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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
48,923Searchable applications
1,834Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 41,494 approved or refused records
3,470Refused applications

38,024 approved · 3,470 refused · 2,207 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Dec 2009 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted23/02778/TCA

    T1 x Cherry Plum - Section fell tree to leave stump cut close to ground level

    4 Dashwood Mews Kirtlington Oxfordshire OX5 3JX

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  2. Application Permitted13/00378/F

    Extend an existing car park to provide an additional eight spaces

    Car Parks At Hanover Gardens Bicester

    Received 14 Mar 2013
  3. Application Refused21/01532/F

    Single storey side extension

    17 Sandpiper Close Bicester OX26 6UX

    Received 29 Apr 2021
  4. Under Consultation20/00092/TCA

    T1780 x Poplar - Fell. T1781 x Apple - Remove main low limb over drive. Remove deadwood (exempt). T1778 x Lime - Reduce Crown by 30% 7.0m. Remove deadwood throughout Crown and cut ivy at base (exempt). T1797 x Horse Chestnut - Reduce Crown by 25% 4.0m, prune back stub ends. Remove deadwood. T1776 x Ash - Remove hanging branch. Remove deadwood (exempt). T1775A x Ash - Fell. T1775 x Red Oak - Reduce Crown by one third. Remove deadwood (exempt). T1771A x Horse Chestnut - Fell. T1773 x Walnut - Crown thin over driveway and building reducing weight by one third. T1764 x Oak - Crown reduce by one third. Remove deadwood (exempt). T1763 x Oak - Reduce tallest stem with split by one third. Remove deadwood (exempt). T1751 x Oak - Fell. T1750 x Oak - Reduce one major limb over paddock. Remove deadwood (exempt).

    Sibford School Sibford School The Hill Back Lane Sibford Ferris OX15 5QL

    Received 9 Jan 2020
  5. Application Permitted13/01609/TPO

    T4 - Sycamore - Reduce crown on side nearest house by 4 feet and balance remaining crown. Crown thin lower branches by 10%. Subject to TPO 29/89.

    Poinciana 7 William Close Banbury OX16 0UE

    Received 17 Oct 2013
  6. Application Permitted20/00643/TCA

    T1, T2 x Sycamore - Reduce height by up to 4.0m and shape, carry out a 5% crown thin.

    Wardens Post Moor Lane South Newington OX15 4JQ

    Received 28 Feb 2020
  7. Application Permitted16/02038/F

    Two storey rear extension

    College Cottage Noke Oxford OX3 9TX

    Received 10 Oct 2016
  8. Appeal Allowed (Against Refusal)18/01727/F

    Externally re-clad and re-image an existing office and the attached industrial brick factory, storage and distribution unit. This includes splitting the existing industrial unit into 5 separate areas with additional DDA access and Accessible WC provision to all areas.

    126 Churchill Road Bicester OX26 4XD

    Received 3 Oct 2018
  9. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)19/00464/F

    Change of use of land for the siting of a mobile home (log cabin)

    Land OS Parcel 8751 South West Of Moorlands Farm Murcott

    Received 14 Mar 2019
  10. Application Permitted22/00668/F

    Replacement of all existing white uPVC windows with grey/green uPVC flush casement with Georgian bars; replacement of existing timber front door with narrow glass panels, with a composite door with vision panels, colour to match proposed windows; replacement of existing rear timber half glass door, with similar, colour to match proposed windows

    Green End Whiteway Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1BL

    Received 7 Mar 2022
  11. Application Permitted17/00315/LB

    Window replacement to existing main house

    Barn Close Burdrop Banbury OX15 5RQ

    Received 13 Feb 2017
  12. Application Permitted22/03207/F

    Demolition of bungalow and replace with 5 No apartments - re-submission of and amendments to 17/00917/F

    43 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2BP

    Received 21 Oct 2022
  13. Application Permitted23/01750/TCA

    H1 - Conifer Hedge. Removal to ground level

    Poplars Farm House Main Street Mollington OX17 1BN

    Received 26 Jun 2023
  14. Application Permitted14/00735/F

    Rear extension and minor alterations to attached outbuilding

    17 The Paddocks Deddington Banbury OX15 0QN

    Received 8 May 2014
  15. Application Permitted22/01756/F

    Alterations and repairs to listed farmhouse and annexe; refurbishment and partial rebuilding of existing outbuildings to provide 2 no. dwellings; erection of 2 no. new dwellings; provision of car parking, bin and cycle stores; and access

    Stratfield Farm 374 Oxford Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1DL

    Received 14 Jun 2022
  16. Application Withdrawn13/00823/F

    Erection of 1 no. dwelling

    Deerfields Farm Canal Lane Bodicote Banbury OX15 4AD

    Received 3 Jun 2013
  17. Application Withdrawn22/02713/LB

    Works to both chimneys to increase their height. Installation of a loft hatch at second floor level. Re-lining of existing walls.

    Glebe Cottage 5 Market Square Lower Heyford OX25 5NY

    Received 2 Sept 2022
  18. Application Permitted12/00311/TCA

    T1 x Oak - Fell

    Village Green North Green Kirtlington Oxfordshire

    Received 1 Nov 2012
  19. Application Permitted16/00008/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (ventilation) and 4 (plumbing) of 15/01450/LB

    Little Bennetts Rose Bank Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NA

    Received 13 Jan 2016
  20. Application Refused17/00365/F

    Erection of a pool building including indoor pool, with associated shower and toilet facilities. Plus, plant room

    Rosemary Cottage Somerton Road North Aston OX25 6HX

    Received 16 Feb 2017
  21. Application Permitted21/01540/F

    Erection of garden studio with associated internal and external works.

    29-31 Church Lane Hampton Poyle OX5 2QF

    Received 29 Apr 2021
  22. Application Permitted16/01362/REM

    Reserved matters to 15/01292/OUT - Access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale

    Land Adj To 3D Apollo Office Park Ironstone Lane Wroxton

    Received 7 Jul 2016
  23. Application Withdrawn16/01304/F

    Side extension to create a utility room and WC.

    51 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TU

    Received 1 Jul 2016
  24. Application Withdrawn17/02433/F

    Replacement of modern rear extension and formation of outdoor swimming pool.

    North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston Bicester OX25 6JA

    Received 4 Dec 2017

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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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