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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28,853 approved · 2,872 refused · 1,773 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Refused26/00111/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 24/01194/F - minor amendments to include, modifications to window and door positions, alteration to the upper storey, removing the mansard style facade and replacing with a wall with a cladding finish, minor alterations internally

    81, 83 & 85 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JS

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  2. Application Withdrawn22/00626/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 16/00597/F - to change plots 132 and 139-149 to Thrutone Slate roof tiles

    Redrow Development Saltway OS Parcels 1200 3100 2000 1981 South Of Salt Way Bloxham Road Banbury

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  3. Application Permitted24/02509/NMA

    We are seeking to amend the approved access road alignment to provide sufficient turning space for a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) (proposed as non-material amendment to 24/00896/F)

    Unit D1 Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 17 Sept 2024
  4. Application Permitted16/00005/CC

    Detached, two storey, three bedroom blockwork dwelling with integral garage

    1 Foundation Square Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2AQ

    Received 11 Aug 2016
  5. Application Permitted22/02048/F

    Dropped kerb and new hardstanding/stone chip driveway. Proposed EV power point and PV roof panels

    27 Lysander Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4TJ

    Received 11 Jul 2022
  6. Application Permitted18/01905/LB

    Conversion of barn to provide swimming pool and leisure facilities (Resubmission of 17/02584/LB)

    Manor House Main Street Mollington Banbury OX17 1BB

    Received 5 Nov 2018
  7. Application Permitted15/01229/F

    Variation of condition 3 on 14/00309/F to allow a change of materials used.

    13 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DH

    Received 1 Jul 2015
  8. Under Consultation19/00632/M106

    Modification of Section 106 - Application 13/01708/CDC

    Former Oxfordshire Care Partnership Building London Road Bicester

    Received 29 Mar 2019
  9. Application Permitted23/00753/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 17 (Construction Environment Management Plan) of 20/01643/OUT

    Land North And West Of Bretch Hill Reservoir Adj To Balmoral Avenue Banbury

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  10. Application Permitted15/01168/REM

    Reserved Matters to 05/01337/OUT - Proposal for the erection of 215 dwellings, garages, associated parking, landscaping, access roads and associated works

    Longford Park Parcel F Adjacent To Bankside Banbury

    Received 22 Jun 2015
  11. Application Permitted22/01524/F

    To install a self-contained refrigerated pallet storage unit adjacent to existing warehouse for storage of supply goods

    Dhl Supply Chain Cherwell 3 Brookhill Way Banbury OX16 3ED

    Received 23 May 2022
  12. Application Permitted20/01355/F

    Single storey extension to the front elevation; two storey side extension and single storey extension to the rear

    54 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2EX

    Received 26 May 2020
  13. Application Permitted18/00488/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (slate sample) , 6 (render sample), 7 (timber sample) & 16 (means of access) of 18/01374/F

    Akeman Spinney Heyford Road Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HS

    Received 12 Dec 2018
  14. Application Permitted17/00146/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (biodiversity method statement), 4 (arboricultural method statement), 5 (stone sample) and 6 (schedule of materials and finishes) of 16/02204/F

    Coppers Pound Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RR

    Received 23 Mar 2017
  15. Application Permitted20/00829/F

    Extension of existing means of access and associated dropped kerb/crossover

    23 Brantwood Rise Banbury OX16 9NH

    Received 20 Mar 2020
  16. Application Permitted16/01929/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed development for erection of single storey rear extension (revised scheme of 16/00910/CLUP)

    1 Colegrave Road Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NT

    Received 22 Sept 2016
  17. Application Permitted18/00152/TCA

    T1 x Birch - Crown lift pendulous growth only where needed to suitable growth points, to provide clearance to garage/parking area; for maintenance purposes.

    Street Record Samuelson Court Banbury

    Received 11 Jun 2018
  18. Application Permitted23/03459/TCA

    T1 x Weeping Ash - Remove large dead limb, remove epicormic vertical growth from stem and remove deadwood T2 x Yew - Trim circumference to contain and shape, prune to clear telecom cable. Raise crown height over lane to 3 metres high

    Corner House Islip Road Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DP

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  19. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA16/00072/SO

    Variation of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19, 20 and 23 of 14/00697/F - Alter the wording of the conditions to be "prior to commencement of development above slab level...."

    Land To Rear Of Tangmere Close And Scampton Close Bicester

    Received 18 Aug 2016
  20. Prior Approval Not Required15/00796/HPA

    Single storey rear extension, height to eaves 2.36m, overall height 3.42m, length 4.50m

    37 Waller Drive Banbury OX16 9NS

    Received 5 May 2015
  21. Application Withdrawn15/01661/F

    Erection of one, mews style dwelling.

    Courtyard To The Rear Of 64 - 65 High Street Banbury

    Received 8 Sept 2015
  22. Application Permitted17/01865/F

    Conversion of existing timber frame garage and store to form one dwelling

    The Dower House Church Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QP

    Received 7 Sept 2017
  23. Application Permitted24/00429/TPO

    T1 (Willow) - Pollard to main branch junction. Tree subject to TPO 06/1995

    Stanhope 13 Fiveacres Murcott Kidlington OX5 2RP

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  24. Application Permitted21/02642/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory structures, erection of single storey rear extensions, new mono pitch roof over existing side projection, insertion of new window opening.

    27 Oxford Road Hampton Poyle OX5 2QA

    Received 3 Aug 2021

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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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