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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
44,884Searchable applications
1,821Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,821 approved or refused records
3,232Refused applications

34,589 approved · 3,232 refused · 2,063 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Withdrawn14/01090/F

    Conversion of loft and insertion of two velux balcony rooflights

    Sundown House Twyford Gardens Twyford Banbury OX17 3JJ

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  2. Application Permitted18/00187/F

    Single storey side extension comprising Carport & Garden Room.

    Appletree Cottage Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS

    Received 29 Jan 2018
  3. Application Permitted17/02568/F

    Demolition of existing workshop and erection of new dwelling and garage

    Workshop Adjacent Fir Farm Upper Campsfield Road Woodstock Oxford OX20 1QG

    Received 21 Dec 2017
  4. Application Permitted13/00066/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 of 12/01244/LB

    Adderbury House Lake Walk Adderbury Banbury OX17 3PE

    Received 13 Mar 2013
  5. Application Permitted18/00312/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (landscaping) of 17/00855/F

    The Oxfordshire Inn Meadow Walk Heathfield Kidlington OX5 3FG

    Received 1 Aug 2018
  6. No Objections20/01533/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 (Salix) – Previous failures evidence, obscured by ivy are several cavities. Proposal – Pollard to 3-4M in the interests of safety for users of open space and adjacent private gardens. T2 (Salix) – Dead, fell/replace.

    Land Adjacent To Hunt Close And St Johns Street Bicester

    Received 12 Jun 2020
  7. Application Permitted13/00045/TCA

    T1 x Holly - Remove T2 x Lawson Cypress - Remove T3 x Eucalyptus - Remove

    1 Unicorn Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4PX

    Received 18 Feb 2013
  8. Application Permitted14/01940/F

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension

    26 Webbs Way Kidlington OX5 2EW

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  9. Application Permitted20/01004/F

    Variation of Condition 6 (Habitat Creation and Restoration Scheme ) of 18/00211/F – to amend the location of Ponds C1 and C2

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

    Received 14 Apr 2020
  10. Application Permitted17/00356/DISC

    Partial Discharge of Condition 3 (window and door details) of 15/02103/REM

    Formerly 2 Whitelands Farm Cottages Chesterton Bicester OX26 1RS

    Received 10 Jul 2017
  11. Application Permitted13/00359/TCA

    G1 x 6 Hybrid Poplars - Fell G2 x 7 Hybrid Poplars - Fell T14 x Hybrid Poplar - Fell

    Land To The West Of Adderbury Lake Lake Walk Adderbury

    Received 18 Nov 2013
  12. Application Permitted17/00876/F

    Change of land use and construction of a hard surfaced tennis court with surround fencing

    Manor Farm Barn Station Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5LT

    Received 21 Apr 2017
  13. Application Permitted22/00143/F

    Installation of a garden gate into the existing garden wall to provide rear garden access from the adjacent footpath

    The Malt House Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

    Received 18 Jan 2022
  14. Application Permitted13/00674/F

    Two storey rear and part side, and first floor front extensions

    17 Scampton Close Bicester OX26 4FF

    Received 7 May 2013
  15. Application Permitted14/00190/TCA

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Rowan - Fell as tree is dead

    Crossways Silver Street Wroxton Banbury OX15 6QD

    Received 24 Jun 2014
  16. Application Permitted19/00482/LB

    Internal alterations to first floor bedrooms and bathrooms - removal of non-load bearing partitions. Re-fitting of bathroom

    Charters House High Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0SL

    Received 18 Mar 2019
  17. Application Permitted13/00221/F

    Garage conversion

    23 Larkspur Square Bicester OX26 3WL

    Received 18 Feb 2013
  18. Application Permitted17/00265/F

    Secure machinery store and repair workshop

    Sand Farm House Station Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DE

    Received 3 Feb 2017
  19. Application Permitted13/00093/TCA

    T1 T2 T3 x Plum - Remove T4 x Leylandii - Remove T5 T6 x Yew - Remove T7 x Thuja - Reduce height by 15ft

    Lightbread Cottage The Ridgeway Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NF

    Received 8 Apr 2013
  20. Application Permitted26/00846/F

    Installation of a flue

    1 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2BP

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  21. Determined Application13/00005/CDISC

    Details Pursuant to Condition 33 (external materials sample) of Planning Permission 08/02472/CM (MW.0044/08)

    Ardley Landfill Station Road Ardley Oxfordshire

    Received 19 Mar 2013
  22. Application Permitted23/02776/TCA

    T1 x Ginko- Crown reduction by 2m to previous points. T2 x Holly- Crown raise ypto 4m over lane and cut back to give 1/2m clearance over roof. T3 x Beech crown raise lowest extended laterals over garden area

    East End House East End Hook Norton OX15 5LG

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  23. Application Permitted17/02431/F

    Single storey lean to rear extension and front porch

    9 Cromwell Way Kidlington OX5 2LW

    Received 4 Dec 2017
  24. Application Permitted17/00429/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (parking and manoeuvring areas), 5 (render sample) and 6 (slate sample) of 17/00798/F

    Wood Cottage Hornton Lane Horley OX15 6BJ

    Received 23 Aug 2017

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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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