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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 dates9,479Searchable applications
348Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,985 approved or refused records
546Refused applications
4,439 approved · 546 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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- General council enquiries01235422422Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas71 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Decision MadeP23/S3695/TCA
G1. Lime avenue. Crown lift all of the trees to an even height of around 3.5m over the ground. Lightly tip reduce the lower inside crown spread of most of the trees by around 1 metre. This work is to maintain the view down the avenue from the house and to help manage this tree feature as a formal planting. T2. Field Maple. Remove tree because it will impact on the proposed new pergola and paving and is not a specimen of any particular merit in the garden. T3. Field Maple. Lightly crown reduce . Around 1 metre of growth to be removed from height and spread in order to improve crown balance. Lower growth to be removed over top of hedge to give around 0.75 metre clearance over hedge. G4. Pleached Limes. Reduce/prune to uniform box shapes as per previous pruning management. Around 1.5 metres height to be removed and 1 metre in spread.
The Manor House, Thame Road, Great Haseley, OX44 7JY
Received 30 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeP25/S2452/TCA
Removal of a declining Cherry tree.
Cherry Tree, Stoke Row, RG9 5QA
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Application RegisteredP24/S1637/DA
On the Land, without planning permission, the construction of a new dwelling (shown for indicative purposes only, in the area coloured green on the attached plan). (SE21/382).
Chiselhampton Hill Cottage, Chiselhampton Hill, Chiselhampton, OX44 7XQ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S1341/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (surface water drainage) on planning application P23/S3089/HH (Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of new residential outbuilding).
Winterbrook Close, 8 Winterbrook, Wallingford, OX10 9EA
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S0233/HH
Erection of single-storey side and front extensions, front dormer extension, and fenestration changes.
8 Marsh End, Tetsworth, OX9 7AU
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S3584/T28
Notification of intended installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus detailed as ONEA18579615 approx 945M external cable and 15M internal cable required
Mays Green Park, Harpsden Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4AP
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S3538/HH
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, replacement lean-to porch construction and internal alterations (as amended by plans received 5 December 2024).
3 Hithercroft Cottages, Hithercroft, Wallingford, OX10 9ES
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S1568/CM
Non-material amendment to permission MW.0061/20 for a replacement Thermal Hydrolysis Plant (THP) boiler house building and addition of flue to existing boiler house chimney at Oxford Sewage Treatment Works, to allow for Cladding close to door openings; New louvres; Replacement of flue with two smaller flues; New gas boosters located outside the boiler house. Any comments by 29th May 2024
Sewage Treatment work, Access to Sewage Works from Grenoble Road, Stanford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XU
Received 14 May 2024 - WithdrawnP25/S3869/FUL
Construction of a 1.5 storey 2 bedroom detached single self build dwelling.
Land adjacent to The Elms, Woodperry Road, Beckley, OX3 9UZ
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S0979/DIS
Discharge of condition(s) 8 (Electric charging points) on planning application P22/S3225/RM. Reserved Matters application for appearance, landscaping and scale and discharge of Condition 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan), Condition 8 (Landscaping Management Plan) and Condition 22 (Cycle Parking Facilities) pursuant to Outline Permission P21/S0804/O. [Outline application (with all matters reserved except Layout and Access), for the erection of up to 54 age restricted dwellings (for people aged 55 and over), including 40% affordable housing and communal facilities, on land to the north of Crowell Road, Chinnor. New vehicular access to be created off Crowell Road, along with the retention of the existing pedestrian access to Oakley Road to the North at Land at Crowell Road, Chinnor, Oxfordshire].
Land North of Crowell Road, Chinnor
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S1656/DIS
Discharge of condition(s) 5 (Receiving watercourse works details) on planning application P23/S4262/FUL. Full application for 111 residential dwellings including new highways, associated infrastructure, sustainable urban drainage systems, pumping stations, demolition of agricultural buildings, green infrastructure and ancillary works
Land north of Oxford Road Thame
Received 13 May 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S1939/HH
Detached garden building (Shepherd's Hut)
Manor Barn Aston Street Aston Tirrold Didcot OX11 9DJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S2681/FUL
Erection of a ground mounted solar PV array to the east of the house complex. (As clarified by Construction Method Plan received on 27 November 2025.)
Winmill Farm, Eyres Lane, Ewelme, OX10 6HF
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S1407/HH
Proposed ground floor rear extension, partial garage conversion and internal alterations. New front porch.
4 Green Lane, Ewelme, OX10 6DA
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S1502/T28
The installation of three replacement antenna and ancillary radio equipment at existing lattice mast.
Eastern Elec Sub Station, Kiln Avenue, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4BZ
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S3073/DIS
Discharge of conditions 7 (Street Lighting Scheme) on application P24/S1439/RM (Reserved Matters Application following Outline Approval P15/S2902/O in respect of 64 dwellings for Phase 4B including affordable housing, car parking, open space, landscaping and associated works. Reserved Matters seeking consent: Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale).
Willowbrook Park Phase 4B, North East Didcot
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeP23/S4240/HH
Erection of oak-framed orangery to the side.
Larchdown Farm, Whitehall Lane, Checkendon, RG8 0TT
Received 14 Dec 2023 - Decision MadeP25/S2203/TCA
T1 Crack Willow- Reduce by 2.5m.
2 Vernon Cottage, Weston Road, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5TU
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S0215/LDP
Conversion of existing attached double garage, comprising the full conversion of the left-hand garage and the partial conversion of the rear section of the right-hand garage, including replacement of one garage door with a window to match existing and matching brick infill.
16 Blandy Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1QB
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S0903/DIS
Discharge of condition(s) 4 (Tree protection - details) on planning ref P25/S2184/HH (Proposed rear single extension and side 1.5 storey extension).
Mongewell Byre, Constitution Hill, Mongewell, OX10 8BS
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S0368/HH
To remove existing dormer window to front elevation and replace with increased sized dormer window.
17 Holliers Close, Thame, OX9 2EN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S1867/HH
Two storey extension following demolition of the existing garage and previous extensions, internal alterations, replacement of the existing front canopy, addition of the solar panels, air source heat pump.
15 Mill Close, Middle Assendon, RG9 6BA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeP23/S4345/TCA
x4 Conifers - reduce by 4m x2 Yews - Clear back from church by 2.5m x1 Walnut - reduce height and lateral spread by 2.5m x1 Ash - reduce low limb over road by 3m
St Agathas Church, West End, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RT
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decision MadeP23/S4344/FUL
Conversion of redundant pig building to commercial (small workshops or storage Use Class B2, E(g)(iii) or B8) (including alterations to front).
Black Barn Farm, Church Lane, Ipsden, OX10 6AE
Received 21 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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