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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
47,648Searchable applications
1,820Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 40,355 approved or refused records
3,396Refused applications

36,959 approved · 3,396 refused · 2,160 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Permitted16/01523/F

    Addition of a dormer window on the front elevation to match an existing dormer window

    Old Timbers 62 West End Launton Bicester OX26 5DG

    Received 29 Jul 2016
  2. Application Permitted15/00962/F

    Erection of detached two storey dwelling to rear

    188 Warwick Road Banbury OX16 2AP

    Received 26 May 2015
  3. Valid Applicaton Received26/02647/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 28 (water network upgrades) of 24/00780/OUT

    Land Parcel 2778 Grange Farm North West Of Station Cottage Station Road Launton

    Received 8 Oct 2026
  4. Application Permitted25/00081/LB

    Works to the stables (lot 2) including replacement doors and windows, alterations to existing openings and creation of new openings, repairs to roof structure and replacement of roof coverings, removal of existing climb protection metal work, and internal alterations

    Land North of The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AH

    Received 14 Jan 2025
  5. Application Permitted21/03701/REM

    Reserved matters application for 10/01642/OUT - Village Green (including landscaping and provision of LEAP)

    Land At Wellington Road Heyford Park

    Received 1 Nov 2021
  6. Application Permitted25/00671/F

    Formation of means of access and associated dropped kerb to enable off-road parking and change garden to create a driveway

    61 Easington Road Banbury OX16 9HJ

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  7. Application Permitted14/01230/F

    Line chimney with internal grade twin wall insulated flue system. Fit a 900mm roll top terracotta pot.

    Crooked Thatch East End Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5LG

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  8. Application Permitted24/02173/TCA

    G1 - 3 X Lawson - Fell overgrown remains of hedge T1 x Damson - To reduce crown by 1M to clear utilities T2 x Damson - Reduce over extending branch over footway by 1.5M

    Mayford Brick Hill Hook Norton OX15 5QA

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  9. Application Permitted16/01387/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a rear facing dormer to loft conversion

    17 South Avenue Kidlington OX5 1DG

    Received 11 Jul 2016
  10. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA17/00062/SO

    Screening Opinion to 17/01425/F - Erection of detached drive-thru coffee shop with associated works

    Land Adj To Euro Garages Cherwell Valley Services Junction 10 M40 Part Of A43 Through Stoke Lyne Parish Stoke Lyne

    Received 3 Jul 2017
  11. Application Permitted11/01367/F

    Installation of PV solar panels

    The Knowle Philcote Street Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TB

    Received 6 Sept 2011
  12. Application Permitted17/00515/F

    Erection of new stables and farm building - re-submission of 16/02217/F

    Land East Of Buttermilk Farm South Newington Road Barford St Michael

    Received 6 Mar 2017
  13. Application Permitted26/00270/F

    Erection of a two bedroomed dwelling

    78 Balmoral Avenue Banbury OX16 0JP

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  14. Application Permitted25/00169/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 8 (stone sample panel) of 24/01482/LB

    Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NY

    Received 23 Jan 2025
  15. Application Permitted14/00044/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 of 13/00568/F.

    96 Isis Avenue Bicester OX26 2GS

    Received 10 Feb 2014
  16. Application Withdrawn16/00801/F

    Single storey and part 2 storey front extension

    4 Benson Close Bicester OX26 4FQ

    Received 28 Apr 2016
  17. Application Refused12/01271/F

    Demolition of existing car repair buildings and construction of 3 No. dwellings

    Land At Bunkers Hill Shipton-on-Cherwell & Thrupp Oxfordshire OX5 3BA

    Received 5 Sept 2012
  18. Application Permitted18/00363/OUT

    Variation of Condition 2 of 14/01874/OUT - To extend the range of goods permitted to be sold

    Banbury Cross Retail Park Lockheed Close Banbury

    Received 28 Feb 2018
  19. Application Permitted17/00829/OUT

    OUTLINE - One dwelling on a brownfield site (Resubmission of 16/00380/OUT)

    Land Adjoining And South East Of The Haven Adjoining Ivy Farm Street Through Murcott Village Murcott

    Received 13 Apr 2017
  20. Application Permitted20/01521/F

    Single storey side extension

    8 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2EX

    Received 11 Jun 2020
  21. Application Permitted13/01645/F

    First floor extension

    1A Green Lane Upper Arncott Bicester OX25 1PA

    Received 30 Oct 2013
  22. Application Permitted17/01368/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for single storey rear extension

    1 Tay Gardens Bicester OX26 2BX

    Received 26 Jun 2017
  23. Application Refused16/00639/F

    Conversion of agricultural building into a holiday cottage

    Proposed Holiday Barn Fodge Farm Sibford Road Hook Norton

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  24. Application Permitted20/03294/TPO

    T1 (Poplar) - Re-pollard to 12 feet of existing pollard points of poplar tree - Subject to TPO 06/1995

    Sandgate House 10 Fiveacres Murcott OX5 2RP

    Received 18 Nov 2020

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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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