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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25,473 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,502 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted24/03170/F

    Erection of oak wood with thatched roof pergola in rear garden - at least 15 feet away from any boundary wall

    Tithings House 6 The Tithings Swalcliffe Oxfordshire OX15 5DR

    Received 26 Nov 2024
  2. Application Permitted19/01386/LB

    Works to outbuilding

    The Old Post Office 23 Main Street Wroxton OX15 6PT

    Received 19 Jul 2019
  3. Application Permitted21/00994/F

    Change of use from retail unit (Class E (a)) to hot food takeaway (sui generis)

    Hair Trend 8A Hillview Crescent Banbury OX16 1DN

    Received 23 Mar 2021
  4. Application Permitted20/01632/F

    Lean-to carport to existing detached double garage

    Bramley House Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SR

    Received 22 Jun 2020
  5. Application Permitted23/02746/F

    Basement extension and alterations to the garden wall

    North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston Bicester OX25 6AA

    Received 4 Oct 2023
  6. Application Refused17/00807/LB

    Various internal and external alterations and extensions

    Scotland Mount Cottage Round Close Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NZ

    Received 11 Apr 2017
  7. Application Refused19/00059/LB

    Single storey rear extension

    Oxford Lodge Oxford Road Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4AH

    Received 10 Jan 2019
  8. Application Permitted26/00115/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of materials and finishes), 7 (Biodiversity Statement) and 8 (glazed windows) of 22/02852/F

    1 The Daedings Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0RT

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  9. Application Permitted18/00791/F

    Single storey rear extension

    2 Parkside Cottages Bignell View Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UF

    Received 4 May 2018
  10. Application Permitted17/02365/REM

    Reserved Matters to application 16/01802/OUT - Detailed plot design for plot 95 (Increase of GIA from 80 sqm to 92 sqm)

    Plot 95 Wave 2 Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 23 Nov 2017
  11. Application Permitted22/00647/ADV

    Application to upgrade existing advertisment billboard to a digital LED advertisement

    Network Rail Land Launton Road Bicester

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  12. Application Permitted17/01049/F

    Single storey extensions to the side and rear

    37 Bucknell Road Bicester OX26 2DE

    Received 10 May 2017
  13. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)18/01490/F

    Erection of building to replace existing outbuilding, the erection of a new glazed link, alterations to another existing building, and their conversion to form one single bedroom dwelling with private amenity area

    Manor Farm Cottage Church Lane Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UA

    Received 20 Aug 2018
  14. Application Permitted22/03284/F

    Single storey rear extension and porch to front of property

    25 Hastings Road Banbury OX16 0SE

    Received 28 Oct 2022
  15. Application Permitted21/03633/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone sample panel), 4 (slate tile sample) and 5 (doors and window(s)) of 21/01496/F

    The Manor Manor Road Great Bourton Banbury OX17 1QT

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  16. Application Permitted22/03439/OBL

    Discharge of S106 Schedule 2, Clause 2.1 (affordable housing) and Schedule 4, Clause 2.1 (training and skills plan) of 19/00963/OUT

    OS Parcel 9100 Adjoining And East Of Last House Adjoining And North Of Berry Hill Road Adderbury

    Received 14 Nov 2022
  17. Application Permitted23/02558/F

    Single storey side extension for toilet

    21 Morton Close Kidlington OX5 1BU

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  18. Application Permitted16/00211/TCA

    T1 x Maple - Removal of lower branches due to excessive shading.

    5 The Firs Wroxton Banbury OX15 6QS

    Received 25 Aug 2016
  19. Observations20/00607/CNMA

    Non-material amendment to 19/00070/CM - revise the route of the internal haul road as permitted by planning permission 19/00070/CM (MW.0003/19). (OCC Ref MW.0021/20)

    Premier Aggregates Finmere Quarry Banbury Road Finmere, Buckingham MK18 4AJ

    Received 27 Feb 2020
  20. Application Withdrawn19/00291/F

    Erection of a two storey rear and two storey part side extension

    30 Merton Way Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1NN

    Received 18 Feb 2019
  21. Application Permitted18/00301/F

    Single storey extension

    18 Walnut Close Bicester OX26 3XL

    Received 16 Feb 2018
  22. Application Permitted17/00129/NMA

    Change the door in the dining room to a window; make the kitchen door a larger bifold door; south west elevation, make 2 No windows into 1 window; remove north east elevation kitchen door; change the brick arches over the windows to soldier course; and change the tiles kneelers to stone kneelers (Proposed as Non Material Amendments to 16/02516/F)

    Land To Rear Of 17 Old Glebe Upper Tadmarton

    Received 16 Nov 2017
  23. Under Consultation24/01670/OUT

    Variation of Condition 44 (Land Uses and maximum floor areas of buildings in 'Other Uses' parcels) and Condition 45 (restriction on maximum floor areas for retail uses in 'Other Uses' parcels) of 14/02121/OUT to allow provision of a discount foodstore of up to 2,500sqm, a larger pub/community use (additional 500sqm) and nursery use (additional 500sqm) and reduced floorspace for a veterinary surgery, hotel, other retail uses and health facility. Floor areas for all other uses would remain as approved (e.g. retirement village, offices, energy centre and water treatment plant).

    Proposed Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  24. Application Permitted24/00312/F

    Installation of air source heat pump

    11 The Town Green Kidlington OX5 2EJ

    Received 6 Feb 2024

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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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