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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
34,305Searchable applications
1,765Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,600 approved or refused records
2,609Refused applications

25,991 approved · 2,609 refused · 1,558 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Dec 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Permitted18/00054/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 2 (sample materials), 3 (window and door details), 4 (colour scheme for render), 6 (landscaping scheme), 7 (planting), 8 (tree pits), 9 (tree pits), 14 (signage and shopfront strategy) and 15 (construction of parking) of 15/02103/REM

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

    Received 5 Feb 2018
  2. Application Permitted22/03225/F

    Garage conversion to habitable space

    8 Alexander Close Kidlington OX5 2FG

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  3. Application Permitted16/00001/TCA

    Please refer to attached work schedule and Tree plan

    Manor Farmhouse Chapel Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NB

    Received 5 Jan 2016
  4. Application Permitted23/02513/TPO

    1 x birth 2 x beech reduce all 3 trees from c.15 m by c.3.75 m, reduce foliage and lift crown and remove sub lateral branches. Work is for maintenance of trees, with last such works being undertaken in 2016.

    North Ridge Paines Hill Steeple Aston OX25 4SQ

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  5. Application Permitted22/01323/F

    Change of Use of land to residential use and erection of replacement outbuildings - re-submission of 21/02640/F

    Holywell Farm Wigginton OX15 4LG

    Received 4 May 2022
  6. Application Permitted16/00045/NMA

    Amend the wording of condition 3 of 14/00356/F to clarify the use of stone on front and side elevation and brick on the rear and second side elevation

    Becks Park Lane North Newington Banbury OX15 6AD

    Received 9 Jun 2016
  7. Application Permitted15/01830/ADV

    Erection of replacement illuminated and non illuminated signs to the exterior of the building

    The Musketeer Ruscote Avenue Banbury OX16 2NZ

    Received 7 Oct 2015
  8. Application Permitted26/01113/F

    Change of Use of Unit 2 from B8 (Storage & Distribution) to B8 (Storage & Distribution) & Wood Drying B2 (General Industry).

    Moat Farm Buildings, Unit 2 Buckingham Road Newton Purcell Oxfordshire MK18 4AZ

    Received 5 May 2026
  9. Application Permitted19/01279/F

    Dropped kerb to front of property

    2 Blenheim Road Banbury OX16 9TQ

    Received 9 Jul 2019
  10. Application Permitted26/01575/F

    Alterations and first floor extension

    Prentice House Millers Lane Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6BS

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  11. Application Withdrawn21/03958/LB

    Replace four existing wooden sash windows with four identical wooden double glazed sash windows

    Dovecote Cottage 15 Bradford Court Bloxham OX15 4RA

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  12. Application Permitted17/01576/F

    Extensions and alterations to form ancillary accommodation above stable building

    Manor Farm Fritwell Road Fewcott Bicester OX27 7NZ

    Received 25 Jul 2017
  13. Application Permitted22/00441/TCA

    T1 x Yew - Reduce crown by 3 metres as crown is touching outbuildings T2 x Yew - Reduce crown by 2 - 2.5 metres to reduce overhand into neighbours property T3 x Yew - Reduce crown by 1 metre, tree is thinning and hoping this will induce more vigour to rest of tree

    Pettifers Street From Banbury Road To Mount Pleasant Wardington OX17 1RU

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  14. Application Permitted19/01408/F

    Proposed side single storey extension and reinstatement of existing ground floor rear window.

    1 Oxhey Rise Wigginton OX15 4JY

    Received 24 Jul 2019
  15. Application Permitted24/01498/TCA

    (G1) Leylandii group (hedgerow) Fell. Trees overhanging garden and under planting, excessive shading and over extended branches.

    Honeysuckle House Shutford Road Balscote OX15 6JW

    Received 4 Jun 2024
  16. Under Consultation26/02687/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 10 (interface with boundary) of 25/03110/LB

    North Arms House Mills Lane Wroxton Oxfordshire OX15 6PY

    Received 13 Oct 2026
  17. Observations20/01474/TEL

    Upgrade to existing radio base station installation

    Beaumont House Beaumont Road Banbury OX16 1RH

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  18. Application Permitted18/00150/TCA

    T4 - Cherry- Reduce Overarching limb by up to 3m. T5- Group of trees overhanging drive, Crown Lift up to 4m over driveway and reduce higher canopy by 1m T8- Neglected Hedge- Reduce to 4m in height T9- Plum- Dead tree, fell T10- Neglected hedge- bring top down to established point, to include elder

    89 Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AJ

    Received 1 Jun 2018
  19. Application Refused24/00716/F

    Single storey front extension

    42 Windmill Avenue Bicester OX26 3DY

    Received 15 Mar 2024
  20. Application Permitted19/02033/LB

    Replacement shop-frontage, with associated signage and security grill

    78 High Street Banbury OX16 5JG

    Received 13 Sept 2019
  21. Application Permitted19/00008/TCA

    T1 x Cherry - Reduce by 2.5m. T2 x Apple - Reduce by up to 2.5m.

    Featherton House Chapel Square Deddington Banbury OX15 0SG

    Received 7 Jan 2019
  22. Application Permitted21/04283/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 16 (Environmental Noise Assessment) and 17 (Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Assessment) of 21/02417/F

    Land Adjoining And West Of Stonecroft House Clifton Road Deddington

    Received 24 Dec 2021
  23. Application Refused20/01010/F

    Variation of Conditions 2 (plans) and 19 (waste water network) of 19/00617/F to allow for an on site treatment plant for wastewater and associated connections rather than connections to mains drainage

    Land Adj To Warriner Game Court The Warriner School Banbury Road Bloxham

    Received 14 Apr 2020
  24. Application Permitted25/02265/TCA

    T 11 Walnut - tree to be removed to near ground T24 Small Cracking Willow - to be removed to near ground T25 Small Sycamore - to be removed to near ground T10 Sycamore remove to near ground T28 Sycamore - cut out dead wood and reduce height over neighbours garden. T 29 and T30 Lombardy Poplars cut back by 25 percent to around 12-14 m (planning approved 24/02304/TCA but work not yet carried out) T31, Sycamores Cut out dead wood and reduce height over neighbours garden (planning 24/02304/TCA approved but work not yet carried out)

    Mansion House Farm Roundhill Road Mollington OX17 1AY

    Received 2 Sept 2025

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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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