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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.
13,155 approved · 1,388 refused · 641 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
38 London Road Bicester OX26 6BX
Received 23 Nov 202211 Queensway Banbury OX16 9LY
Received 17 Apr 2023Cornucopia 1 Horne Close Caversfield OX27 8FE
Received 10 Mar 2021Oxford Airport Langford Lane Kidlington OX5 1RA
Received 3 Sept 202522 The Paddocks Yarnton Oxfordshire OX5 1TF
Received 16 Aug 202288 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6LP
Received 11 Nov 2022Heyford Park Phases 5C, 7B and 8A Camp Road Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5HD
Received 1 Mar 2021Land Approx 1 Mile From J9 East Of M40 Part Of M40 Through Chesterton Parish Chesterton
Received 30 May 2022Old Wheatsheaf The Green Adderbury OX17 3NG
Received 27 Dec 202310 Kyetts Corner Cropredy Oxfordshire OX17 1JW
Received 27 Feb 2025Home Farm Barns Church Lane Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2TZ
Received 11 Sept 2025The Old Farmhouse Main Street Wroxton OX15 6PT
Received 26 Jun 2026Bladebone House Paines Hill Steeple Aston OX25 4SQ
Received 12 Nov 2025Depot Station Road Blackthorn OX25 1TA
Received 7 Feb 2023Daisy Hill Farm Main Street Duns Tew Bicester OX25 6JS
Received 30 Nov 20236 Sorrel Road Ambrosden OX25 2AP
Received 21 Oct 20217 Lapwing Close Bicester OX26 6XR
Received 1 Oct 2021Part Of Os Parcel 0992 West Of M40 Oxford Road Wendlebury
Received 3 Jul 2026White Lion Cafe Bloxham School Banbury Road Bloxham Banbury OX15 4PE
Received 19 Mar 2021East House Aynho Road Adderbury Banbury OX17 3NL
Received 29 Jan 2024Street Record Rowan Road Bicester
Received 22 Mar 2024Spring Farm House Main Street Hanwell Oxfordshire OX17 1HN
Received 21 Apr 2023Thistley Lea Farm Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5BT
Received 15 Apr 202139 South Avenue Kidlington OX5 1DG
Received 16 Jul 2026Records 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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