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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
39,918Searchable applications
1,806Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 33,393 approved or refused records
2,964Refused applications

30,429 approved · 2,964 refused · 1,842 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted16/00515/CDC

    Erection of single storey building to provide 5 one bed flats for adults with acquired brain injury, associated parking area, secured courtyard area, and staff and communal accommodation in an additional unit (six units in total)

    OS Parcels 4083 And 6882 Adjoining And North Of Broken Furrow Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  2. Application Withdrawn24/01046/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Landscaping Scheme) of 23/03139/REM

    Land Adjoining Withycombe Farmhouse Stratford Road A422 Drayton

    Received 17 Apr 2024
  3. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA20/00632/SO

    Screening Opinion to 20/00574/F - Installation of a standalone Solar PV array, associated infrastructure, grid connection, access and landscaping

    Land North Of Hill Farm Hill Farm Lane Duns Tew OX25 0JJ

    Received 26 Feb 2020
  4. Application Permitted21/04229/F

    Removal of existing external signage; removal of external ATM; existing aperture to be infilled by stonework to match existing; night safe plate to be retained and sealed internally

    25 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DH

    Received 21 Dec 2021
  5. Application Permitted18/01457/TPO

    T1 x Ash - Fell. Tree subject to TPO 22/2011

    Penn House 9 Walford Road Sibford Ferris Banbury OX15 5BP

    Received 14 Aug 2018
  6. Application Permitted20/01182/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension, loft conversion and detached outbuilding at the rear

    14 Sandford Green Banbury OX16 0SA

    Received 6 May 2020
  7. Application Permitted17/02398/F

    Resubmission of planning application (16/02201/F). Replacement of existing dwelling.

    Wroxton Hall Wroxton Heath Wroxton Banbury OX15 6EU

    Received 28 Nov 2017
  8. Prior Approval Not Required20/03697/HPA

    Demolition of existing rear extension and build new rear single storey extension with flat roof - height to eaves 2.95m, depth 6m, overall height 3.052m

    121 Sinclair Avenue Banbury OX16 1BQ

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  9. Application Permitted26/00801/F

    Provision and installation of a private electric vehicle charging point in the garden. To be mounted on an oak post, below the height of the boundary wall

    9 Bainton Road Bucknell Bicester OX27 7LT

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  10. Application Permitted18/00485/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (stone sample), 7 (natural slates) and 8 (doors and windows) of 17/02001/F

    The Poplars 13 Mill Lane Upper Arncott Bicester OX25 1PB

    Received 11 Dec 2018
  11. Application Permitted18/01605/TPO

    Crown lift to 3m and remove dead wood to 7 trees- subject to TPO 19/2000

    Land Adjacent To 24 The Paddocks Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1TF

    Received 6 Sept 2018
  12. Application Permitted14/01581/F

    Porch to side and bin store

    Wychwood Cottages Church Street Somerton Bicester OX25 6NB

    Received 16 Sept 2014
  13. No Objections26/02178/TEL

    1 New 11m Light Pole.

    Opposite 48 Freehold Street Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NS

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  14. Application Permitted15/01188/F

    Part Retrospective - Change of use of land from horticultural to domestic curtilage and erection of a detached garage

    The Old Village Hall Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1AU

    Received 26 Jun 2015
  15. Application Permitted18/02129/LB

    Replacement garage and new family room extension; renew porch; widen vehicular entrance

    Manor Farm South Side Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4RT

    Received 10 Dec 2018
  16. Application Permitted16/02503/F

    Construction of a single storey courtyard development of garage and annexe accommodation wholly associated with the dwelling house

    Brasenose Farm Oxford Road Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 5QG

    Received 13 Dec 2016
  17. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA15/00054/SO

    Screening Opinion to 15/01128/OUT- OUTLINE - Demolition of 1 to 4 Jersey Cottages, residential development for the erection of up to 34 dwellings, open space and associated works

    OS Parcel 1424 Adjoining And Rear Of Jersey Cottage Heyford Road Kirtlington

    Received 18 Jun 2015
  18. Application Permitted15/00297/DISC

    Discharge of conditions No.3 & 4 of 15/00578/F.

    Trym Back Lane Epwell Banbury OX15 6LF

    Received 16 Jul 2015
  19. Application Permitted20/00859/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Schedule of Materials), 5 (Parking Layout), 7 (Landscaping) & 9 (Biodiversity) of 18/00605/F

    45 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2BP

    Received 24 Mar 2020
  20. Application Permitted24/02345/ADV

    Installation of replacement signs to include 1x fascia sign, 1x set of individual letters, 1x double sided panel to existing gibbet, 1x amenity board and 1x menu case

    The Red Cow The Green Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UU

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  21. Application Permitted26/01281/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (roof panels) of 25/02434/F

    Yarnton Village Hall The Paddocks Yarnton Oxfordshire OX5 1TE

    Received 18 May 2026
  22. Application Permitted18/02059/F

    Frame out small opening in roof over to fit a small metal inclined rooflight. Repair / replacement on 2no traditional flush casement timber windows to rear elevation.

    Castle House Cottage 1 Hopcraft Lane Deddington Banbury OX15 0TD

    Received 28 Nov 2018
  23. Application Refused17/02225/F

    Erection of one 2 bedroom house

    Land Adj To 3 Hampden Close Bicester

    Received 3 Nov 2017
  24. Application Permitted14/01235/LB

    Single storey extension, new window to replace door and window on north elevation, conservation rooflight on west elevation

    The Oven 1 High Street Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BZ

    Received 1 Aug 2014

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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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