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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
36,183Searchable applications
1,794Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 30,131 approved or refused records
2,757Refused applications

27,374 approved · 2,757 refused · 1,675 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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. Application Permitted15/01544/F

    Erection of uPVC conservatory in rear garden

    33 Kempton Close Chesterton Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 1AD

    Received 26 Aug 2015
  2. Prior Approval Not Required24/00810/HPA

    Addition of a three-metre back extension to an existing three-metre extension - length 6m, maximum height 3.20m, height to eaves 2.40m

    7 The Garth Yarnton OX5 1LZ

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  3. Application Permitted15/00358/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 of 15/00212/F.

    Willows Gate Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley

    Received 21 Aug 2015
  4. Application Withdrawn17/02299/F

    Removal of existing tractor barn/workshop & log store and extension to existing outbuilding to provide log/garden store & workshop and attic ancillary staff accommodation

    Seven Springs South Side Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4RU

    Received 14 Nov 2017
  5. Application Permitted19/02745/OBL

    Discharge of clause 9 of 06/00967/OUT Green Route (SL24 of 14/00089/REM )- Site inspection prior to the Issue of a Certificate of Final Completion

    Whitelands Farm Vendee Drive Bicester

    Received 5 Dec 2019
  6. Application Permitted20/01981/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (bat activity survey) of 20/00707/F

    5 Arden Close Drayton OX15 6EQ

    Received 22 Jul 2020
  7. Application Permitted20/02436/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (fire doors and glass screen) of 20/00821/LB

    52 West End Launton OX26 5DG

    Received 4 Sept 2020
  8. Application Permitted15/00237/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - Fell

    Chrilibarn Cottage Gullicote Lane Hanwell Banbury OX17 1GY

    Received 20 Jul 2015
  9. Application Refused18/02131/Q56

    Change of use to one dwelling house

    Agricultural Barn Oxhey Rise Wigginton

    Received 10 Dec 2018
  10. Application Permitted19/02188/TCA

    G1 X NO 3 Leylandii Conifer - Trees encroaching roadside footpath and bin area Client has requested trees are felled to ground level as low as is reasonably practicable Remove all arisings Resident has previously objected to any works being carried out.

    1 Falkners Close Adderbury OX17 3SH

    Received 20 Sept 2019
  11. Under Consultation24/01911/TCA

    T1 Thuja 10m - Removal of tree to aid replacement of new fence

    3 School Cottages The Green North Aston OX25 6HT

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  12. Application Permitted19/01939/F

    Single storey rear extension

    8 Heyford Road Steeple Aston OX25 4SH

    Received 16 Sept 2019
  13. Application Refused19/02911/CC

    Single storey dwelling (2 bedroom detached) Plot 334 (Community Street)

    4 Austin Way Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DA

    Received 19 Dec 2019
  14. Application Refused16/00291/F

    Change of use of land to residential curtilage and erection of new fence

    25 Eden Way Bicester OX26 2RP

    Received 15 Feb 2016
  15. Application Withdrawn15/00307/DISC

    Discharge of conditions No.s 6, 9 & 10 of 13/00833/F.

    Land North Of Station Road Bletchingdon

    Received 24 Jul 2015
  16. Application Permitted19/00985/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Conversion of the upper floor of the existing garage to an ancillary residential annexe

    Merrydown Whiteway Mollington Banbury OX17 1BL

    Received 28 May 2019
  17. Application Permitted22/03130/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 7 (landscaping scheme) of 22/01444/F

    Wincote Cow Lane Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SG

    Received 13 Oct 2022
  18. Application Permitted18/00969/F

    Refurbishment of offices

    NOC SameDay Margintrip House Thorpe Way Banbury OX16 4SP

    Received 29 May 2018
  19. Application Permitted19/02814/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Finished floor levels/ground levels), 6 (Boundary treatments), 10 (brick samples), 11 (Roof tile samples), 12 (Noise Levels) and 13 (Management of Land Contamination) of 17/01345/F for the erection of two pairs of semi-detached two storey dwellings with associated parking and amenity space provision

    Land Adjacent To Patrick Haugh Road Upper Arncott

    Received 10 Dec 2019
  20. Application Permitted26/01638/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 5 (Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan), 10 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 17 (Phasing Plan) and Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Plan of 24/01906/F

    Dewey Sports Centre Barley Close Bloxham OX15 4NJ

    Received 26 Jun 2026
  21. Application Permitted21/03535/NMA

    Changes to two doors from single to double door widths. Changes to the opening light width to windows. (proposed care home) (proposed as non-material amendments to 20/01561/F)

    The Ley Community Sandy Lane Yarnton OX5 1PB

    Received 15 Oct 2021
  22. Application Permitted24/03226/NMA

    Seeking to change the LAP area into a landscaped garden area as this will also accommodate the adoptable footpath (proposed as non-material amendment to 22/02357/REM)

    Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury OX17 1HJ

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  23. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA18/00043/SO

    Screening opinion to 18/00945/F - variation of condition 5 of CHN 661/87 - Minor extension to the range of goods permitted to be sold from Unit 5 to include the sale of footwear and associated goods

    Banbury Cross Retail Park Lockheed Close Banbury

    Received 24 May 2018
  24. Application Permitted26/01150/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Great Crested Newts) of 23/02096/OUT

    Land East of Banbury Road Ditch And North Of Earls Lane Deddington OX15 0TY

    Received 7 May 2026

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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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