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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
36,768Searchable applications
1,799Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 30,626 approved or refused records
2,799Refused applications

27,827 approved · 2,799 refused · 1,712 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted20/03704/LB

    Installation of 2no Rooflights in existing south elevation ground floor roofslope; internal alterations to ground floor

    Mill House Church Lane Shenington OX15 6LY

    Received 24 Dec 2020
  2. Application Permitted19/00228/DISC

    Partial Discharge of condition 24 (access routes details), 25 (road surface treatment) and 31 (landscape design) of Phase 1 (to the front and side of plot 357) - 10/01780/HYBRID

    Bicester Eco Town Exemplar Site Banbury Road Bicester

    Received 19 Jun 2019
  3. Application Permitted25/03348/TCA

    See schedule

    Peoples Park Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  4. Application Permitted25/03248/F

    Re-facing of garden room, new portico and new dormer window on the north roof slope

    The Well House Well Lane Alkerton Oxfordshire OX15 6NL

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  5. Application Permitted17/01279/F

    Single storey rear extension

    38 Blenheim Drive Launton Bicester OX26 5EA

    Received 13 Jun 2017
  6. Application Withdrawn16/01682/LB

    Demolition of existing flat roof extension to the listed building and erection of new single storey extension

    Lower Lodge Williamscot Banbury OX17 1AE

    Received 17 Aug 2016
  7. Application Permitted24/00004/F

    Single storey rear extension, associated internal and external works and conversion of the building into two separate units

    13 Gatteridge Street Banbury

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  8. Under Consultation21/01052/TCA

    T1 x Yew - Crown reduction of 2.5m and raise 3.0m over footpath as shading neighbouring small garden. T2 x Beech, T3 x Lime - Raise lowest descending branching from Yew to give clearance to Yew and aid shading issue with neighbours.

    Leasowe House Bonds End Lane Sibford Gower OX15 5RT

    Received 19 Mar 2021
  9. Application Permitted15/01332/F

    Demolition of existing barn structure. Erection of one two storey dwelling and associated car parking and garden (revised scheme of 15/00871/F).

    Milcombe Hall Farm Barn Bloxham Road Milcombe Banbury OX15 4RG

    Received 16 Jul 2015
  10. Application Permitted18/00682/F

    Single storey shower room extension

    Tower Fields Souldern Bicester OX27 7HY

    Received 19 Apr 2018
  11. Application Permitted21/02656/TPO

    T1 (Copper Beech) - lightly crown raise by 2 – 3m higher than the existing canopy line over the surgery side of the boundary only - subject to TPO 12/1990

    Hightown House Hightown Gardens Banbury OX16 9GG

    Received 3 Aug 2021
  12. Application Permitted17/02010/F

    Installation of roller shutter door to south east elevation

    336 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HB

    Received 2 Oct 2017
  13. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA24/01802/SO

    EIA screening opinion request relates to the residential development of up to 165 dwellings, alongside public open space, a play area, sustainable drainage, and other supporting infrastructure

    Land South Of 3 To 5 Hartshill Close Bloxham

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  14. Application Permitted16/00607/F

    First floor rear extension and erection of porch to front

    26 Newcombe Close Milcombe Banbury OX15 4RN

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  15. Application Permitted18/01962/F

    New single storey rear extension, first floor extension over existing garage and front porch.

    10 Hunt Close Bicester OX26 6HX

    Received 12 Nov 2018
  16. Application Permitted25/02971/ADV

    Replacement fascia signs and hanging sign

    14 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AD

    Received 14 Nov 2025
  17. Application Permitted16/00161/ADV

    RETROSPECTIVE - 1 No non-illuminated advertisement sign

    Highway Adjacent To Shipton Road Shipton On Cherwell

    Received 27 Jan 2016
  18. Application Refused25/02242/F

    Increase the height of the dwelling to create additional first floor accommodation as well as forming a second floor in the roof space. Demolish garage to allow for a two storey side extension. Addition of front porch, bay windows, single storey rear extension and creation of first floor balcony to front and rear and exposed chimney breast

    Kings Bridge House Woodstock Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PH

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  19. Application Permitted17/00006/LB

    Demolition of existing stores, insertion of rooflights to building and repair, refurbishment, and extension of building

    Chancel Cottage Fir Lane Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SF

    Received 3 Jan 2017
  20. Application Refused21/03968/F

    First floor side extension and single storey front porch extension

    1 The Orchard Horton Cum Studley OX33 1BW

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  21. Application Permitted17/02310/F

    Demolition of dilapidated timber conservatory and erection of replacement oak frame extension

    The Cottage 3 Bakers Lane Swalcliffe Banbury OX15 5EN

    Received 16 Nov 2017
  22. Application Permitted22/02965/F

    Install an additional 16 rapid electric vehicle charging stations along with associated equipment

    Stroud Park Ermont Way Banbury

    Received 27 Sept 2022
  23. Application Permitted15/02318/F

    Demolish existing rear conservatory and side garage. Erection of single storey front, side and rear extension

    4 Wards Crescent Bodicote Banbury OX15 4DY

    Received 18 Dec 2015
  24. Application Permitted20/03464/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 19/01092/F - to allow for revised landscape scheme which includes the re-location of previously approved outdoor pool to the north of the house, construction of a new pool house and re-location of previously approved greenhouse

    Southfield Farm Wigginton OX15 4LA

    Received 3 Dec 2020

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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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