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South Oxfordshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Oxfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,415Searchable applications
348Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,958 approved or refused records
542Refused applications
4,416 approved · 542 refused · 331 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Find and comment on a planning applicationLocal plan Local Plan and planning policiesPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southoxon.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01235422600Council source
- General council enquiries01235422422Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas71 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision MadeP25/S2537/TCA
T1 - Remove large apple tree in the rear garden to ground level due to the tree heavily declining and also has very bad bark damage. T2 - Prune remaining apple tree back to previous points.
10 Winterbrook, Wallingford, OX10 9EA
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeP25/S2174/T28
Installation of 1x 9M Medium wooden pole.
OS 114 New Road, Didcot, OX11 9LD
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S1181/TCA
Cherry (T1) - Remove due to major decline over recent years. Significant dieback with no notable regrowth lower in crown. Very poor vigour or vitality. Leaning towards outbuilding and frequently used paved area. Lime x 2 (G1) - Repollard to previous structural framework.
Brookwood House Otmoor Lane Beckley Oxford OX3 9UX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeP23/S4305/HH
Rear single storey extension, extension to existing two storey stair tower. Removal of existing bay windows to rear and construction of two new bays. Fenestration alterations to existing house. Balcony over single storey extension.
Far Outlook, Old Road, Shotover Hill, OX3 8TA
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decision MadeP25/S0982/HH
Single storey front extension.
100 Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BN
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S1765/TPO
T1 - Horse Chestnut - reduce overall crown by a maximum of 2-3m. All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth to maintain or enhance crown form. To avoid altering the balance of the tree as a whole, the crowns of all trees should be reduced in proportion to their original shape. Remove deadwood and broken stubs.
The Old Station Nursery Fairmile Henley-on-thames RG9 6AD
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S1712/HH
Demolition of existing garage, entrance porch and conservatory and construction of new single-storey side and rear extension. Renovation of existing bungalow including, new windows and doors, replacement timber cladding, new roofing and painted brickwork.
3 Nicholas Road Henley-on-Thames RG9 1RB
Received 15 May 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S0528/FUL
Replacement rooftop plant and new service yard plant. Replacement automatic sliding customer entrance doors. (Amended by information received 13 March 2026.)
1 St Martins Street, Wallingford, OX10 0EF
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S1334/TPO
(T1) + (T3) Oaks x2 - crown reduce 3m, remove basal and epicormic sucker growth. Crown lift small diameter growth (less than 50mm) to create 4-5m clearance above garden / driveway. (T2) Oak x1 - crown reduce 4-5m, remove basal and epicormic sucker growth. Crown lift small diameter growth (less than 50mm) to create 4-5m clearance above garden / driveway. (TPO05S29)
4 Dean Wood Close, Woodcote, RG8 0PW
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeP23/S3886/HH
Reconfiguration of garage roof, adjacent hill top. Including replacement of doors and a window
Garage Adjacent Hilltop Cottage, off Mill Street, Stanton St John, OX33 1HQ
Received 14 Nov 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S1148/HH
Garden shed (retrospective).
8 Wessex Way, Long Wittenham, OX14 4SQ
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S0761/DIS
Discharge of condition(s) 5 (Surface water drainage works), 6 (Foul water drainage works) and 10 (Glazing details) on planning application P25/S2149/FUL. (Replacement ancillary leisure building, the demolition of an existing annex building and separate stables building, as well as the construction of a garage and a building to accommodate a groundskeeper.).
Lower Lince House, High Street, Beckley, OX3 9TE
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeP23/S4009/TCA
T1 - Cedar - Removal of 3 lowest limbs on east side of tree over summer house to prevent further limb failure and damage to summer house. Reduce lowest limbs on north face over pathway by approx 2-3m T2 - Silver birch - Previous poor pruning by electric company. Reduce height to previous points by approx 2m and reduce sides to match to form smaller and balanced crown.
1-2 Cobblers Cottage, Shoe Lane, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LW
Received 22 Nov 2023 - Decision MadeP25/S0439/HH
Convert garage to habitable accommodation including raising height of flat roof.
3 Millers Turn, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4JZ
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S0328/TCA
Seeking permission to remove a dead yew tree in rear garden, sadly it has very much died and if approved I would be looking to replace with a suitable tree.
Brook Lodge, The Street, North Stoke, OX10 6BL
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S1946/T28
The upgrade of the existing telecommunications base station to provide improved network coverage including 5G.
Existing Telecommunications Base Station, Mount Hill Farm, near Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, OX9 7BN
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S3820/TPO
T1 Ash - Reduction of ash tree overhanging highway by approx 1.5m in height and lateral spread. Works are to reduce the risk of limb failure as the tree is overhanging highway and power lines.
22 Reades Lane, Sonning Common, RG4 9LP
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S0603/HH
Erection of a car port (retrospective).
6 Roman Road, Berinsfield, OX10 7QN
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S2368/DIS
Discharge of conditions 15 (Energy Statement Implementation and Verification) and 21 (Submission of a Sustainable Travel Plan) on application P23/S2780/S73 (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on planning application P21/S4771/FUL (Erection of 20 new homes and associated landscape and highway works) - amendments to site layout including swapping the position of the semi-detached pair, previously plots 16 and 17, with the position of the terrace, plots 18, 19 and 20 together with associated parking adjusted to suit and splitting the tenure of the affordable maisonettes, plots 12-15, vertically and removing the need for the 1st floor maisonettes need to comply with M4 (2) space standards).
High Road, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0PT
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S2427/DIS
Discharge of conditions 7 (surface water drainage works) & 8 (parking & manoeuvring areas retained) on application ref. P24/S3892/HH (Retention of detached garage/workshop and proposed alteration to the width by 2 metres to 8 metres and repositioning of rooflights).
Slaymaker, Holton, OX33 1PR
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeP25/S0382/N5D
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).
24 Upper High Street, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3EX
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S3336/TCA
T1 Yew- Reduce by 1.5m T2 Weeping willow- reduce by 1.2m T3 Cherry- Reduce by 1m.
Ivy House, 61 Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S0664/TCA
T1 - Sycamore. Mature maiden sycamore tree over pontoons behind Rowing Club buildings. The tree contains a number of pieces of large diameter deadwood over a high target area. The tree is also showing signs of reduced vigour, with some evidence of poor or absent wound wood formation, and in some cases decay cavities, around past pruning / failure points. The recommendation is to remove all major deadwood (over 50mm) and carry out an aerial inspection to determine the extent of decay pockets and better assess the health of the crown.
RAF And Wallingford Rowing Club, Thames Street, Wallingford, OX10 0HD
Received 27 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeP23/S4271/HH
Two storey rear/side extension, raise garage roof to create store and add solar panels to south roof elevation of house and garage. (Amended plans received 31 January 2024; porch to remain as existing).
Station House, Station Road, Culham, OX14 3BT
Received 20 Dec 2023
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Oxfordshire 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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