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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26,757 approved · 2,701 refused · 1,613 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas60 mapped area records
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  1. Application Permitted23/01599/F

    Two storey side extension with associated internal and external works

    20 Addison Road Banbury OX16 9DH

    Received 12 Jun 2023
  2. Application Permitted23/00831/F

    Erection of a single storey 18 stable block with 2 storey frontage and for feed and bedding storage with tractor access in a courtyard arrangement associated storage. Formation of a 30x60m outdoor riding arena, lunge pen, horse walker and covered trailer parking. Temporary dwelling for a period of 3 years.

    Part Of OS Parcel 7700 Adjoining B4035 And Swalcliffe Road Upper Tadmarton

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  3. Application Permitted24/01331/F

    Technical Details Consent for the erection of a single dwelling following approval of Permission in Principle (reference 23/01024/PIP)

    Crosswinds 209 Woodstock Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PU

    Received 15 May 2024
  4. Application Permitted17/00062/TCA

    T1 x Lombardy Poplar - Crown reduce by 10m to 2m below previous pollard point. T2 x Beech - Reduction in height by removal of the very top limbs to reduce the weight and help prevent failure over the public highway.

    Sunny Brae Main Street Mollington Banbury OX17 1BD

    Received 17 Feb 2017
  5. Application Permitted17/00658/F

    Change of use of existing building to create coffee shop (Class A3) and 1 no. 1 bedroom unit at ground floor level and 3 no. residential units (2 no. studio units and 1 no. 2 bed unit) at first floor level

    18 Bridge Street Banbury

    Received 22 Mar 2017
  6. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA20/03066/SO

    Screening opinion to 20/02778/REM - reserved Matters application to 18/02056/OUT for a residential development comprising 84 dwellings and associated infrastructure, highways and landscaping.

    Land North Of Merton Road Ambrosden

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  7. Application Permitted25/00503/F

    Variation of Condition of 22/01219/F - Substitution of approved drawings with amended drawings to suit as built setting out

    175 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AE

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  8. Application Permitted21/02364/F

    Variation of condition 1 (plans) of 21/00519/F - Utility room rooflight to be removed and replaced by a window in the South East facing Elevation. Two new rooflights to be provided in the first floor Study in the South West Facing Elevation. Update Proposed Block Plan to align with details recently submitted in the Application to Discharge Condition 7

    3 The Green Barn Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley OX27 9AT

    Received 7 Jul 2021
  9. Application Permitted16/00067/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 09/01720/F - Approved single storey two bedroom extension (for ancillary accommodation holiday let) reduced in size to provide dining room space for one bedroom detached ancillary accommodation holiday let (proposed Non Material Amendment to 09/01720/F)

    Kestrel School Lane Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4AW

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  10. Application Withdrawn18/02211/LB

    Insertion of gallery in chapel

    Bruern Abbey School Chesterton House The Lane Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UY

    Received 19 Dec 2018
  11. Application Permitted23/03108/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (demolition & repair method statement) of 21/02995/LB

    All Saints Bloxham School Banbury Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PE

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  12. Application Withdrawn17/00064/F

    Erection of outbuilding to provide garage with gym/office over

    Knotty Ash 14 Park Close Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HR

    Received 12 Jan 2017
  13. Application Permitted26/00268/F

    Installation of one air source heat pump and compatible domestic hot water cylinder and installation of battery power storage

    Rosies Cottage Lower Street Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RH

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  14. Application Permitted16/00197/TCA

    T1 x Magnolia Grandiflora - Fell

    Top Farm House Rattlecombe Road Shenington Banbury OX15 6LZ

    Received 16 Aug 2016
  15. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA19/00009/SO

    Screening Opinion to 19/00349/REM - Reserved matters to 14/01675/OUT - layout, scale, appearance and landscaping details for Phase 1 of the employment development (21,684 sq.m flexible B1c/B2/B8 floorspace) and earthworks for Phase 2 of the employment development (pursuant to the Amended Appeal Consent)

    OS Parcel 4200 Adjoining And North East Of A4095 And Adjoining And South West Of Howes Lane Bicester

    Received 27 Feb 2019
  16. Application Permitted25/02705/TCA

    T1 Horse chestnut - Reduce height by 5 - 6m reducing lateral branches where necessary to balance the upper crown. Tree has been historically topped resulting in vigorous regrowth from these “pruning” points.

    Holmby House Main Street Sibford Ferris OX15 5RG

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  17. Application Permitted24/03175/ADV

    RETROSPECTIVE: 1 x fascia panel, 1 x projecting sign, 2 x vinyl

    22 Fairfax Centre Kidlington OX5 2PB

    Received 26 Nov 2024
  18. Application Permitted26/00203/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 (Himalayan Birch) - The trees main surface roots have all been cut, possibly during landscaping and show significant decay, along with significant fungal growth around the base of the tree and on surface roots, proposal for removal is based on stability, the roots that have been severed on the upper side/ rear of the tree, with the tree leaning towards the flat complex. Canopy one sided due to neighbouring within the group.

    Park Gardens Bath Road Banbury OX16 9HQ

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  19. Application Permitted21/04277/F

    Ground floor living room window cill lowered in SE elevation; existing windows replaced with flush casement windows; external works to side / rear garden including low level retaining walls (approx 500mm high)

    Mymms Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

    Received 24 Dec 2021
  20. Application Permitted22/02870/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for erection of a single storey side extension

    143 West Street Banbury OX16 3HE

    Received 21 Sept 2022
  21. Application Permitted15/01575/F

    Conversion of a traditional barn into 1 No dwelling

    12 The Lane Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QW

    Received 24 Aug 2015
  22. Application Permitted22/03318/TCA

    T1 Yew -Reduce house side by 1 metre -Clear BT line -Reduce/trim remaining canopy by 0.5 metre

    Yew Tree Cottage High Street South Newington OX15 4JN

    Received 2 Nov 2022
  23. Application Permitted24/01160/TCA

    T1 x Elm fell & remove a dead mature Elm tree in rear garden. T2 x Cherry- fell & remove a cherry tree to the front of the property, adjacent to Cavendish Place and overhanging the footpath. Tree is old, increasingly 'leggy', is losing its smaller branches, and its trunk is splitting where it branches. Tree would be immediately replaced by a pine which has self-seeded from mature trees adjacent to the village fish pond off Cavendish Place & Mill Road.

    5 Cavendish Place Stratton Audley OX27 9BN

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  24. Application Permitted18/00368/F

    Alterations to form accommodation at first floor level; new bay windows at the front - revised scheme of 17/02199/F

    Charnwood 178 Woodstock Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PW

    Received 1 Mar 2018

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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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