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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.
12,973 approved · 1,367 refused · 621 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Heath Cottage Main Street Hanwell OX17 1HR
Received 25 Oct 202469 East Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QF
Received 31 Aug 2022Old School House Street From Centre To North West Williamscot OX17 1AE
Received 9 Mar 2026Outbuilding adjacent to The Kennels Bicester Road Stratton Audley
Received 26 May 20231 Swan Close Blackthorn OX25 1TU
Received 11 Aug 2022Land South West Of Moorlands Farm Murcott
Received 28 Nov 2022Field At Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton
Received 9 Dec 202476 Queensway Banbury OX16 9NG
Received 25 Aug 2023Land North West of Bicester Charlotte Avenue Bicester OX27 8BP
Received 17 Oct 2024Lower Tadmarton Farm Street Through Lower Tadmarton Lower Tadmarton OX15 5SZ
Received 14 Dec 20234 Summer Ley Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RG
Received 4 Mar 2026OS Parcel 7400 Adjoining And South Of Salt Way Bodicote
Received 5 Jun 2023Units 1 and 2 Coton Lodge Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 2JX
Received 14 Jan 2025The Crooked Cottage East End Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5LG
Received 28 Mar 202212 Sharpes Cottages Station Road Launton Bicester OX26 5BU
Received 27 Feb 2024Heath Farm 55 North Street Fritwell Oxfordshire OX27 7QS
Received 3 Nov 2022Beyond The Pond Street From Oddington To Islip Oddington Kidlington OX5 2RA
Received 24 Sept 20214 Park Farm Cottages Akeman Street Kirtlington OX5 3JG
Received 22 Jun 2023Area Of Higway North Of Sussex Drive And West Of Hereford Way Banbury
Received 4 Nov 2021The Yew Agricultural Building Roundhill Road Mollington OX17 1AY
Received 10 May 2024Shearing Close Cottage Watery Lane Hook Norton OX15 5NW
Received 9 Oct 2023Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SW
Received 7 Apr 20266 White Way Kidlington OX5 2XA
Received 10 Jul 2024Brooks Cottage 1 Church Lane Hornton OX15 6BY
Received 23 Aug 2021Records 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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