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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Cherwell District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Cherwell website
25,686 approved · 2,571 refused · 1,520 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Dec 2014 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Ridings 1 Lambourne Way Adderbury OX17 3PN
Received 25 Nov 20202 Marrie Mount Round Close Road Hook Norton OX15 5NZ
Received 8 Apr 202211 Sir Henry Jake Close Banbury OX16 1EY
Received 9 Aug 2017Manor Barns Manor Road Adderbury
Received 29 Aug 20174 Lake View Cottisford Brackley NN13 5ST
Received 15 Jun 2016Building 85 RAF Barford St John Bloxham Road Milton Banbury OX15 4HB
Received 20 Jun 2018Land East Of Bicester Village (Phase 3) Pingle Drive Bicester
Received 13 Sept 201821 Wye Close Bicester OX26 2NL
Received 15 Jun 2018Part Of OS Parcels 6600 And 7464 North Of Cullompton And South Of Wigginton Crossroads Pretty Bush Lane Wigginton
Received 15 Apr 2016The Middle House High Street Hook Norton OX15 5NQ
Received 15 Dec 2023Picks Cottage Main Street Hanwell OX17 1HR
Received 25 Sept 2023Autumn Glory 16 & 18 Bucknell Road Bicester OX26 2DA
Received 3 May 2023Warren Farm Banbury Road Finmere MK18 4AJ
Received 10 Nov 20227 Bean Acre Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5UA
Received 7 Apr 202249 The Garth Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1NA
Received 18 Feb 2025Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School Addison Road Banbury OX16 9DG
Received 9 Feb 2026Rozel Mollington Road Claydon OX17 1EN
Received 18 Nov 2019Hall Farm 30 Spring Hill Road Begbroke Kidlington OX5 1RX
Received 13 Jun 202311 The Shearings Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5PT
Received 8 Aug 20228 Elliott Crescent Ambrosden Bicester OX25 2DE
Received 27 Jan 2020Land South Of Cotefield Business Park Phase 2 Adj To Blossom Field Road Bodicote
Received 17 Dec 202014 Canterbury Close Banbury OX16 4FF
Received 31 Oct 2022Land To The Rear Of 45 To 53 Hightown Road Banbury
Received 29 Mar 2022Castle End House Castle Street Deddington OX15 0TE
Received 16 Oct 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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