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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37,173 approved · 3,408 refused · 2,174 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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  1. Application Permitted16/00248/F

    Variation of Condition 2 of 13/00543/F

    The Green Cropredy Banbury OX17 1NH

    Received 9 Feb 2016
  2. Application Withdrawn12/01710/F

    Retention and change of use of Building 583 (former sports hall) and associated outdoor space to non-residential educational use (Class D1) in association with use of Building 74 together with community use of the indoor and outdoor space (Class D2)

    583 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 5HH

    Received 3 Dec 2012
  3. Application Permitted21/02470/F

    Proposed double garage to the front, proposed garage conversion and single storey rear extension which replaces existing conservatory

    18 Merganser Drive Bicester OX26 6UQ

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  4. Application Permitted17/02362/TPO

    Yew Tree - Crown reduction by 1m subject to TPO 006/65

    Romeland 9 Vicarage Gardens Cropredy Banbury OX17 1PJ

    Received 20 Nov 2017
  5. Application Permitted26/01089/F

    Two storey and single storey extensions to rear

    Barley House 7 Barley Close Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RZ

    Received 1 May 2026
  6. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA16/00044/SO

    Screening Opinion to 16/01000/F - Development of the Village Centre (south) comprising a Hotel and associated facilities (involving the partial demolition and the refurbishment and extension of Building 455 and its change of use ); Bar/Brasserie (involving the partial demolition and refurbishment and extension of Building 457) and a Covered Market (canopy link between Buildings 455 and 457) with associated landscaping and car parking.

    Building 455 And 457 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 27 May 2016
  7. Application Permitted21/01216/F

    Removal of pebble dash and render exterior walls of property.

    16 Twyford Gardens Twyford OX17 3JA

    Received 6 Apr 2021
  8. Application Permitted16/00088/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (limestone sample), 4 (i. tile samples, ii. joinery details, iii. mortar details) and 7 (parking details) of 15/01204/F

    Caulcott Farm 25 South Street Caulcott Bicester OX25 4NE

    Received 3 Mar 2016
  9. Application Permitted16/00167/TCA

    T1 x Walnut - Reduce by up to 3.0m.

    The Ridge House Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JL

    Received 27 Jul 2016
  10. Application Permitted18/00192/TCA

    T1 x Self set Damson, T3 x Rowan, T5 x Self set Hawthorn, T7 x Silver Birch, T8 Laburnum, T9 x Silver Birch, T10 x Goat Willow, T12 x Damson - Fell T4 x Weeping Willow - Pollard to original knuckle points

    The Old House Street Running Parallel To Oxhey Rise Wigginton Banbury OX15 4JZ

    Received 23 Jul 2018
  11. Application Permitted13/01419/F

    Erection of conservatory and monopitch roof to existing single storey extension

    2 Cropredy Lane Williamscot Banbury OX17 1AD

    Received 13 Sept 2013
  12. Application Permitted17/01121/F

    Alterations to existing Dovecot to form an office/studio (Resubmission of 17/00433/F)

    Duns Tew Manor Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JP

    Received 19 May 2017
  13. Application Permitted21/00266/F

    Variation of Condition 1 (development use) of 18/01637/F - change of wording: The development hereby approved shall only be used for the purposes of providing a factory outlet shopping centre selling discounted high end designer goods, with ancillary office space for the management and operation of the centre, except to allow alternative uses subject to the following limits as apply to the whole of the Bicester Village Outlet Shopping Centre (as it exists at the date of this permission): 5,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) only for the display or retail sale of high end goods, other than hot food within Class E(a) use; for the sale of food and drink principally to visiting members of the public where consumption of that food and drink is mostly undertaken on the premises within Class E(b) use; for indoor sport, recreation or fitness (not involving motorised vehicles or firearms) within Class E(d) use; and for creche, day nursery or day centre (not including a residential use) within Class E(f) use ((as defined in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 [as amended]); 1,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) of high end, full price confectionary and convenience goods sales within Class E(a) use (as defined in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 [as amended]); 1,000 sqm floorspace (GIA) at ground floor level across up to five retail units (Class E(a)) for the sale of full price high end designer goods but with no more than 330 sqm of internal floorspace in any one retail unit being used for such purposes

    Land East Of Bicester Village (Phase 3) Pingle Drive Bicester

    Received 26 Jan 2021
  14. Application Refused18/01163/F

    Change of Use from Class to B1/B8 to a Canine Creche providing daytime pet care (sui generis)

    2 Arkwright Road Bicester OX26 4SU

    Received 29 Jun 2018
  15. Application Permitted24/01926/F

    Single storey extension to northwest elevation

    Tallys Pride 1 The Stables Launton Road Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9AX

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  16. Application Permitted23/00195/TCA

    T1 x Walnut - Crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres. T2 x Apple - Crown reduction by up to 2 metres.

    Archway Cottage New Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0SS

    Received 25 Jan 2023
  17. Application Permitted23/02015/F

    Single storey rear extension

    61 Cromwell Road Banbury OX16 0HE

    Received 21 Jul 2023
  18. Application Permitted19/01185/F

    Variation of Conditions 2 (plans) and 3 (walls and tiles) of 19/00131/F - Change of material and minor increment of the size of the extension (substitute the render to the ground floor extension with vertical timber cladding in cedar. New extension is proposed to be extended by 450mm to the west).

    Kent Cottage Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley OX27 9AT

    Received 27 Jun 2019
  19. Application Permitted16/00280/TCA

    T1 x Lawson - Remove secondary stem to clear neighbouring property T2 x Yew - Cut back by up to 2.0m from property

    Malvern House Main Street Sibford Ferris Banbury OX15 5RG

    Received 5 Oct 2016
  20. Application Permitted26/00662/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of the Proposed Development: Loft conversion with dormer and velux window and gable window to the front and rear.

    5 Tayberry Close Bicester OX27 8AU

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  21. Application Permitted15/02086/F

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension

    3 Eastbrook Close Piddington Bicester OX25 1PD

    Received 16 Nov 2015
  22. Application Permitted11/00964/LB

    Removal of hedge and fencing to provide new timber garden gate

    1 Lambourne House Lambourne Way Adderbury Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 3PW

    Received 15 Jun 2011
  23. Application Permitted14/00291/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 and 12 of 14/00780/F

    Epwell Grounds Farm Shutford Road Epwell Banbury OX15 6HF

    Received 9 Sept 2014
  24. Application Permitted21/03157/F

    Two storey and single storey rear extension

    1 Hilltop Gardens Islip Kidlington OX5 2SJ

    Received 14 Sept 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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