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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
34,525Searchable applications
1,766Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,780 approved or refused records
2,630Refused applications

26,150 approved · 2,630 refused · 1,571 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Under Consultation26/00503/M106

    Modification of Section 106 (14/02121/OUT): Modification to vary Schedule 20 (Strategic Infrastructure), Paragraph 3.1 (Trigger for payment of first instalment of Major Infrastructure Contribution) of planning obligation dated 20 January 2020 pursuant to Outline Planning Permission 14/02121/OUT

    Proposed Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  2. Application Permitted18/00262/TCA

    T1 x Leyland Cypress - Fell tree. T2 x Scots Pine - Fell tree.

    Reynards Lodge North Lane Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3RG

    Received 13 Sept 2018
  3. Application Permitted26/00421/NMA

    Revised site layout plans (proposed as non-material amendments to 25/00431/REM)

    Land at Bicester Road Kidlington

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  4. Application Permitted16/01861/F

    Single storey rear extension (revised scheme of 16/00708/F)

    41 Chatsworth Drive Banbury OX16 9TT

    Received 13 Sept 2016
  5. Application Permitted20/01944/F

    Change of use of Unit 18 from Class B2 use with associated office to Training Establishment Class D1

    Unit 18 Station Field Industrial Estate Kidlington OX5 1JD

    Received 21 Jul 2020
  6. Application Permitted25/02305/F

    Erection of brick and glazed single storey sunroom.

    9 Lyneham Road Bicester OX26 4FN

    Received 6 Sept 2025
  7. Application Permitted17/00503/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 2 (natural ironstone, brick, natural slate and clay tile samples) and 4 (brick sample) of 15/01021/REM

    Weavers Field North Of Steels Carpet Mill Milton Road Bloxham Oxfordshire

    Received 13 Oct 2017
  8. Application Refused21/01063/F

    2-storey side extension to the house to create extra bedrooms and living space (resubmission of 20/02594/F)

    23 Wise Avenue Kidlington OX5 2AT

    Received 25 Mar 2021
  9. Application Permitted19/00093/TCA

    T1-Fell Old Apple Tree as this is now partially hollow and too large for the garden. Replant with flowering Cherry Tree or similar.

    Corner House Weston Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DH

    Received 18 Mar 2019
  10. Application Permitted20/01441/LB

    Repair of collapsed dry stone wall that borders the public pathway on the High Street. Only the collapsed part of the wall to be rebuilt. Holly tree next to the wall in the garden to be removed.

    Ivy Cottage 32 High Street Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BP

    Received 3 Jun 2020
  11. Application Refused22/01302/F

    Removal of condition 7 (use of accommodation) of 01/00515/F - no longer to continue as a small business for short-term holiday lets

    Fletchers High Street Adderbury OX17 3LS

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  12. Application Permitted18/00141/NMA

    Amendment of siting of approved building and car park, the former six metres forward of it approved position and letter three metres forward of the approved position (Proposed as Non Material Amendment to 17/01428/F)

    Part Of OS Parcels 0625 And 0914 North Of Coopers Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  13. Application Permitted23/02474/TCA

    T1 - T2 x Non-specific fir trees - Fell and replace them with a smaller tree, for instance a Robinia

    The Gables Millers Lane Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6BS

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  14. Application Withdrawn15/01983/F

    Erection of an agricultural storage building (Retrospective).

    Forest Lodge Farm Kirtlington Road Chesterton Bicester OX25 4AJ

    Received 30 Oct 2015
  15. Application Permitted19/02469/F

    Conversion of garage to create two classrooms and store

    Bruern Abbey School Chesterton House The Lane Chesterton OX26 1UY

    Received 4 Nov 2019
  16. Application Permitted16/00517/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (bin storage) and 7 (parking layout) of 13/00986/F

    Buildings 3206 And 3207 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5HD

    Received 3 Nov 2016
  17. Determined Application19/01391/EL

    Installation of electric line above ground

    Ilbury Farm Nether Worton Road, Hempton

    Received 23 Jul 2019
  18. Application Refused18/00037/F

    Two storey rear extension and single storey side extension to update approved planning application 17/00404/F

    The Old Post Office Bignell View Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UQ

    Received 10 Jan 2018
  19. Application Permitted16/00512/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 8 (specification of parking and manoeuvring), 12 (details of ground and finished floor levels) and 18 (cycle facilities) and partial discharge of Condition 9 (landscaping scheme) of 16/01485/CDC

    OS Parcels 4083 And 6882 Adjoining And North Of Broken Furrow Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 27 Oct 2016
  20. Application Permitted20/00968/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Erection of proposed loading bay to rear of existing warehouse

    Dcs Group UK Ltd Rear Pt Lxb Rp No 26 Oceans House Noral Way Banbury OX16 2AA

    Received 7 Apr 2020
  21. Application Permitted17/00389/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (drainage strategy), 7 (drainage layout) and 8 (construction method statement) of 13/01796/OUT

    Land North Of Oak View Northampton Road Weston On The Green

    Received 31 Jul 2017
  22. Application Permitted16/00041/TCA

    H1 x Ash samplings - Reduce to 4.0m T2 x Field Maple - Two boughs to be removed T3 x Willow - Two boughs to be removed T4 x Willow - Fell G5 x 5 nos Ash - Fell

    Paynes Hill House Paines Hill Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SQ

    Received 9 Feb 2016
  23. Application Permitted24/02390/F

    To remove all bollard lights from the car park and replace with alternative lighting

    Bletchingdon Village Hall Whitemarsh Way Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3FD

    Received 3 Sept 2024
  24. Application Permitted20/01990/TCA

    T1 x Willow - Pollard at approx. 6.0m to framework pollard. T2 x Norway Spruce - Fell as poor condition stem between Willows. T3 x Willow - Pollard at 6.0m to framework pollard.

    Ponderosa Brewery Lane Hook Norton OX15 5NX

    Received 15 Jul 2020

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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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