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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.
14,129 approved · 1,483 refused · 692 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
92 Bretch Hill Banbury OX16 0NH
Received 14 Jul 2023Clinton House Humber Street Bloxham OX15 4LZ
Received 22 Mar 2021North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston OX25 6AA
Received 21 Jan 2022Castle End House Castle Street Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TE
Received 7 Jul 20251 Callow Drive Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4TT
Received 30 Jul 2024Wheatlands Cottage Kings Road Bloxham OX15 4QE
Received 19 Mar 202140 Woodfield Road Bicester OX26 3HN
Received 8 Mar 2024Land East Of Larsen Road Heyford Park
Received 5 Mar 2025Local Centre - Plot C car park Longford Park Road Banbury
Received 14 Jan 2026The Steps Main Street Wroxton OX15 6PT
Received 6 Sept 2021Land North And South Of Pingle Drive Bicester
Received 17 Sept 2026Land East Of Begbroke Science Park And West Of Woodstock Road Yarnton
Received 18 Dec 202481 North Street Fritwell Bicester OX27 7QR
Received 6 Feb 2026Bell View 2 The Green Shenington OX15 6NQ
Received 18 Nov 202035 Hollybush Road Hook Norton OX15 5LY
Received 28 Jul 202561 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 3EZ
Received 1 Apr 2021The Muddy Duck Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
Received 4 Aug 2021Stone Hill House Stone Hill Bloxham Banbury OX15 4PT
Received 7 Sept 2023Formerly Gs Wine Bar Deans Court Bicester OX26 6AA
Received 19 Apr 202231 Croft Avenue Kidlington OX5 2HT
Received 23 Dec 2021Birchwood House Pages Lane Hornton Oxfordshire OX15 6BX
Received 22 Sept 2025Feldon Bungalow Sibford Road Epwell OX15 6LH
Received 12 Aug 2022Land At Fewcott Road Fritwell
Received 26 Jul 2023Sandy Croft 26 Sandy Lane Yarnton Oxfordshire OX5 1PB
Received 16 May 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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