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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.
15,447 approved · 1,603 refused · 777 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
38 Lock Crescent Kidlington OX5 1HG
Received 22 Nov 2024Balscote House Chapel Lane Balscote OX15 6JN
Received 12 Sept 20254 Crouch Street Banbury OX16 9PP
Received 27 Jan 202614 Lawrence Leys Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4NU
Received 1 Feb 2022Westfield Fenway Steeple Aston OX25 4SS
Received 12 Feb 202141 Exeter Road Kidlington OX5 2DY
Received 30 Nov 20212 Draymans' Croft Bicester OX26 6EA
Received 29 Aug 202429A Heyford Road Steeple Aston OX25 4ST
Received 4 Feb 2020Manor Farm House Main Street Clifton Oxfordshire OX15 0PA
Received 8 Jun 2022Stuart House Down End Hook Norton OX15 5LW
Received 4 Nov 2021Manor Croft 4 Lark Rise Court Cottisford NN13 5SW
Received 30 Sept 2021North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston OX25 6AA
Received 23 Mar 202133 Wykham Lane Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BW
Received 28 Oct 2024Featherton House Chapel Square Deddington Banbury OX15 0SG
Received 3 Mar 2021North Aston Hall St Marys Walk North Aston Bicester OX25 6AA
Received 6 Aug 2024Street Record Honor Close Kidlington
Received 16 May 2025Lauriston Twyford Gardens Twyford Banbury OX17 3JA
Received 5 Nov 2020191 Chatsworth Drive Banbury OX16 9YR
Received 22 Jul 2020Ells Farm Ells Lane Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 5EE
Received 7 Dec 2023Bell Cottage Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley OX27 9AR
Received 4 Jan 202149 Fergusson Road Banbury OX16 3HH
Received 10 Mar 202117 Spindleside Bicester OX26 3XH
Received 5 May 2021Springfield House Bakers Lane South Newington Oxfordshire OX15 4JW
Received 30 Jun 2026LVS School St Philips Priory Spring Hill Road Begbroke OX5 1RX
Received 29 Jun 2022Records 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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