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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.
15,615 approved · 1,614 refused · 790 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Causeway Dental Practice 23 Causeway Bicester OX26 6AN
Received 12 Dec 202241-42 High Street Banbury OX16 5LA
Received 14 Aug 2024Appletree Cottage Main Street Hanwell OX17 1HW
Received 7 Oct 2024Land East Of Ploughley Road Ambrosden
Received 9 Dec 2022St Giles Church Hampton Gay Village Street Hampton Gay
Received 31 Jan 2025Duvall Mobile Home Park 50 Heyford Leys Heyford Park Bicester OX25 5LU
Received 31 Aug 2023The Ley Community Sandy Lane Yarnton OX5 1PB
Received 17 Mar 2021Walnut House East End Hook Norton OX15 5LG
Received 3 Mar 202512 Lodge Close Bicester OX26 3TE
Received 19 Feb 20219 Freeborn Close Kidlington OX5 2BH
Received 16 Nov 2023Formerly North Oxford Golf Club (PR6b) Oxford Road Gosford And Water Eaton OX2 8EZ
Received 3 Jun 202620 Goodrington Close Banbury OX16 0DA
Received 3 Sept 2025The Small House Small House Sibford Ferris Oxfordshire OX15 5RG
Received 17 Jul 2026Tadmarton Grove Swalcliffe Road Upper Tadmarton Oxfordshire OX15 5TE
Received 26 Aug 202512 Sage Street Bicester OX27 8DE
Received 12 Jan 202285 Woodpiece Road Upper Arncott Bicester OX25 1PJ
Received 9 Jun 20201 Archway Court New Street Deddington OX15 0SS
Received 4 Dec 2019Land South Of Coton Lodge Wardington
Received 3 Sept 2021Cornerways Spring Lane Little Bourton Oxfordshire OX17 1RB
Received 11 Jul 20253 Adderbury Park Adderbury OX17 3EN
Received 5 Jan 2021Study Cottage Wardington OX17 1RU
Received 21 May 2021Land To Rear Of Wheelwright Cottage Main Street North Newington
Received 27 Jul 2023Street Record Red Poll Close Banbury
Received 1 Dec 2025Eastgate Farmhouse Eastgate Hornton OX15 6BT
Received 9 May 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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