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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
50,543Searchable applications
1,837Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 42,981 approved or refused records
3,562Refused applications

39,419 approved · 3,562 refused · 2,272 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Permitted21/01167/TCA_5

    FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Leylandii - Fell.

    Meadow Garth Stratford Road A422 Drayton OX15 6EH

    Received 31 Mar 2021
  2. Application Permitted26/01869/TCA

    T1 & T2 – Magnolia – Fell to ground level. Tree has become overgrown for its location, restricting natural light into the property and obstructing access to the front door.

    3 Mickleton View Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5SH

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  3. Application Permitted10/00713/F

    Re-joining of barns to form kitchen extension. Change of roof covering from asbestos to natural slate.

    Holts Farm Mansmoor Road Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2UR

    Received 11 May 2010
  4. Application Refused21/04205/F

    Demolition and erection of a pair of replacement dwellings with associated internal and external works

    Firs Cottage Upper Campsfield Road Woodstock OX20 1QG

    Received 20 Dec 2021
  5. Application Permitted19/02690/F

    Enclosure of existing timber pagoda structure using full height glazing and permanent clay plain tile roof. Alteration/extension of adding gardeners building to create link to main barn

    Water Moor House Station Road Launton OX26 5DX

    Received 28 Nov 2019
  6. Application Permitted15/00344/TCA

    T1 x Conifer (Cypress) - Fell

    3 Islip Road Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DP

    Received 9 Oct 2015
  7. Application Permitted12/00201/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 of 12/00828/LB

    Pickery Cottage Knowle Lane Weston On The Green Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 3QJ

    Received 16 Aug 2012
  8. No Objections21/04227/TEL

    The removal of the existing 3 no. antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 3 no. Remote Radio Units (RRUs), existing 3 no. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs) to be removed and replaced with 6 no. M1 Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs) and 1 no. GPS Module

    Vodafone Telecommunications Mast 1839 Bicester North Station Buckingham Road Bicester

    Received 21 Dec 2021
  9. Application Permitted14/00241/F

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 4 bed one and a half storey dwelling

    Dairy Cottage Main Street Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PR

    Received 13 Feb 2014
  10. Application Permitted25/00525/F

    Loft conversion with dormer extension to rear roofslope and rooflights to front roofslope

    84 Kingfisher Way Bicester OX26 6YD

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  11. Application Permitted18/00017/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to 16/00193/REM - Amendment to the appearance of plots 50 and 51

    Land South West Of Bicester Adjoining Oxford Road And Middleton Stoney Road Bicester

    Received 23 Jan 2018
  12. Application Permitted22/03029/F

    Conversion of redundant Dutch Barn to form 4no commercial storage units, plus private garage for use by the adjacent farmhouse. Removal of rear hopper bin and front lean-to section of the building.

    Simms Farm Kirtlington Road Chesterton Bicester OX26 1TA

    Received 4 Oct 2022
  13. Application Permitted11/00891/F

    First floor extension over existing dining/kitchen area to provide master bedroom suite

    5 Chapel Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3LY

    Received 2 Jun 2011
  14. Application Permitted10/01808/F

    Construction of elevated cabin and compound palisade perimeter fence

    Electricity Sub Station Priory Lane Bicester Oxfordshire

    Received 3 Dec 2010
  15. Application Permitted16/00307/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Window details) of Application 15/02187/LB

    Magnolia Cottage The Green North Aston Bicester OX25 6HU

    Received 7 Jul 2016
  16. Application Permitted19/01268/F

    Single storey rear extension

    30 Cranesbill Drive Bicester OX26 3WG

    Received 11 Jul 2019
  17. Application Withdrawn21/01705/CCE

    Confirmation of Compliance of discharge of conditions for 10/00002/F

    Feldon Cottage Chapel Lane Little Bourton Banbury OX17 1RQ

    Received 29 Apr 2021
  18. No Objections25/01626/TEL

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - Install 1 x 9M Light wooden pole

    Street Record Manorsfield Road Bicester

    Received 20 Jun 2025
  19. Application Withdrawn16/01971/F

    New flat roof extension over existing internal courtyard and other alterations.

    The Cottage Philcote Street Deddington Banbury OX15 0TB

    Received 29 Sept 2016
  20. Application Permitted22/02619/TCA

    T1 x Crab apple - Crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres T2 x Cherry - Remove T3 x Cypress - Remove

    Middle Lodge 34 High Street Bodicote Oxfordshire OX15 4BP

    Received 25 Aug 2022
  21. Application Permitted13/00336/DISC

    Discharge of Condition 23 of 12/01193/F

    Land South West Of Bicester Village Adjoining A41 Oxford Road Bicester

    Received 19 Nov 2013
  22. Application Permitted11/01610/F

    Conservatory to rear

    5 Pixey Close Yarnton Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1FY

    Received 24 Oct 2011
  23. Application Permitted23/03033/F

    Part Retrospective - Erection of one new dwelling including new vehicle and pedestrian access and parking (partially revised scheme of planning permission ref 19/02464/F)

    7A Spinney Drive Banbury OX16 9TA

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  24. Application Permitted20/01123/TCA

    T1 x Ash - Fell because of shading of young Beech tree. Replace with a second Beech in the same place or nearby to where the Ash is removed.

    Dairy Cottage South Green Kirtlington OX5 3HJ

    Received 29 Apr 2020

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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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