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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
36,647Searchable applications
1,798Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 30,521 approved or refused records
2,788Refused applications

27,733 approved · 2,788 refused · 1,704 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Mar 2014 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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 Permitted21/04259/F

    Change of Use of agricultural building to Lockbund Studio and Gallery, associated works, parking and rewilding of adjoining land

    OS Parcel 7125 North Of Oxhay Farm And South Of And Adjoining Oxhey Hill Claydon Road Cropredy

    Received 22 Dec 2021
  2. Application Permitted18/00517/F

    Erection of a new Conservatory onto existing stone plinth.

    Magdalen Lodge High Street Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NH

    Received 23 Mar 2018
  3. Application Permitted23/01827/F

    Single storey rear extension, new front dormer, alterations to front elevation and internal modifications

    5 Park Close Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HR

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  4. Application Permitted16/00026/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 15/00272/F - Change patio door on 'Granny Annexe sitting room' to a window

    7 Denbigh Close Banbury OX16 0BQ

    Received 19 Apr 2016
  5. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)23/00379/TEL56

    Proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets

    Street Record The Swere Deddington

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  6. Application Permitted24/02357/F

    Two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extensions, enlarge existing garage following partial conversion and insertion of three no. roof windows on ground floor.

    9 Stocks Tree Close Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1LU

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  7. Application Permitted24/02518/TCA

    T1 x Oak - Remove de back and reduce lateral growth by 2M all round. T2/3 x Yews - Crown thin removing sucker growth by 10%.

    Bank House Street Through Burdrop Burdrop OX15 5RJ

    Received 16 Sept 2024
  8. Not Proceeded With18/00028/SO

    Reserved matters to 10/01642/OUT - Village Centre (North) comprising retail units, B1 Use, 30 residential units, involving the erection of two, three storey buildings, partial demolition and change of use of Building 100 to provide B1 Use and demolition of buildings 101 and 102, plus the formation of vehicle parking and associated landscaping works.

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 23 Mar 2018
  9. Application Refused24/01386/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 18 (Vehicle safety protection measures) of 21/01400/F

    20 Almond Road Bicester OX26 2HT

    Received 21 May 2024
  10. Appeal Lodged (Against Refusal)26/00227/F

    Erection of proposed new garage on existing slab (previously approved 12/00680/F and 13/0096/NMA), new canopy and associated landscaping works to an existing dwelling.

    Milton House Chapel Lane Milton Oxfordshire OX15 4HH

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  11. Application Permitted20/00462/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (material samples), 7 (means of access), 8 (parking and manoeuvring areas), 9 (cycle parking facilities), 10 (boundary enclosures) and 11 (landscaping scheme) of 17/00917/F

    43 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2BP

    Received 17 Feb 2020
  12. Application Permitted26/01306/TCA

    T1 - Black Pine - fell to ground level due to decay at the base and heavy lean over the neighbouring property and garden shed T2 - Ash - reduce crown by 3 - 4 meters all over and deadwood T3 - Poplar - reduce crown by 3-4 meters all over due to over extended limbs and recent major limb failure. Tree overhangs a public footpath, garden centre and contractors car park so this on grounds of health and safety.

    Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SW

    Received 26 May 2026
  13. Application Permitted21/04051/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for addition of 1 no dormer window in rear elevation, insertion of 1 no rooflight in rear elevation and insertion of 2 no rooflights in front elevation

    24 Heyford Road Steeple Aston OX25 4ST

    Received 3 Dec 2021
  14. Application Permitted24/03220/F

    Demolition of existing residential building and associated outbuildings, with the erection of 4 townhouses

    24-26 Broughton Road Banbury

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  15. Application Permitted16/00150/F

    Single storey side extension

    Hillside Cottage Middle Lane Balscote Banbury OX15 6JL

    Received 25 Jan 2016
  16. Application Permitted17/00587/F

    Change of use of ground floor from business to residential purposes in connection with existing dwelling at first floor (Reversal of planning permission granted in 1987)

    7 Southam Road Banbury OX16 2ED

    Received 14 Mar 2017
  17. Observations25/02931/TEL

    Replacement of 3 no. existing antennas with 3 no. new antennas on existing headframe support structure. • Removal of existing 9 no. RRUs and replacement with 12 no. new RRHs to be attached to existing headframe support, behind new antennas. • Equipment cabin to be upgraded internally

    Hutchinson 3G UK Telecommunications Mast Site Ref Ox0262 Yew Tree Farm The Ridgeway Bloxham OX15 4EL

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  18. Application Permitted15/00461/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 of 15/01441/F

    Garth Park Launton Road Bicester OX26 6PS

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  19. Application Permitted17/00381/DISC

    Discharge condition 19 (external materials) of 10/01780/HYBRID

    Bicester Eco Town Exemplar Site Banbury Road Bicester

    Received 27 Jul 2017
  20. Application Permitted21/01982/F

    Alterations to front elevation facing street to replace UPVC windows with painted timber windows and replace existing central window opening on ground floor with new painted timber door and doorcase & pediment

    Prospect House Mill Street Islip Kidlington OX5 2SY

    Received 2 Jun 2021
  21. Application Permitted26/00371/F

    Addition of dormer to roof to facilitate conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation

    13 Trinity Close Banbury OX16 0UA

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  22. Application Permitted18/01585/F

    Two storey rear infill extension

    3 Hill View Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 3ER

    Received 4 Sept 2018
  23. Application Permitted25/01154/F

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved drawings) and removal of 3 (Window details) 4 (Acoustic consultants report) 5 (Odour Impact Assessment) of 24/02724/F - 2 - Condition to be changed due to slight change of design 3 - Condition to be removed by way of submitting details 4 - Condition to be removed by way of submitting details 5 - Condition to be removed by way of submitting details

    43 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5NA

    Received 2 May 2025
  24. Application Permitted16/02357/F

    Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory and rear escape rooflight to house

    Birdhouse 43 Lapsley Drive Banbury OX16 1EN

    Received 22 Nov 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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