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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
48,556Searchable applications
1,832Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 41,161 approved or refused records
3,452Refused applications

37,709 approved · 3,452 refused · 2,198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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

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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

  1. Application Permitted21/02233/F

    Construction of a 10 spaces school car park along with the installation of a knee rail fencing and creation of a tarmac slope

    Queensway County School Brantwood Rise Banbury OX16 9NH

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  2. Under Consultation26/01939/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (parking and access details), 4 (cycle parking details), 5 (foul and surface water drainage), 6 (refuge and recycling storage) and 7 (Secured by Design Measures) of 25/02114/F

    7 Lock Crescent Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1HD

    Received 29 Jul 2026
  3. Application Permitted13/00330/DISC

    Clearance of condition 17 of 10/01642/OUT (Tree Protection)

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 13 Nov 2013
  4. Application Permitted13/01126/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed: Rear roof extension.

    43 Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9JS

    Received 24 Jul 2013
  5. Application Permitted21/01042/F

    Erection of a garden shelter

    Orchard House Green Lane South Newington OX15 4JH

    Received 24 Mar 2021
  6. Application Permitted15/02129/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use for the use of part of the ground floor for Use Class B1(a) with the installation of a freestanding ATM within the building, for the exclusive use of the customers of the primary user of the part of the ground floor to which this application relates, with secure access to the building

    Part Ground Floor Latimer House Langford Locks Kidlington

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  7. Application Permitted14/01264/F

    Alterations to existing garage to provide new first floor and external staircase to rear

    The New House Queen Street Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PJ

    Received 29 Jul 2014
  8. Application Withdrawn22/03074/TPO

    T2 Silver birch - Fell (Dead) - Subject to TPO 18/2021

    The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DH

    Received 7 Oct 2022
  9. Application Permitted19/02537/ADV

    Installation of 1 no. illuminated fascia sign and 1 no. illuminated projecting sign.

    22 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5UH

    Received 11 Nov 2019
  10. Prior Approval Not Required19/01003/AGN

    Building for storage of agricultural machinery / implements

    Dovecote Farm Heyford Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6LN

    Received 8 Jul 2019
  11. Application Permitted14/01154/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed - Single storey rear extension

    22 Somerville Drive Bicester OX26 4TU

    Received 8 Jul 2014
  12. Application Withdrawn20/03668/F

    Single storey rear extension

    Rose Cottage Woodstock Road Kidlington OX20 1QE

    Received 22 Dec 2020
  13. Application Permitted15/01319/F

    Erection of single storey extensions

    20 Farm Way Banbury OX16 9TB

    Received 14 Jul 2015
  14. Application Permitted22/02242/F

    Single storey front extension to provide porch and WC

    23 Whimbrel Way Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9YN

    Received 27 Jul 2022
  15. Application Permitted25/00749/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (existing wall) and 4 (bricks) of 23/01904/F

    Bridge House Brick Hill Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5PU

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  16. Application Permitted22/00218/F

    Partially retrospective - single storey side extension to create lounge and utility room; forward garage extension with infill between the existing garage and the main house including two storey extension to the main bedroom.

    The Willow Banbury Road Bicester OX26 3NP

    Received 21 Jan 2022
  17. Application Permitted17/00127/F

    Single storey rear extension and addition of rooflights

    Orchard End Church Street Somerton Bicester OX25 6NB

    Received 18 Jan 2017
  18. Application Permitted15/00326/DISC

    Discharge of condition 27 of application 10/00023/TWA - relating to car park provision and management at Water Eaton Parkway

    Land Adj Oxford Road SE Of Water Eaton Bridge NW Of Pipal Cottage Oxford Road Gosford And Water Eaton Oxfordshire

    Received 7 Aug 2015
  19. Application Permitted17/01813/TPO

    T2 - Ash - Crown lift 4 metres over neighbouring property - Subject to TPO 11/1986 (Other trees on site to have ivy removed no pruning works)

    Norwood Chapel Lane Bodicote Banbury OX15 4DB

    Received 31 Aug 2017
  20. Application Permitted22/02471/F

    The proposal consists of a side extension, removal of existing slate cladding to the front of the property, raising the existing roof, and proposal of two roof-dormer extensions.

    21 Rutten Lane Yarnton OX5 1LN

    Received 15 Aug 2022
  21. Application Permitted21/03843/DISC

    Discharge of condition 49 (Part B) (FCMP - Earthworks Phase) of 14/01932/OUT

    OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Bodicote

    Received 16 Nov 2021
  22. Application Permitted22/02356/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 15 (arboricultural survey) of 22/00487/F

    Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 1HJ

    Received 4 Aug 2022
  23. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)19/02020/F

    Two storey extension to front of property

    2 Springfield Avenue Banbury OX16 9HT

    Received 23 Sept 2019
  24. Application Permitted21/00670/DISC

    Discharge of conditions 2 (external finishes), 6 (Solar PV details) and 7 (Tree Pit details) of 20/02454/REM

    Axis J9 Phase 1 OS Parcel 4200 Adjoining Middleton Road And Empire Road Bicester

    Received 1 Mar 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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