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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
43,870Searchable applications
1,823Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 36,908 approved or refused records
3,182Refused applications

33,726 approved · 3,182 refused · 2,015 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Permitted21/03588/F

    Extension of detached garage and partial conversion to form a study and store; insertion of two skylights and amended fenestration to the side and rear elevations; associated external works

    Fuchsia Cottage 14 Main Street Mixbury Brackley NN13 5RR

    Received 20 Oct 2021
  2. Determined Application13/00318/CAC

    Extending and remodelling two cottages into single dwelling

    Sunset & Sunrise Cottage Bates Lane Souldern Bicester OX27 7JU

    Received 20 Feb 2013
  3. Prior Approval Granted21/01807/R56

    Change of use of agricultural barns to a storage use under Class R of GPDO (resubmission of 21/00040/R56)

    Park Farm Akeman Street Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3JQ

    Received 21 May 2021
  4. Application Permitted12/01442/F

    1 No new window in existing gable end

    The Old School Church Lane Mixbury Brackley Oxfordshire NN13 5RP

    Received 16 Oct 2012
  5. Application Permitted14/00265/F

    Reinstatement/rebuilding of existing cottage.

    Garage Premises South Of Milton Cottage Wigginton Oxon

    Received 18 Feb 2014
  6. Application Permitted22/02134/NMA

    Replacement of block paviours to bus turning area with coloured asphalt (proposed as non-material amendment to 19/01020/F)

    Traffic Management Enhancement Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  7. Application Permitted23/02695/TCA

    T1 x Plum scrub - Clear the area in front of and adjacent to the gate to permit vehicular access. G1 x No 2 Silver Birch - Fell, in close proximity to the neighbouring residence. T1 x Silver Birch - Reduce low laterals by up to 2.5 metres, encroaching on the residence G2 x No 2 Semi mature Silver Birch - Fell to near ground level, weak specimens within a group

    The School North Lane Weston On The Green Oxfordshire OX25 3RG

    Received 2 Oct 2023
  8. Application Permitted19/01735/LB

    Stone wall to replace existing trellis and a replacement rain shelter (porch)

    Seal Cottage Kings Road Bloxham OX15 4QE

    Received 27 Aug 2019
  9. Determined Application24/03281/M106

    Modification of Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for 21/03426/OUT - 1. A new definition of Charge Holder shall be inserted at clause 1. 2. A new clause 8.17 shall be inserted

    Land Opposite Hanwell Fields Recreation Adj To Dukes Meadow Drive Banbury

    Received 6 Dec 2024
  10. Application Permitted22/00129/TCA

    TG1 x 3 Hornbeam - Reduce by 1.5 metres; the trees have been managed as a low hedge, the reduction would serve as annual maintenance T2 x Quince - Reduce and reshape by 1 metre to manage as a more compact specimen (annual fruit tree pruning work); TG3 x 3 Hazel Hedge - lay stools to manage as a hedge; T4 x Bramley apple - reduce by 1 metre to prune for fruit; TG5 x Viburnum- fell the shrub(s) to near ground level- an over grown mass of viburnum blocking light to the adjacent border; T6 x Thorn (with climbing rose) - Trim back the rose by 1m climbing in the thorn to manage its range.

    12 School Road Kidlington OX5 2HB

    Received 18 Jan 2022
  11. Application Permitted13/00313/F

    Clear glazed first floor window to west elevation

    61 Grebe Road Bicester OX26 6TY

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  12. Application Permitted22/02671/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (enhancing biodiversity) and 4 (floor levels) of 18/00996/F

    Mill Barn Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton OX15 5BZ

    Received 26 Aug 2022
  13. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)20/03635/F

    Erection of one bedroom bungalow and associated works

    Land Adjacent To 1 Coleridge Close Bicester OX26 2XR

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  14. Application Refused15/01317/F

    Erection of two storey extension to form a dwelling (Resubmission of 15/00411/F).

    Bbr Adjacent Offords Garage Crumps Butts Bicester

    Received 14 Jul 2015
  15. Application Permitted15/00724/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed - Conversion of loft to form habitable accommodation and installation of rooflights to front and rear elevations

    131 Broome Way Banbury OX16 3WH

    Received 22 Apr 2015
  16. Application Permitted19/00139/TCA

    T1 x Conifer - Reduce by approx 1/3 as tree has outgrown small garden as located near raised gabion wall with little rooting area. T2 x Hazel - Coppice to low level, inline with management.

    Falcons Nest Park Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PX

    Received 9 May 2019
  17. Application Permitted22/03027/TCA

    G1 x Beech Group, small Yew to west and larger Yew close to properties - Prune side of screen to north overhanging Garden Cottage garden to within 30cm of boundary divide (fence line)

    Garden Cottage Troy Lane Kirtlington Oxfordshire OX5 3HA

    Received 4 Oct 2022
  18. Application Permitted16/01354/LB

    Addition of terracotta chimney pot to existing chimney stack

    The Old House Tanners Lane Adderbury Banbury OX17 3ER

    Received 6 Jul 2016
  19. Application Permitted24/00629/TCA

    T1 Yew Tree – Remove/reduce lower branches that are in contact/touching the neighbouring Barn roof to provide at least 1.5m. Reduce the overall crown periphery by up to 2m - maintaining as much twig/needle bearing growth as possible, to include providing clearance from overhead Cable.

    The Ramblers Street Running Parallel To Oxhey Rise Wigginton OX15 4JZ

    Received 6 Mar 2024
  20. Application Permitted21/02408/F

    Erection of building to form covered riding area

    Spring Well Farm Kirtlington Road Chesterton OX26 1TW

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  21. Application Permitted16/00096/F

    Demolition of existing single storey building and erection of single storey ground floor extension

    47 Sandford Green Banbury OX16 0SB

    Received 18 Jan 2016
  22. Application Permitted16/01893/ADV

    2 No. Non-illuminated Fascia Signs

    Just Racing Block A Unit 4 Chalker Way Banbury OX16 4XD

    Received 19 Sept 2016
  23. Application Withdrawn20/02152/F

    Erection of dwelling house, garage and associated vehicular access off Oxford Road A4260.

    13 Blackwood Place Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BD

    Received 7 Aug 2020
  24. Application Permitted18/00446/DISC

    Discharge of condition 20 (sustainable construction) of 14/02156/F

    Cotefield Farm Oxford Road Bodicote

    Received 12 Nov 2018

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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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