Cherwell planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Cherwell District Council, updated daily. Cherwell District Council received 396 planning applications in the last 90 days, 15 of them major schemes. 92% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 74 days.
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Recent applications in Cherwell
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Hall Personal Training Clifton Road Deddington OX15 0TP
1,282 sqm padel court building with external courts, Deddington, full application. New two-court indoor padel building plus two outdoor courts, at full application stage. Groundworks, steel frame, cladding, M&E and car park surfacing are the packages for local subcontractors.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Firs Hill Tadmarton Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4HR
99 sqm single-storey extensions to ancillary accommodation, Bloxham, Oxfordshire. Full application to extend existing ancillary accommodation at Firs Hill on a 2.78-hectare site. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with groundworks for new footings.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Hatch End Old Poultry Farm, Formerly Velocity Automobiles Fir Lane Middle Aston Bicester OX25 5QL
505 sqm padel court building replacing existing structure, Bicester, full application. Demolishes an existing building and erects a two-court padel facility on a 0.29-hectare site. Demolition, steel framing, cladding and court lighting M&E are the packages for regional subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksSteel
Stable Block Farnborough Road Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1ND
Retrospective mobile home site with day room conversion, Mollington. Regularises occupation of up to fifteen mobile homes and converts an ancillary day room to residential use on a 0.29-hectare site at full application stage. Site infrastructure, utility connections and internal fit-out drive the…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
AMCI Europe Building 90 A1 Bicester Motion Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL
Listed building consent for Building 90, Bicester Motion, Oxfordshire. Internal layout changes, new glazed doors, air source heat pumps and thermal upgrades to a listed heritage building. Heat pump, glazing and insulation packages suit contractors experienced with listed-building works.
GlazingRenewablesInsulation
AMCI Europe Building 90 A1 Bicester Motion Heritage Buckingham Road Bicester OX27 8AL
Heritage building refurbishment with heat pumps, Bicester. Building 90 gains glazed doors, air source heat pumps, thermal upgrades and reconfigured interiors, at full application stage. Heat pump installers, glazing firms and insulation contractors can pitch, alongside conservation masonry work.
GlazingRenewablesInsulation
Bullring Cottage Bull Ring Deddington Banbury OX15 0TT
Regularisation of listed-cottage alterations and basement rear addition, Deddington. Full application regularising a single end-of-terrace stone cottage, with part demolitions and a new basement-level rear addition. Stone repair, basement waterproofing, steel and sympathetic joinery are the…
GroundworksBrickworkDemolition
Alleen Kirtlington Road Chesterton OX26 1TE
Single new dwelling plot at Chesterton, Cherwell, at full application stage. Erects one home with associated works on a 0.1 hectare site in an area where house prices sit modestly above the national average. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages are the openings for local…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Lantern Cottage Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5SL
Two-bed detached dwelling and attached garage, Upper Tadmarton, full application. New detached home with parking, gardens and garage beside Lantern Cottage, at full planning stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local trades, with joinery and hard landscaping for the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land Between 6a And 7 Colony Road Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RY
One-bedroom dwelling conversion of a Sibford Gower tack room and shed, Cherwell. Converts and extends existing outbuildings into a single home at full application stage. Joinery, roofing, insulation and glazing packages suit small local trades, with traditional-style materials likely to be…
BrickworkRoofingJoinery
16 Banbury Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 2HJ
512 sqm charity re-use and storage change of use, Bicester. Converts a Banbury Road unit into a sui generis re-use and storage facility with ancillary retail, at full application stage. Minor internal alterations, shelving and fixtures suit local fit-out and joinery subcontractors.
Fit-outJoinery
The Quarries Quarry Road Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6DF
150 sqm steel portal frame domestic workshop, Hornton, full application. A new free-standing 150 sqm workshop at The Quarries, Hornton, at full application stage. Groundworks for the base, portal frame steel erection, cladding and roofing packages suit local steel and roofing subcontractors.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Bottrell Barn High Street Charlton On Otmoor OX5 2UQ
Retrospective stone barn refurbishment for home office and gym, Charlton-on-Otmoor. Converts an existing stone barn into home office and gym space, already built under a full application. Stone repointing, joinery, glazing and insulation work suit local masons and specialist fit-out trades.
Façade repairJoineryGlazing
Bottrell Barn High Street Charlton On Otmoor OX5 2UQ
Retrospective listed barn refurbishment for home office and gym, Charlton-on-Otmoor. Stone barn converted to home office and gym under listed building consent, with works already carried out. Heritage stonemasons and lime-compatible M&E installers have limited scope, mainly remedial repointing and…
Façade repairFit-outM&E
12 Banbury Road Bicester OX26 2HJ
Single-storey garden room annexe, full permission stage. New outbuilding in rear garden with foundations, frame and roof. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and glazing trades engaged.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
Planning appeals in Cherwell District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Cherwell District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Cherwell District Council, raw rate
35.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.8%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.9 percentage points above expected. Cherwell District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
525 appeals counted, 499 judged either way (178 allowed, 321 dismissed), 26 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 38.8% | 28.8% | 335 | 327 | 127 |
| Householder (HAS) | 33.6% | 35.6% | 119 | 113 | 38 |
| Enforcement Notice | 16.7% | 13.5% | 25 | 18 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 22.7% | 25% | 25 | 22 | 5 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 25% | 36.9% | 9 | 8 | 2 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Cherwell District Council
Cherwell District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Cherwell District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent4 homes
- Shared ownership1 home
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Cherwell District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder89% (311 decided)
- other97% (203 decided)
- residential79% (52 decided)
- commercial92% (38 decided)
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