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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
39,182Searchable applications
1,799Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 32,741 approved or refused records
2,922Refused applications

29,819 approved · 2,922 refused · 1,815 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 Permitted20/01894/TCA

    T1 x Weeping Willow - Reduce subsiding crown spread overhanging Heyford Road (A4095) to approximately 1 metre beyond highway kerb line for highway safety.

    Street Record North Green Kirtlington

    Received 16 Jul 2020
  2. Application Permitted16/00909/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for erection of single storey rear extension

    4 Rydes Close Bodicote Banbury OX15 4QJ

    Received 17 May 2016
  3. Application Permitted25/01319/TCA

    Silver Birch - Crown Lifting up to 2m Hazel trees x 4 - Full Removal Bay Tree - Full Removal

    Sands Barn House Moor Lane South Newington OX15 4JQ

    Received 19 May 2025
  4. Application Permitted15/00085/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 13/01879/CDC - Relocation of solar panels from western roof slopes to northern roof slopes for Plots 1 and 13

    Former Orchard Lodge Cope Road Banbury OX16 2AQ

    Received 13 Jul 2015
  5. Application Permitted23/01679/TCA

    T1 x Unspecified - Fell

    Cottisford House Street Through Cottisford Cottisford Brackley NN13 5SW

    Received 19 Jun 2023
  6. Application Permitted17/01532/F

    Two storey side extension

    29 Woodhall Drive Banbury OX16 9TY

    Received 19 Jul 2017
  7. Application Permitted17/02034/TPO

    T1 Horse Chesnut - Crown reduce approx 1-1.5m - Subject to TPO 05/2004

    Land North Of Senendone House The Green Shenington

    Received 4 Oct 2017
  8. Under Consultation26/01843/F

    Erection of approximately 280m of 2.4m high fencing.

    Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School Addison Road Banbury OX16 9DG

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  9. Application Permitted19/01682/LB

    Replacement guttering on the front elevation.

    London House Islip Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DP

    Received 14 Aug 2019
  10. Application Permitted17/01283/LB

    Removal of existing and construction of new single storey link between front and rear ranges; new first floor link corridor between front and rear ranges; single storey extension to west end of rear range; internal refurbishment of existing buildings

    Park Farm House Merton Road Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2LX

    Received 13 Jun 2017
  11. Application Permitted15/01349/F

    Demolish existing garage and erect a single storey front, side and rear extension

    Ayot Croft Townsend Barford St Michael Banbury OX15 0RD

    Received 20 Jul 2015
  12. Application Permitted24/00624/LB

    Installation of external lighting services using existing underground duct systems

    Yarnton Manor Church Lane Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PY

    Received 6 Mar 2024
  13. Application Permitted22/01566/TCA

    T1 - Leyland Cypress - Fell

    15 Harris Road Heyford Park Oxfordshire OX25 5TR

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  14. Application Permitted18/00504/F

    Erection of extension to provide bedroom with wet room, including conservatory

    50 The Fairway Banbury OX16 0RJ

    Received 22 Mar 2018
  15. Application Permitted14/01731/F

    Single storey front and rear extensions. Two storey side extension

    12 Oak Lane Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2SH

    Received 13 Oct 2014
  16. Application Permitted25/00089/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Installation of in-ground swimming pool in rear garden

    The Limes Newton Purcell MK18 4AY

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  17. Application Permitted23/00701/ADV

    To remove existing signage to building and replace with the same but in a different style and colour

    Spratt Endicott Solicitors The Old Court House 5 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JB

    Received 15 Mar 2023
  18. Application Refused15/01736/OUT

    Erection of a building for retail use within Class A1, along with related access, parking, servicing, landscaping and other works

    Land North Of Bicester Avenue Garden Centre Adj To Oxford Road Bicester

    Received 22 Sept 2015
  19. Application Permitted14/00993/F

    Retrospective variation of Condition 2 of 00/02454/F - change in number of vehicles to be parked on site.

    Begbroke Car Sales Woodstock Road East Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1RL

    Received 17 Jun 2014
  20. Application Permitted17/00808/ADV

    Part Retrospective - 1 No hanging sign and replacement external lettering and the provision of 2 No brass plaques

    Claremont House 1 Deans Court Bicester

    Received 11 Apr 2017
  21. Application Permitted20/00954/F

    Creation of single dwellinghouse through conversion and partial re-building of existing barn with parking, amenity space, landscaping and associated works in replacement of dwellinghouse permitted under 18/01094/Q56

    Top Barn Farm Agriculture Building Unnamed B4035 Single Carriageway 6811256 Sibford Gower

    Received 7 Apr 2020
  22. Application Permitted19/00530/F

    Solid roof on existing conservatory

    Hillside Cottage Main Road Swalcliffe Banbury OX15 5EH

    Received 22 Mar 2019
  23. Application Permitted18/01743/F

    Demolish and rebuild single storey side extension

    42 Molyneux Drive Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AP

    Received 5 Oct 2018
  24. Application Permitted25/01982/F

    The conversion of the garage and link to the main house to form an annexe for permanent carer and additional alterations to extend and alter the layouts for disabled access in and around the property

    Saint Brannock 11 Sideleigh Road Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4AY

    Received 30 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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