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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.
23,346 approved · 2,267 refused · 1,277 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
School House Church Lane Claydon Oxfordshire OX17 1EW
Received 3 Oct 2023Victoria House Horse Fair Deddington OX15 0SH
Received 24 Sept 202421 Fontwell Road Bicester OX26 1BP
Received 13 Apr 202643 Kingsway Banbury OX16 9NX
Received 18 Jan 2022The Old Malthouse St Johns Road Banbury
Received 28 Jun 2018Merlins Fir Lane Steeple Aston Oxfordshire OX25 4SF
Received 15 Jan 2026The Little House Clifton Road Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TP
Received 21 Dec 2023Kirtlington Golf Club Lince Lane Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3JY
Received 21 Jul 2023Gosford Hill School Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 2NT
Received 31 Jan 2025OS Parcel 8975 North Of Middle Farm And West Of Featherbed Lane Mixbury
Received 30 Apr 20216 Covert Close Fritwell Bicester OX27 7AE
Received 13 Jul 2026Annies Tea Room Canal Yard Canal Road Thrupp Kidlington OX5 1JZ
Received 28 Mar 2017Site D And E Graven Hill Circular Road Ambrosden
Received 8 Jan 2024Proposed Premier Inn And Beefeater Oxford Technology Park Langford Lane Kidlington
Received 3 Oct 20187 Cedar Drive Bicester OX26 4EZ
Received 22 Dec 202366 Cranesbill Drive Bicester OX26 3ZF
Received 14 Nov 2025Orange Telecommunications Mast OXF7002 Addison Road Banbury OX16 9AU
Received 16 Mar 2022Bridge House Brick Hill Hook Norton OX15 5PU
Received 9 Sept 2022Little Acres Woodstock Road Yarnton
Received 8 Jan 201811B Market Place Banbury OX16 5LG
Received 17 Apr 2019The Long House Main Street Sibford Ferris OX15 5RG
Received 7 Sept 2021Land behind The Old Quarry House Fenway Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4SS
Received 3 Sept 2020Pine Trees Berry Hill Road Adderbury OX17 3HF
Received 22 Jul 2020Holly Tree Farm Hornton Lane Horley Banbury OX15 6BJ
Received 21 Feb 2022Records 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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