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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
36,953Searchable applications
1,799Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 30,791 approved or refused records
2,809Refused applications

27,982 approved · 2,809 refused · 1,724 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)22/02969/F

    Ground floor extension to the rear with a green roof and roof light

    Attock House Church Lane Horton Cum Studley OX33 1AW

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  2. Application Permitted22/03435/F

    Render existing house - Re-submission of 22/02534/F

    46 Dashwood Avenue Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1NJ

    Received 15 Nov 2022
  3. Application Permitted24/00707/F

    Single-storey rear extension, porch canopy extension.

    64 Lucerne Avenue Bicester OX26 3EL

    Received 14 Mar 2024
  4. Application Permitted17/00162/TCA

    T1 x Horse Chestnut - Lift canopy 2.0m clear of adjacent shed and a minimum of 3.0m above access track. Remove branch liable to foul electrical cable. T2 x Maple - Fell

    The Lodge South Side Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4RY

    Received 10 May 2017
  5. Application Permitted19/00664/F

    Operational development in the form of external re-cladding and associated upgrading works

    Chiltern Invadex 126 Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4XD

    Received 11 Apr 2019
  6. Application Permitted23/03461/F

    Demolition of existing site structures and erection of new dwelling with detached garage

    Land To Rear And Adj Woodbine Cottage Street Through Murcott Village Murcott

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  7. Application Withdrawn22/03666/F

    Single storey rear extension (sitting room)

    15 Lake Walk Adderbury Banbury OX17 3PF

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  8. Application Permitted26/00391/F

    Erection of single storey front and rear extensions

    53 Brinkburn Grove Banbury OX16 3WX

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  9. Application Permitted15/00322/TCA

    t1 x Beech - Crown thin by 15% and raise to 3 meters

    Gowers Close Main Street Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RW

    Received 22 Sept 2015
  10. Application Permitted15/02090/LB

    Refurbish and extend existing rear extension, alter fenestration and re-roof existing garden stores

    Weston Manor Cottage Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QL

    Received 17 Nov 2015
  11. Application Permitted23/03211/F

    Replacement of 2 x ground floor and 3 x first floor sash windows with bespoke sash windows

    The Limes 94 East Street Fritwell Oxfordshire OX27 7QF

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  12. No Objections22/03608/CDISC

    Details Pursuant to Condition 10 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 19/01760/CM (MW.0084/19) - MW.0158/22

    Wroxton Fields Quarry Stratford Road A422 Wroxton

    Received 30 Nov 2022
  13. Application Refused16/02578/TEL56

    Installation of 4G equipment comprising 1no 18m monpole with 2no antennas, 2no dishes and ancillary development thereto within a fenced enclosure

    Proposed Telecommunications Mask Cell No. 75424 Wharf Lane Souldern

    Received 21 Dec 2016
  14. Application Permitted25/00145/TCA

    T1 -Reduce Oak tree by 1-1/2 m. T2 -Remove small Oak tree in the hedgerow. T3 - Overall crown reduction on Birch tree by 2m. T4 - Remove Field Maple to ground level.

    The Stables Launton Road Stratton Audley

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  15. Application Refused25/00384/F

    Erection of a garden office to replace an existing shed

    9 Orchard Piece Mollington OX17 1DP

    Received 14 Feb 2025
  16. Application Refused18/00473/F

    Development of site to create 3 dwellings

    Land To The North West Of Old Farm House Adjoining Orchard Piece Mollington

    Received 19 Mar 2018
  17. Application Permitted19/01113/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 18/01746/F - minor amendments to Design Scheme

    Nicholas Corner Burdrop Banbury OX15 5RQ

    Received 14 Jun 2019
  18. Application Permitted18/00055/DISC

    Discharge of condition 32 (existing and proposed levels) of 06/00967/OUT

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

    Received 5 Feb 2018
  19. Application Permitted16/01329/TPO

    T1 - Ash, subject to recent primary limb failure, reduce the overall crown by specifically reducing the mid and lower crown which extends over the highway by up to 3m, reducing the height by up to 1.5m, reducing the mid and lower crown extending toward the property by up to 2m, whilst maintaining maximum photosynthetic materials resulting in a more balanced symmetrical crown habit - Subject to TPO 3/99.

    Gilbert Garden Tadmarton Road Bloxham Banbury OX15 4HW

    Received 5 Jul 2016
  20. Application Permitted15/00533/DISC

    Partial discharge of Condition 13 (Drainage) in relation to AP2 and AP3 of TWA/10/APP/01.

    Oxford To Bicester Rail Link Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  21. Application Permitted22/01846/TPO

    Lime x5 / Field maple x8 Raise crown height overhanging layby to 4 metres high and over Oxford Road to an approximate height of 5 metres from ground level (Statutory highway height clearance) Contract specifics: The work will primarily target the removal or pruning of secondary branches, entire branch removal will be kept to a minimum to achieve the necessary height

    Allotments Oxford Road Bletchingdon

    Received 23 Jun 2022
  22. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)20/01891/F

    Erection of a 4 bedroom detached dwelling with garage and access

    Land North East Of Fringford Study Centre Adjoining Rectory Lane Fringford OX27 8DD

    Received 15 Jul 2020
  23. Application Permitted20/01285/F

    Alterations to fenestration of front elevation

    72 High Street Banbury OX16 5JG

    Received 18 May 2020
  24. Application Permitted18/00384/OUT

    Outline development of up to 6no dwellings and the demolition of the former Smithy building and garages - All matters reserved other than means of access

    Rear Of 32 To 34 The Moors Kidlington

    Received 5 Mar 2018

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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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