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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

48,365Searchable applications

1,832Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 40,989 approved or refused records

3,432Refused applications

37,557 approved · 3,432 refused · 2,187 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Feb 2010 to 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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

Application Permitted24/01382/F
Single storey rear extension with windows to end elevation
4 Vera Wood Close Adderbury OX17 3FX
Received 21 May 2024
Application Permitted19/02860/F
Single storey flat roof extension to side and rear of property
216 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1EB
Received 17 Dec 2019
Application Permitted14/00491/LB
Alterations to steps in rear garden
Hillside Farm Wroxton Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BD
Received 25 Mar 2014
Application Permitted16/01193/F
External refurbishment, partial re-cladding, reconfiguration of south west elevation windows
SH Jones And Co Ltd Unit 2 Riverside Banbury OX16 5TU
Received 17 Jun 2016
Application Permitted12/00190/TCA
T1 - T2 x Sycamore - Fell and grind stump T3 x Crab Apple - Crown reduce by 25% T4 - T5 x Hazel - Coppice T6 x Yew - Crown reduce by 30cm and trim into a ball
Village Farm Church Road Weston On The Green Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 3QP
Received 1 Aug 2012
Application Permitted25/01881/NMA
The proposed french door to the rear, approved under 23/03026/F and 23/03027/LB, is not wanted, instead the window opening will be retained and the window changed to match all other windows approved (proposed as non-material amendment to 23/03026/F)
3 Greenside Cottages Somerton Road North Aston Oxfordshire OX25 6HU
Received 18 Jul 2025
Application Withdrawn21/01654/F
Demolition of existing lean-to structure, erect new single storey extension. Convert existing 3-bed chalet-style house into 3 no separate apartments with off-road parking. Plus proposed first floor extension to existing first floor to create additional space
123 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NP
Received 7 May 2021
Application Permitted19/00401/F
Educational play area to the rear of the church consisting of a Shed, Hexagonal wooden structure, new 1.8m weldmesh fence, 1.8m close boarded fence, gate, wetland wildlife soakaway, new steps, a new ramp, hand railings, soft surface and drainage trenches
St Johns Church Broadway Kidlington OX5 1DD
Received 6 Mar 2019
Case Officer Assigned26/02816/TEL
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) – Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1 No 10m Light Wooden Pole
Street Record Unnamed--Single Carriageway (6803248) Wardington
Received 15 Oct 2026
Application Permitted18/00849/F
Single storey rear extension
5 South Avenue Kidlington OX5 1DE
Received 14 May 2018
Application Withdrawn12/00446/F
Proposed extension
The Lodge Bungalow Swift House Stoke Lyne Oxfordshire OX27 8RS
Received 3 Apr 2012
Application Permitted20/02824/F
Demolition of existing front extensions. Construction of new single-storey front extension. New door opening in existing side elevation.
Crows Nest 70 West End Launton OX26 5DG
Received 9 Oct 2020
Application Permitted21/03121/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 7 (brick sample), 8 (slate sample) & 9 timber cladding sample) of 21/01444/F
Stonelea School Lane Great Bourton Banbury OX17 1QY
Received 10 Sept 2021
Under Consultation26/02023/F
Installation of a switchboard and transformer to serve Bicester Village
Land North And South Of Pingle Drive Bicester
Received 3 Aug 2026
Application Permitted19/00921/F
Single storey rear extension
20 Colegrave Road Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NT
Received 20 May 2019
Application Permitted12/01094/F
Temporary replacement cabin (retrospective)
144 Oxford Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1EA
Received 1 Aug 2012
Under Consultation16/00329/TCA
G984 x Maple on corner of Dacey Drive and the link road to Eady Road - Fell. G985 x Ash on corner of Eady Road and the link road to Dacey Drive - Fell. G986 x Maple on corner adjacent to the roundabout of Eady Road and Gordon Road - Fell. G987 x Maple on corner of Dacey Drive and Gordon Road - Fell.
Street Record Eady Road Upper Heyford
Received 10 Nov 2016
Under Consultation20/02806/TCA
G1 x Prunus Sp - Pollard to approximately 4 metres T1 x Prunus Sp, T2 x Holly - Remove.
Brook Cottage Wroxton Lane Horley OX15 6BB
Received 9 Oct 2020
Application Permitted21/03976/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 6 (roof tile), 10 (rainwater goods sample), 11 (wire brush metalwork), 12 (matching paint colour), 13 (proposed fittings) & 14 (mortar sample) of 21/02394/LB
Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres South Of Old Place Yard House Old Place Yard Bicester OX26 6AP
Received 26 Nov 2021
Application Withdrawn25/01451/LB
RETROSPECTIVE - Cedar Shingle utilised for roof covering on existing oak pergola
Tithings House 6 The Tithings Swalcliffe Oxfordshire OX15 5DR
Received 2 Jun 2025
Application Permitted25/02802/TPO
T1 - Ash Tree - crown lift and reduce weight of lowest limb facing the house, reduce back by 1-2m and lift to 3m and T2 - Beech Tree - crown lift to 4m approx over road side. Subject to TPO 21/2025
Fieldgate Manor Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3EL
Received 24 Oct 2025
Under Consultation25/00994/DISC
Discharge of Condition 5 (Site Development Scheme) of 21/00008/ENF - APP/C3105/C/21/3268454
The Stables Main Street Great Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1QU
Received 14 Apr 2025
Application Permitted24/00168/CLUP
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for erection of a single storey rear extension
28 Green Lane Banbury OX16 9HD
Received 22 Jan 2024
Application Permitted13/00103/F
Conversion and extension of existing building to form new dwelling
Old Paddock House 58C Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EF
Received 25 Jan 2013

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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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