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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.
14,700 approved · 1,536 refused · 733 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Westend House Bates Lane Souldern OX27 7JU
Received 23 Nov 20209-13 (odd), and 30 and 32 Grafton Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1FA and 1-9 (odd) Brent Close, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1FB
Received 25 Apr 2023The Long Barn Manor Farm Lane Chesterton OX26 1UD
Received 23 Sept 2020Lavender Cottage Main Street Hanwell OX17 1HL
Received 16 Dec 202082 Longfields Bicester OX26 6QL
Received 26 Jul 2021Clattercote Priory Farm Lower Boddington Road Claydon OX17 1QB
Received 8 Dec 2025Wisteria House High Street Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5NF
Received 6 Oct 2022Tadmarton Manor Main Street Upper Tadmarton OX15 5TD
Received 7 Oct 202019 Harrowby Road Banbury OX16 9EN
Received 20 May 2025The Ridings 1 Lambourne Way Adderbury OX17 3PN
Received 27 Mar 2025Land North And Adjoining Home Farm Banbury Road B4100 Caversfield
Received 9 Sept 2025The Woodlands Workhouse Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PH
Received 3 Nov 2025Unknown Land Behind Property. Adderbury OX17 3PF
Received 17 Sept 2021Wyndham Rose Mere Road Finmere Buckingham MK18 4AW
Received 12 Aug 2024The Granary Canal Road Thrupp OX5 1JQ
Received 23 Jan 202387 Wetherby Road Bicester OX26 1BH
Received 7 Oct 2024The New Coach House Queens Avenue Bicester OX26 6TA
Received 16 Sept 2024Hill Foot Cottage Horton Hill Horton Cum Studley OX33 1AU
Received 25 May 2021Sugarswell Farm Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5BU
Received 30 May 2022Hook Norton Brewery Brewery Lane Hook Norton OX15 5NY
Received 31 Mar 2023Os Parcel 9200 South Of County Boundry And West Of Clattercote Priory Street From Claydon To Southam Road Mollington
Received 9 Apr 2021Hunters Lodge Station Road Milcombe OX15 4RR
Received 14 Jul 2025The Thatched Cottage Barford Road South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JN
Received 2 Mar 2026Cartshed Approximately 50 Metres South Of Coldharbour Farmhouse Cottisford NN13 5RN
Received 26 Jan 2026Records 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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