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36,959 approved · 3,396 refused · 2,160 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

Application Permitted24/00151/TCA
T1 Horse Chestnut. Cut back from Road upto 2m T2 Horse Chestnut. Close proximity to drain cover and unable to reach full potential. Fell to ground level. G1 Willows x4. Re pollard. G2 Willows sp x4. Re pollard.
St Marys Church Church Lane Hampton Poyle OX5 2QF
Received 18 Jan 2024
Application Permitted12/00791/LB
Replace roof of detached outbuilding
Heydon House East End Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5LG
Received 30 May 2012
Application Permitted18/00083/F
Change of use of chiropractors clinic (D1) to residential (C3). Provision of one additional parking space and alteration to existing access.
The Annexe Adjacent To No 3 Holly Tree Cottages Earls Lane Deddington Banbury OX15 0TQ
Received 15 Jan 2018
Application Permitted25/02581/ADV
Installation of one non-illuminated swing sign (re-instatement of the original board in its original location) and one small non-illuminated wall mounted sign to the front of the building
Spratt Endicott Solicitors The Old Court House 5 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JB
Received 17 Sept 2025
Application Permitted18/00413/F
Installation of a new fresh air intake duct terminating via a louvered grille; a new cold room compressor and vertical pull bars at the customer entrance.
Unit 2 Local Centre Whitelands Way Bicester
Received 8 Mar 2018
Application Refused23/01699/F
Single storey side & rear extension with flat roof
7 Beatrice Drive Banbury OX16 0DT
Received 20 Jun 2023
Application Permitted26/00840/ADV
5 No. 4m tall illuminated totems
Catalyst Development Wendlebury Road Chesterton OX25 2PA
Received 1 Apr 2026
Application Permitted19/00031/TCA
T1 x Yew - Reduce by up to 2.0m as causing excessive shading to neighbouring property. T2 x Walnut - Reduce by up to 2.0m to reduce shading in garden and improve shape of tree.
Paynes Hill House Paines Hill Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SQ
Received 3 Feb 2019
Under Consultation26/02474/F
Replace existing timber balconies with pre-fabricated metal balconies
Northumberland Court 2 Duke Street Banbury OX16 4NJ
Received 23 Sept 2026
Application Permitted17/00454/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (stone), 5 (Windows and doors) and 6 (render) of 17/01386/F
Foxden Crow Lane Great Bourton Banbury OX17 1RL
Received 11 Sept 2017
Application Permitted20/01713/ADV
Various Illuminated and Non-illuminated Signs
Land including Little Chef/Burger King Bicester Service Station Oxford Road Bicester OX26 1BT
Received 26 Jun 2020
Application Permitted19/00870/F
Extension of existing garage to create games/shower room - re-submission of 18/01608/F
23 Grebe Road Bicester OX26 6WG
Received 13 May 2019
Application Permitted14/01826/F
Demolition of existing bungalow and garage and construction of 3 No. new dwellings
Greenup Banbury Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PD
Received 28 Oct 2014
Under Consultation23/02729/TCA
T1 - T4 x Thuya - remove T5 x Horse Chestnut - remove T6 x Fir - crown lift and thinned up to 4 metres T7 x Plum - crown lift and thinned up to 4 metres T8 x Horse Chestnut - crown lift and thinned up to 4 metres T9 x Cherry - crown lift and thinned up to 4 metres T10 x Horse Chestnut - crown lift and thinned up to 4 metres T11 x Apple - crown lift and thinned up to 4 metres T12 x Horse Chestnut - crown lift and thinned up to 4 metres T1 x Horse Chestnut (parking area) - crown lift up to 4 metres T2 x Horse Chestnut (parking area) - crown lift up to 4 metres T3 x Sycamore (parking area) - crown lift up to 4 metres T4 x Horse Chestnut (parking area) - crown lift up to 4 metres T5 x Ash (parking area) - crown lift up to 4 metres
Mansion House Farm Roundhill Road Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1AY
Received 20 Oct 2023
Application Permitted19/00049/NMA
Plot 1 - Change front entrance door to solid boarded type with vision panel. Replacement of dormers to rear with rooflights. Removal of one rooflght on rear roof slope. Plot 2 – Replacment of 4 smaller rooflights to rear with 2 larger rooflights. Proposed as non-material amendments to 18/01251/F.
Sycamore House Shepherds Close Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3RF
Received 29 May 2019
Application Permitted19/00224/LB
Open up existing blocked fireplaces; replacing flooring to ground floor and first and second floor bathroom alterations, including underfloor heating to ground floor
The Cottage Kings Head Court London Road Bicester OX26 6DZ
Received 6 Feb 2019
Application Permitted13/00032/TCA
T1 x Cherry - Fell
New Roots High Street Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LE
Received 25 Jan 2013
Application Permitted18/00191/DISC
Discharge of Condition 12 (Travel plan) of 17/00889/F
Tesco Bicester CR Lakeview Drive Bicester OX26 1DE
Received 19 Apr 2018
Application Permitted15/00425/TCA
T1- Cherry, Remove to ground level. T2 - Laburnam, Remove to ground level. T3 - Hawthorn, Remove to ground level. T4 - Laburnam, Remove to ground level. G1- Various species, Remove to ground level x1 laburnum, x1 Cockspur, all self set stem of sycamore, x1 small Yew, Elder, Thorn. T8 - Lime, reduce/remove secondary branches fouling overhead communication services.
Church Wing The Old Rectory Church Street Somerton Bicester OX25 6NB
Received 14 Dec 2015
Application Permitted13/01600/F
Solar park
Epwell Grounds Farm Shutford Road Epwell Banbury OX15 6HF
Received 18 Oct 2013
Determined Application18/00049/SO
Removal of 2no. existing antenna and installation of 2no. new antenna
Building 85 RAF Barford St John Bloxham Road Milton Banbury OX15 4HB
Received 20 Jun 2018
Application Withdrawn22/03806/F
Single and two storey extensions to the north side of the house
Willow Cottage Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JR
Received 20 Dec 2022
Application Permitted16/01674/F
Conversion of existing basement carpark into 3 no. apartments and associated works
46 West Bar Street Banbury
Received 17 Aug 2016
Application Permitted14/00509/ADV
1no. flagpole sign.
20 Horton View Banbury OX16 9HR
Received 27 Mar 2014

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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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