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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
33,873Searchable applications
1,764Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,257 approved or refused records
2,571Refused applications

25,686 approved · 2,571 refused · 1,520 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Observations26/00837/TEL

    Installation of 1 no new power generator, 1 no new equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works thereto

    Vodafone Telecommunications Mast 32180 Thames Water Radio Station Bretch Hill Banbury OX16 0LD

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  2. Application Permitted22/00826/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Existing Use of the building as a dwellinghouse

    The Granary Minnis Farm Woodstock Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PQ

    Received 21 Mar 2022
  3. Application Permitted21/01414/F

    Rear extension, front glazed screen with associated internal and external works.

    4-8 North Street Bicester OX26 6ND

    Received 22 Apr 2021
  4. Application Permitted22/01827/REM

    Reserved matters application for 21/03749/F - a proposed nursery - (An Environmental Impact Assessment was submitted as part of the outline planning application).

    5 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BE

    Received 21 Jun 2022
  5. Application Permitted18/01426/F

    Installation of new entrance doors in north western elevation of former BHS unit to allow pedestrian access to shopping centre from south multi-storey car park

    Part Of Former BHS Unit 36 - 37 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5UN

    Received 9 Aug 2018
  6. Application Permitted24/02290/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 16 (bat licence) of 22/01146/F

    Frogs Nest Farm Islip Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DS

    Received 13 Jun 2024
  7. Application Permitted22/03201/F

    Single storey side and front extension

    148 Sinclair Avenue Banbury OX16 1BL

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  8. Application Withdrawn18/01090/F

    Vehicle repair workshop

    Scrapyard Bunkers Hill Shipton On Cherwell

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  9. Application Permitted16/02383/F

    Single storey and two storey rear extension

    184 Warwick Road Banbury OX16 2AP

    Received 24 Nov 2016
  10. Application Permitted23/03146/F

    Single storey side and rear extension with flat roof - re-submission of 23/01699/F - (single storey rear extension determined under 23/02517/HPA)

    7 Beatrice Drive Banbury OX16 0DT

    Received 10 Nov 2023
  11. Application Permitted25/02542/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (stone sample panel) and 8 (rainwater goods) and partial discharge of Condition 5 (schedule of materials) of 25/00872/F

    Springwell High Street Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4LX

    Received 26 Sept 2025
  12. Application Withdrawn19/02387/F

    First floor side extension over existing single storey extension.

    Pear Tree Cottage West Street Shutford Banbury OX15 6PH

    Received 25 Oct 2019
  13. Application Permitted19/01994/TPO

    Works to various trees on boundary - Subject to TPO 4/2000

    Horton View Recreation Ground Horton View Banbury

    Received 17 Sept 2019
  14. Application Permitted16/00342/F

    Erection of detached garage to rear of dwelling

    Old Orchard The Green Hornton Banbury OX15 6BZ

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  15. Application Permitted20/02965/F

    Demolition of conservatory, workshop, pergola and linked study. Erection of new kitchen extension and new garden room.

    Malcolms Cottage Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5SJ

    Received 21 Oct 2020
  16. Application Permitted24/00225/F

    Single storey side extension with double storey rear extension and associated internal works

    Peyton Lodge Swift House Street From Baynards Green To Bucknell Stoke Lyne OX27 8RS

    Received 26 Jan 2024
  17. Application Permitted26/00242/F

    Demolition of double garage/store and timber double stable building, removal of stone chippings to parking court. Adjustment of levels to form new stone paved terrace, erection of single-storey stone/slate outbuilding for home office & fitness studio. Alterations to and conversion of existing stone detached outbuilding to ancillary domestic accommodation. Erection of timber pergola to form car shelter. Re-submission of Application 22/03715/F

    The Old Malt House South Side Steeple Aston Oxfordshire OX25 4RT

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  18. Application Permitted19/00040/F

    New wooden decking area of 24m x 4.8m overlooking the lake on land at Hadsham Farm - its purpose is to support and protect the continued successful operation of the event business, Hadsham Farm Weddings

    Hadsham Lake Hornton Lane Horley

    Received 8 Jan 2019
  19. Prior Approval Not Required17/02117/HPA

    Single storey rear extension - depth 3.200m, height to eaves 2.325m and overall height 3.581m

    4 Whimbrel Way Banbury OX16 9YX

    Received 18 Oct 2017
  20. Application Permitted23/00470/TPO

    T1 (Oak) – Reduction back to previous pruning points removing 1.5 – 2m maximum in order to re establish natural form’. - subject to TPO 03/2015

    30 Hawthorn Way Kidlington OX5 1EZ

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  21. Application Permitted24/00070/F

    Construction of a new replacement school with associated landscaping, car parking, and the re-instatement of access from Bicester Road, and the demolition of existing buildings

    Gosford Hill School Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NT

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  22. Under Consultation25/01016/TCA

    1 x Pinus Nigra in church yard at St Edburgs - fell to ground

    St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  23. Under Consultation26/01809/PIP

    Erection of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 dwellings

    Land Adjoining 73 Buchanan Road Upper Arncott OX25 1PE

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  24. Application Refused23/01701/F

    Ground floor infil extension and first floor extension

    Crossing House Green Lane Yarnton OX5 1QE

    Received 20 Jun 2023

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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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