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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
47,416Searchable applications
1,820Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 40,136 approved or refused records
3,389Refused applications

36,747 approved · 3,389 refused · 2,158 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Oct 2010 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted18/00251/F

    Erect PVCU conservatory to the rear of the property

    46 Catterick Road Bicester OX26 1AW

    Received 7 Feb 2018
  2. Application Permitted20/00305/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (design details of the ventilation grilles/flues ) of 19/00162/LB

    20B Market Square Bicester OX26 6AD

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  3. Application Permitted22/00729/F

    Garage conversion to provide ground floor accessible WC/shower and bedroom plus associated alterations involving accessible front entrance door. Garage doors to be replaced with windows.

    2 Priory Court Bicester OX26 6AB

    Received 14 Mar 2022
  4. Application Refused14/00172/F

    Proposed 2 storey rear extension. Loft conversion with dormer windows and rooflights - Re-submission of 13/01429/F

    30 Corncrake Way Bicester OX26 6UE

    Received 3 Feb 2014
  5. Application Permitted14/00296/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 and 11 of 13/01543/F

    121 Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 15 Sept 2014
  6. Application Permitted26/00577/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (schedule of materials and finishes) of 25/02829/F

    Whatley Hall Hotel 17-19 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AN

    Received 4 Mar 2026
  7. Application Permitted12/00086/TPO

    Cherry Tree - Reduce Crown by 30% - subject to TPO 11/92

    45 Woodhall Drive Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9TY

    Received 24 Jan 2012
  8. Application Permitted14/00322/TPO

    T1 - Yew - With TPO, a 20% overall crown reduction

    Holy Trinity Church Shenington

    Received 25 Feb 2014
  9. Application Permitted19/01281/F

    Single storey front extension and re-positioning of the main entrance (Retrospective)

    37 Aysgarth Road Yarnton OX5 1ND

    Received 11 Jul 2019
  10. Scoping Opinion Issued24/03284/SCOP

    Scoping Opinion - Hybrid planning application comprising: Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved apart from access) for the development of up to 1,295 residential units (1,235 homes (Use Class C3) and a 60-bed extra care facility (Use Class C2)) and supporting infrastructure, a pub / restaurant / hotel (sui generis) up to 1,000sqm and associated parking areas, access, allotments and public open space; and Full planning permission for the development of 34 residential units (Use Class C3) and associated parking areas, access and public open space.

    Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 9 Dec 2024
  11. Under Consultation19/02654/TCA

    T1 x Ash - Fell as several limbs have failed in calm weather conditions. Partially occluded decay pockets visible at base, 3m high and throughout canopy structure. Ganoderma Bracket present at base, buttress reactive growth. Tree borders two paddock areas frequently in use.

    Os Parcel 7970 North East Of Hanwell Castle And South Of Main Street Hanwell

    Received 22 Nov 2019
  12. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA21/02604/SO

    Erection of mixed-use development including a 240-bed hotel, 4-storey office building and roadside services including 2 no hot food restaurant drive-throughs, a coffee shop drive-through and a petrol filling station with ancillary retail store

    OS Parcel 0005 And Part OS Parcel 1300 0878 And 7566 Banbury

    Received 19 Jul 2021
  13. Application Permitted13/01166/F

    Erection of carport

    Foxgloves Somerton Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LB

    Received 26 Jul 2013
  14. Application Permitted25/01836/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use for the temporary siting of a caravan/mobile home to act as site office/rest area for the duration of construction work relating to 24/02969/F

    Old Scrapyard Bunkers Hill Shipton On Cherwell

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  15. Application Permitted26/02149/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 13 (Great Crested Newt Mitigation) of 18/00825/HYBRID - Parcels 11, 12, 21, 22 and 23

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  16. Application Withdrawn14/00753/F

    Removal of condition 3 of application 09/00435/F.

    River Willows Mill Street Islip Kidlington OX5 2SZ

    Received 6 May 2014
  17. Application Permitted13/01605/F

    First floor extension above existing garage

    The Shieling Main Street Sibford Ferris Banbury OX15 5RG

    Received 18 Oct 2013
  18. Application Permitted13/01942/F

    Addition of gate to side alley; alteration to rear French windows; addition of verandah; reduction of patio level and re-roofing of lean-to shed

    Pond Cottage The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JE

    Received 24 Dec 2013
  19. Application Permitted12/00034/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 of 11/00099/F

    Avalon Horn Hill Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RQ

    Received 22 Feb 2012
  20. Application Withdrawn17/02584/LB

    Change of Use and extension of existing barn from agricultural to ancillary accommodation to provide swimming pool and leisure facilities

    Barn And Attached Stable At Manor House Main Street Mollington Banbury OX17 1BB

    Received 22 Dec 2017
  21. Application Permitted26/00560/F

    First floor side and part single/double storey rear extension

    5 Chatsworth Drive Banbury OX16 9TS

    Received 4 Mar 2026
  22. Application Permitted22/02938/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (covered cycle parking areas), 5 (Travel Plan) and 13 (EV charge points) of 21/04171/F

    Jacobs Douwe Edberts Ruscote Avenue Banbury OX16 2QU

    Received 26 Sept 2022
  23. Application Permitted16/00621/F

    Single Storey 'Sun Room' extension

    18 Lake Walk Adderbury Banbury OX17 3PF

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  24. Application Permitted21/00503/F

    Use of the site for the storage of operational vehicles, elevational alterations, associated parking, vehicle barriers, guard hut and associated infrastructure

    Banbury 200 Southam Road Banbury OX16 2FW

    Received 15 Feb 2021

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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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