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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
50,388Searchable applications
1,835Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 42,841 approved or refused records
3,551Refused applications

39,290 approved · 3,551 refused · 2,264 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Local Plan Review ExaminationPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas What is a conservation area?

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 Permitted20/00704/F

    Entrance porch, single storey rear extension and loft conversion

    30 Kidlington Road Islip OX5 2ST

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  2. Application Permitted19/01191/OUT

    Residential care home (Class C2) & day care centre (Class D1)

    Land To South Of Seelscheid Way And North East Of Aylesbury Road Seelscheid Way Bicester

    Received 28 Jun 2019
  3. Screening Opinion Not Requesting EIA25/01064/SO

    Screening opinion in relation to the above site for a residential development of up to 250 dwellings, public open space, pedestrian and cycle links, play area, drainage, landscaping, and all other related works, including the removal of fuel storage tanks and associated engineering/remediation works, and demolition of associated structures and buildings (‘the Proposed Development’).

    Esso Petroleum Petrol Filling Station Bletchingdon Road Islip Kidlington OX5 2TQ

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  4. Application Permitted21/01549/F

    Demolition and re-erection of boundary wall using the same stone and at the same height; erect lean-to oak framed gazebo’

    Pump Cottage Paines Hill Steeple Aston OX25 4SQ

    Received 30 Apr 2021
  5. Application Permitted14/00083/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 of 13/01955/F

    1 Fallowfields Bicester OX26 6QT

    Received 19 Mar 2014
  6. Application Permitted15/00159/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 2 of 14/02127/LB

    37 High Street Banbury OX16 5ET

    Received 7 Apr 2015
  7. Application Permitted18/01390/F

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 15/01397/F

    Parkside 8 Hunt Close Bicester OX26 6HX

    Received 3 Aug 2018
  8. Application Permitted13/01691/F

    Construction of new detached two storey dwelling

    Land To Rear Of The Police House The Bourne Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PB

    Received 6 Nov 2013
  9. Application Permitted20/02480/F

    Restoration and subdivision of existing dwelling into three apartments, and conversion of, and extension to, former public house to provide five apartments

    6 Middleton Road Banbury OX16 4QQ

    Received 10 Sept 2020
  10. Application Permitted20/00480/F

    Single storey extension at the rear

    4 Lincraft Close Kidlington OX5 1BZ

    Received 18 Feb 2020
  11. Application Permitted17/00203/F

    Single storey extension

    20 Hawksmead Bicester OX26 6ST

    Received 26 Jan 2017
  12. Application Withdrawn17/00433/F

    Alterations to existing Dovecot to form an office / studio

    Dovecote Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JR

    Received 24 Feb 2017
  13. Preapp Response Sent23/03233/CM

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development (CLoPUD) for construction of plant machinery and areas of hardstanding - MW.0158/23

    Thames Water Shutford Road Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6QG

    Received 20 Nov 2023
  14. Application Permitted25/01860/NMA

    Change of tile colour to black/dark grey (proposed as non-material amendment to 25/00581/F)

    129 Sinclair Avenue Banbury OX16 1BQ

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  15. Application Permitted24/00180/CLUP

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the installation of solar panels on the roofs

    Crofts Pet Foods 21-27 Broad Street Banbury OX16 5BX

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  16. Determined Application19/02900/CM

    Continuation of the development permitted by MW.0085/17 (17/02104/CM) (the construction and operation of an energy from waste and combined heat and power facility together with associated office, visitor centre and bottom ash recycling facilities, new access road and weighbridge facilities and the continuation of landfill operations and landfill gas utilisation with consequent amendments to the phasing and final restoration landform of the landfill surface, water attenuation features and improvements to the existing household waste recycling centre) without complying with conditions 1, 8, 9, 12, 25, 34, 42, 45, 46, 58, 60 and 67, in order to allow for a revised restoration scheme for the existing landfill site incorporating amended restoration contours and an extension of time for the completion of restoration from 2020 to 2026

    Ardley Landfill Station Road Ardley

    Received 18 Dec 2019
  17. Application Permitted24/02502/TCA_5

    1 x Larch - Fell as dead

    Stonehill Manor Farm Lane Balscote OX15 6JJ

    Received 16 Sept 2024
  18. Application Permitted16/02618/LB

    New garden room to rear; removal of ground floor partitioning and reordering of kitchen layout (Revised scheme of 15/02304/LB)

    The Cottage Kings Head Court London Road Bicester OX26 6DZ

    Received 23 Dec 2016
  19. Application Withdrawn10/01823/OUT

    OUTLINE - For 19,025m2 of employment floor space comprising of 10,625m2 B1c/B2 and 8,400m2 B8 with ancillary office accommodation. Primary access to be off Overthorpe Road with appearance, landscaping, layout and scale being Reserved Matters.

    Land South Of Overthorpe Road & West Of M40 Banbury Oxfordshire

    Received 8 Dec 2010
  20. Application Permitted16/00290/F

    Pressure treated timber garden shed

    Saffron Cottage 6 Millwright Close Banbury OX16 0RU

    Received 15 Feb 2016
  21. Application Permitted18/00284/F

    Change of use of Class B1(a) Office (first floor) into a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation, installation of roof lights on rear roof slope and associated works to provide covered cycle parking

    56-60 Calthorpe Street Banbury

    Received 13 Feb 2018
  22. Application Permitted18/02051/TPO

    Cherry Tree - Crown lift 1no Cherry Tree to above 2.5m which is overgrowing the cloths bank by the recycling area (highlighted in red). Remove one limb which is causing the most overhang and cut neatly back to main stem. Pruning work to be undertaken with Pole saw operation from ground level. Ensure all vegetation that is to the height of 2.5m is cut back - Subject to TPO 20/92

    Sainsbury's Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9XA

    Received 27 Nov 2018
  23. Application Permitted10/00814/F

    Erection of barn

    OS Parcel 7634 South West Of Slade Farm Hook Norton Road Milcombe Oxfordshire

    Received 28 May 2010
  24. Application Permitted13/01881/F

    Erection of a new plant centre building to replace existing offices within a barn. Relocation of the barn to become storage area

    Nicholson Nurseries The Park Middle Aston Road North Aston Bicester OX25 6HL

    Received 16 Dec 2013

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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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