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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
44,438Searchable applications
1,821Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,419 approved or refused records
3,206Refused applications

34,213 approved · 3,206 refused · 2,044 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Application Permitted22/01476/DISC

    Partial discharge of conditions 3 (door design details) & discharge of condition 4 (landscaping scheme) of 21/04191/F

    Grimsbury Manor Grimsbury Green Banbury OX16 3JQ

    Received 19 May 2022
  2. Application Permitted24/02038/ADV

    Retrospective - Erection of six poles with associated advertisement banners

    Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX27 8AL

    Received 26 Jul 2024
  3. Application Withdrawn16/01024/F

    Alterations and extension to agricultural building and conversion to form one residential dwelling with new access

    Agricultural Building The Willows Blacklocks Hill Nethercote

    Received 30 May 2016
  4. Application Permitted18/00941/F

    Erection of single storey garden office to rear

    34 Foxdown Close Kidlington OX5 2YE

    Received 24 May 2018
  5. Application Permitted22/02099/DISC

    Discharge of condition 5 (Archaeological written scheme of investigation) of 21/03374/F

    6 Church Lane Yarnton OX5 1PY

    Received 14 Jul 2022
  6. Observations19/00582/ADJ

    Hybrid planning application comprising: (i) Outline application (with all matters reserved save for "access"), for the erection of up to 87,300 m2 (GIA) of employment space (Use Class B1), up to 550 m2 (GIA) of community space (Use Class D1), up to 2,500 m2 (GIA) of Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 floorspace, up to a 180 bedroom hotel (Use Class C1) and up to 480 residential units (Use Class C3), installation of an energy sharing loop, main vehicle access points from A40 and A44, link road between A40 and A44 through the site, pedestrian and cycle access points and routes, car and cycle parking, open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works. Works to the A40 and A44 in the vicinity of the site. (ii) Full application for part of Phase 1A comprising 15,850 m2 (GIA) of employment space (Use Class B1), installation of an energy sharing loop, access junctions from the A40 and A44 (temporary junction design on A44), construction of a link road between the A40 and A44, open space, landscaping, temporary car parking (for limited period), installation of cycle parking (some temporary for limited period), foul and surface water drainage, pedestrian and cycle links (some temporary for limited period) along with associated infrastructure works. Works to the A40 and A44 in the vicinity of the site.

    Land West Of Railway Line East OfA44 And Land North And South Of A40 Outside Of Area Outside Of Area Oxfordshire

    Received 29 Mar 2019
  7. Application Permitted26/01760/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (materials and finishes) of 26/00081/F

    Leys Farm Hook Norton OX15 5BZ

    Received 9 Jul 2026
  8. Split Decision19/00512/ADV

    Erection of 3 No. hoardings

    Symmetry Park Morrell Way Ambrosden

    Received 20 Mar 2019
  9. Application Permitted15/00277/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 of 15/00747/F

    Annaway Sibford Road Epwell Banbury OX15 6LH

    Received 7 Jul 2015
  10. Application Permitted16/00397/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (S278 agreement details) and 11 (footway link) of 16/00023/F

    The George And Dragon 15 East Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7PX

    Received 23 Aug 2016
  11. Application Permitted23/02515/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (car parking provision), 6 (covered cycle parking facilities) and 7 (Landscaping Scheme) of 22/02880/F

    Bo Peep Farm Caravan Park Aynho Road Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NP

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  12. Application Permitted13/01082/F

    Provision of 3 no. proprietary smoking shelters

    Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AL

    Received 16 Jul 2013
  13. Application Permitted22/00223/F

    Erection of double garage

    Old Coach Cottage Station Road Launton OX26 5DX

    Received 21 Jan 2022
  14. Application Permitted12/01587/F

    Demolition of existing stable buildings and erection of American barn; repair of existing storage barn; extension to existing menage and landscape improvements - re-submission of 12/00629/F

    Pound Farm Blackthorn Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 1TE

    Received 9 Nov 2012
  15. Scoping Opinion issued20/01046/SCOP

    Scoping opinion - phase 2 of the Blackthorn & Piddington rail embankment stabilisation scheme

    Land At Network Railway Embankment Between Piddington And Blackthorn Marsh Gibbon Road Piddington

    Received 20 Apr 2020
  16. Application Permitted13/00002/TCA

    T6 x Horse Chestnut - Fell

    Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SW

    Received 19 Dec 2012
  17. Application Permitted17/00021/ADV

    Installation of 1 no. fascia signs, 1 no. light boxes and 1 no. hanging sign

    Town Hall Market Place Deddington Banbury OX15 0SE

    Received 5 Jan 2017
  18. Application Withdrawn15/00496/F

    Change of use from A3 to A2

    Unit B 144 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1EA

    Received 19 Mar 2015
  19. Application Permitted25/02507/TCA

    T1 Ornamental Pear - fell due to excessive shading and too close to house and kitchen drain, not intending to replace.

    Furrows End Wroxton Lane Horley OX15 6BD

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  20. Application Refused21/00258/M56

    Change of use from retail (Class A1) to 1no apartment (Class C3)

    25 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2BP

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  21. Application Permitted18/00126/F

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of new dwelling to the side (part retrospective - revised parking design)

    52 Kennedy Road Bicester OX26 2BQ

    Received 18 Jan 2018
  22. Application Permitted21/00778/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Existing Use of home, garden and log cabin for a childminding business - Up to 6 children as a childminder and employs 1 assistant

    33 Bernwood Road Bicester OX26 6RU

    Received 8 Mar 2021
  23. Application Permitted25/03102/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to install an electrical socket for an EV Charger on the west side wall of the property with connection to the electrical system

    Chapel House Bletchingdon Road Kirtlington OX5 3HF

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  24. Application Permitted18/01054/REM

    Reserved matters to 18/00325/OUT - Detailed plot design (appearance, layout, scale) of Graven Hill Phase 1a, plots 102-105

    Plot 102-105 Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 12 Jun 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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