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27,827 approved · 2,799 refused · 1,712 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Permitted21/02161/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (external appearance of swimming pool) of 20/03303/F

    Model Farm 19 Bletchingdon Road Hampton Poyle OX5 2QG

    Received 21 Jun 2021
  2. Application Withdrawn17/00966/F

    Two storey side extension, dormer windows to front and rear and additional windows and doors to ground and first floor.

    The Old Forge Mixbury Brackley NN13 5RR

    Received 2 May 2017
  3. Application Permitted23/01778/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed Development: changes to be done internally to combine two flats to become a C3 dwelling house, externally there is an addition of a new wall to close of the porch and make only one entrance to the house

    203 Wilsdon Way Kidlington OX5 1TZ

    Received 28 Jun 2023
  4. Under Consultation20/01695/TCA

    T1 -Multi-stemmed Holly - Fell Reason - Ivy clad partially dead tree.

    The Cottage Old Stone Court 1 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BA

    Received 29 Jun 2020
  5. Application Permitted22/01335/LB

    Remedial works following flood in 2021. The works will involve stripping the modern floor coverings above concrete slab and replacing with new, removal and replacement of skirting and architrave and plaster repairs to lower walls in the dining room, kitchen and hallway. Redecoration on completion

    Yarn Hill Cottage Birds Lane Epwell Oxfordshire OX15 6LQ

    Received 5 May 2022
  6. Application Permitted16/00191/F

    Single storey side extension; raising of garage roof by three courses and internal alterations

    49 Danvers Road Broughton Banbury OX15 5DU

    Received 1 Feb 2016
  7. Application Permitted25/02330/F

    First floor side extension

    213 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AE

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  8. Application Permitted22/02558/LB

    RETROSPECTIVE - Repair collapsed wall within catering kitchen

    25 Cornhill, Castle House Market Place Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 5NG

    Received 22 Aug 2022
  9. Application Permitted17/02035/REM

    Reserved matters to 13/00433/OUT - Local Centre for Public Art

    Land South West Of Bicester Adjoining Oxford Road And Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 4 Oct 2017
  10. Application Permitted22/03011/F

    Proposed single storey front and side extension with associated internal and external works

    Cozynest Cottage Chesterton Bicester OX25 3PD

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  11. Application Permitted16/00121/TCA

    T1 x Birch - Fell. T2 x Spruce - Fell.

    Corner Cottage Bletchingdon Road Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HF

    Received 24 May 2016
  12. Application Permitted24/02623/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of 23/02615/F

    Balscote Mill The Plain Road Shutford

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  13. Application Refused21/02509/F

    Single storey kitchen extension

    Hornton Grounds Farm Hornton Banbury OX15 6HH

    Received 21 Jul 2021
  14. Not Proceeded With16/00009/SO

    Screening Opinion - Conversion to six flats, construction of six flats and creation of new entrance - 16/00091/OUT

    Former Marlborough Arms 1A Gatteridge Street Banbury OX16 9DJ

    Received 19 Jan 2016
  15. Application Permitted22/00095/F

    Shopfront alteration to install new crittal glazing and new signage

    Unit Ey1 Pioneer Square Bure Place Bicester OX26 6FA

    Received 13 Jan 2022
  16. Application Permitted18/00411/F

    Demolish porch and erect a single storey front extension

    2 Lee Close Kidlington OX5 2XZ

    Received 8 Mar 2018
  17. Application Permitted24/00935/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for a gravel hardstanding in front of the property for the purpose of parking vehicles and entry/exit onto North Lane

    Summer Court North Lane Weston On The Green OX25 3RG

    Received 8 Apr 2024
  18. Not Proceeded With15/00064/SO

    Screening Opinion to 15/01215/REM - Appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of 42 no. dwellings

    OS Parcel 0063 North East Of Crouch Hill Farm Adjoining Broughton Road Banbury

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  19. Application Withdrawn16/02450/LB

    Single storey rear extension, new windows and opening, together with changes to existing detached garage/pool room

    Park Farm Cottage St Giles Close Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PZ

    Received 5 Dec 2016
  20. Application Permitted25/01229/TCA

    T1 Walnut Tree - Crown reduction by 2.5 metres

    Walnut Tree House Manor Orchard Horley OX15 6DZ

    Received 1 May 2025
  21. Application Permitted15/00945/LB

    External alterations to outbuilding including re-roofing, increasing ridge height, reconstruction of external brick wall and new windows and doors.

    Yew Tree House Church Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4ET

    Received 26 May 2015
  22. Application Permitted23/00628/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (brick sample) and 4 (lime mortar sample) of 21/04265/LB

    17-19 High Street Bodicote OX15 4BX

    Received 9 Mar 2023
  23. Application Permitted18/00054/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 17/02478/F - Add fire escape window to side en-suite. Omit side door to single storey lean to. Omit velux roof windows (two in new bedroom, two in single storey lean-to)

    Manor Cottage 1 The Ridgeway Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NF

    Received 19 Apr 2018
  24. Under Consultation20/02412/TCA

    T1 x Leylandii - Fell due to root heave from last storm.

    40 Greenhills Park Bloxham OX15 4TA

    Received 1 Sept 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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