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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
47,914Searchable applications
1,820Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 40,581 approved or refused records
3,408Refused applications

37,173 approved · 3,408 refused · 2,174 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Feb 2010 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Local Plan Review ExaminationPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas What is a conservation area?

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 Permitted13/00070/TCA

    T1 T2 x Leylandii - Fell

    New College House Alchester Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1UN

    Received 11 Mar 2013
  2. Application Permitted24/02879/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (windows, doors, openings) of 23/01280/F

    St Josephs High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7LA

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  3. Application Permitted14/01907/F

    Single storey side extension.

    Westfield House Main Street Hanwell Banbury OX17 1HL

    Received 12 Nov 2014
  4. Application Permitted21/00403/TCA

    T1 x Rowan, T2 x Conifer SP - Remove.

    Mayfield House 8 Lake Walk Adderbury OX17 3PF

    Received 8 Feb 2021
  5. Application Permitted19/00097/TCA

    T1, T2 x Silver Birch - Fell as affected by honey fungus.

    The Straws 1 The Plantation Cropredy Banbury OX17 1PN

    Received 21 Mar 2019
  6. Application Permitted24/01600/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (samples of natural slates (including ridge tiles), 6 (window details), 8 (parking and manoeuvring areas), 9 (potential contaminative uses on site), 10 (comprehensive intrusive investigation), 11 (scheme of remediation), 12 (verification report), 13 (remediation strategy), 14 (foul and surface water drainage), 17 (bat mitigation strategy), 18 (mitigation strategy for swallows), and 19 (biodiversity enhancement) of 22/01146/F.

    Frogs Nest Farm Islip Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DS

    Received 13 Jun 2024
  7. Application Permitted23/01411/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 17 (Biodiversity Offsetting Scheme) of 21/02180/REM

    OS Parcel 9507 South Of 26 And Adjoining Fewcott Road Fritwell

    Received 25 May 2023
  8. Application Permitted20/01885/F

    Erection of conservatory

    Little Owl Murcott Kidlington OX5 2RE

    Received 15 Jul 2020
  9. Application Permitted11/01031/F

    Erection of 8 No. residential units and ancillary works - re-submission of 10/00783/F

    Land To The Rear Of 34 To 37 East Close And East Of The Former Buffalo Bills Middleton Road Banbury Oxfordshire

    Received 1 Jul 2011
  10. Application Permitted16/00384/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a new outbuilding incidental to the use of the main dwelling house

    1 Heathfield Cottages Heathfield Kidlington OX5 3DU

    Received 26 Feb 2016
  11. Application Permitted17/00007/F

    Demolition of existing garage/workshop and the erection of a single storey building to provide studio space with a wet room and an adjoining two car garage and open sided carport

    The Laurels Rope Way Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5QD

    Received 3 Jan 2017
  12. Application Permitted14/00207/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 of APP/C3105/A/2080594. (07/02350/CAC) (Written Scheme of Recording)

    Building 485 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 18 Jul 2014
  13. Application Refused20/01059/LB

    Installation of 17 x 300w solar panels on building roof

    Horley Manor Little Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BJ

    Received 20 Apr 2020
  14. Application Permitted21/03305/F

    Variation of condition 24 (use of building) of 20/00247/F - The permission restricts use to a E(g)(iii) use, light industrial. The application seeks to extend this use to an additional use falling within the E (d) Use Class, for indoor sport and recreation. The application proposes a variation of condition 24 of permission 20/00247/F to allow for the units to be used for indoor sport, recreation, or fitness (Use Class E(d))

    Land South East Of Town And Country Scaffolding Ltd Tramway Road Banbury

    Received 28 Sept 2021
  15. Application Permitted15/01201/F

    Demolition of garages and erection of 2.5 storey extension to form three flats, a 2.5 storey extension to form a dwelling, alterations to existing building to form two flats in the rebuilt roof space, and alterations to hardstanding to form additional car parking and erection of cycle storage.

    Orchard Court Orchard Way Kidlington

    Received 29 Jun 2015
  16. Application Permitted14/01498/TPO

    T1 Horse Chestnut tree crown thinning by 40% subject to TPO 20/91.

    2 Mackenzie Close Bicester OX26 2XZ

    Received 22 Aug 2014
  17. Application Permitted19/01211/F

    Erection of single storey extension to form dining area

    Silver Birch Cottage Crowcastle Lane Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HP

    Received 2 Jul 2019
  18. Application Permitted26/00639/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (materials), 3 (ornamental pond details) and 7 (cycle storage) of 24/01924/REM

    Land To North Of Blackthorn Road OS Parcel 3489 Adjoining And South West Of B4011 Allectus Avenue Ambrosden

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  19. Application Permitted15/01361/Q56

    Change of Use of an agricultural building to a dwelling house

    The Willows Blacklocks Hill Nethercote Banbury OX17 2BN

    Received 21 Jul 2015
  20. Application Permitted18/00027/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (travel plan) of 13/00656/OUT

    Land Adjoining And West Of Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 18 Jan 2018
  21. Application Permitted12/00991/LB

    Insert a stud partition wall with doorway; new opening from lean-to utility into adjoining kitchen; increase roof pitch from 11 degrees to 21 degrees in order to replace corrugated iron roof with slate and insertion of rooflight; infilling with matching reclaimed stone under new roof line

    Magdalen Cottage High Street Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NH

    Received 10 Jul 2012
  22. Application Permitted18/01978/TPO

    T1 Yew - Reduce in height by 2.5m all round and place wire to support all side branches so the tree can hold its shape - Subject to TPO 12/18

    Manor House South Green Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HJ

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  23. Application Permitted18/00727/CLUE

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for the erection of an extension for purposes associated with printing production, storage and distribution for the applicants publishing operation B1/B2/B8 including an electric switch room and electric sub-station located immediately to the north of the extension.

    Unit 4 Polestar Bicester Granville Way Bicester OX26 4QZ

    Received 25 Apr 2018
  24. Application Permitted17/00743/F

    Add conservatory to rear of property - RETROSPECTIVE

    26 Cranesbill Drive Bicester OX26 3WG

    Received 4 Apr 2017

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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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