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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

35,360Searchable applications

1,783Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 29,458 approved or refused records

2,701Refused applications

26,757 approved · 2,701 refused · 1,613 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Nov 2014 to 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

Application Permitted17/00448/F
Change of use of sections of agricultural land to land to be used to site touring caravans, motorhomes and tents for no more than 21 consecutive days between certain dates (1st March - 31st October). Plus associated and ancillary works as detailed in site plan 1.
NB Acres Aynho Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3NU
Received 27 Feb 2017
Application Permitted25/01528/F
Dropped kerb of approx 3m in length to adjoin neighbours existing dropped kerb
1 St Giles Bletchingdon OX5 3BX
Received 10 Jun 2025
Application Permitted25/00309/F
Conversion of existing dwelling to create 2 x 1 bed apartments
23 Levenot Close Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 4XP
Received 6 Feb 2025
Not Proceeded With20/01958/LB
Removal of existing wooden shed and new wooden double garage to be constructed
Mullions Bell Street Hornton OX15 6DB
Received 21 Jul 2020
Application Permitted25/03082/TCA
2 x Leylandii to be felled (Conifer's)
The Priory Hudson Street Deddington OX15 0SW
Received 26 Nov 2025
Application Permitted19/01256/CLUP
Certificate of lawful use proposed for an extension to existing garage
24 Dashwood Rise Duns Tew OX25 6JQ
Received 10 Jul 2019
No Objections25/01239/CDISC
Details pursuant to Condition 11 (Detailed Working Scheme) of planning permission no. MW.0049/23 - MW.0035/25
Smith And Son Bletchington Ltd Dewars Quarry Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7PH
Received 13 May 2025
Application Refused21/03797/TCA
T1 x Yew Tree - Remove. The tree is in the middle of our drive & has become too large for its location. My two sons have started driving & we have two extra cars to find parking for. At the moment we are parking them on the road (North Side), but due to thewidth of the road are having to park them with two wheels on the pavement (along with other parked cars). The removal of the Yew would allow us to createadditional parking on our drive & alleviate the congestion on North Side/use of the pavement.
Randolphs North Side Steeple Aston OX25 4SE
Received 10 Nov 2021
Application Permitted20/03090/DISC
Discharge of Condition 5 (noise attenuation) of 19/01798/F
31 Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5PN
Received 30 Oct 2020
Application Permitted25/00694/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (landscaping) & 7 (vehicle parking) of 15/01808/F
5A The Green Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UU
Received 18 Mar 2025
Application Permitted18/00516/F
Erection of a new Academy Training building located in the existing west car park. Re-laying car spaces to west car park and extension of existing east car park to compensate for spaces lost in west car park due to new Academy building.
Cooling Tower S And A Lesme Callebaut Ltd Wildmere Road Banbury
Received 23 Mar 2018
Application Permitted18/02030/F
Change of use from agricultural land to Sui Generis (cemetery land)
Land Adj To Hardwick Hill Cemetery Southam Road Banbury
Received 23 Nov 2018
Application Permitted22/02487/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (wall and roof materials), 4 (doors and windows), 6 (bat/newt impact), 8 (biodiversity method statement), 13 (water efficiency limit) and 15 (rainwater goods) of 22/01114/F
Hunters Brook 93 Cassington Road Yarnton Oxfordshire OX5 1QB
Received 16 Aug 2022
Application Permitted24/01200/F
Demolish existing semi-detached house (No 33) and upgrade party wall with No 32. Erection of new four bed detached dwelling including amendments to existing internal driveway and parking (Self-Build)
33 Wykham Lane Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4BW
Received 1 May 2024
Application Permitted22/03487/TCA
G1 Poplars. Reduce remaining canopy section to follow canopy of previously reduced trees to allow greater ingress of light to gardens. 3/4m approx.
Willow House Church Lane Hampton Poyle OX5 2QF
Received 21 Nov 2022
Application Permitted17/02075/LB
Removal of the existing greenhouse and potting shed within the walled garden. Construction of a replacement greenhouse to be built on the original footprint.
The Manor House 44 North Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QR
Received 11 Oct 2017
Application Permitted16/02336/F
Erection of 1.5 storey side extension and extension to existing rear dormer
51 Wood End Banbury OX16 9SU
Received 18 Nov 2016
Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)20/00674/F
Erection of 5no dwellings, formation of new vehicular access and associated hardstanding for parking
Land Adjoining And West Of The Kings Head Banbury Road Finmere
Received 6 Mar 2020
Application Permitted19/01325/F
Single storey front extension
2 Kipling Close Bicester OX26 2YW
Received 16 Jul 2019
Application Permitted22/03254/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 2 (schedule of materials) and 3 (Landscaping Scheme) of 22/01613/REM
The Beeches Heyford Road Steeple Aston OX25 4SN
Received 26 Oct 2022
Application Permitted19/02440/F
Conversion of first, second and third floors to 5no residential flats. New Entrance door and bin store/cycle store to ground floor.
82 High Street Banbury OX16 5JG
Received 31 Oct 2019
Application Permitted24/00027/DISC
Discharge of Condition 7 (external lights/ floodlights) of 22/02647/F
Oxford Technology Park Technology Drive Kidlington OX5 1GN
Received 4 Jan 2024
Application Permitted21/00322/F
Erection of a single storey rear extension (existing unauthorised) and porch to front elevation
Family Farm House Part Of A34 By Weston On The Green Weston On The Green OX25 3QQ
Received 1 Feb 2021
Application Permitted25/01739/LB
Regularise unauthorised works refused under 22/01752/LB comprising of: - Re-roofing and re-felting to southwest facing roof slope; decoration and repair works to windows, external doors and fascias; replacement of unauthorised uPVC rainwater goods; re-plastering to a height of 865mm above floor level to internal southwest wall of ground floor study; replacement of Door D9 and Window W10; installation of French drain and additional details from second bat survey (existing unauthorised)
Tadmarton Grange Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5TB
Received 4 Jul 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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