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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
48,120Searchable applications
1,820Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 40,770 approved or refused records
3,417Refused applications

37,353 approved · 3,417 refused · 2,180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Permitted12/01536/F

    Construction of a stable block

    Hill House Main Street Sibford Ferris Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 5RA

    Received 30 Oct 2012
  2. Application Permitted15/00368/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 15 of 15/00412/F

    Winners Bargain Centres Victoria Road Bicester OX26 6QD

    Received 28 Aug 2015
  3. Application Permitted13/00203/F

    Proposed two storey extension to front and single storey extension to side

    Garden House Church Street Wroxton Banbury OX15 6QG

    Received 14 Feb 2013
  4. Application Permitted21/03592/F

    Erection of stand alone garden studio and change of use of land from allotment to residential garden

    Chancel Cottage Fir Lane Steeple Aston OX25 4SF

    Received 20 Oct 2021
  5. Application Permitted12/00399/HED

    Removal of various sections of hedgerow

    Bicester Eco Town Land At Northwest Bicester Banbury Road Bicester Oxfordshire

    Received 22 Mar 2012
  6. Application Refused14/01149/F

    Erection of one bed dwelling

    Land To The Rear Of 62 High Street Kidlington

    Received 4 Jul 2014
  7. Application Permitted16/02219/F

    Single storey side extension

    83 Shannon Road Bicester OX26 2RL

    Received 3 Nov 2016
  8. Application Withdrawn14/01009/F

    Two storey detached building for garages and home office.

    Lodge Farm 7 Heathfield Cottages Heathfield Kidlington OX5 3DU

    Received 20 Jun 2014
  9. Application Permitted22/01777/F

    Demolition and rebuilding of existing kitchen extension, modernisation of the hall, changes to windows, doors and roof, improvements to energy efficiency and associated works

    Launton Parish Hall Bicester Road Launton Oxfordshire OX26 5DP

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  10. Application Permitted24/00894/F

    Single storey rear extension

    15 Addison Road Banbury OX16 9DG

    Received 2 Apr 2024
  11. Application Permitted20/03197/LB

    Variation of conditions 2 (plans) and 8 (bat survey) of 18/01905/LB – to include a detached field store with dedicated bat loft

    Manor House Main Street Mollington OX17 1BB

    Received 20 Oct 2020
  12. Application Permitted17/00283/F

    Single storey front extension and formation of wider driveway with lamp post relocation

    40 Evans Lane Kidlington OX5 2HY

    Received 7 Feb 2017
  13. Application Refused16/00716/LB

    To replace existing timber boarded ledged and braced door and door frame joinery; to reset door threshold; erection of lead canopy over front door and to refurbish existing windows to front of property

    Rose Cottage Bell Street Hornton Banbury OX15 6DB

    Received 18 Apr 2016
  14. Application Permitted16/00023/TCA

    T1 x Conifer tree - Remove

    45B Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TU

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  15. Application Permitted16/01100/F

    Erection of rear extension and dormer

    47 Rutten Lane Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1LN

    Received 8 Jun 2016
  16. Application Permitted20/03102/DISC

    Discharge of condition 7 (a)(b)(i) (landscaping proposals at Bridge 36AA Charbridge Lane) of 18/01430/TWAO

    East West Rail Network Phase 2 The Scheme Railway From London Road Bicester To Station Road Launton

    Received 30 Oct 2020
  17. Application Permitted18/01526/F

    Construction of carport to side of existing dwelling

    1 Bignolds Close Claydon Banbury OX17 1ER

    Received 24 Aug 2018
  18. Under Consultation19/01345/TCA

    T1 Leylandi - Fell very poor condition recent major stem failures. T2 & T3 Lawson- Fell poor species crowded out by above tree

    Doolittle Cottage Down End Hook Norton OX15 5LW

    Received 4 Jul 2019
  19. Application Permitted22/01880/F

    Demolition of existing double garage and utility, and erection of single and two storey side extension

    26 Powys Grove Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0UG

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  20. Application Permitted21/01179/F

    Erection of porch. Enlargement of roof to form front gable to facilitate loft conversion to create 2 bedrooms and family bathroom. Addition of pitched roof to existing garage. Internal alterations to enlarge kitchen.

    2 St Marys Road Adderbury OX17 3HE

    Received 1 Apr 2021
  21. Application Permitted17/00009/DISC

    Partial discharge of Condition 7 (cycle parking) of 16/01545/F

    Building 315 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HA

    Received 10 Jan 2017
  22. Application Permitted22/00706/F

    Single storey rear extension

    21 Wood End Banbury OX16 9ST

    Received 9 Mar 2022
  23. Application Permitted14/00923/F

    Demolition of existing single garage and erection of double garage

    Chart House Milton Road Bloxham OX15 4HD

    Received 11 Jun 2014
  24. Application Permitted25/02404/F

    RETROSPECTIVE (amended) - Single storey storage shed in rear garden with single door and two small windows

    28 Buckhurst Close Banbury OX16 1JT

    Received 16 Sept 2025

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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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