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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
44,290Searchable applications
1,823Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,284 approved or refused records
3,199Refused applications

34,085 approved · 3,199 refused · 2,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2011 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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  1. No Objections25/02008/OCC

    Planning application seeking full planning permission for: - A new signalised junction on the A40 to allow access and egress from the Eynsham Park & Ride site. - A new 3.5m wide eastbound bus lane for 7km providing priority for buses operating along the A40 between the Eynsham Park & Ride site and the A34 overbridge (including over the bridges in the Duke’s Cut area). - A new 3.5m wide westbound bus lane for 3km providing priority for buses operating along the A40 on the approaches to the Cassington Junction and then up to the Eynsham Park & Ride site. - Major junction improvements and capacity enhancement at A40 Eynsham / Lower Road roundabout and Cassington signals: - New 3m wide Shared Use Facility (SUF) for active travel to the south of the bus lanes between the Eynsham Park & Ride site and the A34 overbridge (including over the bridges in the Duke’s Cut area). - New 3m wide Shared Use Facility (SUF) for active travel to the north of the bus lanes between the Eynsham Park & Ride site and the Lower Road Roundabout, Eynsham. - New 2.5m wide pedestrian facilities at locations along the north of the bus lanes between Lower Road Roundabout, Eynsham and Duke’s Cut Bridges - Five new and two upgraded controlled crossings at points along the A40 corridor, including in the Eynsham area. - New bus stops and bus shelters throughout. - Road safety improvements, new road signage as well as new lighting through built up areas. - New planting and landscaping, improved drainage and flood risk management measures at HIF2 - A40 Corridor between the Eynsham Park and Ride Site and North Oxford, Oxfordshire - R3.0064/25

    Eynsham & Cassington *Out of area*

    Received 1 Aug 2025
  2. Application Permitted19/00018/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (step details) of 16/01156/F

    Shutford Village Hall Banbury Hill Shutford Banbury OX15 6PE

    Received 17 Jan 2019
  3. Application Refused21/01537/F

    First floor side extension and single storey rear/side extension. Front gable and side gable. Render and cladding. Drop kerb. Roof lights. (re-submission of 21/00391/F)

    44 Horton View Banbury OX16 9HP

    Received 29 Apr 2021
  4. Application Permitted21/02564/F

    Single Storey Side and Porch Extensions with Associated Internal and External Works.

    11 Willoughby Road Banbury OX16 9DZ

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  5. Prior Approval Not Required25/02164/AGN

    Prior approval application for Agricultural workshop and general store.

    Fernhill Farm Bloxham Road Milcombe Oxfordshire OX15 4RH

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  6. Application Permitted25/02965/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Conversion of agricultural buildings to car storage

    Home Farm Bainton OX27 8RL

    Received 13 Nov 2025
  7. Application Permitted25/00773/F

    RETROSPECTIVE - Garage conversion; creation of doorway from living room into garage

    32 Haydock Road Bicester OX26 1BG

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  8. Application Withdrawn21/01651/F

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of 18/00073/F - to provide additional accommodation at loft level. Minor changes to internal layout at first floor level

    Artisan Framing Ltd Victoria Road Bicester OX26 6QD

    Received 7 May 2021
  9. Application Permitted18/00659/F

    Front and rear extension, new first floor formed with dormer to rear elevation

    49 St Annes Road Banbury OX16 9EA

    Received 16 Apr 2018
  10. Application Refused17/02451/F

    Erection of 2.0m fence and change of use of land from public amenity to private amenity (Retrospective)

    131 Pioneer Way Bicester OX26 1DB

    Received 5 Dec 2017
  11. Application Permitted12/00270/TCA

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Willow - Fell on the grounds of safety

    The Old House Street Running Parallel To Oxhey Rise Wigginton Oxfordshire OX15 4JZ

    Received 3 Oct 2012
  12. Application Permitted26/01052/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Hard and Soft Landscape Details) of 25/01676/F

    Oak Tree House Fardon Way Deddington OX15 0AJ

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  13. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA14/00010/SO

    Screening Opinion for 14/00284/F - Construction of loading canopy

    Kannegiesser UK Beaumont Road Banbury OX16 1QZ

    Received 20 Feb 2014
  14. Application Permitted24/00523/F

    First storey extension over existing dining area (no increase in building footprint)

    Apple Cottage 37 West End Launton Bicester OX26 5DF

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  15. Prior Approval Not Required21/01332/HPA

    Demolition existing rear extension and rebuild single story rear extension with flat roof - height to eaves 2.5m, overall height 2.925m, length 4.95m

    7 Keble Road Bicester OX26 4TP

    Received 15 Apr 2021
  16. Application Permitted25/00454/TCA

    T1 X Alder, remove/reduce branches extended towards neighbouring property to provide upto 2.5m. T2 x Sycamore, remove low branches extended towards adjacent property and balance crown

    The Boma Wroxton Lane Horley OX15 6BD

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  17. Application Permitted25/03010/F

    First floor side, single storey rear extension with associated internal and external works

    6 Canterbury Close Banbury OX16 4FF

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  18. Application Withdrawn19/00035/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 10/01780/HYBRID - Amend the wording of Planning Conditions 13, 14, 18, 24, 25, 31, 33, 53, 68, 69, 80 and 84 to allow for the submission of information pursuant to these conditions where design has been revised.

    Bicester Eco Town Exemplar Site Caversfield Oxfordshire

    Received 26 Apr 2019
  19. Application Permitted23/02227/TPO

    G1 group (Silver Maples) - reduction back to previous points of up to 2m, with thinning of regrowth - subject to TPO

    4 Alexander Close Kidlington OX5 2FG

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  20. Application Permitted22/02015/TCA

    G1 - Fruit trees nos 8 -fell. T1 - Cherry - fell. G2 - Beech trees nos 3- Crown Lift to provide 3 metres clearance from ground level and laterally cutback the clump of branches on house side.

    Cross Hill House Cross Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EG

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  21. Application Refused23/00993/TPO

    Beech (T1) - Crown reduction of the beech in the front garden, by approximately 3 metres. Removal of all dead wood from the crown with an attachment size of 25mm or greater.

    The Maltings 10 Adderbury Court Adderbury OX17 3NN

    Received 14 Apr 2023
  22. Application Permitted19/00124/TCA

    G1 x 3 nos Leylandii, T1, T2, T3 x Ash - Remove and replant with smaller ornamental trees as per tree schedule.

    1 Church Furlong Tadmarton Banbury OX15 5SG

    Received 29 Apr 2019
  23. Application Permitted26/01000/F

    Loft conversion and dormer

    2 James Close Heyford Park Oxfordshire OX25 5BF

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  24. Prior Approval Not Required19/01653/HPA

    Single storey rear extension, height to eaves 2.5m, overall height 3.7m, length 4.5m

    7 South Avenue Kidlington OX5 1DE

    Received 15 Aug 2019

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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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