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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
38,032Searchable applications
1,797Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 31,725 approved or refused records
2,872Refused applications

28,853 approved · 2,872 refused · 1,773 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Local Plan Review ExaminationPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas What is a conservation area?

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 Permitted23/02291/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 8 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of 21/04112/OUT - (Appeal Ref APP/C3105/W/22/3301485)

    OS Parcel 2778 Grange Farm North West Of Station Cottage Station Road Launton

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  2. Application Permitted24/01263/F

    Variation of Conditions 2 (plans) and 5 (drainage scheme) of 21/02994/F - new wording of conditions

    Bloxham School Banbury Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PE

    Received 8 May 2024
  3. Prior Approval Not Required25/01573/HPA

    Single storey rear extension - length 4m, height to eaves 3m, overall height 3m

    114 Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5AG

    Received 13 Jun 2025
  4. Application Permitted24/02280/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 31 (Construction Environment Management Plan) and 32 (Construction Management Travel Plan) of 21/03749/F

    Sites B C D And E MOD Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott

    Received 20 Aug 2024
  5. Application Refused21/03379/F

    Erection of a two-storey rear extension and a single storey side extension

    Kings Cottage The Green Great Bourton OX17 1QH

    Received 4 Oct 2021
  6. Application Refused20/03546/F

    Change of Use of 0.0702 Ha of agricultural land to domestic use, access, and erection of new garage with domestic storage over

    The Stables Blacklocks Hill Nethercote Banbury OX17 2BN

    Received 7 Dec 2020
  7. Application Permitted17/00165/TCA

    T1 x Yew - Reduce height to previous reduction point (approx' 9 ft) T2 x Holly - Reduce height to previous reduction point (approx' 12 ft)

    Spring Farm House Main Street Hanwell Banbury OX17 1HN

    Received 12 May 2017
  8. Application Permitted26/00389/F

    Change of use of existing outbuilding to self-contained one bedroom dwelling - (RETROSPECTIVE)

    The Barn At 52 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BB

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  9. Application Permitted17/01896/F

    Two storey rear extension and sunpipe to East elevation

    Chemin De Fer Horn Hill Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3EW

    Received 14 Sept 2017
  10. Application Permitted22/01236/F

    Single storey front extension (revised scheme of 22/00195/F)

    Sunbeams Wykham Lane Broughton Banbury OX15 5DT

    Received 26 Apr 2022
  11. Observations25/02226/TEL

    The installation of 3no. antennas at 17.05m and 6no. Routers and the relocation of 1no. antenna along with associated ancillary equipment on the existing monopole. The replacement of 1no. cabinet for 1no. cabinet and the installation of 1no. GPS node and 3no. Remote Radio Head’s (RRH’s) at ground level

    TMUK And 3 Telecommunications Mast Part Of OS Parcel 0723 Adjoining M40 And South East Of Manor Farm Twyford Road Adderbury OX17 3JL

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  12. Application Permitted15/00512/LB

    Replacement roof and openings on Orangery and box guttering and down pipes on Orangery

    Hill House Oxford Road Adderbury Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NF

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  13. Application Refused22/00142/LB

    Replacement of ground floor windows with timber sash windows and replacement of first floor windows with 'like-for-like' timber sash windows

    2B Launton Road Bicester OX26 6DH

    Received 18 Jan 2022
  14. Application Permitted22/01458/F

    Removal of carport, enclosure of front entrance porch and erection of single storey side and rear extensions

    12 Schofields Way Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NS

    Received 17 May 2022
  15. Application Permitted19/02599/F

    New steel barn

    Nicholson Nurseries The Park Middle Aston Road North Aston OX25 6HL

    Received 19 Nov 2019
  16. Application Refused21/02160/F

    Creation of a new dwelling house (Resubmission of 20/02867/F)

    109 The Fairway Banbury OX16 0QY

    Received 21 Jun 2021
  17. Application Permitted22/00648/F

    Erection of conservatory to rear of property

    St Elmo Little Lane Horley Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 6BJ

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  18. Application Permitted20/03617/F

    First floor rear and single storey side extensions

    3 Hyde Grove Bloxham Banbury OX15 4HZ

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  19. Application Permitted16/01564/F

    Demolition of previous additions to farmhouse, conversion of detached barn into habitable accommodation, erection of glazed link, erection of first floor side extension and other alterations

    Paternoster Farm 107 Cassington Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1QB

    Received 3 Aug 2016
  20. Application Withdrawn16/00527/F

    Erection of 1 No four bedroom detached dwelling and double garage

    Plot 2 Former The Bungalow Queen Street Bloxham

    Received 18 Mar 2016
  21. Prior Approval Refused15/00244/PAMB

    Change of Use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and for associated operational development

    Barn West Of North Aston Somerton Road North Aston Oxfordshire

    Received 11 Feb 2015
  22. Application Permitted26/00103/LB

    To replace two west facing ground floor windows with like-for-like Heritage double glazed windows

    The Two Cottages Church Lane Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UA

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  23. Application Permitted20/02620/F

    Single storey rear extension and front porch extension

    14 Swansfield Bicester OX26 6YX

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  24. Application Permitted19/00079/F

    Wooden storage shed to side elevation

    7th Banbury Scout Group Scout Hut School Lane Banbury OX16 2AZ

    Received 15 Jan 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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