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Cherwell planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Cherwell District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Cherwell website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
33,578Searchable applications
1,767Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,015 approved or refused records
2,542Refused applications

25,473 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,502 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Apr 2015 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Local Plan Review ExaminationPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas What is a conservation area?

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 Permitted25/00943/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (bollard details) of 16/01807/REM

    Site D And E Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  2. Application Permitted25/01201/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 7 (replacement lintels) of 24/00185/LB

    Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SW

    Received 12 May 2025
  3. Application Permitted18/00193/TCA

    Group of Lakeside Alders 3 nos - Fell 10 nos - Coppice

    Wroxton Abbey Street From Church Street To College Wroxton

    Received 23 Jul 2018
  4. Application Permitted20/01219/DISC

    Partial Discharge of Condition 12 (Travel Plan) & Condition 14 (Delivery and Servicing Plan) of 16/02586/OUT - Relating to Phase 1a only

    Bicester Gateway Business Park Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 11 May 2020
  5. Application Permitted20/03608/F

    Change of Use from place of worship to office space. No construction work or changes to the current building

    Wesleyan Reformed Chapel Chapel Square Deddington OX15 0SG

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  6. Application Withdrawn22/02421/F

    Extensions and alterations of an existing dwelling to provide 3 no. 1 bed flats

    68 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2EY

    Received 9 Aug 2022
  7. Application Permitted22/00408/LB

    Conversion of barn to ancillary accommodation

    Allstone Southrop Road Hook Norton OX15 5PP

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  8. Application Permitted17/00305/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (slate sample) and 6 (doors and windows) of 16/02061/F

    4 Holloway Cottages The Green Hornton Banbury OX15 6BZ

    Received 12 Jun 2017
  9. Application Permitted19/00496/F

    Proposed rear two storey extension

    14 The Fairway Banbury OX16 0RW

    Received 18 Mar 2019
  10. Application Permitted19/02240/CC

    Erection of two storey, two bed terraced house - Plot 213 (Community Street)

    10 Hull Lane Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BN

    Received 14 Oct 2019
  11. Application Permitted17/00719/F

    Change of use from Class B1(a) to Class A2 Estate Agents

    Round And Jackson Estate Agents Limited The Office Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9XA

    Received 30 Mar 2017
  12. Determined Application19/00070/CM

    Section 73 application to vary the pre and post settlement contours for cells 1, 3, 6, 7A, 7B and 9; to amend the deadlines for the completion of landfilling, capping and restoration of cells 1, 3, 6, 7A, 7B and 9; and to make minor revisions to the position of the internal boundaries between cells 10, 11 and 11A and to the landfill sequence

    Premier Aggregates Finmere Quarry Banbury Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AJ

    Received 14 Jan 2019
  13. Under Consultation19/02411/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T2 x Laburnam, T3 x Cherry - Fell T4, T5 x Hawthron - Prune Crown back to strong growth, remove deadwood (exempt) as crown is in state of decline.

    Land Adjacent To Stable Cottage The Green Hornton

    Received 16 Sept 2019
  14. Application Withdrawn18/01948/F

    Internal and external alterations to and extension of the Blacks Head Inn and upgrading of the existing services and some external landscaping work; conversion of the Well House into serviced guest rooms

    Blacks Head Inn The Green Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DA

    Received 9 Nov 2018
  15. Application Permitted16/02326/F

    Alterations to detached outbuilding to form staff accommodation, gym, games room and TV room

    Small Thatched Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres East Of Millhouse Epwell Mill Sibford Road Epwell

    Received 17 Nov 2016
  16. Application Permitted16/00342/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 10, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 30 of Application 14/00697/F

    Land To Rear Of Tangmere Close And Scampton Close Bicester

    Received 29 Jul 2016
  17. Prior Approval Not Required18/02197/AGN

    Steel framed portal building with Big 6 cement fibre roof sheets. No side walls or cladding. Designed for storage of fodder and silage.

    Manor Farm Somerton Road Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QT

    Received 18 Dec 2018
  18. Application Permitted18/00138/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of 16/01443/F

    Tudor Hall School Wykham Lane Banbury OX16 9UR

    Received 20 Mar 2018
  19. Application Permitted23/01891/DISC

    Discharge of condition 20 (green roofs) of 21/01227/F

    Bicester Eco Town Exemplar Site Banbury Road Bicester

    Received 1 Sept 2022
  20. Application Permitted24/01879/F

    Single storey kitchen extension; new and restored stone boundary walls

    North Arms Inn Mills Lane Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6PY

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  21. Application Permitted23/00165/TPO

    T1 (Ash) - reduce height by 2.5m and shape, 10% crown thin - subject to TPO 3/1962

    7 Wykham Gardens Banbury OX16 9LF

    Received 19 Jan 2023
  22. Screening Opinion Requesting EIA25/03210/SO

    Screening Opinion for erection of up to 350 homes and associated works

    Land South West Of Windmill Barn Cassington Road Yarnton

    Received 10 Dec 2025
  23. Application Permitted17/00327/F

    Single storey rear extension

    47 Swift Drive Banbury OX15 4GQ

    Received 13 Feb 2017
  24. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA16/00058/SO

    Screening Opinion to application 16/01468/OUT - Demolition of existing building and outline planning application for residential development of up to 60 dwellings; provision of open space, landscaping and car parking for Cropredy Primary School (all matters reserved except access).

    Land Adj To Manor Farm Barns Spring Lane Cropredy

    Received 21 Jul 2016

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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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