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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
48,816Searchable applications
1,834Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 41,393 approved or refused records
3,466Refused applications

37,927 approved · 3,466 refused · 2,204 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Application Permitted14/00113/TCA

    T1 x Yew - Crown reduce by 20%, cutting back from house and rebalancing

    Hethe House Main Street Hethe Bicester OX27 8ES

    Received 25 Mar 2014
  2. Application Permitted19/02535/F

    Demolition of existing garage and conservatory and erection of rear single storey extension and two storey side extension

    13 Scampton Close Bicester OX26 4FF

    Received 11 Nov 2019
  3. Application Permitted15/00119/TCA

    H1 - Cyprus hedge - Reduce hight by 40% and trim sides to suit.

    Chapel Cottage Main Street North Newington Banbury OX15 6AJ

    Received 27 Apr 2015
  4. Application Permitted15/02045/LB

    RETROSPECTIVE - Removal of plasterboard walls from main room/sitting room; installation of bathroom in small bedroom; removal of cement flooring to expose original flagstones; removal of paint from all exposed woodwork and Briwax

    Sadies Cottage 4 Cropredy Lane Williamscot Banbury OX17 1AD

    Received 9 Nov 2015
  5. Application Permitted14/00182/F

    Replace failing felt roof to detached garage with low maintenance slated pitched roof to match adjacent buildings.

    Stone Bungalow Mill Lane Drayton Banbury OX15 6EH

    Received 4 Feb 2014
  6. Application Permitted14/01129/F

    Single storey semi-basement extension to perimeter of existing windmill with associated landscaping and replacement garage

    Blackthorn Hill Windmill Blackthorn Hill Blackthorn

    Received 7 Jul 2014
  7. Application Permitted19/00570/TPO

    Reduce canopy by up to 2m, ensure canopy is 5.2m over highway, remove deadwood

    2 The Moorlands Kidlington OX5 2XX

    Received 28 Mar 2019
  8. Application Permitted14/00949/CLUP

    Single storey rear extension and canopy

    3 Wesley Close Bicester OX26 2YE

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  9. Application Permitted26/01295/F

    RETROSPECTIVE approval for 1 section of farm track plus 3 access points into fields

    Paradise Farm Wigginton Road South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JS

    Received 20 May 2026
  10. Application Permitted21/01580/F

    Change of use of land from agriculture to equestrian use. Erection of buildings to provide stabling for 36 ponies with associated facilities for the storage of tack, feed and equipment to tend the land. Formation of an exercise arena and exercise track and school area. Relocation of existing site access to Akeman Street.

    Kemsley Farm Northampton Road Weston On The Green OX25 3AA

    Received 4 May 2021
  11. Application Permitted21/03700/F

    Single storey rear and first floor side extension as previously approved and subsequent sub-division to provide one additional 2-bedroom dwelling, with associated off-street parking, private amenity space, bin and cycle storage

    2 Axtell Close Kidlington OX5 1TW

    Received 1 Nov 2021
  12. Application Permitted20/02469/TCA

    G1 x 8 nos Lime Trees - Pollard to reduce size in residential area.

    The Lime Trees 5 Church Close Adderbury OX17 3LN

    Received 9 Sept 2020
  13. Application Permitted22/01286/F

    Single storey flat roof side extension and extended terrace area with stairs to garden

    19 Austin Road Bodicote OX15 4AS

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  14. Application Permitted19/01942/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Landscaping) of 16/00752/F

    Hornton Grounds Quarry Street From Stratford Road To Hornton Grounds Quarry Hornton OX15 6HH

    Received 13 Sept 2019
  15. Application Permitted14/02042/F

    Convert existing agricultural building into three dwelling houses and associated building works. Change of use of agricultural land in to residential gardens and amenity space.

    The Green Barn Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9AT

    Received 8 Dec 2014
  16. Application Permitted13/00799/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed - Rebuild of Bus Shelter previously demolished in road traffic accident

    Bus Shelter Woodstock Road West Oxfordshire

    Received 29 May 2013
  17. Application Permitted25/02933/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development to replace an existing arched timber window on the front (north) elevation and reinstate the original doorway in that location. The new door will replicate the existing window’s appearance almost exactly in every respect—material, style and glazing pattern except that the opening will extend down to floor level

    Old School House Fritwell Road Fewcott Bicester OX27 7NZ

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  18. Application Permitted15/01154/F

    Single storey rear extension

    57 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TU

    Received 22 Jun 2015
  19. Under Consultation19/00186/TCA

    T1 x Walnut tree in rear garden with a bacterial infection that is killing the cambium layer of the tree - Removal.

    Langsat House Main Road Swalcliffe OX15 5EH

    Received 4 Jul 2019
  20. Application Permitted25/02368/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 23/02165/F - increase the depth of the first floor extension.

    64 Marlborough Avenue Kidlington OX5 2AP

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  21. Application Permitted23/01820/TCA

    T1 x Ornamental Cherries No 5 - Reduce to near previous points and reshape up to 3 metres in height and 4 metres in width.

    1 Town Farm Main Street Mixbury Brackley NN13 5YS

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  22. Application Refused22/01752/LB

    RETROSPECTIVE - The Proposal is to address the poor state of the building fabric - Roof - address the South West elevation as the roof is in a bad state of repair and has previously been foamed; soffits - repair any rotten timber soffits and address areas where this has led to damage to the roof; windows - re-decorate all windows and address any damage

    Tadmarton Grange Main Street Upper Tadmarton Oxfordshire OX15 5TB

    Received 14 Jun 2022
  23. Application Permitted23/01062/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 11 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of 22/00539/F

    94 The Moors Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2AG

    Received 21 Apr 2023
  24. Application Withdrawn18/00267/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 (ventilation and bat access tiles) and 4 (details of additional tiles) of 16/00854/LB

    Studley Priory Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1AY

    Received 27 Jun 2018

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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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