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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
44,808Searchable applications
1,821Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,755 approved or refused records
3,228Refused applications

34,527 approved · 3,228 refused · 2,058 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Application Permitted13/01775/LB

    Interior and exterior renovation works

    Fire Party House Building 87 DLO Caversfield Skimmingdish Lane Caversfield Oxfordshire

    Received 20 Nov 2013
  2. Under Consultation20/03293/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - Reduce by 60% to a height of 4.0m due to severe decay on main stem which requires removal leaving lowest branches to form a small canopy so that the tree remains safe.

    Woodgreen 10 Vicarage Gardens Cropredy OX17 1PJ

    Received 17 Nov 2020
  3. Application Permitted18/00028/TCA

    T1 x Yew - To reduce crown volume by approx 1.5 - 2 meters making all cuts at secondary points of live groth promoting a balanced rounded crown form.

    Cottage Barn Church Lane Barford St John Banbury OX15 0PS

    Received 19 Jan 2018
  4. Under Consultation20/03317/TCA

    T1 - T6 x Conifer - Reduce height of Conifer row from up to 35ft and up to 15ft. T7 x Conifer - Fell to ground level (90% dead due to being cut back too hard). T8 x Conifer - Fell to ground level (90% dead due to being cut back too hard).

    3 Stud Farm Cottages East End Adderbury OX17 3NW

    Received 23 Nov 2020
  5. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA16/00108/SO

    Screening Opinion to 16/02461/OUT - Conversion of existing building to provide 5No two bed house, 1No two bed flat and 1No one bed flat, all with Parking, amenity space and shared cycle storage. New build to provide 3No commercial units with outside space, parking and cycle storage + 3No two bed flats with parking, gardens and cycle storage

    Inside Out Interiors Ltd 85 - 87 Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4PZ

    Received 8 Dec 2016
  6. Application Permitted25/03333/F

    Repair of part-fallen stone wall

    Applegarth Bates Lane Souldern Bicester OX27 7JU

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  7. Application Permitted16/00109/F

    Erection of single storey extension to provide bedroom study and bathroom accommodation with a link lobby

    The Coach House Bloxham Grove Farm Bloxham Grove Road Bloxham Banbury OX15 4LL

    Received 20 Jan 2016
  8. Application Permitted21/02968/F

    Replacement garage roof

    8 Rectory Close Wendlebury OX25 2PG

    Received 31 Aug 2021
  9. Application Permitted23/02221/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 11 (phasing plan) of 21/01630/OUT (APP/C3105/W/23/3315849)

    Land North And Adjoining Home Farm Banbury Road B4100 Caversfield

    Received 10 Aug 2023
  10. Application Permitted15/00521/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 of 15/01586/LB

    Grooms Cottage Cooks Hill Shutford Banbury OX15 6PL

    Received 14 Dec 2015
  11. Application Permitted12/00219/TCA

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

    Land North Of Kyetts Corner Claydon Road Cropredy Oxfordshire

    Received 24 Aug 2012
  12. Application Permitted12/01155/REM

    Reserved Matters to Outline application 06/00967/OUT - Electricity sub station

    Land For Development South West Of Bicester Services Oxford Road Bicester Oxfordshire

    Received 15 Aug 2012
  13. Application Permitted16/02159/TPO

    Remove Beech tree T1, Fell Ash tree T2 to ground level, Pollard Sycamore tree T3 to 4 metres and reduce upper crown of Chestnut Tree T4 by one third - Subject to TPO 2/87

    North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston Bicester OX25 6JA

    Received 27 Oct 2016
  14. Application Permitted20/00453/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (roof method statement) 4 (enhancing biodiversity method statement) 5 (roofspace ventilation method) 6 (tile sample) of 19/00455/LB

    The Old Rectory Street Through Alkerton Alkerton OX15 6NL

    Received 14 Feb 2020
  15. Application Permitted22/01176/F

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions

    42 Rochester Way Twyford Banbury OX17 3JX

    Received 19 Apr 2022
  16. Application Refused17/00541/F

    First floor extension to side, two storey extension to rear, single storey extension to rear

    26 Turnberry Close Bicester OX26 4YQ

    Received 8 Mar 2017
  17. Application Permitted13/00184/TCA

    G1 x Small Woodland - Thin by 20%

    Gothic Cottage Oxford Road Adderbury Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NF

    Received 9 Jul 2013
  18. Application Permitted21/01860/F

    Demolition of existing kitchen extension and erection of new single storey rear extension with internal alterations

    Gate Cottage Somerton Road North Aston OX25 6HX

    Received 25 May 2021
  19. Application Withdrawn17/00181/TCA

    By way of chain saw carry out a reduction of approx. 50%, remove all side limbs and ivy to leave a monolith of approx. 5 metres to the 4 large decayed trees growing at front of site

    St Mary The Virgin Church Church Lane Weston On The Green

    Received 25 May 2017
  20. Application Permitted13/00012/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4, 6, 7 and 8 of 11/00252/REM

    Land South West Of Bicester Adjoining Oxford Road And Middleton Stoney Road Bicester Oxfordshire

    Received 16 Jan 2013
  21. Application Permitted23/01689/TCA

    T1 - T2 x dead Lawson Cyprus trees (No 2) - Fell T3 - T6 x living Lawson Cyprus trees (no 4) - Fell due to close proximity to garage and electrical sub-station. T7 x living Silver Birch - Fell due to close proximity to garden shed and electrical sub-station.

    Hornton Barn Painters Close Bloxham Banbury OX15 4QP

    Received 20 Jun 2023
  22. Application Permitted25/00665/F

    Replacement glazed roof to existing side extension, new windows and block up of existing door

    23 Sideleigh Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AY

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  23. Application Permitted19/01267/F

    Removal of conservatory, new single storey rear extension. Removal of porch and new porch and attached bay window to the front elevation

    10 Home Close Kidlington OX5 2EA

    Received 8 Jul 2019
  24. Application Permitted20/01352/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T2 (Cedar of Lebanon) - There are numerous faults including a spilt limb, buckling, wounds as a result of previous failures, one sided crown. The tree can no longer be retained. The tree needs to be removed in the interests of safety.

    Vicarage Court Calthorpe Road Banbury

    Received 15 May 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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