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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.
20,525 approved · 1,969 refused · 1,077 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Elizabeth Rise Banbury OX16 9LZ
Received 21 Apr 2023Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington OX17 1SW
Received 22 Jan 2024Park End House Warwick Road Banbury OX16 2ZA
Received 6 Jan 202331 Addison Road Banbury OX16 9DG
Received 17 Mar 202352 Manor Road Banbury OX16 3JE
Received 30 Jun 2026Dairy Barn Water Eaton Lane Gosford OX5 2FF
Received 13 Jul 2021Marlborough Lodge 1 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2GB
Received 3 Oct 2022Banbury Litho Units 1A To 1E Vantage Business Park Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9UX
Received 2 Aug 2017Mawles Farm Main Street Sibford Gower OX15 5RW
Received 28 Nov 2019Park View Cottage Church End Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DL
Received 29 Jun 2023The Keys Fritwell Road Fewcott OX27 7NZ
Received 12 Jan 2022Telecommunications Mast 38117 Highway Verge Oxford Road Bicester OX26 1BT
Received 15 Jun 2023Alkerton Oaks Business Park Stratford Road A422 Shenington
Received 24 Jul 2024Brooklands Development OS Parcel 3900 Adjoining Foxhill And West Of Southam Road Banbury
Received 15 Nov 2022Woodview Main Street Wroxton OX15 6PT
Received 10 Jun 20241 Oriel Way Bicester OX26 4TY
Received 28 Mar 2024The Limes Newton Purcell Buckingham MK18 4AY
Received 23 Apr 2019Karpet Kingdom 4 Swan Industrial Estate Gatteridge Street Banbury OX16 5DH
Received 31 Jan 2023Quills 36 Main Street Duns Tew OX25 6JS
Received 15 Aug 2022Clifton Mill Main Street Clifton Oxfordshire OX15 0PE
Received 13 May 2025Wardington Manor Thorpe Road Wardington Banbury OX17 1SW
Received 2 Aug 2022Garage Site To South Of Bignall Park And Paddock South Of Garage Block Bicester Road Chesterton
Received 21 Sept 2023Land West Of Dovecote And Adj To Sub Station Main Street Duns Tew
Received 22 Nov 20199 High Street Banbury OX16 5DZ
Received 31 Jul 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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