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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.
14,894 approved · 1,549 refused · 745 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Old Manor House 16 Kings End Bicester OX26 6DT
Received 18 Mar 2022Alkerton Barn Farm Street Through Alkerton Alkerton
Received 5 Jul 2021Heyford Airfield Camp Road Upper Heyford
Received 6 May 202656 Freehold Street Lower Heyford OX25 5NT
Received 30 Apr 2026The Gables 2 Village Farm Court Weston On The Green OX25 3FH
Received 1 Jul 202064 Goldings Road Hook Norton OX15 5FG
Received 8 Feb 202114 Fallowfields Bicester OX26 6QS
Received 2 Mar 202169 Daventry Road Banbury OX16 3JS
Received 3 Aug 2021Mead Cottage 2-4 Mead Road Barford St John Oxfordshire OX15 0PW
Received 9 Jul 2024Manor Farm Barns Street From Oddington To Islip Oddington OX5 2RA
Received 16 Nov 2023Bainton Manor Street Through Bainton Bainton OX27 8RL
Received 4 Apr 2023Roundabout At Junction With Banbury Road Southwold Lane Bicester
Received 4 Sept 2023Oathill Farm Claydon Road Cropredy Oxfordshire OX17 1QA
Received 27 Aug 202667 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AJ
Received 17 Jan 2023Depot Station Road Blackthorn OX25 1TA
Received 11 Jan 2022Markhams Street From Middle Aston Lane To Oxford Road Middle Aston OX25 5PZ
Received 22 Apr 2025Ivydene Horn Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EW
Received 13 Apr 2021Jaflong Restaurant 51 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AJ
Received 6 Dec 2023Formerley The Firs Garage Tadmarton Heath Road Hook Norton OX15 5DD
Received 8 Dec 2025Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5HD
Received 3 Jul 202315 Hethe Road Hardwick OX27 8SS
Received 7 Jun 2022Bloxham Mill Ltd Bloxham Mill Barford Road Bloxham OX15 4FF
Received 15 Jun 202240 Gascoigne Way Bloxham OX15 4TL
Received 10 Sept 2025Elm Tree Farm Main Street Wendlebury OX25 2QA
Received 29 Nov 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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