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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.
19,350 approved · 1,881 refused · 1,003 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hillside Cottage Stratford Road A422 Drayton Banbury OX15 6EN
Received 8 Mar 2023North Aston Millhouse And Attached Bridge Somerton Road North Aston OX25 6HZ
Received 25 Mar 2020The Leys House The Leys Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3ES
Received 7 Jan 202635 The Moors Kidlington OX5 2AH
Received 18 Dec 2024Peoples Park Warwick Road Banbury
Received 20 Feb 2025Former Public Conveniences at Peoples Park Warwick Road Banbury
Received 29 May 2020Hermitage The Green Adderbury OX17 3ND
Received 4 May 2021Park Farm Park Lane North Newington Oxfordshire OX15 6AD
Received 25 Mar 2026Land At Building 3135 Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5HD
Received 4 Aug 2022Land Adjacent To The Oxford Canal Spiceball Park Road Banbury
Received 20 Jan 202180 Edinburgh Way Banbury OX16 0NX
Received 5 Sept 20187 Spindlers Kidlington OX5 2YP
Received 17 Jun 2024North Aston Millhouse And Attached Bridge Somerton Road North Aston
Received 18 Nov 2019Langsat House Main Road Swalcliffe OX15 5EH
Received 22 Mar 2021Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford OX25 5HD
Received 25 Aug 202011 & 12 Canal Close Enslow OX5 3FE
Received 17 May 2023Land At Dymocks Farm Buckingham Road Bicester
Received 20 Feb 2025Grand Union Canal *Various locations*
Received 10 Feb 2026Land Between 22 And 23 Harts Close Kidlington
Received 20 Jul 2018Puzzletree House Eastgate Hornton OX15 6BT
Received 22 Dec 202214 Kidlington Road Islip OX5 2ST
Received 20 Oct 2020Village Farm Blackbull Lane Fencott OX5 2RD
Received 2 Jul 2021Creek Cottage Little Bridge Road Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4PU
Received 29 Nov 2024Touchstones The Dickredge Steeple Aston OX25 4RS
Received 1 Mar 2021Records 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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