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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.
19,707 approved · 1,896 refused · 1,024 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Kirtlington Park House Kirtlington Park Kirtlington OX5 3JN
Received 13 Nov 2019Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School Addison Road Banbury OX16 9DQ
Received 27 Jun 20226 Queens Crescent Drayton Oxfordshire OX15 6EJ
Received 15 Sept 2026Laurels Farm Dark Lane Wroxton OX15 6QQ
Received 17 Jan 2023Dolphin Cottage 5 Hudson Street Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0SW
Received 20 Jan 2025Logg Farm Main Street Oddington OX5 2QU
Received 24 Oct 2025Trelawn House 34 North Bar Street Banbury OX16 0TH
Received 9 Jun 2025Building To Rear Of Ocean House Noral Way Banbury OX16 2AA
Received 15 Jul 2025Bankside High Street Bloxham Oxfordshire OX15 4LU
Received 25 Sept 2025Land West Of Cuckoo Lane And Adjacent To A40 Eynsham OX29 4PU
Received 21 Dec 20226 Russet Road Ardley OX27 7PL
Received 13 Dec 2021Land South West Of Bicester Adjoining Oxford Road And Middleton Stoney Road Bicester
Received 8 Oct 2020The Old Stables Ploughley Road Ambrosden OX25 2JS
Received 24 Jan 2020Wodards Close 46 North Street Fritwell OX27 7QR
Received 7 Jan 20227-11 (odd), and 12-52 (inclusive) Oak Farm Drive Milcombe Banbury OX15 4GA
Received 25 Apr 20234 Elliott Crescent Graven Hill Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DE
Received 11 Nov 2020Jericho House Somerton Road North Aston OX25 6HX
Received 21 May 2024Street Record Grove Court Deddington
Received 16 Oct 2019Grass verge at Ruscote Avenue Banbury
Received 8 Dec 2025Chapel Cottage Wroxton Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BD
Received 26 Aug 202245 Woodhall Drive Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9TY
Received 19 Apr 202120 Ashcroft Road Banbury OX16 9DU
Received 24 May 2021The Old School House The Green Barford St Michael Banbury OX15 0RN
Received 15 Feb 20193-4 Market Place Banbury OX16 5LG
Received 18 Oct 2019Records 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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