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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39,290 approved · 3,551 refused · 2,264 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Permitted22/00171/TCA

    T1 x Cedar -reduce lower/mid western branches by 3 metres; reduce lower/mid southern branch by 3 metres; reduce upper northern crown by 3 metres and reduce upper south/eastern crown by 2.5 metres

    15 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SA

    Received 18 Jan 2022
  2. Application Permitted26/01454/LB

    Installation of external free-standing air source heat pump and associated works to building

    3 Crockwell Farm Barns Manor Road Great Bourton OX17 1QT

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  3. Application Permitted14/00273/F

    Demolish single garage and erect double garage

    Field View Banbury Road Bloxham Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 4PD

    Received 19 Feb 2014
  4. Application Permitted26/01772/LB

    Parapet Repairs - To repair the section of the brick parapet which has sustained impact damage, pressure pointing to spandrel wall cracking, carriageway re-surfacing and verge sealing, general brickwork repairs and re-pointing

    Field Bridge No 145 Claydon Oxfordshire OX17 1FD

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  5. Application Permitted14/00360/DISC

    Clearance of condition 5 of 12/01037/F

    1A Ruscote Avenue Banbury OX16 2NP

    Received 23 Oct 2014
  6. Application Permitted11/00204/F

    Reconstruction of detached outbuilding

    Manor Farm Noke Oxfordshire OX3 9TU

    Received 10 Feb 2011
  7. Application Permitted22/03227/F

    Extensions to provide annexe accommodation

    Old Marks East End Adderbury OX17 3NW

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  8. Application Permitted22/01957/TCA

    T1 x Yew (Taxus baccata) - Removal to ground level due to poor aesthetic value, to encourage growth of alternative plants in that area of the garden and increase light levels to the area for the proposed green house installation

    Pine Tree Cottage Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Received 30 Jun 2022
  9. Application Permitted12/00184/TCA

    T1 x Holly - Reduce by 25%

    57 Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AJ

    Received 26 Jul 2012
  10. Application Refused21/01356/TPO

    Oak (T1) - Removal. Subject to TPO 08/2015

    4 The Sidings Hook Norton OX15 5QF

    Received 16 Apr 2021
  11. Application Permitted13/01884/LB

    Replace existing extension on North elevation, remove and infill two light windows on North and West elevations and internal alterations.

    Foxtownsend Farm Heyford Road Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HS

    Received 16 Dec 2013
  12. Application Permitted19/02805/CLUE

    Conversion of existing attached storage areas into habitable accommodation. Alterations to the South elevation including blocking up of existing ground floor openings with stonework to match existing and creation of openings on the ground floor with windows and doors in painted timber to match existing. Insertion of roof lights into North and South elevations.

    Maundon Cottage South Green Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HJ

    Received 9 Dec 2019
  13. Application Withdrawn17/01329/F

    Design changes to previous approval 15/02087/F for new dwelling

    Highpoint Farm Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5BX

    Received 20 Jun 2017
  14. Application Permitted11/00238/LB

    Erection of iron railings to front of property

    Wisteria House High Street Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NF

    Received 15 Feb 2011
  15. Application Permitted26/01041/F

    Installation of 37 solar panels on south facing roof of an existing American Barn

    Blackingrove Farm Summer Ley Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RX

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  16. Application Permitted15/00457/F

    Erection of 2no three bed dwellings (Resubmission of 14/00092/F).

    Land Adjacent To No 6 Blenheim Drive Launton

    Received 13 Mar 2015
  17. Application Permitted14/01358/F

    Re-clad existing building

    Evans Halshaw Citreon Southam Road Banbury OX16 2ED

    Received 12 Aug 2014
  18. Under Consultation25/02452/TCA

    T1 Lime - in the rear garden., crown lit to provide 4 metre clearance from ground level to allow for garden maintenance.

    7 Whitley Drive Heyford Park OX25 5TG

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  19. Under Consultation19/02873/TCA

    T1 x Willow - Re pollard.

    4 Cheshire Drive Upper Heyford OX25 5TQ

    Received 16 Dec 2019
  20. Application Permitted15/02005/F

    Erection of two storey dwelling

    Barn And Land East Of Allotment Gardens The Hill Souldern

    Received 3 Nov 2015
  21. Application Permitted13/00393/F

    Single and two storey rear extensions. Front porch

    2 Windmill Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0QW

    Received 15 Mar 2013
  22. Application Withdrawn19/00489/LB

    Internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion and change of use of existing agricultural barns to three residential dwellings in the farmyard

    Hillside Farm Main Street Claydon Banbury OX17 1EP

    Received 8 Mar 2019
  23. Application Permitted11/01079/F

    Alteration to front retaining wall to increase parking space plus new railings and gate

    Westway Cottage Horn Hill Road Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3EU

    Received 11 Jul 2011
  24. Application Permitted19/02480/TCA

    T32 x Horse Chestnut - Overall crown reduction by 2.5m, crown lift lower canopy by approx. 2-3m. T33 x Hawthorn - Overall reduction by 1-2m. T34 x Sycamore - Overall crown reduction by 1-2m.

    8 Skimmingdish Lane Caversfield OX27 8UF

    Received 5 Nov 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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