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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
44,002Searchable applications
1,823Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,026 approved or refused records
3,191Refused applications

33,835 approved · 3,191 refused · 2,021 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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 Permitted18/01218/ADV

    1 no non illuminated Fascia sign and 1 no non illuminated Hoarding sign

    Fir Tree Farm Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QL

    Received 9 Jul 2018
  2. Application Permitted21/02954/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (window details) of 21/01084/LB

    River View The Walk Islip OX5 2SD

    Received 16 Aug 2021
  3. Application Permitted21/00454/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x T120.01 Prunus in Cemetery - Major limb failue, removal of limb plus hanging limb.

    St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AR

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  4. Application Withdrawn16/01700/F

    Demolition of conservatory and outbuilding and erection of new kitchen extension

    Postbox Cottage Wardington Banbury OX17 1SQ

    Received 19 Aug 2016
  5. Application Permitted20/00976/F

    Erection of new detached dwelling with ancillary garage and garden room/studio - re-submission of 17/01208/F

    3 Church Close Merton OX25 2NB

    Received 8 Apr 2020
  6. Application Refused26/01361/F

    Full loft conversion incorporating the construction of a box dormer to the rear and twin wall dormers to the front with a connecting pitched roof between them. Demolition of the existing single storey coal shed at the rear of the dwelling, the construction of a single storey extension with an increased footprint and the addition of a front porch

    6 Queens Crescent Drayton Oxfordshire OX15 6EJ

    Received 1 Jun 2026
  7. Application Permitted25/02292/F

    Single storey side extension (porch), part single part two storey rear extension, front infill extension and associated works

    29 Forge Place Fritwell OX27 7QQ

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  8. Response Sent17/00144/DSLAM

    Installation of 1x DSLAM equipment cabinet olive green, height 1600m x length 1200mm x depth 450mm

    Chamber Cabinet Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 10 Nov 2015
  9. Application Permitted13/00005/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 1 of 12/01189/LB

    Adderbury House Lake Walk Adderbury Banbury OX17 3PE

    Received 8 Jan 2013
  10. Application Refused16/00420/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (window/door details) of 16/00848/LB

    Berry Cottage Main Street Wroxton Banbury OX15 6PT

    Received 2 Sept 2016
  11. Application Permitted20/00911/TCA

    T1 x Yew (Taxus baccata) - Crown reduction of up to 3m to reshape & balance the crown. Work carried out to increase light levels to neighbouring properties and to ensure the tree remains in good form and health in future, considering its position (adjacent to the boundary wall).

    Hamelin Cottage Horn Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EU

    Received 1 Apr 2020
  12. Application Permitted14/02083/F

    Rear single storey link extension to existing outbuildings

    Mullinahogie Well Lane Alkerton Banbury OX15 6NL

    Received 15 Dec 2014
  13. Application Permitted15/00154/TCA

    T1 x Triple stem Ash - Fell T2 x Double stem Sycamore - Fell

    Balscote House Chapel Lane Balscote Banbury OX15 6JN

    Received 29 Apr 2015
  14. Application Permitted15/00320/TCA

    T1 x London Plane - Repollard and remove all Ivy

    Church Way House Osney Close Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5QH

    Received 22 Sept 2015
  15. Application Permitted16/02540/F

    First floor rear extension

    23 St Giles Close Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PZ

    Received 16 Dec 2016
  16. Application Permitted16/00314/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 18 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 25 (Arboricultural Protection Measures), 37 (Phase Drainage) and 38 (Means of Access) of 13/00444/OUT

    Land North Of Withycombe Farm West Of Edinburgh Way Banbury

    Received 12 Jul 2016
  17. Application Permitted23/02298/F

    Part single storey and part two storey side and rear extension

    41 Lower End Piddington Bicester OX25 1QD

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  18. Application Permitted13/00342/F

    Side and rear extension

    7 The Paddocks Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1TF

    Received 8 Mar 2013
  19. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA13/00029/SO

    Screening Opinion - 500 space park and ride interchange

    Part Of OS Parcel 0006 South West Of Foxey Leys Copse Adjoining Oxford Road Oxford Road Bicester

    Received 16 Apr 2013
  20. Application Permitted13/01891/LB

    Extension to provide ancillary accommodation - amendment to 13/01008/LB

    Caulcott Farm 25 South Street Caulcott Bicester OX25 4NE

    Received 16 Dec 2013
  21. Application Permitted17/01553/F

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to serve as a shed

    48 Crown Road Kidlington OX5 1AG

    Received 21 Jul 2017
  22. Application Permitted21/01695/LB

    Removal of stud partition wall surrounding bedroom three/study, removal of stud partition wall blocking access to understairs storage area and removal of stud partitioning on the second floor

    West Wing Williamscot OX17 1AE

    Received 12 May 2021
  23. Application Permitted25/01254/TCA

    Row of 4 Leylandi in shared car park requesting permission to reduce height up to approx 4m. Half the hedge has been cut down to this height already by contractors as this was close to the power line.

    Cannonball Cottage Main Street Mollington OX17 1BD

    Received 1 May 2025
  24. Application Permitted19/00991/LB

    Renovation of existing timber garage potting shed with an open bay to include new green oak cladding and doors, brick chimney for an outdoor fireplace and kitchenette and new thatched roof

    Deddington Mill Milton Gated Road Deddington Banbury OX15 0TW

    Received 29 May 2019

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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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