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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
44,725Searchable applications
1,821Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 37,680 approved or refused records
3,227Refused applications

34,453 approved · 3,227 refused · 2,056 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted16/00556/ADV

    1 x V shaped board, 2 x stack board, 7 x flags

    Land Parcel 5951 Dukes Meadow Drive Banbury

    Received 22 Mar 2016
  2. Application Permitted15/00956/F

    Erection of a 1.5 storey dwelling on land to the rear of 30A Twyford Road

    30A Twyford Road Twyford Adderbury Banbury OX17 3JQ

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  3. Application Refused14/00346/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed - Single storey extension to rear incorporating garage.

    3 The Broadway Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UB

    Received 3 Mar 2014
  4. Prior Approval Not Required23/00648/AGN

    Extension to existing agricultural barn

    Mill Barn Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5BZ

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  5. Application Permitted18/01315/F

    Single and two storey rear extension, new roof and dormers to front and new dormers to side (Resubmission of 18/00664/F)

    The Old Post Office Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JR

    Received 23 Jul 2018
  6. Application Permitted18/00808/F

    Change of hotel bedroom windows to french doors and Juliet balconies to first floor and french doors and terraces at ground floor

    Bignell Park Hotel And Restaurant Bicester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UE

    Received 8 May 2018
  7. Application Permitted22/03305/TCA

    T1 x Hawthorn - reduce in height by up to 1.5 metres, reducing the sides to suit.

    Land East Of The Old Forge Moor Lane South Newington

    Received 1 Nov 2022
  8. Application Permitted19/01467/F

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of 17/02141//F - Slight amendments to drawings to improve the layout of the site and plots 1, 2 and 3

    Land To The Rear Of 57 Adjacent Hightown Leys And 55A Hightown Place Banbury

    Received 30 Jul 2019
  9. Application Permitted25/02158/TCA

    T1 Willow - Framework pollard at approx 8M T2 Willow - Fell old pollard stem major decay G1 Beech Hedge - Reduce by 40% of current height approx 6M

    The Village House Birds Lane Epwell OX15 6LQ

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  10. Application Permitted17/01436/F

    Change of use for existing commercial space within the existing shopping/commercial centre, from existing use class D1 (class XV) as Dental Surgery to B1 (class 2) for office use.

    The Brace Place Suite F Kidlington Centre High Street Kidlington OX5 2DL

    Received 4 Jul 2017
  11. Application Permitted21/03895/F

    One and two storey front extension.

    1 Aspen Close Bicester OX26 3XQ

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  12. Application Permitted14/00080/TCA

    T1 x Silver Birch - Reduce crown height to 10.0m and reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property by 2.0m

    Cedar Cottage North Side Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SE

    Received 4 Mar 2014
  13. Application Permitted21/01938/DISC

    Discharge of condition 13 (Travel Plan) of 19/00446/F (57 Units- Phases 5D, 8C and Trenchard Circle)

    Heyford Park Camp Road Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 1 Jun 2021
  14. Application Permitted24/01180/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 13 (parking provision) and 14 (vehicular electric charging points) of 21/03947/F

    Cotefield House Oxford Road Bodicote

    Received 15 Mar 2024
  15. Application Permitted22/00460/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (schedule of materials and finishes for external walls and roof) of 21/02281/F

    Unit 8 Manor Farm Northampton Road Weston On The Green

    Received 16 Feb 2022
  16. Application Permitted16/00355/TCA

    T1 x Horse Chestnut - Prune overhanging branches in order to balance tree.

    Ivy House Ivy Lane Mollington Banbury OX17 1FF

    Received 6 Dec 2016
  17. Application Permitted26/00726/F

    Single storey front extension, ground floor side door, first floor window enlargement and first floor rear extension

    13 Orchard Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5LX

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  18. Application Permitted13/00778/F

    Erection of a roof extension, the amalgamation of the existing two Class A1 Retail Units for form a single Class A1 Unit, together with changes to the external appearance, including replacing the existing twin roof level gable features with a single gable feature

    67A And 67B Pingle Drive Bicester OX26 6WN

    Received 24 May 2013
  19. Application Permitted23/00657/F

    Single storey rear extension and installation of ground mounted solar PV system to front

    Greenhaven Pages Lane Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6BX

    Received 13 Mar 2023
  20. Application Permitted22/02039/LB

    Works to reinstate fit-for-purpose commercial unit at ground floor and small residential flat at first floor. General restoration and refurbishment works to building fabric including replacement of deteriorated first floor windows with like-for-like and extension of first floor dormer to accommodate new small bathroom (partially retrospective)

    36 Church Lane Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 5LX

    Received 7 Jul 2022
  21. Application Permitted18/01739/F

    Erection of 2no extensions to existing livestock units, following removal of existing grain bins

    Grove Farm Pinchgate Lane Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DZ

    Received 4 Oct 2018
  22. Under Consultation25/01130/TCA

    9 Poplars to be felled due to disease

    Bicester Town Council The Garth Launton Road Bicester OX26 6PS

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  23. Under Consultation26/01367/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (CEMP) of 23/00853/OUT

    Land East Of Warwick Road Drayton Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 1 Jun 2026
  24. Application Permitted18/00639/REM

    Reserved matters to 16/01802/OUT - Appearance, layout, scale for Plot No 593

    Plot 593 Eaves Road Graven Hill Ambrosden

    Received 12 Apr 2018

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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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