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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
49,207Searchable applications
1,835Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 41,755 approved or refused records
3,478Refused applications

38,277 approved · 3,478 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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  1. Application Permitted17/01635/F

    Installation of a new covered trolley bay & new bollards to the front of the store.

    Wickes Launton Road Bicester OX26 4JQ

    Received 3 Aug 2017
  2. Application Refused17/00511/F

    Erection of 1.5 storey extension

    Keepers Cover Church Lane Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QU

    Received 6 Mar 2017
  3. Application Refused22/00152/F

    2 new dormer windows to existing detached garage.

    Orchard Cottage Station Road Blackthorn OX25 1TA

    Received 18 Jan 2022
  4. Application Permitted16/00351/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 5, 7, 10, 13 & 14 of Application 14/01207/OUT

    KM22 South West Bicester Development Site Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 4 Aug 2016
  5. Application Permitted22/00207/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for insertion of conservation rooflights in the front elevation to an existing loft space

    5 The Chestnuts Kirtlington OX5 3UB

    Received 21 Jan 2022
  6. Observations16/02153/ADJ

    Scoping consultation - Northampton Gateway Strategic Rail Freight Interchange

    Northampton Gateway Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Outside Of Area Outside Of Area Oxfordshire

    Received 25 Oct 2016
  7. Under Consultation26/02498/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a single storey rear extension

    2 Betony Way Bicester OX26 3WR

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  8. Application Permitted26/00931/CLUP

    Hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and loft conversion and insertion of front facing rooflights

    3 Stoneburge Crescent Bicester OX26 2DN

    Received 14 Apr 2026
  9. Application Permitted25/02800/TCA

    T1 - willow tree Create structural pollard at 6m reducing the tree from approx 10m T2 - Storm Damage Oak Fell to Ground Level T3 - Willow with failing root plate re pollard at previous points this is approx 3m T4/5 - Birch trees fell to ground level

    The Old Manor 9 Station Road Cropredy OX17 1PS

    Received 23 Oct 2025
  10. Application Permitted15/01363/F

    Removal of existing mezzanine floor (Class A1) and replace with extension and reconfigured mezzanine floor (Class A1)

    Paul Simon Carpets 6 Banbury Cross Retail Park Lockheed Close Banbury OX16 1LX

    Received 21 Jul 2015
  11. Application Permitted15/01931/LB

    Demolition of single storey rear porch; conversion of north wing of existing house/stables to kitchen, dining and utility room at ground floor and two bedrooms and bathroom at first floor; re-conversion of existing domestic garage to stables; associated external works

    Stable Lodge Middleton Stoney House Oxford Road Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4TE

    Received 22 Oct 2015
  12. Application Permitted11/00074/F

    Change of use - extension of residential curtilage and erection of stable/tack room/storage building

    Dairy Farm Main Road Milcombe Oxfordshire OX15 4RR

    Received 18 Jan 2011
  13. Application Permitted15/00725/F

    Installation of bow window and canopy

    40 Edinburgh Way Banbury OX16 0PD

    Received 22 Apr 2015
  14. Application Permitted23/01718/OBL

    Discharge of Schedule 5, Clause 3 (Marketing Strategy) of the S106 Agreement pursuant to Drayton Lodge (outline planning permission 18/01882/OUT, replaced by S73 permission 22/00487/F

    Land For Proposed Development At Drayton Lodge Farmhouse Warwick Road Banbury

    Received 21 Jun 2023
  15. Application Permitted11/01265/F

    Forward Operation Base (FOB) and five training compounds

    St George's Barracks Arncott Wood Road Arncott Bicester OX25 1PP

    Received 12 Aug 2011
  16. Application Permitted15/00498/DISC

    Discharge condition 31 item (iii) and 32 item (iv) of 10/00023/TWA

    Land North Of The Grain Silos Oxford Road Gosford And Water Eaton Oxfordshire

    Received 26 Nov 2015
  17. Application Permitted13/00258/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore- Fell

    2A The Leys Banbury OX16 0AQ

    Received 12 Sept 2013
  18. Application Permitted23/01192/TPO

    Tag No. 3000 Oak - Remove major deadwood and lift to 3m to provide clearance for mowers. Tag No. 2999 Oak - Remove major deadwood Tag No. 2998 Oak - Remove all deadwood sections Tag No. 2997 Oak - Remove all major deadwood sections. Sever ivy at base. Tag No. 2996 Sycamore - Hollow at base - Fell to ground level Tag No. 2995 Sycamore - Hollow at base - Fell to ground level Tag No. 2994 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood and reduce back end weighted lower lateral to stabilise Tag No. 2993 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood Tag No. 2992 Sycamore - Remove major deadwood Tag No. 2991 Oak - Remove major deadwood Reason for all recommended works Health and safety due to locations and conditions of the trees. Subject to TPO 02/2003

    Playing Field South Green Kirtlington

    Received 21 Apr 2023
  19. Application Permitted16/00664/F

    Single storey rear / side extension

    42 Cromwell Way Kidlington OX5 2LL

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  20. Application Permitted11/01866/F

    Side extension

    Birch Hill Burdrop Oxfordshire OX15 5RQ

    Received 14 Dec 2011
  21. Application Permitted14/00058/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 of 13/01855/LB.

    Thomas Cook 88 High Street Banbury OX16 5JE

    Received 10 Mar 2014
  22. Application Permitted22/02023/F

    Demolition of existing rear extension. Single storey rear extension. First floor loft extension with dormers windows. New gable to East elevation. Window alterations.

    1 Hill Farm Lane Duns Tew Oxfordshire OX25 6JH

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  23. Application Permitted26/01813/F

    Insertion of new window in south elevation

    Epwell Mill Sibford Road Epwell OX15 6HG

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  24. Application Permitted17/00425/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (method statement and stone sample) of 17/00077/LB

    Alpha Cottage Stratford Road A422 Wroxton Banbury OX15 6QN

    Received 21 Aug 2017

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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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