

    Continuation of trellis & fencing above stone boundary wall. Amendment of approved shed to a summerhouse/shed, following planning permission 18/01297/F

    Kamala House North Lane Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3RG

    Received 30 May 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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