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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
35,886Searchable applications
1,784Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 29,890 approved or refused records
2,745Refused applications

27,145 approved · 2,745 refused · 1,657 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 Permitted22/03213/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for installation of solar panels on the roof

    30 Garners Field Great Bourton OX17 1FH

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  2. Application Permitted23/01413/REM

    Reserved Matters application for 21/02336/OUT - Appearance, landscaping, layout

    Land To The West Of School Lane And Foxden Way Great Bourton

    Received 25 May 2023
  3. Application Permitted16/00725/LB

    Removal of modern partition wall between kitchen and dining room

    Tythe Barn Goose Walk Bloxham Banbury OX15 4JD

    Received 18 Apr 2016
  4. Under Consultation22/03631/TCA

    T1 x Ash - Removal, causing damage to front boundary listed building stone wall T2 x Oak - Removal, causing damage/cracking to the stone of the house wall from roots

    Weston Manor Cottage Northampton Road Weston On The Green Oxfordshire OX25 3QL

    Received 2 Dec 2022
  5. Application Permitted19/00055/TCA

    Tree works as per attached schedule

    Land Rear Of Delphi Hornton Lane Horley

    Received 25 Feb 2019
  6. Application Permitted20/02459/F

    Formation of means of access and associated dropped kerb from highway to driveway

    107 Edmunds Road Banbury OX16 0QP

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  7. Determined Application18/01887/OCC

    Replacement of an existing 2 classroom temporary modular building, with a permanent single storey extension to the main school building providing 2 classrooms and ancillary accommodation - (Ref R3.0118/18)

    Five Acres Foundation Stage School East Hawthorn Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2SN

    Received 23 Oct 2018
  8. Application Permitted23/02529/F

    Variation of Condition 2 of 23/01552/F to include a first floor addition to the rear, alteration of roof form, installation of chimney, addition of brick quoin detail

    38 Lock Crescent Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1HG

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  9. Application Refused16/00984/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for the use of an agricultural barn as a residential dwelling

    Field Barn Epwell Grounds Farm Shutford Road Epwell

    Received 25 May 2016
  10. Under Consultation26/02271/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement) and BNG (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of 25/02201/F

    Pure Barn Oxford Road Deddington OX15 0AG

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  11. Application Permitted25/01048/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (ventilation strategy) of 24/01482/LB

    Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NY

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  12. Application Permitted23/00264/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (ground levels and finished floor levels), 6 (potential contaminative uses), 7 (comprehensive intrusive investigation), and 18 (energy performance standard) of 20/01643/OUT (APP/C3105/W/21/3271094)

    Land North And West Of Bretch Hill Reservoir Adj To Balmoral Avenue Banbury

    Received 1 Feb 2023
  13. Application Permitted20/03527/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - Crown reduce by 0.5m. T2 x Liquid Amber - Crown reduce by 1.0m. T3 x Beech - Crown reduce by 1.0. T4 x Conifer Tree - Crown reduce by 3.0m.

    Jubilee Cottage Church Lane Weston On The Green OX25 3QS

    Received 10 Dec 2020
  14. Application Permitted18/01963/F

    Demolition of existing single garage & replacement with double garage together with alterations to existing conservatory to form Garden Room

    48 Mulberry Drive Bicester OX26 3FY

    Received 12 Nov 2018
  15. Application Permitted18/00633/REM

    Reserved matters for 13/00847/OUT - Reserved matters submission for the Southern Park

    Phase 2 SW Bicester Parcel 7849 North Of Whitelands Farm Adjoining Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 11 Apr 2018
  16. Observations18/01603/CCE

    Confirmation of compliance of conditions for 16/00263/F

    Buildings 485, 488 And Land Surrounding Those Buildings (Dorchester Phase 6) Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 6 Sept 2018
  17. Application Permitted22/03536/F

    Single storey side part rear extension with associated internal and external works

    51 Wesley Drive Banbury OX16 9LT

    Received 24 Nov 2022
  18. Application Permitted21/02882/F

    External alterations to existing upper ground floor 'sun room' and 1st floor extension over. Addition of additional 2no dormer windows to the north east elevation & Replace existing French doors (in kitchen) with sliding sash window.

    Nisbet House South Side Steeple Aston OX25 4RU

    Received 23 Aug 2021
  19. Split Decision16/00133/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4, 5 and 6 of 15/01529/F

    The Malt House Weston Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DH

    Received 21 Mar 2016
  20. Application Permitted22/02180/F

    Proposed caravan showroom and office to be built within existing caravan sales and service site

    Windmill Nurseries London Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6RA

    Received 21 Jul 2022
  21. Application Permitted18/00342/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (material samples), 4 (doors and windows), 6 (staddle stone footings), 7 (ridge, eaves and verge) and 8 (forge and brick step recording) of 18/00776/LB

    Temple Mill Woodway Road Sibford Ferris Banbury OX15 5DA

    Received 23 Aug 2018
  22. Application Permitted20/03084/TCA

    Amended T1 ADDED TO APPLICATION T1- Ash. rear of property. multi stem to fell to ground level. power lines running though canopy, under mining stone wall T3 x Ash; front of property in hedge row, close proximity to house, showing signs of die back - Fell to near ground level. T4 x Goat Willow - Fell to ground Level. T5 x Ash - Fell to near ground level. T8 x Sycamore - Crown lift up to 3.0m. T9 x Sycamore; growing on top of the wall at front of property - Fell T12 x Ash - Fell T10, T11 x Spruce - Crown lift to height of utility wire. (amended 10.12.2020)

    2 The Priory Priory Road Bicester OX26 6BE

    Received 30 Oct 2020
  23. Application Permitted22/01560/DISC

    Discharge of condition 7 (doors & windows) and 8 (mezzanine balustrading) of 21/01094/LB

    Bainton Manor Street Through Bainton Bainton Oxfordshire OX27 8RL

    Received 25 May 2022
  24. Application Permitted16/00468/DISC

    Partial Discharge of Condition 16 (Play areas) of 14/01871/OUT

    Hardwick Hill Southam Road Banbury

    Received 5 Oct 2016

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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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