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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
43,091Searchable applications
1,821Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 36,183 approved or refused records
3,154Refused applications

33,029 approved · 3,154 refused · 1,988 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2012 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted17/00023/NMA

    Remove annex front door (Proposed Non Material Amendment to 16/00119/F)

    19 Chamberlain Place Kidlington OX5 1SG

    Received 8 Feb 2017
  2. Application Refused21/02666/F

    Two-storey side extension including a single storey rear extension and front porch

    28 Bassett Avenue Bicester OX26 4TZ

    Received 4 Aug 2021
  3. Application Withdrawn14/01180/F

    Change of use to a Public House and two dwellings, and the erection of four new detached dwellings

    The Otmoor Lodge Hotel Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1AY

    Received 10 Jul 2014
  4. Application Permitted13/00415/OUT

    OUTLINE - Proposed new dwelling and garage

    Land To Rear Rickyard House Hethe Road Hardwick

    Received 21 Mar 2013
  5. Application Permitted14/00244/TCA

    H1 x Leylandii Trees - Remove

    3 Crockwell Close Bicester OX26 2HG

    Received 22 Jul 2014
  6. Application Permitted17/00145/DISC

    Discharge conditions 7 (surface water drainage), 8 (drainage strategy), 9 (street lighting), 11 (access details) and 13 (construction management plan) of 16/01020/OUT

    OS Parcel 2913 North Of Steels Carpet Mill Milton Road Bloxham Oxfordshire

    Received 22 Mar 2017
  7. Application Permitted19/00459/F

    Rebuilding of collapsed stone wall with reduction in overall height.

    4 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9RR

    Received 14 Mar 2019
  8. Application Permitted13/01679/F

    Renewal of planning permissions - 10/01704/F - Erection of garage and 10/01723/F - Alterations and extensions to rear of dwelling.

    Rectory View Down End Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5LL

    Received 4 Nov 2013
  9. Application Permitted19/01250/LB

    Repair works and alterations to the internal and external of the existing dwelling. A new single storey kitchen extension. Landscaping works and relocation of parking.

    63 Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EE

    Received 5 Jul 2019
  10. Application Permitted25/00248/F

    Installation of three air source heat pump units on the existing sealed car park surface immediately outside the boiler room on the north side of the school building

    Hook Norton School Sibford Road Hook Norton OX15 5JS

    Received 31 Jan 2025
  11. Application Permitted21/00496/LB

    To replace 3 x Softwood timber casement windows on the south facing side of the property

    Cross Hill Cottage Cross Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EG

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  12. Application Permitted19/00930/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for conversion of existing garage into utility room and bathroom. Including altering wall construction to contain insulation, and raising floor level to match existing house. New connection (open doorway) created between existing kitchen into proposed utility. Existing doorway into back garden to the rear of existing garage changed into a window. Existing garage door removed and replaced with window to match existing.

    5 Kingfisher Drive Banbury OX16 9YD

    Received 21 May 2019
  13. Application Permitted23/01823/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 13 (comprehensive intrusive investigation), 14 (scheme of remediation), 39 (noise mitigation measures) & 49 (Framework Construction Management Plan/Site Specific Construction Management Plan) of 14/01932/OUT in relation to the construction of Parcels 1 and 3.

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Bodicote

    Received 5 Jun 2023
  14. Application Refused22/01178/F

    Single storey extension to rear

    The Bishops House Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1RU

    Received 20 Apr 2022
  15. Application Permitted23/01347/TCA

    T1 Ginkgo - Removal.

    Windsor Cottage High Street Deddington OX15 0SL

    Received 18 May 2023
  16. Application Permitted25/03137/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (samples of the stone and mortar) of 24/03314/LB

    Duns Tew Manor Main Street Duns Tew Oxfordshire OX25 6JP

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  17. Application Refused23/01515/F

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions with new drop kerb to frontage

    19 Fernhill Close Kidlington OX5 1BB

    Received 5 Jun 2023
  18. Application Permitted15/00284/TCA

    T1 x Eucalyptus - Fell

    Wood Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DH

    Received 1 Sept 2015
  19. Application Permitted15/00178/F

    Variation of condition 4 of 14/01419.ADV - To allow illumination of sign from 07.00 up to 23.00 daily

    Ridgeway Garages 2 - 4 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1AA

    Received 22 Jan 2015
  20. Application Permitted15/00531/F

    Single storey extensions to end and rear. Porch to side.

    Wroxton Mill Wroxton Banbury OX15 6EZ

    Received 24 Mar 2015
  21. Application Permitted17/00275/F

    Retrospective planning application for existing garage extension and replace leaking flat roof to a pitched roof, in keeping with original bungalow. Both existing and extend facing walls to be rendered.

    Rotherfield Banbury Road Bicester OX26 2HH

    Received 6 Feb 2017
  22. Application Permitted15/01391/LB

    Relocation of existing blue plaque to lower position on side of building

    The Mens Room 84 High Street Banbury OX16 5JE

    Received 27 Jul 2015
  23. Application Permitted26/01914/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use from a single dwellinghouse within Use Class C3 to a small house of multiple occupation within Use Class C4

    68 Broughton Road Banbury OX16 9QF

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  24. Application Permitted21/02102/F

    Garage conversion to family room

    22 Forsythia Close Bicester OX26 3GA

    Received 14 Jun 2021

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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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