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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
33,411Searchable applications
1,763Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 27,883 approved or refused records
2,531Refused applications

25,352 approved · 2,531 refused · 1,489 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Apr 2015 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Permitted25/00603/OBL

    Discharge of S106 Schedule 4, Clauses 3 & 4 (Sports pitches and Pavilion) pursuant to outline planning permission 18/01882/OUT, replaced by S73 permission 22/00487/F

    Land For Proposed Development At Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  2. Application Permitted24/03098/F

    Single storey rear extension, front porch extension and outbuilding to the dwelling

    99 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NP

    Received 18 Nov 2024
  3. Application Permitted25/01294/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (windows) of 23/03026/F

    3 Greenside Cottages Somerton Road North Aston Bicester OX25 6HU

    Received 19 May 2025
  4. Application Permitted21/03613/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 18/00091/F - multiple changes (see cover letter)

    Ocado Retail Ltd Unit B Symmetry Park Morrell Way Ambrosden Bicester OX26 6GF

    Received 22 Oct 2021
  5. Application Permitted17/02294/F

    Conversion of outbuilding into single dwelling with associated internal and external works, and formation of dropped kerb

    16 The Paddocks Deddington Banbury OX15 0QN

    Received 14 Nov 2017
  6. Under Consultation25/01533/TCA

    T2 - self set sycamore, fell to hedge height approx 8ft (2.4m) to allow hedge to be restablished G1 - sycamore, yew and various ive clad trees reduce to 8ft (2.4m) to allow hedge to be establised Please Note this is a re application as time expired on the application thanks

    Old Almshouses Church Street Wroxton OX15 6QE

    Received 11 Jun 2025
  7. Application Permitted22/01500/TCA

    T1 x Holly - Fell, due to excessive height and width

    Clare Cottage South Side Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4RT

    Received 19 May 2022
  8. Application Refused21/03297/F

    Drop kerb to allow access to car park on paved front garden (resubmission of 21/02184/F)

    109 Cromwell Road Banbury OX16 0HF

    Received 28 Sept 2021
  9. Application Permitted16/01455/TPO

    Willow Tree - Reduction in height by approx 50%. Remaining section of lower canopy to be reduced by reducing the regrowth back to previous reduction points. Final cuts to be made to promote a rounded and balanced crown to form when regenerated - Subject to TPO 19/2007

    Bell Inn 11 Oxford Road Hampton Poyle Kidlington OX5 2QD

    Received 19 Jul 2016
  10. Under Consultation20/02086/TCA

    T1 Holly, Crown reduce to create a more uniform appearance removing up to 1.5m. T2 Walnut, a mature tree located to the rear of the property, causing structural damage to the stone boundary wall due to its close proximity, previously reduced on a number of occasions, the aerial imagery shows the extent of the crown after the reduction (2017-18) reduce the entire crown area by 1.75m removing up to 2m to reduce the crown to near 2017 height and spread and limit further damage to the boundary

    Spring House Back Lane Souldern OX27 7JF

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  11. Application Permitted19/01347/F

    Amend position of Energy Centre & Proposed Tennis court location to outside of approved application 13/01186/F site boundary. Change of use from agricultural land to domestic curtilage is required for the amended positions of the Energy centre and the tennis court

    Paradise Farm Wigginton Road South Newington OX15 4JS

    Received 17 Jul 2019
  12. Application Permitted26/01541/F

    Single storey flat roofed rear extension enlarging the existing living room

    White Lodge Chapel Lane Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4DB

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  13. Application Permitted17/02248/LB

    Demolition of existing single storey UPVC conservatory at rear and erection of a single storey conservatory extension to replace it.

    Lyne Farmhouse 20 Lyne Road Kidlington OX5 1AD

    Received 7 Nov 2017
  14. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA18/00074/SO

    Variation of Conditions 19 (factory outlet centre + 3500sq m class A3) and 22 (restriction of retailers for particular goods) of 17/00958/F and addition of a condition to 17/00958/F

    Former Tesco Pingle Drive Bicester OX26 6WA

    Received 13 Sept 2018
  15. Application Permitted18/00142/TCA

    T1 x Walnut - Crown reduce up to 40%

    Walnut Tree House Manor Orchard Horley Banbury OX15 6DZ

    Received 16 May 2018
  16. Application Permitted17/02278/REM

    Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of one detached dwelling and garage. All matters except access reserved.

    Land To Rear Of The Chestnuts Clifton

    Received 13 Nov 2017
  17. Application Withdrawn17/01363/LB

    Erection of a conservatory and glazed walkway alongside repair, restoration and alteration of outbuildings

    Shipton Manor Shipton On Cherwell Kidlington OX5 1JL

    Received 26 Jun 2017
  18. Application Permitted26/00356/F

    Change of Use of upper floor accommodation to create 2no residential apartments. Installation of entrance door to front elevation and replacement of first floor windows

    50-51 Broad Street Banbury OX16 5BT

    Received 11 Feb 2026
  19. Observations19/00877/CCE

    Confirmation of compliance of conditions for 13/01682/F

    33 Oxford Road And Land To The Rear Of Nos. 35 - 59 Oxford Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AB

    Received 14 May 2019
  20. Application Permitted20/00991/F

    Alterations to garage and erection of single storey extension

    13 School View Banbury OX16 4SD

    Received 14 Apr 2020
  21. Application Permitted20/03397/LB

    Re-instatement of a thatched roof and roof structure together with repairs to the stone walls at roof level and rebuilding of a chimney.

    Crosby Millers Lane Hornton OX15 6BS

    Received 26 Nov 2020
  22. Application Permitted17/00256/F

    Single storey extension to provide a garden room

    66 Goldings Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5FG

    Received 3 Feb 2017
  23. Application Permitted19/01668/F

    Convert garage to habitable space

    178 Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9LD

    Received 19 Aug 2019
  24. Application Permitted17/00224/F

    Alterations to convert garage to habitable accommodation and provision of car parking space

    47 Lucerne Avenue Bicester OX26 3EG

    Received 31 Jan 2017

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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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