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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27,982 approved · 2,809 refused · 1,724 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Permitted24/00374/F

    Refurbishments, extensions & alterations to the existing dwelling, including new & replacement single storey rear extensions, two-storey side extension to replace existing swimming pool wing, and first floor front gable extension and enlarged dormer windows, along with a replacement garage building and associated landscaping.

    The Beeches Heyford Road Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SN

    Received 9 Feb 2024
  2. Application Permitted20/01636/F

    Dropped kerb to front and side of property

    26 Balliol Road Bicester OX26 4HP

    Received 22 Jun 2020
  3. Application Permitted18/00212/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (parking bollard details), 7 (construction timetable and management) and 8 (boundary fence detail gateway east) of 16/01807/REM, Phase 1a and part Phase 1b

    Site D And E Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 4 May 2018
  4. Application Permitted21/04002/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (vehicular electric charging points) and 11 (provision of solar PV) of 20/02139/F

    E P Barrus Ltd Launton Road Bicester OX26 4UR

    Received 29 Nov 2021
  5. Application Permitted24/02037/LB

    Alterations to the existing building including repair works to floors and column bases and undercroft lighting renovation

    Town Hall Market Place Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0SE

    Received 26 Jul 2024
  6. Application Permitted16/02619/F

    Demolition of outbuildings and erection of one low energy building to be used in conjunction with and ancillary to Bean Acre Cottage and the change of use of land to form an alteration of domestic curtilage of Bean Acre Cottage

    Bean Acre Cottage Rope Way Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5QB

    Received 23 Dec 2016
  7. Application Permitted20/02550/F

    Proposed two storey and single storey rear extensions

    125 Bicester Road Gosford OX5 2PX

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  8. Application Permitted24/03202/F

    Erection of a conservatory to the rear of the property

    Marigold View 53B Hamilton Close Bicester OX26 2HX

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  9. Application Permitted20/03601/F

    Single and two-storey extensions and internal alterations

    West Farm Cottage Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RT

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  10. Application Permitted17/01497/F

    Two storey side extension and new single storey porch

    19 Bradshaw Close Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SA

    Received 12 Jul 2017
  11. Application Permitted20/01912/TCA

    T1, T2 x Lawson Cypress - Remove due to shade cast on the front of the house. T3 x Hornbeam - Overall crown reduction by 3.0m, this will re-balance the wide spread canopy.

    11 Cavendish Place Stratton Audley OX27 9BN

    Received 17 Jul 2020
  12. Application Refused21/02207/F

    Single storey rear extension

    38 Yew Tree Close Launton OX26 5AE

    Received 25 Jun 2021
  13. Under Consultation26/02328/TCA

    Magnolia - reduce to near previous points, removing approximately 3m from the entire crown and 4.5m from above the neighbouring property.

    4 Castle Street Deddington OX15 0TE

    Received 11 Sept 2026
  14. Application Permitted21/03929/F

    Conversion of garage to office and ground floor shower room

    21 Whimbrel Close Bicester OX26 6XP

    Received 24 Nov 2021
  15. Application Permitted22/03556/F

    Single storey side extension to include kitchen and dining space

    1 The Paddocks Heyford Road Somerton OX25 6LL

    Received 25 Nov 2022
  16. Application Permitted19/02458/CC

    New dwelling - Plot 319 (Community Street)

    23 East Circular Road Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BJ

    Received 19 Nov 2019
  17. Application Permitted18/00253/F

    Small extension and minor alterations to previously approved scheme

    Old Cowpastures Farmhouse Traitors Ford Lane Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5DL

    Received 7 Feb 2018
  18. Application Permitted20/03391/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 19 (Ecological Management Plan), Con 23 (Hard Landscaping), Con 24 (Hard Landscaping), Con 29 (Streetlighting), Con 30 (Fire Hydrants), Con 31(Travel Plan), Con 32(Public Artwork), Con 36(On street parking controls) and Con 37 (public infrastructure) of 15/01326/OUT - up to 280 residential dwellings (including up to 30% affordable housing), introduction of structural planting and landscaping, informal public open space and children's play area, surface water flood mitigation and attenuation, vehicular access point from White Post Road and associated ancillary works

    OS Parcels 6741 And 5426 West Of Cricket Field Nor Wykham Lane Bodicote

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  19. Application Permitted20/02076/LB

    Relocation of staircase, minor internal alterations associated with staircase and alterations to a single window and external door

    Stickleys House Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RT

    Received 31 Jul 2020
  20. Application Permitted21/02802/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone sample panel) & 4 (slate sample) of 20/03669/F

    Leys Farm Hook Norton OX15 5BZ

    Received 13 Aug 2021
  21. Application Permitted22/03592/F

    Replace existing outbuilding with new outbuilding and associated change of use of land from agricultural to residential

    South Newington Manor South Newington Banbury OX15 4JE

    Received 29 Nov 2022
  22. Application Permitted23/00185/F

    Rear garden room

    Mandray Noke Oxford OX3 9TT

    Received 25 Jan 2023
  23. Application Refused19/00620/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for the timber building to the rear of the scrapyard together with its use as a welding and metal fabrication workshop and associated storage of ancillary propane tanks and welding equipment

    Scrapyard Bunkers Hill Shipton On Cherwell

    Received 4 Apr 2019
  24. Application Permitted19/01123/F

    Replace existing garden wall, reduce depth of existing shed, restoration of ground floor shutters to window overlooking garden

    Wilmere Lodge Middleton Park Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4AQ

    Received 17 Jun 2019

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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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