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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
36,476Searchable applications
1,797Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 30,381 approved or refused records
2,778Refused applications

27,603 approved · 2,778 refused · 1,693 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 Withdrawn19/00275/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 18/00284/F - Position of bicycle storage to be changed - we propose two secure bike shelters on the rear flat roof instead of the ground floor bicycle storage

    60 Calthorpe Street Banbury

    Received 15 Feb 2019
  2. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)25/01773/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Erection of 0.83m close board fencing, on top of existing original front garden 1m brick wall and installation of 2m wooden gates/posts.

    2 Somerville Drive Bicester OX26 4TU

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  3. Application Permitted16/02612/LB

    Various internal alterations including new internal doorway opening, removal and insertion of timber stud partitions and alterations to rear staircase, plus formation of new window openings

    Tadmarton Grange Main Street Upper Tadmarton Banbury OX15 5TB

    Received 23 Dec 2016
  4. Application Permitted20/01156/REM

    Reserved matters to 19/00937/OUT - Proposed details of Graven Hill Phase 1a, plot 316.

    17 East Circular Road Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BJ

    Received 4 May 2020
  5. Application Permitted19/00239/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (samples) and 3 (landscaping) of 17/02186/REM

    Land Adj To No. 2 The Broadway Charlton On Otmoor

    Received 28 Jun 2019
  6. Application Permitted16/02216/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling, Bothy, Coach House and Greenhouse

    Buttermilk Farm South Newington Road Barford St Michael Banbury OX15 0PL

    Received 3 Nov 2016
  7. Observations19/02182/CCE

    Confirmation of compliance of conditions for 13/00402/REM

    Land Adjoining And North West Of 35 Crouch Hill Road Banbury

    Received 8 Oct 2019
  8. Application Permitted17/00963/F

    Single storey side extension

    Bridge View 11 Vicarage Gardens Cropredy Banbury OX17 1PJ

    Received 2 May 2017
  9. Application Permitted26/00263/F

    Single storey infill side/rear extension. Two existing rear roof dormers combined into single roof dormer.

    52 Wood End Banbury OX16 9SU

    Received 30 Jan 2026
  10. Application Permitted16/00143/TCA

    T1 x Apple Tree - Fell

    Sheasby Cottage Stratford Road A422 Drayton Banbury OX15 6EH

    Received 17 Jun 2016
  11. Application Refused22/01179/LB

    Single storey extension to rear

    The Bishops House Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1RU

    Received 20 Apr 2022
  12. Application Permitted16/00088/LB

    Internal alterations to layouts, one external window opening enlarged and adapted to form doorway and one external door opening adapted to form window

    Stone Hill House Stone Hill Bloxham Banbury OX15 4PT

    Received 18 Jan 2016
  13. Application Permitted25/00580/TCA

    27 leylandi trees - fell and stump grind due to previous poor maintenance (excess pruning to north face and failure to re-grow). Replant with mixture of native trees for screening effect including pleached hornbeam, cotoneaster. Apple - 1/3 crown reduce and remove one branch due to previous asymmetric pruning and 2/3 trunk rot, should improve longevity and reduce risk of instability.

    29 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AH

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  14. Application Permitted19/00044/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Enhancements to local footpath network) of 14/02156/OUT

    Land South Of Cotefield Business Park Oxford Road Bodicote

    Received 4 Feb 2019
  15. Prior Approval Not Required26/00515/AGN

    Open-sided agricultural lean-to affixed to existing farm building.

    Tile House Farm Fulwell Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AS

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  16. Application Permitted16/01932/F

    Retention of ground floor retail units and conversion of first floor over shops to form eight flats - re-submission of 16/00815/F

    1 To 4A Church Lane And 12 To 14 Parsons Street Banbury

    Received 22 Sept 2016
  17. Application Refused23/01449/LB

    Demolition of lean-to greenhouse, removal of steel garage door and duo-pitched roof over rear outbuildings. Retention and repair of stone walls. Internal re-modelling of rear outbuilding, associated external alterations and erection of new pitched roof over to provide a replacement bedroom. Erection of oak double car shelter - re-submission of 23/00348/LB

    Cornerstones Tanners Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3ET

    Received 30 May 2023
  18. Application Withdrawn21/02363/F

    Siting of temporary building for industrial use (mixed B1/B2) with associated works

    Bamd 3140 Heyford Park Camp Road Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5HA

    Received 7 Jul 2021
  19. Application Permitted23/01663/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Secured by Design accreditation) of 18/02056/OUT (APP/C3105/W/19/3228169)

    Land North of Merton Road Ambrosden

    Received 16 Jun 2023
  20. Application Permitted18/01489/LB

    Insertion of a bathroom at second floor level (existing unauthorised)

    Bridge House Brick Hill Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PU

    Received 20 Aug 2018
  21. Prior Approval Not Required26/00541/G56

    Prior approval application for redevelopment of an existing shop unit to incorporate two self-contained residential apartments on the upper floors.

    63 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5NB

    Received 3 Mar 2026
  22. Application Permitted15/00265/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 of 15/00270/F

    6 Fallowfields Bicester OX26 6QS

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  23. Application Permitted16/02566/F

    Hardstanding constructed for agricultural and forestry purposes (Retrospective) - Resubmission of 16/02469/AGN

    Home Farm House Clifton Road Deddington Banbury OX15 0TP

    Received 20 Dec 2016
  24. Application Permitted23/00665/LB

    Roof refurbishment and repairs

    Barford House Horn Hill Barford St Michael OX15 0RQ

    Received 13 Mar 2023

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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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