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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
38,292Searchable applications
1,797Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 31,960 approved or refused records
2,889Refused applications

29,071 approved · 2,889 refused · 1,784 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted25/03123/F

    Single storey extension to rear

    6 Woodstock Road East Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1RQ

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  2. Application Permitted17/00062/LB

    Install a 2500l Oil Fuel Tank inside the confines of Yew Tree Farmhouse (no longer a part of Yew Tree Farm) and the installation of fencing around driveway in rear garden

    Yew Tree Farm Station Road Launton Bicester OX26 5DX

    Received 12 Jan 2017
  3. Application Refused23/00414/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use of a dwellinghouse (Class C3a) to a bed and breakfast (Class C1)

    5 South Avenue Kidlington OX5 1DE

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  4. Application Permitted18/02248/F

    Demolition of garage and erection of single storey side extension; additional single storey side extension plus conservatory and front porch (resubmission of 18/00989/F)

    1 Oxford Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AQ

    Received 21 Dec 2018
  5. Determined Application16/01797/CM

    Scoping opinion for proposed extension to South East (Area A) (OCC reference MW.0111/16)

    Shipton On Cherwell Quarry Shipton On Cherwell

    Received 26 Aug 2016
  6. Application Permitted21/01337/F

    Single storey extension and internal alterations to bungalow

    12 Rochester Way Twyford OX17 3JX

    Received 15 Apr 2021
  7. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)24/01766/PIP

    Permission in Principle - construction of up to 5no. dwellings

    Former Paddocks Backside Lane Sibford Gower OX15 5RS

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  8. Application Permitted19/01007/F

    Single storey side extension

    2 Stable Cottages Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9AD

    Received 30 May 2019
  9. Application Permitted23/02266/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (walls & roofs of building), 5 (security lighting/CCTV) and 6 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of 23/00157/F

    Grange Farm Godington Bicester OX27 9AF

    Received 16 Aug 2023
  10. Application Withdrawn16/01393/F

    Erection of garage and single storey extensions

    Stonepit Cottage Epwell Road Shutford Banbury OX15 6HE

    Received 12 Jul 2016
  11. Application Permitted18/00086/NMA

    Amendment to layout, comprising the handing of Plot 65 (proposed as Non Material Amendment to 15/00277/REM)

    Land Adjoining And West Of Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 11 Jul 2018
  12. Application Permitted22/03292/F

    Installation of conservation rooflights in existing building

    Manor Barn Islip Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DP

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  13. Application Permitted19/02817/ADV

    1no non-illuminated fascia sign

    Unit A3 The Phoenix Centre Beaumont Road Banbury OX16 1RH

    Received 10 Dec 2019
  14. Application Permitted20/02861/LB

    Removal of an existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey rear extension.

    88 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BB

    Received 12 Oct 2020
  15. Application Permitted19/00149/DISC

    Discharge of condition 4 (door details) of 18/00579/LB

    7 Daisy Hill Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6LB

    Received 18 Apr 2019
  16. Application Refused20/02180/F

    Erection of a four bedroom chalet bungalow (C3) to the rear of the existing public house (A4), with a new access created off Westlands Avenue, and associated parking and landscaping

    The Ben Jonson Inn Northampton Road Weston On The Green OX25 3RA

    Received 11 Aug 2020
  17. Application Permitted25/02408/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (covered bicycle parking) and 8 (bin storage) of 24/02326/F

    53 Brasenose Drive Kidlington OX5 2EQ

    Received 16 Sept 2025
  18. Application Permitted20/03063/TCA

    T1 x Portugese Laurel - Fell as the tree overhangs a public footpath, the neighbouring roof and a stone wall. A large branch is split and on closer inspection the entire trunk is split. The tree is in a dangerous condition.

    The Gables Millers Lane Hornton OX15 6BS

    Received 28 Oct 2020
  19. Application Permitted19/00226/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (drainage), 4 (materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (tree survey), 7 (arboricultural survey), 8 (construction environmental management plan) and 9 (biodiversity) of 19/00218/F

    Land Adj To 3D Apollo Office Park Ironstone Lane Wroxton

    Received 19 Jun 2019
  20. Application Permitted24/02993/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development - seeking confirmation that planning permission 20/00059/F, for removal of existing spoil and erection of two non-food retail units, has been lawfully commenced and that it is lawful to complete the outstanding works.

    Tesco Lakeview Drive Bicester OX26 1DE

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  21. Application Permitted26/01583/F

    Change of Use into a reformer pilates and wellness studio

    Adderbury Methodist Church Chapel Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NA

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  22. Application Permitted22/03559/TCA

    G1 x - Mixed fruit - Re-reduce by approximately 1 metre, removing the centres of the trees to allow great light in to ripen fruit. T1 x Pear - Re-reduce by approximately 1 metre.

    Greenhaven Pages Lane Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6BX

    Received 25 Nov 2022
  23. Application Permitted21/02549/Q56

    Conversion of Concrete Hovel to a single dwelling house

    Concrete Hovel Street From Friars Hill To Ragnell Bottom Wroxton

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  24. Application Permitted25/01886/F

    Erection of building to form annexe

    96 The Fairway Banbury OX16 0RB

    Received 21 Jul 2025

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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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