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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

42,984Searchable applications

1,820Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 36,092 approved or refused records

3,144Refused applications

32,948 approved · 3,144 refused · 1,981 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Withdrawn19/02881/F
Ground floor and first floor extension to rear of property
32 Cherry Road Banbury OX16 0RN
Received 17 Dec 2019
Application Permitted26/00532/LB
Minor internal alterations comprising the removal of stud partition walls, internal walls and associated fixtures/fittings
Team Sport Building 137 Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL
Received 2 Mar 2026
Application Refused23/01601/LB
Single storey link extension, conversion of garage and internal alterations, new rear door and acoustic timber fencing to road side boundaries
Cornfield 3 Buckingham Road Newton Purcell MK18 4AZ
Received 12 Jun 2023
Application Permitted13/00041/TCA
T1 x Silver Birch - 10% crown thin and crown clean
Archway Cottage Tanners Lane Adderbury Banbury OX17 3ET
Received 12 Feb 2013
Application Permitted23/03294/LB
The addition of 2 conservation rooflights and the re-instatement of a casement window in a historic opening
Southrop Farm House Brick Hill Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5QA
Received 24 Nov 2023
Application Permitted24/02621/F
Proposed extension to existing garage to form new carport
1 Swan Close Blackthorn OX25 1TU
Received 30 Sept 2024
Application Permitted13/00114/TCA
G1 x Various Broadleaf - Fell identified trees marked with tree paint
Court Farm House 37 North Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QX
Received 1 May 2013
Application Permitted22/03388/F
Alterations and side extensions to the dwelling, demolition of Buttermilk Lodge, erection of coach house and conversion of stables to form dwelling to be used by staff employed at Buttermilk Farm
Buttermilk Farm South Newington Road Barford St Michael OX15 0PL
Received 9 Nov 2022
Application Permitted21/00198/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone sample panel), 4 (doors & windows) 5 (slate tiles) of 20/02200/LB
Manor Farm Station Road Hook Norton OX15 5LS
Received 20 Jan 2021
Application Permitted25/01352/F
Raising of eaves and ridge to garages to provide studio accommodation at first floor
Thorpe House Lampitts Green Wroxton OX15 6QH
Received 23 May 2025
Application Permitted22/00705/TCA
G1 x 8 nos Conifers - Fell due to poor form, extensive limb and storm damage, close proximity to road. In response to Highways letter. G2 x 5 nos Larch - Fell due to poor form, extensive limb and storm damage, basal decay, close proximity to road. In response to Highways letter. G3 x 5 nos Sycamore - Fell due to poor form tip damage, close proximity to road. In response to highways letter. All trees will be replaced with more suitable board leaf wood land species (Beech) to match well established trees on site. Further replanting also planed to re-establish copse.
The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
Received 9 Mar 2022
Application Permitted16/00309/DISC
Discharge of Condition 10 (Site Investigation) of 13/00444/OUT
Land North Of Withycombe Farm West Of Edinburgh Way Banbury
Received 7 Jul 2016
Application Permitted23/02065/DISC
Discharge of Condition 6 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment Report) of 23/00475/F
Willow Cottage Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JR
Received 26 Jul 2023
Application Permitted14/00362/F
Siting of substation to serve buildings 3019 and 3021
Proposed Sub Station North Bld 3020 Camp Road Upper Heyford
Received 5 Mar 2014
Application Permitted25/01821/F
Variation of Conditions 2 (plans) and 6 (tile sample) of 24/00497/F - Condition 2 to be varied to include the substitution of the floor plans and external elevations. Condition 6 to be varied to include the inclusion of Cotswold reconstituted stone roof tiles
Cruck Cottage Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QH
Received 14 Jul 2025
Application Refused13/01873/OUT
Residential development of up to 9 dwellings
Land Adjacent And North Of St Swithun's Church Merton Oxfordshire
Received 13 Dec 2013
Application Refused16/00715/F
Erection of a lead canopy over front door
Rose Cottage Bell Street Hornton Banbury OX15 6DB
Received 18 Apr 2016
Application Permitted19/00127/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 2 (schedule of materials) and 3 (bat and bird boxes) of 17/00465/REM
Land Adjoining And West Of Warwick Road Banbury
Received 1 Apr 2019
Application Refused13/00228/F
Erection of a greenhouse within the curtilage of a Listed Building
5 Hall Farm Paddocks Spring Hill Road Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1FW
Received 19 Feb 2013
Application Permitted17/00518/DISC
Discharge of conditions 3 (stone sample), 5 (roof details), 6 (roof light details), 7 (reuse of stone flags) and 8 (hidden valley amended details) of 17/01142/LB
Church Farmhouse Shutford Road Balscote Banbury OX15 6JQ
Received 23 Oct 2017
Under Consultation26/02386/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 7 (Construction Environment Management Plan), 15 (Landcape and Ecology Management Plan) and 16 (Biodiversity) of 22/03868/OUT (Appeal ref. APP/C3105/W/24/3339370)
Land West Adj To Salt Way And West Of Bloxham Road Banbury
Received 11 Sept 2026
Application Permitted25/02747/F
Change of Use of Commercial Office Space (Use Class E) to 9 x Residential Apartments (Use Class C3); internal alterations to buildings to facilitate the changes of use; provision of ancillary amenity area and associated works
21 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AH
Received 20 Oct 2025
Application Withdrawn17/00076/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to 01/01533/F - Change pitch of two-storey gable to rear, amend external doors and windows, confirm external materials
Horse Shoe Cottage Back Lane Epwell Banbury Oxon OX15 6LF
Received 6 Jun 2017
Application Permitted20/00398/ADV
Replacement of existing ATM header signage to comply with new HSBC branding
HSBC 1-3 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JA
Received 12 Feb 2020

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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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