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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
37,834Searchable applications
1,797Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 31,551 approved or refused records
2,855Refused applications

28,696 approved · 2,855 refused · 1,765 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted26/00774/F

    Construction of covered pergola, decorative timber arch and raised planters with new patio

    The White Horse Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4UA

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  2. Observations20/01050/TEL

    Proposed installation of Telecoms equipment

    TMUK And 3 Telecommunications Mast 54324 Land West And Adjoining Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 21 Apr 2020
  3. Application Permitted22/00111/TPO

    T1 (Yew) - a mature tree located to the rear of the property, heavily reduced to the rear and south over the neighbouring property, Crown reduce by 1.5m removing up to 2m to reshape, crown raise to 1.8m, crown clean and remove major deadwood. - Subject to TPO 013/1993

    8 Forest Close Launton OX26 5DD

    Received 17 Jan 2022
  4. Application Permitted15/00315/TCA

    T1 x Walnut - Crown lift by up 3.0m to a height of up to 5.0m, 15% thin to achieve dappled light, deadwood to be removed.

    Paddock House Paddock Farm Lane Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BT

    Received 16 Sept 2015
  5. Under Consultation24/02892/M106

    Modification of Section 106 dated 22nd June 2020 attached to 21/01278/REM - amend the tenure of the five affordable units to Discounted Market Sale Housing with the proposed discount to be agreed with the Council

    Land South Of Home Farm House Clifton Road Deddington

    Received 24 Oct 2024
  6. Application Permitted16/00268/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (External lighting), 5 (Northern and Southern boundary fences), 6 (Refuse storage), 7 (Landscaping scheme and details), 9 (Surface water drainage scheme), 10 (Parking and maneouvring area details and specification) and 11 (Road layout details) of 15/02060/F.

    Plots 4 And 5 Brookhill Way Banbury

    Received 6 Jun 2016
  7. Application Permitted22/01994/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (render and brick method statement) of 19/01741/LB

    66A High Street Banbury OX16 5JJ

    Received 4 Jul 2022
  8. Under Consultation25/01429/TCA

    G1 Small group of 3 lawson cypress trees (one is dead already) dbh 0.15m h3m Fell to ground level Trees have been planted in the middle of the lawn and are over shading an adjacent apple tree

    Olde Shoemaker Cottage Church Lane Weston On The Green OX25 3QS

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  9. Application Permitted17/00235/DISC

    Discharge of condition 13 (means of construction and drainage for the access between land and the highway) of 16/00861/HYBRID

    OS Parcel 0070 Adj And North Of A41 London Road Bicester

    Received 11 May 2017
  10. Application Permitted24/00834/F

    Two storey extensions to dwelling, demolition of existing garage and erection of new 3 bay garage with home office above.

    Hazel Hedge Cottage Tithe Lane Clifton Oxfordshire OX15 0PU

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  11. Application Permitted24/00090/F

    Single storey front extensions, part first floor extension over existing ground floor/two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and box dormer extension to rear roof slope along with associated alterations

    27 Launton Road Bicester OX26 6PY

    Received 11 Jan 2024
  12. Application Permitted17/02142/F

    Demolish existing dwelling and erect two four bedroom dwellings with double garages

    Far Close Crossing Lane Claydon Banbury OX17 1EX

    Received 23 Oct 2017
  13. Application Refused15/01977/F

    Removal of Condition 4 of application 13/00539/F.

    Unit 8 Fir Tree Farm Northampton Road Weston On The Green

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  14. Application Permitted21/03600/F

    Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory, single garage to replace existing and alterations to parking area, fencing and related external landscaping (resubmission of 20/01761/F).

    138 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TR

    Received 22 Oct 2021
  15. Application Permitted15/01873/F

    Garage conversion and alterations to form living accommodation

    21 Osprey Close Bicester OX26 6YH

    Received 14 Oct 2015
  16. Application Permitted18/02215/F

    Rear roof extension and replacement of rear windows and doors to Unit 4 of the former Otmoor Lodge Hotel

    Jackdaw Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1AY

    Received 20 Dec 2018
  17. Application Permitted15/02272/OUT

    OUTLINE - Erection of a single dwelling and garage following alterations to existing dwelling and demolition of existing outbuildings - Re-submission of 15/00901/OUT

    Caldicote House Main Street Clifton Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 0PE

    Received 14 Dec 2015
  18. Application Permitted24/01366/F

    Two storey rear extension, new front porch, and new stone wall parking bays.

    Swere Villa Lower Street Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RH

    Received 20 May 2024
  19. Application Permitted17/00103/TCA

    T1 x Eucalyptus - Fell

    9 Hopcraft Lane Deddington Banbury OX15 0TD

    Received 20 Mar 2017
  20. Application Permitted16/00987/F

    Demolition of existing buildings, formation of new access and erection of 1.5 storey dwelling and outbuilding

    The Old Cottage Station Road Blackthorn Bicester OX25 1TA

    Received 26 May 2016
  21. Application Permitted22/00487/F

    Variation of condition 9 Design Code (to vary the timing of its approval to allow submission of reserved matters concurrently) of 18/01882/OUT

    Land For Proposed Development At Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 18 Feb 2022
  22. Application Permitted18/00903/LB

    Remove old and peeling paint from the bricks on the exterior of the property to allow the wall to breathe

    St Johns House St Johns Road Banbury

    Received 21 May 2018
  23. Application Permitted20/01656/LB

    Replace 6 existing modern windows to front and rear & replace existing fire escape door

    6 Hampden Manor 81 Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EB

    Received 23 Jun 2020
  24. Application Permitted26/01769/TCA

    Edited T1: Maple ~ Crown reduction by 2.5m all round, reducing uprights back to previous points or suitable unions. These works will include a general crown thin and dead wood removal. T2: Goat Willow ~ Pollarding of all stems down to approximately 3m at point of first branch union, to allow to re generate as low pollard poles. (These works will require a power shut down to allow for safe working)

    The Old Cottage Middle Lane Balscote OX15 6JP

    Received 15 Jul 2026

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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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