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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.
23,204 approved · 2,252 refused · 1,260 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
March House March Road Mollington OX17 1BP
Received 20 Sept 202151 Bucknell Road Bicester OX26 2DE
Received 7 Mar 20171 Mannings Close Sibford Ferris Oxfordshire OX15 5RA
Received 18 Nov 2025Bicester Gateway Business Park Wendlebury Road Chesterton OX26 2PA
Received 6 Aug 2021Barn Approximately Half A Kilometre South Of Upper Wardington At Sp 4930 4532 Chacombe Road Wardington
Received 20 Jun 20192 Park Farm Cottages Akeman Street Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3JG
Received 6 Jun 2018Foxtownsend Lodge North Heyford Road Kirtlington OX5 3HS
Received 1 Oct 2026Land At Moat Farm Godington
Received 4 Dec 20253 - 5 South Street Caulcott Bicester OX25 4NE
Received 21 Jun 20194 Lovelace Drive Kidlington OX5 2LY
Received 10 Aug 2018OS Parcel 0070 Adj And North Of A41 London Road Bicester
Received 10 May 20171 Ash Lane Ambrosden OX25 2RY
Received 26 Apr 202412 Fiveacres Murcott Kidlington OX5 2RP
Received 21 Feb 2018The Manor House 44 North Street Fritwell OX27 7QR
Received 19 Dec 2019Bicester Village Pingle Drive Bicester
Received 13 Sept 2018Land North East Of Oxford Road West Of Oxford Canal And East Of Bankside Banbury OX15 4GQ
Received 17 Mar 202629 Lyne Road Kidlington OX5 1AE
Received 17 Feb 2021Os Parcel 6862 East Of Moors Lodge And South Of Station Road Hook Norton
Received 11 May 2023Os Parcel 4300 North Of Shortlands And South Of High Rock Hook Norton Road Sibford Ferris OX15 5QW
Received 24 Aug 202111 Roper Road Heyford Park Oxfordshire OX25 5TS
Received 8 Jun 2022North Aston Millhouse And Attached Bridge Somerton Road North Aston
Received 18 Apr 2024Bardwell School Hendon Place Bicester OX26 4RZ
Received 10 Aug 2021Amsel And Wilkins Dental Surgery 26 High Street Banbury OX16 5EG
Received 30 Apr 2024Manor Croft 4 Lark Rise Court Cottisford Brackley NN13 5SW
Received 24 Oct 2017Records 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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