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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.
14,140 approved · 1,485 refused · 693 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
102 Anniversary Avenue East Ambrosden OX25 2EE
Received 3 Feb 2026The Long Barn Bainton OX27 8RL
Received 11 Oct 2021Waterperry Court 2-6 Middleton Road Banbury OX16 4QG
Received 22 Nov 2021Clifton Mill Main Street Clifton OX15 0PE
Received 7 Nov 20235G Telecommunication H3G CWL17037 Prescott Avenue Banbury OX16 0RQ
Received 13 May 2021Cherry Tree House 7 Evenlode Banbury OX16 1PQ
Received 10 Jun 2024Springfields 24 Station Road Cropredy Oxfordshire OX17 1PP
Received 1 Jul 2024Seven Acres Farm The Straight Mile Horton Cum Studley Oxfordshire OX33 1AD
Received 20 Oct 2025Cedar Lodge North Side Steeple Aston OX25 4SE
Received 2 Dec 2020Threshers Barn The Courtyard Milton OX15 4SX
Received 21 Mar 2025Arley House East End Hook Norton OX15 5LG
Received 11 Oct 20224 Bugloss Walk Bicester OX26 3EB
Received 13 Dec 2021Gable Cottage 11 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Received 28 Aug 20268 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1AA
Received 21 Dec 2022Smith And Son Bletchington Ltd Dewars Quarry Middleton Stoney Road Ardley Bicester OX27 7PH
Received 14 May 2025Land To Rear Of Care Home Gardner Way Adderbury
Received 25 Jun 2026Building 141A The Command Works Bicester Heritage Old Skimmingdish Lane Launton Bicester OX27 8FY
Received 29 Mar 2023Axis J9 Phase 3 Howes Lane Bicester
Received 19 Apr 2023Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
Received 23 Dec 2025The Threshing Barn Ploughley Road Ambrosden OX25 2JS
Received 18 Aug 2020Tookawhile 1 Wroxton Lane Horley OX15 6BB
Received 17 Mar 2022Forge House 19 Freehold Street Lower Heyford OX25 5NS
Received 20 Dec 2024Paternoster Farm 107 Cassington Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1QB
Received 29 Aug 2025Flats 1-4 13 Calthorpe Road Banbury OX16 5HS
Received 21 Nov 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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