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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
38,877Searchable applications
1,797Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 32,486 approved or refused records
2,909Refused applications

29,577 approved · 2,909 refused · 1,806 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted26/00703/TCA_5

    T1 Conifer - Fell

    2 Madmarston View Green Lane Swalcliffe OX15 5EQ

    Received 17 Mar 2026
  2. Application Permitted22/00967/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (finished floor levels), 7 (fire hydrants), 20 (soundproofing scheme), 30 (bus facilities) & 33 (green roof details) & partial discharge of condition 9 (landscaping scheme - Resort Landscape) of 21/04158/F

    Land Approx 1 Mile From J9 East Of M40 Part Of M40 Through Chesterton Parish Chesterton

    Received 31 Mar 2022
  3. Application Refused25/00934/F

    Erection of a fodder store

    Brockford Farm Oatley Hill Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton OX15 5BU

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  4. Application Permitted24/02013/REM

    Variation of Condition 1 (plans) of 23/01413/REM - design changes

    Land To The West Of School Lane And Foxden Way Great Bourton

    Received 24 Jul 2024
  5. Application Permitted19/00539/F

    Re-build damaged natural stone wall in same format but allowing additional width to hotel access. Extend existing hotel access entrance wrought iron gates and re-hang.

    Littlebury Hotel Kings End Bicester OX26 6DR

    Received 5 Mar 2019
  6. Application Permitted17/02128/F

    Addition of single-storey glass canopy to rear elevation of property

    90 Bretch Hill Banbury OX16 0NJ

    Received 19 Oct 2017
  7. Application Permitted22/00820/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Large scale details) of 21/01278/REM

    Land South Of Home Farm House Clifton Road Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TP

    Received 18 Mar 2022
  8. Application Permitted15/01205/TEL56

    Replacement of existing 11.8m high street pole with 12.5m high column, addition of 1 no. equipment cabinet and development ancillary thereto

    Area Of Higway North Of Sussex Drive And West Of Hereford Way Banbury

    Received 29 Jun 2015
  9. Application Permitted25/01634/F

    Demolition of existing outbuilding (sauna, store and bathroom) and erection of extension of garage to form a residential annexe ancillary to the dwelling

    187 Broughton Road Banbury OX16 9RQ

    Received 23 Jun 2025
  10. Application Permitted21/03083/LB

    Garage conversion with new windows and doors (resubmission of 21/01489/LB)

    The Old Bakehouse Bakers Lane Swalcliffe OX15 5EN

    Received 7 Sept 2021
  11. Application Permitted20/02593/DISC

    Discharge of condition 5 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of 20/01040/F

    The Tythe Barn Bicester Road Launton OX26 4SR

    Received 21 Sept 2020
  12. No Objections24/01164/TEL

    Clarification of the declaration of ICNIRP compliance issued with the requirements of the radio frequency (RF) guideline limits of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) for public exposure and UK legislation.

    Vodafone Telecommunications Mast 3083 Duke Street Banbury

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  13. Planning Permission Required22/03442/AGN

    Prior notification of erection of a livestock gathering building

    Westbury Farm Lower Road Blackthorn Bicester OX25 1TG

    Received 15 Nov 2022
  14. Application Permitted24/02530/F

    Formation of means of access and associated dropped kerb

    30 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BT

    Received 19 Sept 2024
  15. Planning Permission Required20/01714/AGN

    Erection of an agricultural barn

    Os Parcel 8474 North Of Mead Farm Adjoining Church Lane Yarnton

    Received 29 Jun 2020
  16. Application Permitted14/00336/TCA

    T1 x Maple - Pollard to 10.0ft T2 x Ash - Pollard to 10.0ft

    5 Grove Street Banbury OX16 5BY

    Received 7 Oct 2014
  17. Application Permitted25/01697/TPO

    Norway Maple - Crown reduce south/west by 2m removing up to 2.5m and reshape into the upper canopy removing up to 2m in height - Subject to TPO 6/2006

    6 Manston Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4FB

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  18. Application Permitted22/00561/TCA

    1 x Unknown Species -Fell caused stone wall to collapse.

    Cedar Cottage Church Street Wroxton OX15 6QE

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  19. Application Permitted20/03508/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (desktop study), 4 (site investigation), 18 (trees), 35 (biodiversity enhancement) and 36 (LEMP) and partial discharge of conditon 16 (archaeology) of 20/01561/F

    The Ley Community Sandy Lane Yarnton OX5 1PB

    Received 7 Dec 2020
  20. Application Refused24/00793/F

    Installation of 3 no. URDC EV chargers for use across 6 parking bays and installation of associated equipment including power units, substations and LV panel. Removal of existing shrubs for power units, LV panel and substation

    Car Parking Area West Of 37 Holm Way Bicester

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  21. Application Permitted16/00315/TCA

    T1 Walnut - Crown reduce by up to 2.0m

    The Wine Vaults 5 - 6 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5LW

    Received 24 Oct 2016
  22. Application Withdrawn16/02371/F

    Part change of use from three residential flats with garages to two residential flats with parking spaces and new veterinary practice comprising of one consulting room, imaging, operating and treatment areas, along with waiting rooms, animal wards and administration areas. The existing garages and ground floor flat are to be converted to be used as the veterinary practice with the existing first floor flats remaining unaltered except for their main access being moved to the rear of the building.

    Fernhill Court 1 Woodstock Road East Begbroke

    Received 23 Nov 2016
  23. Application Permitted20/02552/DISC

    Discharge of condition 4 (structural proposals) of 19/01111/F

    16 Market Place Banbury OX16 5LL

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  24. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA15/00004/SO

    SCREENING OPINION - Erection of a 5MW solar farm and associated infrastructure

    Hill Farm Hill Farm Lane Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JJ

    Received 23 Jan 2015

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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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