Cherwell District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Cherwell District Council decided more than 2,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Cherwell District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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20 October 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Denbigh Close Adjacent To, Broughton Road, Banbury · 25/02174/OUT
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9 October 2026 · Approved
Land Opposite Hanwell Fields Recreation Adj To, Dukes Meadow Drive, Banbury · 25/03342/REM
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9 October 2026 · Approved
OS Parcel 5257 East Of, Bloxham Road, Banbury · 25/03180/REM
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30 September 2026 · Refused
Cross Roads Farm, Somerton Road, Ardley, Bicester, OX27 7HR · 26/01984/Q56
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31 July 2026 · Refused
Land Adjoining And West Of Bloxham Recreation Ground, South Newington Road, Bloxham · 25/02895/OUT
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27 July 2026 · Approved
Land North And Adjoining Home Farm, Banbury Road B4100, Caversfield · 25/02335/REM
Figures for Cherwell District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 160 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 40%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 43plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Cherwell District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Weston on the Green Conservation Area (the…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area including the setting and significance of a nearby listed building; and • the effect of the proposed development on ecology.”
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“The Main Issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: i) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and ii) the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of Ivanhoe, with particular regard to…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.