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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
40,394Searchable applications
1,808Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 33,816 approved or refused records
2,989Refused applications

30,827 approved · 2,989 refused · 1,857 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. Application Permitted23/03349/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T3 x standing dead tree unknown species - Fell

    Stratton Audley Hall Bicester Road Stratton Audley OX27 9BS

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  2. Application Permitted16/02427/F

    Erection of single storey conservatory to rear

    1 Wolsey Court Kidlington Woodstock OX20 1QP

    Received 1 Dec 2016
  3. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)24/03218/F

    Change of Use of The Bell Inn Public House (Sui Generis Use) to use as a dwellinghouse (Class C3 Use) and associated minor external alterations to the building and works

    Church View Manor Road Great Bourton OX17 1QP

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  4. Application Permitted21/03025/F

    Renovation and refurbishment of the existing dwelling, demolition of some of the outbuildings, new single-storey extension and associated hard and soft landscaping to the driveway and gardens

    Rectory Cottage Church Lane Mixbury Brackley NN13 5RP

    Received 3 Sept 2021
  5. Application Permitted22/00449/F

    Removal of two rotten plain wooden gateposts either side of the entrance. Replacement with simple stone pillars made from local stone sourced on site. Wrought iron gates. (Renewal of 18/01857/F)

    Heyford Manor 18 Church Lane Lower Heyford OX25 5NZ

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  6. Application Permitted16/02319/F

    Single storey rear extension

    36 Partridge Chase Bicester OX26 6XF

    Received 16 Nov 2016
  7. Application Permitted14/00697/F

    Residential development for 46 dwellings

    Land To Rear Of Tangmere Close And Scampton Close Skimmingdish Lane Bicester

    Received 1 May 2014
  8. Application Permitted23/03446/TPO

    T1 (Mature London Plane) - Crown raise the canopy over the building to clear the roof and structure by 2.5 metres. The tree is encroaching the adjacent building. Tree subject to TPO 2/2007

    Hobby Horse Childrens Centre Colin Sanders Innovation Centre Mewburn Road Banbury OX16 9PA

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  9. Response Sent17/00234/TEL

    Installation of a cabinet - W-1410mm, H-1210mm, D - 370mm

    Cabinet Chambers Hightown Road Banbury

    Received 1 Feb 2017
  10. Application Permitted17/01096/F

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of 16/00302/F - Revised design of plot 3

    Greenup Banbury Road Bloxham

    Received 16 May 2017
  11. Application Permitted26/02169/CLUP

    proposed single storey rear extension

    22 Hastings Road Banbury OX16 0SQ

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  12. Application Permitted23/00462/F

    Construction of swimming pool with associated works

    Cedar Lodge North Side Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SE

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  13. Application Permitted18/01578/F

    Single storey side extension

    47 The Garth Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1NA

    Received 3 Sept 2018
  14. Application Permitted17/00113/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (car parking provision) of 16/02410/F

    15 South Avenue Kidlington OX5 1DG

    Received 6 Mar 2017
  15. Application Permitted20/03628/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 16/02446/F - amended plans to allow for Reduction in size and extent of southern attenuation basin; relocation of pumping station and emergency storage tank; associated reconfiguration and repositioning of LEAP with southern area; associated rearrangement of seating area and repositioning of NEAP equipment; realignment of footpath through south eastern LAP; associated repositioning of LAP and trim trail equipment; repositioning of trim trail equipment along southern boundary footpath opposite plot 632; associated amendments to planting and landscaping arrangements; minor renumbering of parking spaces for plots 576-580 and 747-751;

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  16. Application Permitted19/02925/CC

    Proposed new dwelling (5 bedroom detached) Plot 286 (Rural Lane)

    12 Elliott Crescent Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DE

    Received 20 Dec 2019
  17. Application Permitted17/00396/TCA

    T1 x Holly - Remove, this tree is overcrowding shrubbery, approximately 5m tall T2 x Yew - Prune 2m away from building, currently rubbing on building. T3 x Prunus species - Remove limb and one branch are currently leaning heavily over the driveway. T4 x 2 nos Acacia x - Fell to ground level. Both trees have very large areas of dieback in the canopy. T5 x Willow - Pollard to 3m in height, to maintain future pollard tree.

    The Old Vicarage Church Lane Adderbury Banbury OX17 3LR

    Received 6 Nov 2017
  18. Application Permitted21/03560/NMA

    On two lower level walls we would like to have natural render instead of natural stone (proposed as non-material amendment to 21/01228/F)

    2 Manor Farm Close Merton OX25 2NA

    Received 18 Oct 2021
  19. CCP Checklist 1 Issued20/01605/CCP

    4/5 bedroom detached contemporary family home - plot 333 (Community Street)

    2 Austin Way Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DA

    Received 18 Jun 2020
  20. Application Permitted21/02070/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use of highway verge to residential use, install new 1800mm shiplap boundary fence in front of trees to cut traffic noise

    The Willow Banbury Road Bicester OX26 3NP

    Received 14 Jun 2021
  21. Application Permitted18/01210/F

    Single storey front extension to include shower room and utility area

    7 Briggs Close Banbury OX16 0BE

    Received 6 Jul 2018
  22. Application Permitted14/00063/TCA

    T1 x Horse Chestnut - Fell

    St Olaves Church North Street Fritwell

    Received 18 Feb 2014
  23. Application Withdrawn20/01344/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for Use of Land as a Recreation Land Ancillary to a Caravan Site

    Greenhill Leisure Park Greenhill Farm Station Road Bletchingdon OX5 3BQ

    Received 22 May 2020
  24. Application Permitted14/00234/TCA

    T1 x Magnolia - Remove

    Nivanton Cottage High Street South Newington Banbury OX15 4JN

    Received 16 Jul 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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