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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cherwell District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
18,443 approved · 1,818 refused · 963 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
23 Mill Street Kidlington OX5 2EE
Received 26 Jan 20242 Cherry Walk Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BZ
Received 5 May 2020Cedar Lodge Middleton Park Middleton Stoney Bicester OX25 4AQ
Received 28 Nov 2018Public Conveniences Warwick Road Banbury
Received 5 Mar 2021Land to the rear of 4 Buckhurst Close Banbury OX16 1JT
Received 8 Dec 2025Lessor Grange Milcombe OX15 4RT
Received 25 Mar 2021Brook Court Street Through Fencott Village Fencott OX5 2RD
Received 29 Apr 202428 Hawthorn Walk Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 3US
Received 31 Jul 2026The Old Bakehouse 52 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BB
Received 11 May 2020Fine Lady Bakeries Southam Road Banbury OX16 2RE
Received 22 Feb 2019Land Adj To 50 Lancaster Close Bicester
Received 28 Feb 2024Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DW
Received 22 May 2026Moto Hospitality Ltd Cherwell Valley Services Junction 10 M40 Stoke Lyne Bicester OX27 7RD
Received 9 Mar 2023High Wardington House Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SP
Received 29 Jan 20241 Holly Close Kidlington OX5 1EP
Received 31 Oct 2022The Old Butchery St Thomas Street Deddington OX15 0SY
Received 7 Jul 202563 Yarnton Road Kidlington OX5 1AT
Received 28 Feb 2023Phase 3A and 3B Zone 4 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden
Received 12 Feb 2026Weston Manor Hotel Northampton Road Weston On The Green Oxford OX25 3QL
Received 14 Apr 20202 Homestead Road Banbury OX16 9TW
Received 26 Aug 2022Corner Meadow Farnborough Road Mollington Oxfordshire OX17 1ND
Received 27 Sept 2023Oldbury Bletchingdon Road Kirtlington OX5 3HF
Received 6 Dec 2023Warehouse Car Park And Land At Jacobs Douwe Edberts Ruscote Avenue Banbury
Received 22 Jan 2019Duns Tew Village Hall Middle Barton Road Duns Tew OX25 6JN
Received 3 Jan 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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