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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.
15,308 approved · 1,593 refused · 769 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Ridings 1 Lambourne Way Adderbury OX17 3PN
Received 22 Dec 202517 Twyford Gardens Twyford Banbury OX17 3JA
Received 15 Dec 2022Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SW
Received 26 May 2021Brown Thatch White Post Road Bodicote OX15 4BN
Received 18 Aug 2022Acacia Cottage South Side Steeple Aston OX25 4RT
Received 5 Sept 2025Manor Court North Side Steeple Aston Oxfordshire OX25 4SE
Received 23 Jun 2025Dairy Barn Station Road Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5LT
Received 3 Feb 2025Clifton Gate Development Site Land South Of Home Farm House Clifton Road Deddington
Received 4 Jul 202217 Park Avenue Kidlington OX5 2AS
Received 19 Dec 202526 Winchester Close Banbury OX16 4FP
Received 13 Aug 2024Lower Farm House Lower Street Islip OX5 2SG
Received 14 Jan 2021Westway Cottage Horn Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3EU
Received 22 Jul 202030 Hillview Crescent Banbury OX16 1DN
Received 16 Aug 202124 Sheep Street Bicester OX26 6TB
Received 26 Feb 2025Laburnum Brick Hill Hook Norton Oxfordshire OX15 5QA
Received 6 Nov 202554 Brasenose Drive Kidlington OX5 2EQ
Received 14 Jul 2022Family Farm House Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3QQ
Received 3 Feb 2023177 Warwick Road Banbury OX16 1AS
Received 31 Oct 202311 Chapel Drive Ambrosden OX25 2RS
Received 10 Jan 202528 Market Square Bicester OX26 6AG
Received 23 Jan 20201 Arran Grove Banbury OX16 2EL
Received 26 May 2020Daisy Head Farm South Street Caulcott Oxfordshire OX25 4NE
Received 28 Apr 2022Himley Village North West Bicester Middleton Stoney Road Bicester
Received 19 Nov 202532 Bath Road Banbury OX16 0TP
Received 7 Nov 2023Records 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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