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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.
14,947 approved · 1,553 refused · 751 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Bromeswell Close Lower Heyford OX25 5NU
Received 25 Aug 2021O2 Telecommunications Mast 2605 Kidlington Fire Station Sterling Road Kidlington OX5 2DU
Received 2 Feb 202269 Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2BS
Received 19 Jul 2021Tysoe Hill Cottage Shenington OX15 6NR
Received 24 Nov 2020Fritwell Village Hall Fewcott Road Fritwell OX27 7QA
Received 17 Jun 202014 Blenheim Road Kidlington OX5 2HP
Received 19 Sept 2024The Little House Clifton Road Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TP
Received 22 Dec 2022Jersey Manor Farmhouse Heyford Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6LW
Received 10 Mar 202112 Haydock Road Bicester OX26 1BG
Received 21 Apr 202117 Kyetts Corner Cropredy OX17 1JW
Received 23 Apr 202151 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BA
Received 6 Jul 2020Court Yard House Church End Bletchingdon OX5 3DL
Received 8 Jun 2020The Lodge South Side Steeple Aston OX25 4RY
Received 2 Nov 202014 Middleton Road Bucknell OX27 7LX
Received 8 Jun 202012 Heath Close Milcombe Oxfordshire OX15 4RZ
Received 22 Sept 2022Wroxton College Street From Church Street To College Wroxton OX15 6PX
Received 11 Sept 2023Alkerton Barn Alkerton
Received 8 Sept 2025Wells Yard Hudson Street Deddington
Received 30 Jun 202014 Flux Drive Deddington Banbury OX15 0AF
Received 3 Aug 2020Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5HD
Received 16 Feb 2023Highlands Cropredy Lane Williamscot OX17 1AF
Received 9 Jun 20208 Hopcroft Avenue Ambrosden OX25 2DB
Received 1 Dec 2025Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SW
Received 16 Aug 2021Land North Of Deddington Highways Maintenance Depot Banbury Road Deddington
Received 12 Jun 2024Records 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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