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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
49,107Searchable applications
1,835Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 41,660 approved or refused records
3,473Refused applications

38,187 approved · 3,473 refused · 2,217 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted16/01131/LB

    Reintroduction of connecting doors between Nos 2 and 3 Canal Yard Cottages to enable them to act as one house again; demolition of lean-to shed attached to wash house; replacement of concrete slab roof to wash house with clay tile roof to match others and reinstatement of brick boundary wall demolished due to safety concerns

    2 And 3 Canal Yard Canal Road Thrupp Kidlington OX5 1JZ

    Received 31 May 2016
  2. Application Refused25/03251/HPA

    Single storey rear extension - height to eaves 2.62m, length 4m, overall height 3m

    30 Duxford Close Bicester OX26 4FW

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  3. No Objections25/02720/CM

    Proposed Hazardous Substances Consent under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 for the storage of Biogas up to a maximum quantity of 17 tonnes - MW.0104/25

    Severn Trent Green Power Cassington AD Facility Unnamed Single Carriageway 6811439 Yarnton Kidlington OX29 4FL

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  4. Application Permitted21/01900/F

    First floor side extension and rear conservatory (Resubmission of 21/00687/F)

    213 Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9JU

    Received 28 May 2021
  5. Prior Approval Not Required14/00884/AGN

    Proposed replacement straw store building

    Croft Farm Sibford Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5DB

    Received 4 Jun 2014
  6. Application Permitted22/01958/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 8 (access) of 22/00487/F

    Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 1HJ

    Received 30 Jun 2022
  7. Application Permitted21/02763/TPO_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 (Wellingtonia) - Remove end weight of damaged/hanging branches.

    Play Area Poolside Close Banbury

    Received 11 Aug 2021
  8. Application Permitted23/01042/F

    Conversion of former agricultural outbuildings and the demolition of a motor vehicle workshop to provide one dwelling with ancillary accommodation and one holiday let property, together with associated external works and landscaping

    Troy Farm Ardley Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6NG

    Received 20 Apr 2023
  9. Observations23/02466/CDISC

    Details pursuant to Condition 6 (Dust Management Plan) of planning permission no. (R3.0094/21) - R3.0112/23

    Roundabout At Junction With Banbury Road Southwold Lane Bicester

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  10. Application Permitted24/00224/TCA

    T1 x Apple Tree - in rear garden of property requiring formative pruning

    Beehive Cottage Church Street Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4ET

    Received 29 Jan 2024
  11. Application Permitted25/03178/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (door details), 4 (partitions) and 5 (cycle and bin store) of 24/02233/LB

    41-42 High Street Banbury OX16 5LA

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  12. Appeal Dismissed (Against Refusal)19/01621/F

    Retrospective - Replace existing part fence (6 ft 6" high x 17 ft long), part hedge (7-8 ft high) boundary on Dryden Avenue, with new 5 ft high x 6 ft wide wooden fence panels and 1 ft high concrete gravel boards and concrete posts.

    1 Derwent Road Bicester OX26 2JA

    Received 13 Aug 2019
  13. Application Refused11/00028/F

    Erection of detached 4 bedroomed house. Garage and workshop. Disabled WC, allotments, pond and landscaping - re-submission of 10/00677/F

    Land South Of 85 East Street East Street Fritwell Oxfordshire

    Received 10 Jan 2011
  14. Application Permitted11/00022/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 11/00093/F to conditions 8 and 10, to allow development to commence prior to the formation of the vehicular accesses to Taylor Close.

    Blue Gates Banbury Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 3NP

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  15. Application Permitted20/03348/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 19/00336/F - To allow lower floor level to part of extension and to update window and door arrangement proposals

    Turnstile House The Rock Barford St Michael OX15 0QF

    Received 24 Nov 2020
  16. Application Permitted11/01505/F

    Boiler house for chip fired boiler

    The Park Middle Aston Road North Aston Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 6HL

    Received 4 Oct 2011
  17. Application Permitted13/00308/TCA

    T1 x Holly - Reduce height by 2m and shape

    23 Marlborough Road Banbury

    Received 18 Oct 2013
  18. Application Permitted17/02051/F

    Erection of conservatory to rear of property and porch to front.

    27 Aston Close Banbury OX16 9TU

    Received 6 Oct 2017
  19. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA16/00033/SO

    Screening opinion to: 16/00604/F - Variation of Condition 2 (plans and documents) of 13/01186/F - Reduce the size of the approved dwelling

    Paradise Farm Wigginton Road South Newington Banbury OX15 4JS

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  20. Application Permitted15/01134/ADV

    Erection of sign to rear of property and replacement sign to front of property

    11 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA

    Received 18 Jun 2015
  21. Application Permitted23/00593/F

    Conversion of garage into a granny annexe; new stairway to be fitted from the original garage to the existing bedroom above

    109 Spruce Drive Bicester OX26 3YF

    Received 3 Mar 2023
  22. Application Permitted16/00537/LB

    Relocate female wc to existing store and create enclosed circulation space to allow patrons protected access to new toilet facilities

    The Bell Inn High Street Adderbury Banbury OX17 3LS

    Received 21 Mar 2016
  23. Application Permitted26/00623/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (external porch), 5 (external gate & garage door), 6 (access widening), and 11 (staircase details) of 25/01134/LB

    Campbell Cottage Workhouse Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PH

    Received 12 Nov 2025
  24. Application Permitted16/01484/CDC

    Erection of single storey building to provide 5 one bed flats for adults with acquired brain injury, associated parking area, secured courtyard area, and staff and communal accommodation in an additional unit (six units in total) (revised scheme of 16/00515/CDC)

    OS Parcels 4083 And 6882 Adjoining And North Of Broken Furrow Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 25 Jul 2016

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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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