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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
39,308Searchable applications
1,801Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 32,853 approved or refused records
2,932Refused applications

29,921 approved · 2,932 refused · 1,817 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Oct 2013 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Under Consultation19/00174/TCA

    T1 x Willow - Crown reduce by up to 30%, including reduction back to previous cut points or similar suitable cut points, including crown thin and removal of all deadwood.

    Willow Cottage Church Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QP

    Received 13 Jun 2019
  2. Application Permitted18/00310/LB

    Creation of ground floor lobby area to provide WC involving the removal of part of existing loadbearing stone wall.

    Preedys Farm Street From Main Street To Swalcliffe Lea Upper Tadmarton Banbury OX15 5TB

    Received 19 Feb 2018
  3. Application Refused19/02594/HPA

    Single storey rear extension, height to eaves 2.3m, overall height 3.3m, length 5.2m

    23 Winter Gardens Way Banbury OX16 1UX

    Received 18 Nov 2019
  4. Application Permitted18/00824/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Leylandii - Fell

    52 Centre Street Banbury OX16 3LQ

    Received 2 May 2018
  5. Application Permitted23/03020/TPO

    T1 (Ash) - Crown reduction of the upper crown and crown overhanging the client property by approximately 3 metres, removing all dead wood with an attachment size of 25mm or greater

    30 The Rydes Bodicote Banbury OX15 4EJ

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  6. Application Permitted23/01614/OBL

    Discharge of Schedule 4, Clauses 1, & 17 of the S106 Agreement pursuant to Drayton Lodge (outline planning permission 18/01882/OUT, replaced by S73 permission 22/00487/F

    Land For Proposed Development At Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  7. Application Permitted19/01098/F

    Widen existing dropped kerb

    The Old Manor 9 Station Road Cropredy Banbury OX17 1PS

    Received 13 Jun 2019
  8. Application Permitted18/01972/LB

    Sub-division of existing second floor bedroom to provide two smaller children's rooms

    Wendlebury Lodge Church Lane Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PN

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  9. Application Permitted15/00513/DISC

    Discharge condition 23 of 10/01642/OUT (Surface water drainage scheme-for Phase 4 and 5b)

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 30 Nov 2015
  10. Application Withdrawn20/00577/NMA

    Amendment to the annexe roof section over the lobby/porch (proposed as non-material amendment to 19/00404/F)

    Brickfield House School Lane Cropredy OX17 1PX

    Received 27 Feb 2020
  11. Application Permitted16/00441/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (joinery details) and 8 (rooflights) of 16/00817/LB

    49 Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JL

    Received 20 Sept 2016
  12. Application Permitted19/01119/F

    Variation of Condition 4 (boundary enclosures) of 16/02628/F - change of front boundary from wall and fence to fencing of an open slatted design the same as the Western boundary

    32 Brookside Way Bloxham Banbury OX15 4HY

    Received 14 Jun 2019
  13. Application Permitted26/00598/TCA

    T1 Cherry - Reduce by up to 2 metres to around old points (just below). Remove low limb over garden back to secondary branch fork, remove limbs growing towards snake bark maple.

    Micklegate Little Bridge Road Bloxham OX15 4PS

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  14. Application Refused20/02695/F

    Alterations, single storey front extension to the building and conversion of part of the ground floor into Class E(a) use (previously Class A1)

    51 Middleton Road Banbury OX16 3QR

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  15. Application Refused16/01621/F

    Alterations, erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    Rozel Mollington Road Claydon Banbury OX17 1EN

    Received 9 Aug 2016
  16. Application Permitted17/00379/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use from Class B2 to a Sui Generis use to include a furniture restoration workshop, café and retail use

    Second Time Around 18 Beaumont Close Beaumont Industrial Estate Banbury OX16 1TG

    Received 20 Feb 2017
  17. Application Permitted22/02649/F

    Single storey rear extension, demolition of existing conservatory, a window and door replacement on the rear elevation, demolition of internal walls between the kitchen and dining room, demolition of existing detached garage, new external stores/outbuildings, replacement timber lintel to the front of the property and alterations to the existing drive

    The Old Red Lion Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5SJ

    Received 30 Aug 2022
  18. Application Permitted15/00343/F

    Change of use of small lean to B8 Storage area to A1 shop selling goods on a trade only basis; block up existing air vents in south elevation of lean-to with brick work and steel cladding to match existing; enlarge door opening to east elevation

    International Applications 18B Wildmere Road Banbury OX16 3JU

    Received 24 Feb 2015
  19. Application Permitted16/01828/F

    Enlarge existing dormer windows and provide new pitched roofs over. New single storey extension to front

    Appleton Lodge High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7JR

    Received 7 Sept 2016
  20. Under Consultation24/02750/TCA

    Following the visit on 27 September 2024 by Martin Jenkins, NCH (Arb), Tech Cert (ArborA), TechArborA, the following work was agreed with the applicant: Large Cedar by the garage Due to this tree’s increasing size, I would reduce all over by 2.0 – 3.0m to leave it with a more compact crown.

    The Court House Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RW

    Received 15 Oct 2024
  21. Application Permitted23/02091/F

    Alterations and roofing works

    The Gatehouse South Lodge Fringford Road Caversfield Bicester OX27 8TH

    Received 31 Jul 2023
  22. Prior Approval Not Required15/00787/HPA

    Single storey rear extension - height to eaves 2.4m, length 3.43m, overall height 3.42m

    18 Priory Vale Road Banbury OX16 4FR

    Received 30 Apr 2015
  23. Application Permitted20/00128/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Remediation) of 19/00446/F

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 20 Jan 2020
  24. Observations21/01944/CM

    Changes to Condition 1 (change to approved site plan, elevation plan and travel plan, for additional site office/ welfare cabin, litter cage and two additional storage containers) - proposed as non-material amendment to planning permission 09/01312/CM (MW.0197/09) - MW.0077/21

    Ardley Composting Site Ashgrove Farm Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Oxfordshire OX27 7PJ

    Received 2 Jun 2021

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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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