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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.
14,010 approved · 1,476 refused · 688 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dormer Cottage Heyford Road Kirtlington OX5 3HS
Received 6 May 2026Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD
Received 16 Dec 2020Pine Trees Berry Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3HF
Received 25 Jun 20263 Leagas Way Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5EA
Received 26 Feb 2026Symmetry Park Morrell Way Ambrosden
Received 28 Sept 2021OS Parcel 5133 Warren Farm Banbury Road Finmere
Received 16 Sept 2024Village Farm The Broadway Charlton On Otmoor Kidlington OX5 2UB
Received 19 Apr 2022Clifton Mill Main Street Clifton Oxfordshire OX15 0PE
Received 23 Sept 2024Land Between No. 7 And 8 Cherry Fields Cropredy OX17 1PH
Received 29 Mar 2021Seymour Cottage Queens Street Bloxham Banbury OX15 4QQ
Received 29 Sept 202127 Park Road Banbury OX16 0DN
Received 27 Jul 2026Lady Anne Morton's Almshouses Church Street Kidlington
Received 31 Aug 2021Flat 5 Manor Court 85 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DR
Received 18 Dec 202518 Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5PN
Received 17 Nov 2021CTIL 109825TEF 5740 Bourton Fields Farm Southam Road Great Bourton
Received 28 Apr 2021Home Farm 9 Kings End Bicester OX26 6DR
Received 4 Nov 2024Cassington Quarry Cassington Road Yarnton OX29 4EB
Received 18 Dec 2020Land Adjacent to 17 Wykham Lane Bodicote OX15 4BW
Received 12 Feb 20263 Greenside Cottages Somerton Road North Aston Bicester OX25 6HU
Received 31 Jan 2024Shepherds Keep Water Lane Adderbury Banbury OX17 3LU
Received 12 Jul 2023Clifton Villa 11 Kings End Bicester OX26 6DR
Received 19 Aug 2020Andrews Farm House Creampot Lane Cropredy OX17 1NT
Received 4 Oct 2025Holly Tree House Hollow Road Lower Tadmarton OX15 5SS
Received 5 Oct 20216 Restharrow Mead Bicester OX26 3AF
Received 12 Aug 2025Records 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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