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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29,577 approved · 2,909 refused · 1,806 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Not Proceeded With15/00023/SO

    Screening Opinion to 15/00474/OUT - OUTLINE - Demolition of the southern bomb stores and associated structures and site clearance, with the subsequent construction of employment development (Use Classes B1a up to 8,000m2, B1b/c up to 18,000m2, B2 up to 9,000m2 and B8 u to 30,000m2) with associated building/structures, vehicle access to Chilgrove Drive, highway improvements, internal access road, pedestrian linkages, service areas and parking, utilities and infrastructure, landscaping and associated other works.

    Land At Southern Bomb Stores Chilgrove Drive Upper Heyford

    Received 17 Mar 2015
  2. Determined Application16/00738/TPO

    To fell 2 No Lawson Cypress trees; holly next to and growing into cypress by lychgate to be pruned to a better shape after felling of conifers - subject to TPO 11/2015

    St Johns Church Milton Village Street Milton OX15 4HH

    Received 20 Apr 2016
  3. No Objections23/02705/TEL

    Remove 3 x existing Telefonica antennas at 23.45m on the tower, replacing with 3 x new. Install GPS module, radio units and other ancillary items. Minor internal upgrade within existing TEF cabin

    Orange Telecommunications Mast OXF0087 Bicester Road Fringford

    Received 28 Sept 2023
  4. Application Permitted23/01170/F

    Sub-division of existing plot to facilitate conversion of existing detached annexe into independent dwelling

    Dove Cottage 30 New Row Bucknell Bicester OX27 7NB

    Received 28 Apr 2023
  5. Prior Approval Not Required24/03060/AGN

    Agricultural storage building to be utilised for the storage of hay, straw, fertilizer and agricultural equipment (no livestock)

    OS Parcel 4658 North Of Shell Filling Station And SW Of The Chequers Part Of A34 By Weston On The Green Weston On The Green

    Received 14 Nov 2024
  6. Application Permitted25/03256/F

    Erection of detached 3 bedroom dwelling (self-build) to the west of 41 Easington Road including dropped kerb

    41 Easington Road Banbury OX16 9HJ

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  7. Application Permitted25/02342/F

    Side and rear extensions. Alteration of a window opening to create a door. Repair front steps. New window and door in the south-east elevation.

    Mallards New Street Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0SR

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  8. Response Sent16/01348/TEL

    Installation and replacement of telecommunications equipment

    Hutchinson 3G Telecommunications Mast Ox0055 Beaumont House Beaumont Road Banbury OX16 1RH

    Received 15 Sept 2015
  9. Application Withdrawn18/01646/F

    Attached new dwelling, off street parking and access for both new and existing dwelling and associated bio-diversity works

    79 Queens Avenue Kidlington OX5 2JJ

    Received 17 Sept 2018
  10. Application Refused19/01106/F

    First floor front extension with associated alterations

    47 Howard Road Banbury OX16 4RA

    Received 13 Jun 2019
  11. Application Permitted22/02777/F

    Single storey rear extension

    7 Vespasian Way Chesterton Bicester OX26 1BA

    Received 12 Sept 2022
  12. Prior Approval Not Required14/01805/PAJ

    Conversion of existing building from its current use (B1 offices) to a residential use comprising multiple apartments (use class C3)

    Town Centre House Southam Road Banbury

    Received 23 Oct 2014
  13. Under Consultation26/01396/TCA

    T1 x - Cotoneaster tree/shrub (marked T1 on plan) is currently overgrown, approaching 4m+ in height, this application is to reduce the cotoneaser down to 1.5m , this will increase light into garden (no4) remove over hanging branches into neighboring property and ensure it is kept to a manageable size, this will also help with maintainence taking in boundary considerations, and light for neighboring properties (no5 & no3 Barford Road )

    4 Barford Road South Newington OX15 4LN

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  14. Response Sent16/01011/TEL

    Install electronic communications apparatus

    Proposed Chamber Cabinet Whitelands Way Bicester

    Received 24 Apr 2015
  15. Application Permitted17/00476/F

    Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of building to form five apartments and associated parking - Re-submission of 16/02320/F

    78 Bicester Road Kidlington OX5 2LQ

    Received 1 Mar 2017
  16. Application Permitted19/00055/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 19/00109/F - reopening of an old window opening on the side elevation

    Curtesy House Mill Street Islip Kidlington OX5 2SY

    Received 5 Jun 2019
  17. Application Refused18/02027/F

    Lowering of kerb together to form a means of access

    12 Causeway Banbury OX16 4SL

    Received 23 Nov 2018
  18. Application Permitted24/00892/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (car parking), 6 (covered cycle storage) and 7 (boundary treatment) of 23/02274/F

    4 Axtell Close Kidlington OX5 1TW

    Received 2 Apr 2024
  19. Prior Approval Not Required24/02127/AGN

    Erection of a steel portal frame agricultural building. The proposed building will be constructed from a steel portal frame measuring 13.72m long x 18.29m wide and to a height of 5.09m to the ridge and 4.5m to the eaves. The roof will be corrugated natural grey fibre cement sheets, the walls will be concrete panels up to a height of approximately 1.8m under Yorkshire boarding to the eaves. The floor will be a hardcore surface. There will be two sliding doors to the western elevation.

    Nayland Farm Ell's Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 5EE

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  20. Application Withdrawn16/02464/LB

    Repointing of gable ends and insert new window in gable end

    The Hermitage High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7JN

    Received 8 Dec 2016
  21. Application Permitted15/00510/ADV

    2 No acrylic illuminated wave signs; 8 No acrylic non-illuminated pump signs; 4 No acrylic non-illuminated koala signs; 2 No acrylic illuminated blade signs

    Esso Banbury Service Station Oxford Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AB

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  22. Response Sent16/01010/TEL

    Installation and replacement of telecommunications equipment

    Blackthorn Hill Barns Telecommunications Blackthorn Hill Blackthorn

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  23. Application Permitted18/00397/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (enclosures), 5 (turning area and parking spaces), 6 (visibility splays), 7 (protected species method statement) and 10 (landscape and ecology management plan) of 17/01555/F

    Winwood Street Through Noke Noke Oxford OX3 9TT

    Received 4 Oct 2018
  24. Application Permitted21/04258/F

    Conversion of an agricultural barn, the adjoining stables and part of the existing farmhouse into one new dwelling with a separate residential boundary

    Ells Farm Ells Lane Bloxham OX15 5EE

    Received 22 Dec 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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