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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
44,587Searchable applications
1,821Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,558 approved or refused records
3,215Refused applications

34,343 approved · 3,215 refused · 2,046 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted20/01270/OBL

    Discharge of Informal Public Open space and Hedgerow obligations under Schedule 1 of S106 - 17/01428/F (Appeal ref: 18/00002/REFAPP)

    Care Home Skimmingdish Lane Caversfield Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4AE

    Received 15 May 2020
  2. Application Permitted13/01852/ADV

    Illuminated 3D Lettering & Logo

    Land Adj To 86 New Kiosk Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 6 Dec 2013
  3. Application Permitted21/00116/TCA

    All trees are Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris). T1 - Poor condition, in decline, heavy ivy to stem - Remove tree. T2 - Standing dead, leaning into the crown of neighbouring tree - Remove tree. T3 - Poor condition, in significant decline, heavy ivy to stem - Remove tree. Replanting unlikely due to over-shading by existing trees - new housing development may also be the reason for decline in trees. T4, T5 and all remaining trees - Sever ivy only.

    Street Record Springwell Close Bletchingdon

    Received 14 Jan 2021
  4. Application Permitted13/00338/DISC

    Clearance of conditions 6, 10 & 11 of 13/01153/CDC

    Fairway Methodist Church The Fairway Banbury OX16 0RS

    Received 21 Nov 2013
  5. Application Permitted21/01421/F

    Addition of a new orangery garden room, the reinstatement of a lost glass house, new single storey additions, lost construction housing plant rooms and storage and erection of a new garage in the rear courtyard

    Cross Hill House Cross Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EG

    Received 21 Apr 2021
  6. Application Permitted14/01671/F

    Proposed extension and alterations. Demolish existing greenhouse stores and construct new workshop and ancillary office/administration accommodation; refurbish existing industrial buildings and construct new administration/research and development block. Upgrade and reshape existing hard-standings to form new car parking areas

    Tuthill Park Banbury Road Wardington

    Received 3 Oct 2014
  7. Application Permitted25/00896/LB

    Replacement of all windows and exterior doors with timber framed equivalents, painted white, glazed with individual panes of slim profile double glazing

    Old Barn Cottage Station Road Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5PD

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  8. Application Permitted12/01384/F

    Two storey rear extension and raise ridge to existing rear extension to same height as new; basement to proposed extension - re-submission of 12/00986/F

    Old Bakehouse 33 South Street Caulcott Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 4NE

    Received 3 Oct 2012
  9. Application Permitted17/01569/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of an outbuilding to form garage and studio

    Acorn Cottage South Green Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HJ

    Received 24 Jul 2017
  10. Application Permitted15/00468/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 and 5 of 15/00804/LB

    Deddington Mill Milton Gated Road Deddington Banbury OX15 0TW

    Received 6 Nov 2015
  11. Application Permitted22/02635/F

    The erection of two rapid (DC) electric vehicle chargers and associated electrical feeder pillar

    The Red Lion High Street Islip OX5 2RX

    Received 26 Aug 2022
  12. Application Refused21/03037/F

    Demolition of rear single storey extension and erection of a part-two storey, part-single storey rear extension with associated soft and hard landscaping

    Holly Tree House 10 The Lane Fritwell OX27 7QW

    Received 6 Sept 2021
  13. Application Permitted24/00700/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (bird nesting) and 5 (bat mitigation strategy) of 23/01194/F

    Fringford Cottage Main Street Fringford OX27 8DP

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  14. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA18/00031/SO

    Screening Opinion to 18/00584/REM - Reserved matters application to 15/01012/OUT - Development of up to 48,308sqm of employment floorspace (Class B1c, B2, B8 and ancillary B1a uses), the siting of buildings to the south of the site, servicing and circulation areas, vehicular and pedestrian access from Skimmingdish Lane and landscaping

    Land North East Of Skimmingdish Lane Launton

    Received 5 Apr 2018
  15. Application Permitted14/00343/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3, 6 and 7 of 14/00274/F

    St Marys Church Church Walk Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2UJ

    Received 15 Oct 2014
  16. Application Permitted16/00057/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling (1 No) and erection of 3 No detached dwellings

    2 Chapmans Lane Deddington Banbury OX15 0SU

    Received 12 Jan 2016
  17. Application Permitted13/01751/ADV

    Retrospective - 1no. internally illuminated fascia. 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign. 2no. externally illuminated wall signs.

    Co Op Travel 26 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DH

    Received 18 Nov 2013
  18. Application Permitted26/00870/F

    Single storey rear extension

    Sunbiggin Street Through Wigginton Wigginton OX15 4LD

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  19. Application Permitted26/00581/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (cycle storage provision), 5 (external lighting) and 6 (update to out-of-date Ecological Protected Species Check) of 24/02693/F

    Building To Rear Of Ocean House Noral Way Banbury OX16 2AA

    Received 4 Mar 2026
  20. Application Permitted19/00090/TCA

    T1 x Fruit Tree - Prune Lateral Branches to trunk. T2 x Silver Birch, T5 x Bay - Remove. T3 x Willow - Re-pollard and reduce by 30% T4 x Yew - Crown lift and reduce 35%

    Manor House 6 Mill Street Islip Kidlington OX5 2SZ

    Received 25 Mar 2019
  21. Application Permitted25/02271/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (facing walls), 7 (roofing) and 8 (post and rail fence) of 25/01676/F

    Land Adjacent To Clifton Gate Development Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TP

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  22. Application Permitted14/01937/F

    Rear extension

    30 Rutters Close Kidlington OX5 1SN

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  23. Application Permitted21/03835/F

    Change of Use and conversion of outbuilding to two holiday lets (associated with the pub) at Hare and hounds PH.

    Hare And Hounds Inn Edgecote Lane Wardington OX17 1SH

    Received 16 Nov 2021
  24. Split Decision14/00390/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 18, 19 & 20 of 13/01643/F

    Land Between The Leys And North Bar Place Banbury

    Received 12 Nov 2014

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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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