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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.
14,188 approved · 1,489 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Oxfordshire Inn Meadow Walk Heathfield Kidlington OX5 3FG
Received 6 May 2026The Red Lion Thorpe Road Wardington Oxfordshire OX17 1SR
Received 30 Mar 2021Hs2 Ekfb Buckingham Road Overbridge Buckingham Road Newton Purcell MK18 4AU
Received 17 Dec 2021The Old Rectory 4 St Michaels Lane Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1RT
Received 21 Jun 202346 Cranesbill Drive Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 3WQ
Received 4 Sept 2026Horley Cricket Field Lane Close Horley Oxfordshire OX15 6BH
Received 17 Jun 2026Manor Farm Fritwell Road Fewcott OX27 7NZ
Received 4 May 2021Land At High Furlong Farm Mollington Banbury OX17 1QE
Received 25 Mar 2022Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Banbury OX17 1SW
Received 1 Jul 2024Street Record St Johns Street Bicester
Received 30 May 2025Roundabout At Junction With Banbury Road Southwold Lane Bicester
Received 16 Jul 2021Sunnybank Main Street Mollington OX17 1BD
Received 18 Jul 2024St Josephs High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7LA
Received 17 Oct 2024Manor Farm Noke OX3 9TU
Received 12 Aug 202135 Kings End Bicester OX26 6DU
Received 11 Apr 2022Land Adjacent To The Oxford Canal Spiceball Park Road Banbury
Received 20 Apr 2021Haffoty Stud Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton OX15 5BU
Received 18 Mar 20217 Cherry Walk Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2BZ
Received 13 Oct 2021Paines Hill House Paines Hill Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SQ
Received 22 Apr 2021Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5HD
Received 16 Sept 2022Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5NY
Received 9 May 2023Red Lion Cottage Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SR
Received 14 Aug 2024Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9EU *outside of area*
Received 24 Dec 20251 Meadow View Kidlington OX5 2XY
Received 6 Aug 2021Records 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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