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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

47,777Searchable applications

1,820Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 40,459 approved or refused records

3,404Refused applications

37,055 approved · 3,404 refused · 2,170 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted19/01032/F
Install eight rapid electric vehicle charging stations, including a new entrance and road to access the charging stations along with associated equipment
Land South Of Premier Inn Stroud Park Ermont Way Banbury
Received 3 Jun 2019
Application Permitted18/01627/F
External alterations to existing out-building within rear garden
The Rectory Church Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7NP
Received 12 Sept 2018
Application Withdrawn15/00252/F
Erection of 2 no detached houses with garages.
Land To Rear Of 2 The Villas Main Street Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PW
Received 11 Feb 2015
Application Permitted25/03289/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and 6 (method statement and plan for enhancing biodiversity) and Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 25/01139/F
Land At Stroud Park Ermont Way Banbury
Received 18 Dec 2025
Application Permitted21/01521/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed Use - Garage conversion
Mellow Stones Alchester Road Chesterton OX26 1UW
Received 28 Apr 2021
Application Permitted12/00008/F
Demolition of single storey rear extension. Build new two storey and single storey rear extensions. Porch to front.
3 Mount Pleasant Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SL
Received 5 Jan 2012
Under Consultation20/03451/TCA
T1 x Judas - Removal of central split stem and crown reduction of half a metre to balance up main crown.
Yew Tree House Church Street Bloxham OX15 4ET
Received 19 Nov 2020
Application Permitted13/00048/DISC
Discharge of Condition 6 of 10/00198/F
Former Communal Room Gillett Close Banbury Oxfordshire
Received 19 Feb 2013
Application Permitted15/02162/F
Installation of mobile kitchen unit in rear courtyard of amici restaurant, to provide food for amici delivery service
Amici 20 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6TB
Received 26 Nov 2015
Application Permitted17/00541/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (plans for buildings 129 and 131) of 16/01806/LB
Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester
Received 8 Nov 2017
Application Permitted23/00542/F
Variation of condition 2 (plans) of 20/00954/F - Vary roof from metal to slate tiles, Add window and door, Add PV array to south side
Top Barn Farm Agriculture Building Unnamed B4035 Single Carriageway 6811256 Sibford Gower
Received 28 Feb 2023
Application Permitted19/02112/F
Conversion of existing garage
121 Wetherby Road Bicester OX26 1BH
Received 27 Sept 2019
Application Permitted23/03171/F
Alterations to the existing landscape and the erection of an amphitheatre with a roofed stage
Sibford Ferris School Back Lane Sibford Ferris Oxfordshire OX15 5QL
Received 14 Nov 2023
Application Permitted19/02614/DISC
Discharge of conditions 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement) & 8 (supervision scheme for arboricultural protection) of 19/00607/F
Land At Skimmingdish Lane And Land And Roundabout At Bicester Road Launton
Received 15 Nov 2019
No Objections25/01372/CDISC
Details pursuant to Condition 32 (Great Crested Newt District Licensing Certificate) of planning permission no. MW.0049/23 - MW.0047/25
Smith And Son Bletchington Ltd Dewars Quarry Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7PH
Received 27 May 2025
Application Permitted23/01271/DISC
Discharge of Condition 11 (details of visibility splays) of 21/03177/F (APP/C3105/W/22/3304021)
Axis J9 Phase 3 Howes Lane Bicester
Received 11 May 2023
Application Permitted21/02302/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (hard and soft landscape works), 7 (boundary enclosures) and 8 (turning area and parking spaces) of 21/00519/F
3 The Green Barn Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley OX27 9AT
Received 2 Jul 2021
Application Permitted20/01782/TCA
T1 - T4 x Conifer - Fell as over exceeded the area and blocking light on both neighbouring properties.
10 Arden Close Drayton OX15 6EQ
Received 7 Jul 2020
Observations18/00200/CCE
Confirmation of compliance of conditions for 13/01394/REM
Land East Of Heyford Leys And Blds 400 500 And 400 To 410 UH12 And UH13 Camp Road Upper Heyford
Received 9 Jan 2018
Under Consultation23/00693/TCA
Amended as per phone conversation. T1 x Willow Reduce height upto 15ft in height and reshape. Tree is very large. T2 x London Plain- Reduce long lateral branches upto 10ft towards the house and drive.
East Grange Grange Park Steeple Aston OX25 4SR
Received 13 Mar 2023
Application Permitted13/00103/NMA
Non-material amendment to 13/00579/F - Reduction in number of additional docks from 9 to 8, retention of existing 4 docks in current position rather than brought forward as approved scheme, demolition of gate house and retention of cat ladder to roof (west elevation)
Bibby Distribution Limited 90 Charbridge Way Bicester OX26 4ST
Received 6 Dec 2013
Application Permitted18/00774/F
Demolition of modern agricultural building and the erection of an extension to the existing dwelling
OS Parcel 9361 And Buildings West Of Archell Farm Hook Norton
Received 2 May 2018
Application Permitted14/00135/TCA
T6 x Sycamore - Reduce roadside limb by 3.0m and reshape T11 x Sycamore - Fell T15 x Sycamore - Carry out climbing inspection of upper scaffold branches T20 x Oak - Remove dead branches T27 x Sweet Chestnut - Remove dead branches
Village Green The Green North Aston
Received 14 Apr 2014
Application Permitted14/00046/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 of 13/01522/F
Tythe Barn Goose Walk Bloxham Banbury OX15 4JD
Received 10 Feb 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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