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34,589 approved · 3,232 refused · 2,063 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Permitted22/01137/F

    Removal of existing conservatory; construct new garden room to replace conservatory

    11 Cavendish Place Stratton Audley Oxfordshire OX27 9BN

    Received 14 Apr 2022
  2. Application Permitted15/00293/F

    Retrospective - Retention of single storey prefabricated showroom

    Land Adjacent Fired Earth Twyford Mill Oxford Road Adderbury Oxfordshire

    Received 17 Feb 2015
  3. Split Decision17/00430/DISC

    Partial discharge of condition 4 (design details) of 16/02126/LB

    Yew Tree House Station Road Launton Bicester OX26 5DX

    Received 24 Aug 2017
  4. Application Permitted23/00064/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (stone sample panel) of 22/02663/LB

    Manor Farm Hethe Road Hardwick OX27 8SS

    Received 10 Jan 2023
  5. Prior Approval Not Required18/01642/HPA

    Single storey flat roof extension dining room - height to eaves 3.0m, overall height 3.5m, length 4.5m

    32 Elton Road Banbury OX16 9TN

    Received 14 Sept 2018
  6. Application Permitted22/00687/F

    Opening up and widening of blocked up window to north elevation of north wing and blocking up of existing window to west elevation of north wing. Replacement of garage doors with glazed French doors. Replacement of uPVC windows with new uPVC windows. Installation of flue to log burning stove. Associated internal works.

    Park Farm House Street Heading North From Acre Ditch Burdrop OX15 5RN

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  7. Application Refused16/01507/LB

    Reroof parts of the building, install solar panels to hidden roof slopes, repair and replace sections of guttering, replacement of 3 No ancillary windows and other general repairs to chimneys and pointing

    Old Rectory The Walk Islip Kidlington OX5 2SD

    Received 27 Jul 2016
  8. Application Permitted22/02240/F

    Single storey front and rear extension

    37 St Johns Way Hempton OX15 0QR

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  9. Application Permitted25/01399/OUT

    Outline application for demolition of existing farm buildings and silos and erection of 3 No dwellings with All Matters Reserved except for Access

    Caulcott Farm 25 South Street Caulcott OX25 4NE

    Received 28 May 2025
  10. Application Permitted15/01628/F

    Extend an existing area of tarmac and retrospective planning permission for a shed

    70 Hornbeam Road Bicester OX26 3XZ

    Received 1 Sept 2015
  11. Application Permitted17/00638/F

    Change of use of Agricultural Barn and stables to Class D1 use (nursery)

    OS Parcel 7300 Adjoining And East Of Nill Farm Bloxham Road Milcombe

    Received 20 Mar 2017
  12. Application Permitted17/00380/CLUP

    Change of use of adjoining barn to residential accommodation for single dwelling use with main house, re-roofing of barn with natural slate to match main house; insertion of conservation roof lights; replacement of doors to road with like-for-like replacement of doors to garden with window/new door

    Nicholas Corner Burdrop Banbury OX15 5RQ

    Received 20 Feb 2017
  13. Application Permitted25/00511/Q56

    Prior approval application for Change of Use and associated building operations to convert existing agricultural building to a single dwellinghouse

    Sugarswell Bungalow Sugarswell Lane Shenington Oxfordshire OX15 6FA

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  14. Response Sent17/01491/PAO

    New Hangar

    Land Adj To Hangar 14 Oxford Airport Langford Lane Kidlington

    Received 4 Jul 2017
  15. Application Permitted16/00197/F

    Regularisation of as built internal layouts (2 flats) and division of one existing flat to form 2 No smaller units

    22 Sheep Street Bicester

    Received 2 Feb 2016
  16. Application Permitted15/01035/TPO

    T1 Ash 20% overall crown reduction (to previous pruning points) reducing to good arb pruning points. To reduce sail effect and reduce the stress on the wound in the stem. Crown clean to remove deadwood and any crossing/rubbing branches.The aim being to produce a smaller more compact crown and reduce the stress on the wound in the trees stem. These works come from the results of the picus which was carried out on the tree (Please refer to Survey provided copy on Public Access)

    The Willows 108A Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EF

    Received 8 Jun 2015
  17. Application Permitted14/00701/F

    Single storey rear, side and part front extension

    2 Chestnut Road Mollington Banbury OX17 1BG

    Received 1 May 2014
  18. Application Permitted16/00051/NMA

    Change from timber boarding to rendered masonry (proposed non material amendment to application 16/00573/F)

    3 Sycamore Close Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5SB

    Received 1 Jul 2016
  19. Application Permitted13/01152/F

    Creation of pond complex, yurt with decking base, garage conversion to toilet block, provision of a shipping container with perimeter fencing

    Meadow Farm Thame Road Blackthorn Bicester OX25 1QB

    Received 26 Jul 2013
  20. Application Permitted17/00520/F

    Change of use from A1 shop to A2 property letting agency on ground floor. Conversion of first floor to two flats

    The Old Wine House 27 High Street Banbury OX16 5EG

    Received 7 Mar 2017
  21. Application Permitted24/00098/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 22/00906/F - condition to be varied to allow the width of the proposed building to be increased from nine meters wide to twelve meters wide. All other dimensions and aspects of the building to remain unchanged

    High Furlong Farm Mollington OX17 1QE

    Received 12 Jan 2024
  22. Application Permitted24/00619/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory (129m3) and erection of new garden room extension

    2 The Bradburys Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9AS

    Received 6 Mar 2024
  23. Application Permitted21/00105/F

    Variation of Condition 28 (use of retail unit) of 02/00394/F - To enable The Range to sell a limited range of food and drink goods from up to 250 sq.m. net for consumption off the premises.

    Matalan Christchurch Court Banbury OX16 2BB

    Received 13 Jan 2021
  24. Observations19/00876/CCE

    Confirmation of compliance of conditions for 12/00290/F

    33 Oxford Road And Land To The Rear Of Nos. 35 - 59 Oxford Road Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AB

    Received 10 May 2019

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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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