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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
50,095Searchable applications
1,835Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 42,564 approved or refused records
3,534Refused applications

39,030 approved · 3,534 refused · 2,255 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Permitted21/02298/TPO

    T1-14 - see attached schedule for full details. Subject to TPO 04/1975

    Stratton Audley Manor Mill Road Stratton Audley OX27 9AR

    Received 1 Jul 2021
  2. Application Permitted17/01193/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling, erection of a replacement dwelling and extension of ancillary building.

    The Moat Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QL

    Received 31 May 2017
  3. Prior Approval Not Required18/00178/HPA

    Single storey extension depth 3.0m -4.89m, height to eaves 2.50m and overall height 3.95m

    70 Longfields Bicester OX26 6QL

    Received 29 Jan 2018
  4. Application Permitted11/01091/F

    Remove old garage and erect new slate and timber garage

    Berry Cottage Main Street Wroxton Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 6PT

    Received 13 Jul 2011
  5. Application Permitted11/01824/F

    Relocation of barn

    Thatchems Farm Williamscot Hill Williamscot Oxfordshire

    Received 6 Dec 2011
  6. Application Permitted12/00363/F

    Conversion of first and second floors to two flats

    33 - 34 Parsons Street Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 5NA

    Received 15 Mar 2012
  7. Application Permitted15/00038/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to 14/00559/F - Amendments to the approved hard landscaping detail

    Land East Of Heyford Leys And Blds 400 500 And 400 To 410 UH12 And UH13 Camp Road Upper Heyford

    Received 2 Apr 2015
  8. Application Permitted18/00324/TCA

    T1 x Lawson Cypress - Reduce upper crown by up to 3.0m, tip back side of tree to shape and match other side.

    The Shippon The Ridgeway Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NF

    Received 6 Nov 2018
  9. Application Permitted10/01739/F

    Erection of porch

    12 Andover Close Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4YE

    Received 17 Nov 2010
  10. Application Permitted20/02765/TCA

    T1 x Larch - Fell to allow further space. T2 x Beech - Crown reduction by 2m to maintain good tree size and form.

    Sunnybank Main Street Mollington OX17 1BD

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  11. Application Permitted14/00750/F

    Demolition of garages and erection of 2 No. maisonettes and 5 No. garages with associated parking and landscaping

    Garage Block To The Rear Of 63 To 65 Spencer Avenue Yarnton

    Received 9 May 2014
  12. Application Permitted20/00670/F

    Change of use from C3 (dwelling) to Sui Generis - 2 no. Air BnB apartments

    82 Blenheim Road Kidlington OX5 2HR

    Received 9 Mar 2020
  13. Application Permitted19/00497/F

    Erection of new dwelling attached to No 22 Elderfield Road

    Land Adj To 22 Elderfield Road Caversfield OX27 8UD

    Received 18 Mar 2019
  14. Application Permitted10/01128/F

    Demolition of a section of front boundary wall and formation of a new access, parking and turning area.

    Home Farm House Islip Road Bletchingdon Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3DP

    Received 21 Jul 2010
  15. Application Permitted25/01035/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan) of 22/03063/F

    Land East Of Larsen Road Heyford Park

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  16. Application Permitted10/00160/TCA

    T1 - Ash - Remove T2 - Hawthorn - Remove T3 - Ash - Remove lower limb

    Land West Of Brook House Mill Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire

    Received 30 Jun 2010
  17. Application Permitted15/00245/DISC

    Discharge of condition 3 and 4 of 11/01555/F.

    7 Middleton Road Bucknell Bicester OX27 7LZ

    Received 18 Jun 2015
  18. Application Permitted12/00197/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 4 of 12/00600/F

    Corner House Islip Road Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DP

    Received 10 Aug 2012
  19. Application Refused22/03637/F

    Change of Use of building from general storeroom to on-site bakery

    Annies Tea Room Canal Yard Canal Road Thrupp OX5 1JZ

    Received 5 Dec 2022
  20. Application Permitted17/01406/F

    Single storey front extension

    5 Wesley Close Bicester OX26 2YE

    Received 30 Jun 2017
  21. Application Permitted19/01434/DISC

    Discharge of condition 14 (Blackthorn and Piddington Railway Embankment Stabilisation Habitat Creation and Restoration Scheme and Blackthorn and Piddington Biodiversity Monitoring and Maintenance Scheme documents) 16 (Contamination) and 17 (Vertification Report) of 18/00211/F

    Land At Network Railway Embankment Between Piddington And Blackthorn Marsh Gibbon Road Piddington

    Received 23 Jul 2019
  22. Application Permitted14/00042/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 13/01525/REM - Plots 5-6 to include first floor window to bathroom, Plot 8 - move double garage approx 700mm towards rear, Plots 13, 14 and 15 - amendment to entrance and staircase to Plot 14 to meet Lifetime Homes requirements

    Land To The West And South Of Numbers 7 To 26 The Green Chesterton

    Received 10 Apr 2014
  23. Determined Application16/00006/CDISC

    Discharge of Condition 20 (construction traffic management plan) of 15/01829/CM (MW.0132/15)

    Ferris Hill Farm Sibford Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5JY

    Received 1 Apr 2016
  24. Application Permitted19/00137/F

    Two storey extension to side and rear to provide kitchen/dining, w.c., lobby, two bedrooms, bathroom and shower room

    3 West View Somerton Bicester OX25 6NQ

    Received 23 Jan 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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