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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38,024 approved · 3,470 refused · 2,207 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Permitted16/00403/F

    Alterations and erection of first floor rear extension

    27 Deene Close Adderbury Banbury OX17 3LD

    Received 1 Mar 2016
  2. Application Permitted24/00343/F

    Two storey extension to existing workshop for first floor office/reception use and ground floor carport/open space

    Forest Edge Oakley Road Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1BJ

    Received 8 Feb 2024
  3. Application Permitted19/02123/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed - Change of the existing wooden front door to UPVC door. We also want to change the existing wooden patio doors to the rear of the property to UPVC and the existing metal window to the bathroom at the rear of the property to UPVC.

    The Nook The Green Barford St Michael OX15 0RN

    Received 5 Aug 2019
  4. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)21/03057/F

    Change of use from HMO (Class C4) to 7 Bedroom HMO (Sui-Generis)

    3 Denbigh Close Banbury OX16 0BQ

    Received 6 Sept 2021
  5. Application Permitted11/00936/F

    Erection of detached dwelling and garage

    Land To The Rear Of 1 Cross Gates Merton Road Ambrosden Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 2LZ

    Received 10 Jun 2011
  6. Application Refused16/01944/F

    1 No one bedroom dwelling

    Land South Of 37 White Way Kidlington

    Received 26 Sept 2016
  7. Application Permitted14/00403/F

    Erection of a five storey building comprising community and town centre uses together with servicing and alterations to the vehicle access

    Franklins Yard St Johns Street Bicester OX26 6JS

    Received 11 Mar 2014
  8. Application Permitted11/00036/DISC

    Clearance of conditions no. 4 and 6 of 09/00341/F

    The Mount Green Lane Swalcliffe Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 5EQ

    Received 9 Feb 2011
  9. Application Permitted16/02133/F

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    37 Hudson Street Bicester OX26 2ET

    Received 24 Oct 2016
  10. Application Permitted23/00874/F

    Single storey rear extension - Revised scheme of 22/01178/F

    The Bishops House Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1RU

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  11. Application Permitted17/02490/F

    Variation of condition 8 (permitted uses) to include B1c (light industrial use), sui generis (showroom/workshop use) and ancillary A3 use to building 129 (retrospective); and variation of conditions 16 and 17 (to revise the timeframe for the installation of the new access) of planning permission 17/02312/F.

    Bicester Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 8 Dec 2017
  12. Application Permitted19/02500/F

    Single storey side extension

    The Hollies Creampot Lane Cropredy OX17 1NT

    Received 6 Nov 2019
  13. Under Consultation26/02186/TPO

    H1- Beech, multiple trees, previously reduced back in 2020, to carry out a re reduction pruning back to previous target points whilst retaining a natural cohesive crown form - subject to TPO 01/1995

    1 Lodge Close Bicester OX26 3TE

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  14. Not Proceeded With20/00840/LB

    Stage 1 - 2020 - repair of previously collapsed sections of northern retaining wall; resurfacing carriageway to provide fall to north side; installation of longitudinal channel drainage on the north side using existing outfalls supplemented with additional outfalls of the same design; prevention of seepage into arches 1 to 4 (the main river arches); Stage 2 - 2021 (provided Stage 1 was successful) - repair and repointing of Arches 1 to 4 including replacement stone ribs and removal of 20th century partial brick cladding to intrados; northern cutwaters to Arches 1 to 4 including removal of cement render and brick repairs to stonework; repointing and repairing stonework on north and south elevations of Arches 1 to 4 and approximately 20% of the remaining elevations

    Heyford Bridge Station Road Lower Heyford

    Received 20 Mar 2020
  15. Application Permitted23/01429/F

    Replacement of the existing uPVC conservatory with a new extension, replacement of the existing garage timber doors with new glazing, introduction of new glazing to the garage, internal fit-out to the garage and Bladebone Cottage and minor interior works at Bladebone House

    Bladebone House Paines Hill Steeple Aston OX25 4SQ

    Received 26 May 2023
  16. Application Permitted16/00531/F

    Erection of stone walled enclosure to oil tank and change of use of land to residential curtilage

    Sunnybrook Main Street Hethe Bicester OX27 8HD

    Received 18 Mar 2016
  17. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA16/00085/SO

    Change of use from agricultural to provide holiday accommodation - clear and drain site where necessary, create five weatherproof platforms to enable the installation of five removable safari tents/bell tents, compostable toilets and solar powered showers, check existing water supply and if necessary upgrade and creation of welcome hut at entrance

    Adjoining Pond And North West Of Lodge Farm Bloxham Road Milcombe

    Received 10 Oct 2016
  18. Application Permitted15/01906/F

    Install 3.6 metre wide timber 5 bar gate, with 2 hardcore tracks on verge and 3.6 metre concrete hardstanding inside field

    Meadow House Church Lane Mixbury Brackley NN13 5RP

    Received 19 Oct 2015
  19. Application Permitted14/00173/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 20 and 21 of 11/00954/F

    Ashgrove Farm Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7PH

    Received 17 Jun 2014
  20. Application Permitted18/00312/LB

    Refurbish 4 windows including lounge, dining room and 2 bedrooms at the front of the property.

    Cumberford Cottage Cumberford Bloxham Banbury OX15 4QG

    Received 15 Feb 2018
  21. Application Refused23/00566/F

    First floor side and rear extension

    26 Byron Way Bicester OX26 2YR

    Received 2 Mar 2023
  22. Application Permitted16/01486/F

    Two storey rear extension, single storey rear extension, new pitched roof to existing extension and new pitched roof to front porch

    6 Broad Close Barford St Michael Banbury OX15 0RW

    Received 25 Jul 2016
  23. Application Permitted16/00447/F

    Erection of two storey rear extension and single storey front extension

    38 Easington Road Banbury OX16 9HH

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  24. Under Consultation24/01641/TCA

    We have a leylandii in our garden and it is now too large for it's position. We want to do some work on it to reduce the height and width, and know that - as it is over 7.5 cm in diameter 1.5 metres above ground level - we need to give six weeks notice to the council.

    Affric New Street Deddington OX15 0SR

    Received 18 Jun 2024

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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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