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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
39,763Searchable applications
1,806Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 33,256 approved or refused records
2,961Refused applications

30,295 approved · 2,961 refused · 1,837 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Oct 2013 to 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 Withdrawn19/02917/F

    Change of Use of the existing four industrial units (B1, B2 and B8) to a Construction Skills Training Centre (D1) for use by Abingdon and Witney College

    Chiltern Invadex 126 Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4XD

    Received 23 Dec 2019
  2. Case Officer Assigned26/02293/TCA

    T1 Bird Cherry - cut down branches and pollard back into crown 4 metres approx.

    1 Drift Lane Wroxton OX15 6QX

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  3. Application Refused15/00109/NMA

    Minor changes to dimensions and fenestration (proposed non-material amendment to 14/00855/F)

    Filkins Brill Road Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1BN

    Received 2 Sept 2015
  4. Application Withdrawn22/00907/REM

    Reserved matters application to 19/01740/HYBRID - Layout, scale, appearance and landscaping details for Phase 2 of the employment development (11,310sqm GIA) with associated landscaping, utilities and access

    Land Adj To Promised Land Farm Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 25 Mar 2022
  5. Application Withdrawn16/01689/F

    Change of Use for the Open Storage within Use Class B8

    Land North Of Hornton Grounds Farm Hornton

    Received 18 Aug 2016
  6. Application Permitted15/00195/TCA

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Cherry - Fell

    3 Dovecote Lane Somerton Bicester OX25 6NA

    Received 22 Jun 2015
  7. Application Permitted18/02188/LB

    Create opening in an existing Horton stone wall that currently connects an existing barn to the east boundary of the curtilage of Holly Tree Farmhouse, and erection of field gate

    Holly Tree Farm Hornton Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BJ

    Received 17 Dec 2018
  8. Application Permitted17/01355/F

    Variation of Condition 14 (Parking Spaces) of 15/00831/F (Reduction in number of parking spaces)

    Waitrose Southam Road Banbury OX16 2FW

    Received 23 Jun 2017
  9. Application Permitted25/00993/F

    Single storey wraparound side and rear extension

    4 Manchester Terrace Bicester OX26 6PT

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  10. Application Permitted24/00310/TCA

    See schedule

    Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW

    Received 5 Feb 2024
  11. Prior Approval Not Required26/00183/AGN

    Prior Approval application for a general purpose agricultural building

    Firtree Farm Kirtlington Road Caulcott Oxfordshire OX25 4NB

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  12. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA15/00111/SO

    SCREENING OPINION - Variation of Condition 2 of 14/01898/F - minor changes to floor layout, fenestration and elevations to Units 10-14 together with minor amendments to car parking layout, cycle and bin store, location and landscaping

    Apollo Office Park Ironstone Lane Wroxton

    Received 15 Dec 2015
  13. Application Permitted24/03061/F

    Six solar photovoltaic panels to be fitted to the roof of the property, mainly east facing

    Manor Barn 11 Station Road Cropredy OX17 1PS

    Received 14 Nov 2024
  14. Application Permitted26/02172/ADV

    New external non-illuminated advertising board (on the Square) to replace previous (Foodies)

    Tuckers House Market Place Deddington OX15 0SA

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  15. Application Refused23/03063/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 23/01804/F - change in position and removal of pier overhanging roof section

    1 St Marys Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 2BW

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  16. Application Permitted26/01038/LB

    Replacement of an existing chimney pot and the installation of an air brick to provide combustion ventilation (existing unauthorised)

    Dingles Church Lane Cropredy OX17 1NQ

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  17. Application Permitted15/00083/TCA

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Eucalyptus - Reduce tree to 3-4m.

    Puddocks Priors Church Lane Mollington Banbury OX17 1AZ

    Received 17 Mar 2015
  18. Determined Application16/01705/EL

    Install and keep installed above ground an electric line of nominal voltage of less than 132 kilovolts

    Electric Overlines Cables East And North Of Hill Farm Hill Farm Lane Duns Tew

    Received 19 Aug 2016
  19. Application Permitted14/01318/LB

    Install within chimney stack a rigid twin wall ridged flue liner, remove existing TV aerial, repair the stack and raise its height.

    Beehive Cottage High Street Adderbury Banbury OX17 3LS

    Received 6 Aug 2014
  20. Application Permitted14/01811/TPO

    Oak Tree - Reduce the overall canopy by 2 metres approprimately back to the last reduction points and remove deadwood over 4m in diameter, crown lift up to 5m - Subject to TPO 9/2009

    9 Foscote Rise Banbury OX16 9XS

    Received 23 Oct 2014
  21. Prior Approval Not Required24/02144/AGN

    Erection of a steel portal framed agricultural building to be used for the storage of hay, straw and general agricultural commodities

    Oddington Grange Farm Oddington Bicester OX25 3QW

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  22. Application Permitted14/00809/OUT

    OUTLINE - Demolition of existing building and construction of two retail units and nine flats, previously approved Ref: 10/01532/OUT

    6 Pepper Alley Banbury OX16 5JB

    Received 21 May 2014
  23. Application Permitted17/00100/DISC

    Discharge conditions 3 (brick and tile samples), 4 (window and door details), 5 (bird boxes) and 7 (bin store) of 16/01961/F

    South Building 16 Lyne Road Kidlington

    Received 27 Feb 2017
  24. Application Permitted17/00287/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 15 (adjacent railing) and 16 (landscaping scheme) of 16/00043/F

    Cherwell District Council Former Offices Old Place Yard Bicester

    Received 6 Jun 2017

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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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