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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.
14,612 approved · 1,528 refused · 727 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Demuth Street Ambrosden OX25 2EB
Received 21 Jun 202411 Merlin Way Bicester OX26 6YG
Received 15 Mar 20219 Priory Vale Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 4FR
Received 8 Sept 2022Walnut Tree Cottage Westlands Avenue Weston On The Green OX25 3RE
Received 16 Oct 202014 Bainton Road Bucknell Bicester OX27 7LT
Received 27 Aug 20242 Sorrel Mead Bicester OX26 3EP
Received 10 Jul 2020Souldern House Street Through Souldern Souldern OX27 7LA
Received 29 Sept 2020The Oxfordshire Inn Meadow Walk Heathfield OX5 3DX
Received 1 Mar 2021Mole End Main Street Wendlebury Bicester OX25 2PS
Received 20 Feb 2023Walnut Tree House Goose Walk Bloxham Banbury OX15 4JD
Received 15 Mar 202349 Fergusson Road Banbury OX16 3HH
Received 22 Dec 2021The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
Received 2 Feb 2021Lower Tadmarton Farm Lower Tadmarton OX15 5SZ
Received 2 Sept 2024Hill Cottage Workhouse Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PH
Received 24 Jan 2023Land To Rear And Adj Woodbine Cottage Murcott
Received 9 Oct 2025Meadowbrook College 25-27 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SA
Received 1 Jul 202611 Dale Way Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5BA
Received 25 Apr 202357 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AJ
Received 26 Feb 2025203 Avocet Way Bicester OX26 6YW
Received 17 May 20212 Foxtownsend Cottages Heyford Road Kirtlington OX5 3HT
Received 27 Aug 2024Crofts Barn Street From Epwell To Sugarswell Lane Epwell Banbury OX15 6LR
Received 27 Sept 2021Ardens Bold Stratford Road Drayton Banbury OX15 6EH
Received 10 Apr 2024Land To The Rear Of The Duke Of Cumberlands Head Main Street Clifton OX15 0PE
Received 20 Apr 202339 Kingsway Drive Kidlington OX5 2LZ
Received 25 Mar 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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