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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
49,495Searchable applications
1,833Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 42,018 approved or refused records
3,498Refused applications

38,520 approved · 3,498 refused · 2,227 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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 Permitted18/00194/F

    Erection of new Farm Office/Storage Building

    Cotefield Farm Oxford Road Bodicote

    Received 31 Jan 2018
  2. Application Permitted25/01171/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of materials for external walls and roof), 4 (full joinery details for doors and windows) and 6 (first floor method statement) of 23/02156/F

    Horseshoe Barn Cooks Hill Shutford Oxfordshire OX15 6PL

    Received 8 May 2025
  3. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA17/00067/SO

    Screening Opinion - The erection of 10 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), associated access, car parking and landscaping works.

    St Edburgs Church Of England Voluntary Aided School Cemetery Road Bicester OX26 6BB

    Received 25 Jul 2017
  4. Application Permitted21/01681/F

    Single storey rear extension

    61 Hillview Crescent Banbury OX16 1BW

    Received 12 May 2021
  5. Application Permitted11/00285/F

    Conversion of single dwelling to 2no. self contained flats

    26 Albert Street Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 5DG

    Received 21 Feb 2011
  6. Application Permitted16/00040/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 13/01528/OUT - Amendment to condition number 17 Ecology/Biodiversity - to be carried out in accordance with the FPCR Report dated June 2016 as opposed to the Ecological Appraisal currently noted within the decision notice.

    OS Parcel 0063 North East Of Crouch Hill Farm Adjoining Broughton Road Banbury

    Received 25 May 2016
  7. Application Permitted13/01212/TPO

    T1 and T3 - Ash - Works as per permission ref. 13/00412/TPO. T2 - Ash - Removal. Subject to TPO 2/76.

    60 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AJ

    Received 9 Aug 2013
  8. Application Permitted23/03170/TPO

    T2 - Yew, Works: Crown lift to around 2-3m all round and to around. Reduce by around 1.5-2m laterally and in height, and by around 3m on south and north side to pull crown extent away from road and address crown bias to north. Prune to reshape and achieve flowing crown profile T4 - Lawson Cypress, Works: Remove to near ground, Grind stump T5 - Lawson Cypress, Works: Remove to near ground, Grind stump T6 - Yew, Works: Reduce by c 1.5-2m all round and by c3m on south side to reduce growth back to primary structural limb and give greater offset from windows and buildings

    4 Silver Street Wroxton OX15 6QB

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  9. Application Permitted15/02173/LB

    Internal and external alterations in accordance with schedule of works detailed in accompanying Planning and Heritage Statement

    Cotswold House New Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0SS

    Received 26 Nov 2015
  10. Application Permitted17/00517/LB

    Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with new; repairs to existing main property

    Bladebone House Paines Hill Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SQ

    Received 6 Mar 2017
  11. Application Permitted21/03082/F

    Garage conversion with new windows and doors (resubmission of 21/01488/F)

    The Old Bakehouse Bakers Lane Swalcliffe OX15 5EN

    Received 7 Sept 2021
  12. Application Permitted19/01582/F

    Erection of 1.5m high sound proofing fence above existing 1.4m stone wall

    8 Wolsey Court Kidlington OX20 1QP

    Received 12 Aug 2019
  13. Split Decision16/00569/DISC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (brick sample), 4 (professional building recorder) and 5 (front door and window) of 16/01131/LB

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

    Received 15 Dec 2016
  14. Application Permitted13/00267/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 86 of 10/01780/HYBRID

    Bicester Eco Town Exemplar Site Caversfield

    Received 10 Sept 2013
  15. Application Permitted11/01594/F

    Retrospective - change of use of workspace identified in planning permission - 98/00975/F and Listed Building consent - 98/00976/LB to residential accommodation and change of use of car port to living accommodation and store. Alterations including insertion of new openings and enclosure of car port

    The Threshing Barn Ploughley Road Ambrosden Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 2JS

    Received 19 Oct 2011
  16. Application Permitted14/00276/DISC

    Clearance of condition 4 of 14/00411/F (Aboricultural Survey)

    Sub Station Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 27 Aug 2014
  17. Application Permitted13/00029/DISC

    Clearance of condition 3 of 12/01646/LB

    Butlin Farm Main Street Claydon Banbury OX17 1EP

    Received 4 Feb 2013
  18. Response Sent17/02358/NOT

    Temporary change of use of 6 and 7 White Lion Walk - Schedule 2, Part 4, Class D from existing use B1 to proposed use A1 retail - commencing 15th November 2017.

    6 - 7 White Lion Walk Banbury

    Received 14 Nov 2017
  19. Application Withdrawn10/01768/LB

    Single storey orangery

    The Old Barn 3 Old Manor Court Horley Oxfordshire OX15 6BF

    Received 17 Nov 2010
  20. Application Permitted24/02417/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a garage conversion

    73 Fair Close Bicester OX26 4YN

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  21. Application Withdrawn15/00465/F

    Rear extension

    1 Rosebank Cottages Rose Bank Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NA

    Received 16 Mar 2015
  22. Prior Approval Refused15/00052/PAMB

    Conversion of cattle building into a single dwelling house

    Foxhill Barn Somerton Road Souldern Bicester OX27 7HS

    Received 12 Jan 2015
  23. Application Permitted13/00180/TCA

    T1 x Sycamore - Fell T2 x Chestnut - Remove lowest branch

    Wodards Close 46 North Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QR

    Received 18 Jul 2013
  24. Application Permitted12/00079/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 2 of 08/02402/F

    Units 1 & 4 - 10 Inclusive Riverside Banbury Oxfordshire

    Received 5 Apr 2012

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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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