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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38,187 approved · 3,473 refused · 2,217 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted22/03375/OBL

    Section 106 Agreement dated 26 May 2017 made between (1) Cherwell District Council (2) Oxfordshire County Council (3) Countryside Properties (Bicester) Limited (4) A.D. Woodley Limited (5) Aviva Public Private Finance

    Received 30 Aug 2022
  2. Application Permitted18/00034/CC

    3 bed detached dwelling - plot 312

    Plot 312 Phase 1 1B Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 3 May 2018
  3. Application Permitted21/00684/F

    The refurbishment of a public house following flooding to include the replacement of existing timber framed walls with new stone faced cavity walls and the replacement of windows

    The White Lion Fritwell Road Fewcott Bicester OX27 7NZ

    Received 1 Mar 2021
  4. Application Permitted15/00350/F

    Construction of Management Suite building

    Banbury Gateway Acorn Way Banbury

    Received 25 Feb 2015
  5. Application Permitted26/00800/TCA

    T1. Ash Fraxinus excelsior - Removal of tree to ground level

    Home Close Main Street Sibford Ferris OX15 5RE

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  6. Application Permitted16/00084/DISC

    Discharge condition 3 of 15/00723/F

    The Pits The Moors Kidlington

    Received 2 Mar 2016
  7. Application Permitted22/02314/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan), 4 (Photographic schedule of materials), 5 (Details of highway access) & 6 (Mitigation strategy for great crested newts) of 22/00724/F

    Manor House Islip Road Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DP

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  8. Application Permitted19/02307/TCA

    G1 x Lawson Cypress - Fell outgrown group with poor form, replant with more suitable species. T1 x Sycamore - Crown raise by up to 5.0m. Reduce lowest extended laterals to relieve end weight and reduce spread over neighbouring property by 3.0m. Crown thin by 10%. Remove all deadwood (exempt).

    Petra Netting Street Hook Norton OX15 5NP

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  9. Application Permitted24/01857/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 14 (vehicular electric charging points) of 21/02890/F

    Haynes Court Kingsclere Road Bicester OX26 2GF

    Received 8 May 2024
  10. Application Permitted15/01846/F

    Alterations and erection of single storey rear extension

    16 Wykham Lane Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4BW

    Received 5 Oct 2015
  11. Application Permitted18/00224/TCA

    G1 x 7 nos Leylandii - Cut back to 2.5m above ground level.

    Hilltop Bungalow Banbury Road North Newington Banbury OX15 6AB

    Received 15 Aug 2018
  12. Application Permitted22/03138/F

    Removal of Condition 11 (use of building) of 89/00546/N

    2-6 Waterperry Court Middleton Road Banbury OX16 4QG

    Received 14 Oct 2022
  13. Application Permitted21/02081/F

    Single storey modular meeting room

    Deddington Health Centre Earls Lane Deddington OX15 0TQ

    Received 14 Jun 2021
  14. Application Permitted14/00280/TCA

    T1 - T6 x Yew - Reduce height by 3ft and thin 5% H1 x Yew Hedge - Reduce height by 8ft and reduce width on roadside by 6ft

    St Marys Church Street Through Cottisford Cottisford

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  15. CCP Checklist 2 issued20/00157/CCP

    Construction of a 3-bed detached residential dwelling - Plot 175 (Rural Lane)

    23 Read Place Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BH

    Received 21 Jan 2020
  16. Application Permitted22/01816/F

    Alterations to roof including rear dormer, obscured first floor side window and roof light (Resubmission of Application No: 21/04263/F)

    31 Croft Avenue Kidlington OX5 2HT

    Received 21 Jun 2022
  17. Observations18/02053/ADJ

    Construction of museum building, show lane building, corporate hospitality building, energy centre/store building, workshop building. Formation of car exercise road. Construction of 28 holiday lodges. Formation of landscaped grounds. Associated site services and external works

    The Driving Centre Enstone Airfield Enstone OX7 4DR Outside Of Area Outside Of Area Oxfordshire

    Received 28 Nov 2018
  18. Application Withdrawn26/01049/TPO

    Rowan - Dead standing tree adjacent footpath - fell to ground level - subject to TPO 12/1992

    16 Poppylands Bicester OX26 3ZP

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  19. Application Permitted25/01316/LB

    Internal alterations to main house and pool house

    Barford House Horn Hill Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RQ

    Received 21 May 2025
  20. Response Sent19/01155/R56

    Change of use of building from agricultural to storage and associated office use (all falling within Use Class B8)

    Haffoty Farm Buildings Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton

    Received 21 Jun 2019
  21. Application Permitted25/00431/REM

    Reserved matters application for 22/00747/OUT - Proposed development of 370 homes, including 50% affordable homes, public open space (including play areas, woodland planting, cycleways and footpaths), allotments, access links (except approved vehicular accesses onto Bicester Road) and other associated infrastructure (including drainage and engineering works).

    Land At Bicester Road Kidlington

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  22. No Objections20/02171/TEL

    Installation comprising 3 No additional antennas, 6 No passive routers and 6 No active routers, 9 No RRU’s and 6 No BoB’s

    TMUK And 3 Telecommunications Mast 93169 Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AL

    Received 11 Aug 2020
  23. Application Permitted16/00140/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy and Reptile Method Statement) of 13/00301/OUT

    Land North Of Gaveston Gardens And Rear Of Manor Farm Banbury Road Deddington

    Received 23 Mar 2016
  24. Application Permitted19/02493/F

    Hip to gable conversion of the original roof and the addition of a dormer extension to the rear; two velux windows to the front elevation

    78 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 4EQ

    Received 5 Nov 2019

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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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