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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
49,933Searchable applications
1,834Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 42,411 approved or refused records
3,527Refused applications

38,884 approved · 3,527 refused · 2,251 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Dec 2009 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Appeal Allowed (Against Refusal)20/03542/F

    Single storey extension at principal elevation

    91 Mallards Way Bicester OX26 6WT

    Received 11 Dec 2020
  2. Application Refused15/01669/F

    Two storey side extension

    4 Neithrop Close Banbury OX16 2NU

    Received 9 Sept 2015
  3. Application Permitted17/02352/REM

    Reserved Matters to application 18/00325/OUT - access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping in respect of public areas in Phase 1b and part phase 3

    Sites B C D And E MOD Bicester Murcott Road Upper Arncott

    Received 22 Nov 2017
  4. Application Permitted22/03838/F

    Removal of existing roofing tiles and re-roofing in materials to match. Decoration and refurbishment to fascias, soffits and rainwater goods

    The Old Rectory 4 St Michaels Lane Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1RT

    Received 22 Dec 2022
  5. Application Permitted13/00017/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 31 of 10/01642/OUT (Impact Study-Water Infrastructure)

    Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD

    Received 18 Jan 2013
  6. Application Permitted21/04218/F

    Extensions and alterations to existing house, including alterations to external appearance - re-submission of 21/02277/F

    Moorhouse Church Lane Wendlebury OX25 2PN

    Received 20 Dec 2021
  7. Application Permitted14/00689/F

    Demolition of existing lean-to canopy and erection of boot room and covered area

    Park Farm Gullicote Lane Hanwell Banbury OX17 1GY

    Received 30 Apr 2014
  8. Application Permitted17/01894/F

    Erection of timber garage and workshop

    Greene House Brill Road Horton Cum Studley Oxford OX33 1BZ

    Received 14 Sept 2017
  9. Application Permitted21/02970/F

    Replace 3 No first floor bedroom windows, 1 No bathroom window and a ground floor playroom window

    Oriel High Stocking Lane Shenington OX15 6NF

    Received 31 Aug 2021
  10. Application Permitted13/00328/F

    Proposed front canopy; single storey side and two storey rear, part single storey extension and associated internal and external works

    74 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 4EQ

    Received 6 Mar 2013
  11. Application Permitted25/00456/TCA

    T1 x Holly Overgrown holly bush with multiple trunks c 13m high. Reduce height to 4m T2 x Holly Overgrown holly bush with multiple trunks c 10m high. Reduce height to 4m T3 x Holly Overgrown holly bush with multiple trunks c 15m high. Reduce height to 4m T4 x Holly Overgrown holly bush with multiple trunks c 8m high. Reduce height to 4m T5 x Sycamore potentially too big for site. Remove and replace with fruit tree

    Rosedene Street Running Parallel To Oxhey Rise Wigginton Oxfordshire OX15 4JZ

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  12. Application Permitted18/00034/NMA

    Non-material amendment to 14/01541/REM - Alterations to eastern boundary treatments

    OS Parcel 4100 Adjoining And South Of Milton Road Adderbury

    Received 9 Mar 2018
  13. Application Permitted21/03071/TCA

    T1 x Catalpa; a substantial tree in very close proximity to a listed building which was constructed without the use of foundations. The tree has little amenity value for members of the public as it is obscured from view by other mature trees which surround the property. The neighbour who is able to see the tree does not object to the works and is permitting the use of his drive to undertake the reduction - Reduce the crown by 3 - 4m to create a pollard effect that can then be regularly maintained to restrict future root growth. The average pruning wound should not generally exceed 12cms.

    Hazel Cottage Northampton Road Weston On The Green OX25 3QX

    Received 7 Sept 2021
  14. Application Permitted14/00379/TCA

    T1 x Apple - Reduce by 25%

    Whettons Yard Chapel Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NB

    Received 3 Nov 2014
  15. Application Permitted22/01415/F

    Erection of single storey rear and side extension

    18 The Spears Yarnton OX5 1NS

    Received 13 May 2022
  16. Prior Approval Not Required25/01440/AGN

    A steel portal frame agricultural building with a pitched roof

    Land At Bluebell Farm Crossing Lane Claydon OX17 1EL

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  17. Application Permitted13/01151/F

    Single storey rear extension

    29 Victoria Court Bicester OX26 6GD

    Received 26 Jul 2013
  18. Application Permitted20/01853/F

    Two storey rear extension (resubmission of 20/00365/F)

    21 Kyetts Corner Cropredy OX17 1JW

    Received 10 Jul 2020
  19. Application Permitted21/03752/F

    Installation of a 7.5m tower extension increasing the height of the structure from 20m to 27.5m along with: Installation of 3 x CTIL antenna at 26.7m on re-used existing headframe; re-location of 3 x EE antenna at 19.0m and 1 x EE 0.6m HP Dish antenna at 20.0m on a new faceframe on the tower at 20.4m. At ground level, the installation within the existing compound of 3 x new CTIL equipment cabinets and 1 x new meter cabinet

    Telecommunications Mast Part Of A34 By Weston On The Green Weston On The Green

    Received 5 Nov 2021
  20. Application Withdrawn21/01535/F

    Demolish existing garage for replacement with oak framed carport and roof alterations to create first floor over existing ancillary outbuilding to create pool and annexe accommodation

    Lane Head Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RT

    Received 30 Apr 2021
  21. Application Permitted24/01675/TPO

    T1- Ash tree - is part of a group TPO, it is showing signs of ADB - Our client would like to remove it as they are worried about falling deadwood in a public space - Subject to TPO 10/1990

    Various Trees At Highlands Tadmarton Oxfordshire OX15 5SR

    Received 21 Jun 2024
  22. Application Withdrawn22/01729/F

    Division of 1 no ground floor two-bedroom flat into 2 and division of 1 no first floor two-bedroom flat into 2 to make 4 flats in total.

    63 Bicester Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2LD

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  23. Application Permitted24/01823/F

    Proposed installation of ten solar panels and amendments to previously approved scheme (23/02804/F).

    1 The Chestnuts Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3UB

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  24. Application Permitted10/01017/F

    Change of use to A5 take-away food outlet and erection of extraction equipment - resubmission of 10/00217F

    Blacklock House Middleton Road Banbury Oxfordshire

    Received 2 Jul 2010

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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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