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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.
22,889 approved · 2,201 refused · 1,227 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hotel Bicester Gateway Business Park Wendlebury Road Chesterton Bicester OX25 2BX
Received 19 Dec 2017The Black Sheep Northampton Road Weston On The Green Bicester OX25 3RA
Received 23 May 2017The Old Post House Croft Lane Adderbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NB
Received 12 Jun 2024The Manor House 10 High Street Bodicote Banbury OX15 4BX
Received 31 Oct 2017Land To The Rear Of 7 And 7A High Street Banbury
Received 21 Mar 2018Village Farm Blackbull Lane Fencott Kidlington OX5 2RD
Received 4 Dec 202322 Marlborough Road Banbury OX16 5DB
Received 15 Jul 2019(Netherby) Fawn House The Ridgeway Bloxham Banbury OX15 4NF
Received 29 Mar 2019Beech Tree House 5 Tinkers Lane Bicester OX26 6ES
Received 9 Jun 201917 Lime Avenue Banbury OX16 9BU
Received 5 Aug 2021Linden Lodge Linden Road Bicester OX26 6GE
Received 18 Jun 2019Rigden House Bicester Road Stratton Audley Bicester OX27 9BT
Received 24 Apr 201742 Devon Way Banbury OX16 1UJ
Received 13 Mar 2017S Grundon Services Ltd Merton Street Banbury OX16 4RN
Received 1 Aug 2024Manor House Main Street Mollington OX17 1BB
Received 22 Dec 2022School House 11 Market Square Lower Heyford Bicester OX25 5NY
Received 9 Apr 2019Rear of 16 Primrose Drive Bicester OX26 3WP
Received 24 Apr 20269 Sherwood Close Launton Bicester OX26 5DR
Received 28 Mar 202523 Prescott Close Banbury OX16 0RD
Received 30 Aug 2022Land East Of The Leys Adderbury
Received 14 Aug 202611 South Newington Road Bloxham OX15 4HJ
Received 24 Jan 2022Land To Rear Offside The Green Barford St Michael
Received 6 Sept 2023Street Record Pingle Drive Bicester
Received 10 Jun 2026Mansion House Farm Roundhill Road Mollington OX17 1AY
Received 27 Mar 2023Records 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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