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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.
13,472 approved · 1,409 refused · 660 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cross Hill House Cross Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EG
Received 21 Apr 20213 Islip Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DP
Received 11 Nov 2021Stickleys House Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RT
Received 23 Mar 2026Rowley House Allens Lane Upper Heyford OX25 5NQ
Received 14 Dec 2021Land And Outdoor Storage Area West Of New House Adj To Brill Road Horton Cum Studley
Received 24 Oct 2024Land Adjacent to 53 And 54 Hambleside Bicester
Received 10 Jul 2024Middle House Middle Street Islip OX5 2SF
Received 30 Aug 2026Cherry Orchard Green Lane South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JH
Received 4 Jul 2023Humber House Humber Street Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4LZ
Received 15 Oct 2025The White House Main Street Wendlebury OX25 2PW
Received 7 May 2021Stratton Audley Hall Bicester Road Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9BS
Received 19 Dec 2022Stephill Cottage Dane Hill North Aston OX25 6JE
Received 3 Mar 202114 Laburnum Crescent Kidlington OX5 1HB
Received 2 Aug 2021Grooms Lodge Oxford Road Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NF
Received 22 Feb 2024St Marys Church St Marys Walk North Aston OX25 6AA
Received 27 Jan 2023Park Farm Street From Cottisford Plantation To Baynards Green Tusmore OX27 7SH
Received 5 Dec 2023Barn House Well Lane Alkerton OX15 6NL
Received 26 Jan 2026Land Adjacent To Hebborns Yard Bicester Road Gosford OX5 2PX
Received 22 Jan 202623 Wise Avenue Kidlington OX5 2AT
Received 21 Sept 2020Land South Of Numbers 29 To 33 Ormond Manor Road Fritwell OX27 7AH
Received 26 Sept 2024Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SW
Received 23 Jan 2022Os Parcel 0020 East Of Silver Street And North Of Adjoining A422 Silver Street Wroxton
Received 25 Nov 202040 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AH
Received 2 Mar 2026Deddington Health Centre Earls Lane Deddington Banbury OX15 0TQ
Received 24 Feb 2022Records 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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