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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30,429 approved · 2,964 refused · 1,842 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Building Local plan Local Plan Review Examination Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas What is a conservation area?

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.

More application records

Application Permitted22/00587/TCA
G1 x Beech - re-reduction by up to 3 - 4 metres. T1 x Ash - pollard to a height of up to 5 metres above ground level. T2 x Birch - removal.
Eastgate Cottage Eastgate Hornton Banbury OX15 6BT
Received 24 Feb 2022
Application Withdrawn19/00954/OUT
Demolition of garage and part of existing house, erection of two 1-bedroom units
New House St Giles Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3BX
Received 23 May 2019
Application Permitted20/01084/DISC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of 19/00462/F
Edmunds House, Car Park 40 South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AE
Received 24 Apr 2020
Application Permitted17/01029/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a Single Storey Rear Extension, Internal Alterations and Garage Conversion to enlarge existing Kitchen/Diner and create Store and Utility.
12 Elmscote Road Banbury OX16 9EF
Received 8 May 2017
Application Permitted20/03080/CLUP
Erection of conservatory
2 Laburnum Grove Banbury OX16 9DP
Received 28 Oct 2020
Application Permitted17/00323/DISC
Discharge of condition 3 (dormer detail) and 4 (details of carport/studio) of 16/02495/F
2 Greenside Cottages Somerton Road North Aston Oxfordshire OX25 6HU
Received 27 Jun 2017
Application Permitted21/01829/TPO
T1 - Fagus sylvatica Sympathetic crown reduction of up to 2m to maintain suitable tree size for location. G1 - Taxus baccata Crown lift of 2 yew trees up to 4m to increase light levels and improve access to that area of the garden. Subject to TPO 9/2020
Long Wall House The Green Adderbury OX17 3NQ
Received 24 May 2021
Application Permitted17/00640/F
Proposed window and door replacement scheme.
Rachel House 2 Dashwood Road Banbury OX16 5HA
Received 20 Mar 2017
Application Permitted16/00250/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 & 11 of 16/00081/LB
Yew Tree House Main Street Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RT
Received 23 May 2016
Application Permitted25/00447/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (contamination work) of 24/03066/Q56
Woodlands Farm Street From Brill Road Brill Aylesbury HP18 9UZ
Received 20 Feb 2025
Application Permitted26/01067/TPO
Common Ash - moderate dead stubs in canopy to remove - subject to TPO 8/1998
54 Corncrake Way Bicester OX26 6UE
Received 27 Apr 2026
Application Permitted25/00648/F
Front extension and addition of pitched roof over existing bedroom and attached garages. Addition of render to front and side elevations. Alterations to fenestration.
26 Walton Avenue Twyford Oxfordshire OX17 3LB
Received 13 Mar 2025
Application Permitted25/01970/F
Proposed replacement roof covering with natural slate from stone tiles; alteration of rear dormer window to create Juliet balcony and alteration of side elevation window to create Juliet balcony and solar panels to the rear
Parkside Bicester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UF
Received 29 Jul 2025
Not Proceeded With22/01932/ADJ
Neighbouring authority consultation regarding the construction of up to 140000 sqm of employment floorspace (use class B8 with ancillary offices and facilities) and servicing and infrastructure including new site assesses, internal roads and footpaths, landscaping including earthworks to create development platforms and bunds, drainage features and other associated works including demolition of the existing farmhouse
OS Parcel 5616 South West Of Huscote Farm And East Of Daventry Road Banbury
Received 9 Jun 2022
Application Permitted26/00044/OUT
Car storage, workshop and offices
Tuthill Park Banbury Road Through Wardington Wardington
Received 9 Jan 2026
Application Permitted14/00410/TCA
FIVE DAY NOTICE TA x Unidentified Broadleaf - Fell dead tree TB x Unidentified Broadleaf - Fell dead tree TC x Apple - Fell dangerous diseased tree
Brook Cottage Well Lane Alkerton Banbury OX15 6NL
Received 3 Dec 2014
Application Permitted16/02482/REM
Reserved matters to 13/00433/OUT - Siting, design, external appearance, landscaping, lap, infrastructure, points of access and associated works for 207 new dwellings
Land South West Of Bicester Adjoining Oxford Road And Middleton Stoney Road Bicester
Received 9 Dec 2016
Under Consultation21/00497/TCA
T1 x Yew (Taxus Baccata) - Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce lateral spread by 2.0m all around. Remove deadwood (exempt)
The Bishops House Street From Banbury Road To Mount Pleasant Wardington OX17 1RU
Received 16 Feb 2021
Application Permitted21/02216/F
Single storey extension to front and installation of rooflights to rear roof slope to facilitate loft conversion to habitable accommodation
12 Hodgson Close Fritwell OX27 7QB
Received 28 Jun 2021
Application Permitted14/00803/F
Detached house with detached garage.
Stoneyfield North Lane Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3RG
Received 19 May 2014
Application Permitted15/00864/F
Erection of decked area with balustrade to front and steps, means of enclosure and freestanding wall trellis and associated alterations
Ye Olde Reine Deer 47 Parsons Street Banbury OX16 5NA
Received 12 May 2015
Application Permitted20/01989/F
Single storey side and rear extensions, conversion of part of garage to habitable accommodation and associated internal/external works.
34 St Annes Road Banbury OX16 9EA
Received 23 Jul 2020
Application Refused21/03730/F
First floor rear extension, dormer window to front elevation and alteration of front door position. To demolish garage and erect garage & store in rear garden. (Resubmission of 21/00833/F)
42 Churchill Road Kidlington OX5 1BW
Received 27 Oct 2021
Application Permitted24/02575/DISC
Discharge of Discharge of Conditions 6 (full specification details of the access road), 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 9 (ecological enhancements), 10 (water efficiency calculations) and 11 (vehicular electric charging points) of 21/02336/OUT
Land To The West Of School Lane And Foxden Way Great Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1QY
Received 7 May 2024

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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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