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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
49,300Searchable applications
1,836Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 41,837 approved or refused records
3,482Refused applications

38,355 approved · 3,482 refused · 2,223 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Refused22/03013/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for demolition of rear kitchen, lobby and bathroom and replacing with new single storey rear extension with flat roof; formation of habitable room in roofspace with rear dormer and single storey outbuilding

    133 Warwick Road Banbury OX16 2AR

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  2. Application Permitted22/03799/F

    Addition of box dormer to rear roof slope and roof light to front slope to facilitate conversion of roof space to habitable accommodation - revised scheme of 22/02207/F

    35 The Fairway Banbury OX16 0RR

    Received 19 Dec 2022
  3. Application Permitted12/00961/F

    Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of 10/00996/F

    Oldbury Bletchingdon Road Kirtlington Oxfordshire OX5 3HF

    Received 5 Jul 2012
  4. Application Withdrawn21/00547/F

    Erection of one detached house

    The Paddocks Little Blenheim Yarnton OX5 1LX

    Received 18 Feb 2021
  5. Application Permitted24/02644/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 10-11 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) and 17 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of 21/00500/OUT (Appeal ref: APP/C3105/W/21/3278536)

    Land North Of Railway House Station Road Hook Norton

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  6. Application Refused20/01516/TPO

    T1 (Oak) - removal of tree, suspected subsidence - Subject to TPO 20/2011

    15 Aldous Drive Bloxham Banbury OX15 4FP

    Received 11 Jun 2020
  7. Application Permitted15/01764/F

    Variation of Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of 14/01634/REM

    Land To The Rear And North Of 29 To 33 Quarry Close Bloxham

    Received 25 Sept 2015
  8. Application Permitted15/01933/F

    Erection of extension to rear and entrance porch to front elevation

    8 Oxhey Rise Wigginton Banbury OX15 4JY

    Received 22 Oct 2015
  9. Application Permitted19/01393/F

    Single storey rear garden room extension and replacement of existing windows to front elevation

    74 East Street Fritwell OX27 7QF

    Received 22 Jul 2019
  10. Application Withdrawn15/00552/OUT

    OUTLINE - Residential development together with access and associated infrastructure and public open space

    Land West Of Chinalls Close Adj To Banbury Road Finmere

    Received 25 Mar 2015
  11. Application Permitted25/01596/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for erection of a new garage

    6 The Pound Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PG

    Received 17 Jun 2025
  12. Application Permitted14/00437/F

    Variation of Conditions 2 and 3 of 13/00579/F - Proposed relocation of cycle shelter and reduction in number of new car parking spaces from 33 to 27

    3663 Depot Charbridge Way Bicester OX26 4ST

    Received 12 Mar 2014
  13. Application Permitted21/03383/F

    Single storey extension to rear + new porch to rear. New gate

    Berwick House New Street Deddington OX15 0SP

    Received 5 Oct 2021
  14. Application Permitted18/01463/REM

    Reserved matters to 18/00325/OUT - Detailed plot design (scale, appearance, layout, and landscaping) for plot 1398 (Community Street)

    Wave 4 Plot 1398 Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 15 Aug 2018
  15. Application Permitted11/00775/F

    Conversion of dwelling to form 2 no maisonettes

    105 West Street Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 3HB

    Received 16 May 2011
  16. Application Withdrawn19/00898/F

    Demolition of derelict masonry barn - retaining east gable and part north Ironstone wall, demolition of 10no concrete block lock-up garages. Erection of 4no 2-bedroom Mews cottages with associated off-street parking and erection of salvaged stone wall to north boundary

    Wells Yard Hudson Street Deddington

    Received 15 May 2019
  17. Under Consultation25/01444/HYBRID

    Hybrid application comprising development of up to 72 dwellings (C3 Use Class) and a care home with up to 75 bedrooms (C2 Use Class) with other related infrastructure and associated works (in outline), and access to Wincanton Road (in full)

    Land West Of Oxford Road And South Of Newton Close Bicester

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  18. Application Refused21/03885/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for an extension of an existing garden building, as granted a Certificate of Lawfulness, ref: 15/01456/CLUP dated 13th October 2015, to provide independent living accommodation for a family member

    84 Banbury Road Kidlington OX5 2BX

    Received 19 Nov 2021
  19. Application Permitted12/01528/F

    Installation of replacement windows; new dormer construction; roof repairs

    Hanwell Castle Main Street Hanwell Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 1HN

    Received 29 Oct 2012
  20. Application Permitted18/00015/CC

    Erection of 1 bed coach house

    Plot 101 Wave 2 Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden

    Received 14 Mar 2018
  21. Application Permitted13/00085/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to 13/00497/F - To increase the main projection of the lean-to extension by 227mm

    Fenbury South Newington Banbury OX15 4JW

    Received 30 Oct 2013
  22. Application Permitted13/00335/TCA

    G1 x Various Species - Fell

    Priestfield House High Street Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NH

    Received 1 Nov 2013
  23. Application Permitted25/02446/TCA

    T1-Ash-Reduce Height and spread by up to 4 metres tree has infection of Inonotus hispidus various fruiting bodies. Tree works are managing the trees decline.

    16 Bean Acre Road Hook Norton OX15 5UA

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  24. Application Withdrawn19/01647/LB

    Creation of a jib door and associated stair.

    Cedar Lodge North Side Steeple Aston OX25 4SE

    Received 14 Aug 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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