Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Oxfordshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,477 approved · 92 refused · 151 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Received Not publishedHanson Aggregates, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4PW
Received Not publishedDix Pit
Received Not publishedMarcham C Of E Primary School, Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6PY
Received Not publishedWroxton Quarry
Received Not publishedOld Brickworks Farm, Islip Road, Bletchingdon, OX5 3DT
Received Not publishedHanborough Manor C Of E School, Riely Close, Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, OX29 8DJ
Received Not publishedPark Farm, Northmor
Received Not publishedSpeedwell House, Speedwell Street, Oxford
Received Not publishedLand to north east of Toot Baldon, Toot Baldon, Oxford OX44 9NE
Received Not publishedEynsham Primary School, Beech Road, Eynsham, Witney, OX29 4LJ
Received Not publishedTubney Wood Sand Quarry & Landfill Site, Tubney Wood, Besselsleigh, Oxfordshire
Received Not publishedExisting A4130 to the east of Milton Interchange
Received Not publishedStanford-in-the-Vale
Received Not publishedLand next to Sewage Works, Moorend Lane, Thame, OX9 3HW
Received Not publishedLand between the B4493 Didcot Road and the A417 London Road, to the east of the A34
Received Not publishedBayards Hill Primary School, Bayswater Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9NU
Received Not publishedBenson Library, Castle Square, Benson, OX10 6SD
Received Not publishedGrundon Sand and Gravel Ltd, Wicklesham Quarry, Sandshill, Faringdon, SN7 7PQ
Received Not publishedSite allocated for new Primary School, Land at Kingsmere Estate, Bicester
Received Not publishedLand between Witan Way at its junction with Station Lane and Oxford Hill, at its junction with Jubilee Way crossing the river Windrush and passing, to the south of the Cogges Estate, Witney
Received Not publishedSt Gregory The Great Roman Catholic Secondary School, Cricket Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3DR
Received Not publishedLand north-east of the A4074/B4009 Elm Bridge Roundabout; and land north of the new residential development to the north of Littleworth Road, at Benson, South Oxfordshire
Received Not publishedNew Barn Farm quarry, Cholsey, Nr Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9HA
Received Not publishedRecords 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 Oxfordshire County 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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