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2,477 approved · 92 refused · 151 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay Quarry, Didcot, Oxfordshire
Received Not publishedSt James CE Primary School, The Causeway, East Hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0JN
Received Not publishedOur Lady Of Lourdes Roman Catholic School, Curbridge Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5JZ
Received Not publishedGrove C Of E School, North Drive, Grove, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 7PW
Received Not publishedSutton Courtenay (Manufacturing Plant)
Received Not publishedHill View Primary School, Hill View Crescent, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1DN
Received Not publishedRadley Ash Disposal Site, Thrupp Lane, Radley, Abingdon
Received Not publishedWroxton Quarry
Received Not publishedHenley Golf Club
Received Not publishedLand West of Cuckoo lane and adjacent to the A40, Eynsham, West Oxfordshire, OX29 4PU
Received Not publishedLand adjoining Whitelands Way, Kingsmere, Bicester, OX26 1AZ
Received Not publishedSutton Courtenay Landfill, Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PW
Received Not publishedIreland Land
Received Not publishedBartholomew School, Witney Road, Eynsham, Oxfordshire, OX29 4AP
Received Not publishedThe Warriner School, Banbury Road, Bloxham, Oxfordshire, OX15 4LJ
Received Not publishedSewage Treatment Works, Access Road To Sewage Works From, Grenoble Road, Sandford-on-Thames, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XU
Received Not publishedJohn Watson School, Steve Drywood Building, Wheatley Park Campus, Holton, OX33 1QH
Received Not publishedShutford Sewage Treatment Works, The Plain Road, Balscote, Lower End, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 6EX
Received Not publishedLand off the B480, Charlgrove, Oxfordshire, OX44 7RN
Received Not publishedHarwell Southern Storage
Received Not publishedSt Michael's C of E School, The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ
Received Not publishedArdley Energy Recovery Facility, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Oxfordshire, OX27 7AA
Received Not publishedArdley Landfill
Received Not publishedStonepitt Barn, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5HB
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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