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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37,557 approved · 3,432 refused · 2,187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Refused16/01294/F

    Replacement of existing porch and concrete roof over bay; demolition of garage and erection of single storey rear and two storey side extension

    55 Croft Avenue Kidlington OX5 2HT

    Received 30 Jun 2016
  2. Application Permitted22/03693/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 18 (SUDS/Drainage) of 19/01746/OUT

    Land Adj To Promised Land Farm Wendlebury Road Chesterton

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  3. Application Permitted19/01555/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed for a proposed porch extension

    58 North Street Fritwell OX27 7QR

    Received 6 Aug 2019
  4. Application Permitted19/01978/TCA

    TG1 Cypress tree group - fell to combat subsidence damage to 15a South Street, BANBURY, Oxfordshire, OX16 3LB

    135 Middleton Road Banbury OX16 3QS

    Received 19 Sept 2019
  5. Prior Approval Granted25/01255/Q56

    Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building into one larger dwelling (C3) and associated operational development under Class Q parts (a) and (b) of the GPDO.

    Osney Mill Swerford OX7 4BD

    Received 14 May 2025
  6. Application Permitted16/00225/TCA

    G1 x 2 x Sycamore - Fell H1 x Mixed hedge row- Fell

    Street Record North Street Fritwell

    Received 30 Aug 2016
  7. Application Permitted25/02069/OBL

    Discharge of S106 27 October 2022 - Open Space Scheme - Schedule 3 Para 2.1.1 21/04112/OUT

    OS Parcel 2778 Grange Farm North West Of Station Cottage Station Road Launton

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  8. Application Permitted18/01916/F

    Conversion of kennel/store and outbuilding to form 2 new bedrooms, demolition of existing porch and new glazed link between house and outbuilding

    Rectory Farmhouse Back Lane Epwell Banbury OX15 6LG

    Received 6 Nov 2018
  9. Application Permitted11/01281/F

    Demolition of a concrete barn, change of use of land and change of use and conversion of agricultural timber frame barns to a four bedroom dwelling

    The Old Barn Hareleys Farm Launton Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 5AB

    Received 17 Aug 2011
  10. Application Permitted14/01872/REM

    Reserved Matters to outline application 12/01748/OUT - Approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale.

    Plot B Part Of OS Parcel 0005 North West Of Junction 11 M40 Off Wildmere Road Banbury

    Received 4 Nov 2014
  11. Application Permitted24/02372/TCA

    Sycamore (T1) - Crown lifting to approximately 4 metres above ground level.

    Wardens Post Moor Lane South Newington OX15 4JQ

    Received 2 Sept 2024
  12. Application Permitted11/01220/LB

    Formation of new ground floor window

    Rignell Farm South Newington Road Barford St Michael Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 0PN

    Received 5 Aug 2011
  13. Application Permitted24/00875/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (landscaping scheme), 4 (materials plan), 8 (Travel Plan), 10 (water network upgrades/phasing plan) and 12 (Energy Statement) of 21/03639/F

    OS Parcels 6741 And 5426 West Cricket Field North Wykham Lane Bodicote

    Received 28 Mar 2024
  14. Application Permitted17/02313/F

    Two storey side extension and single storey front extension. Removal of existing conservatory

    25 Isis Avenue Bicester OX26 2GR

    Received 16 Nov 2017
  15. Application Permitted13/01310/ADV

    1 No fascia sign; 1 No hanging sign

    25 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6JF

    Received 22 Aug 2013
  16. Application Permitted23/03017/NMA

    Several changes to the approved external materials and boundary treatment (proposed as non-material amendments to 16/00576/REM)

    Banbury Rise Land North Of Withycombe Farm West Of Edinburgh Way Banbury

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  17. Application Permitted21/00197/F

    Erection of summerhouse/garden room to rear of the back garden

    18 Dunnock Close Bicester OX26 6WZ

    Received 20 Jan 2021
  18. Application Permitted12/01004/F

    Erection of a single storey side extension - demolition of existing detached garage

    14 Fallowfields Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 6QS

    Received 13 Jul 2012
  19. Application Refused17/01184/F

    Two storey extension to rear and new window to front

    Orchard End St Thomas Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0SY

    Received 30 May 2017
  20. Application Refused22/01514/TCA

    T1 x Alder - Fell

    15 Harris Road Heyford Park Oxfordshire OX25 5TR

    Received 23 May 2022
  21. Application Refused22/02840/F

    Two storey side extension with a new porch and a dropped kerb

    45 Longleat Close Banbury OX16 9TG

    Received 16 Sept 2022
  22. Application Permitted20/01070/F

    Demolition of rear conservatory, erection of two storey pitched roof rear extension to form additional bedroom four and extend bedroom three, extend existing kitchen

    255 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2PD

    Received 23 Apr 2020
  23. Application Permitted23/03280/LB

    Removal of existing and provision of glazed French double doors to provide access and light to sitting room

    Hardwick House Southam Road Banbury OX16 1SU

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  24. Application Permitted11/00111/TCA

    T1 T2 T3 x Ash - Fell

    Cottisford House Street Through Cottisford Cottisford Brackley Oxfordshire NN13 5SW

    Received 27 May 2011

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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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