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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Oxfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,701 approved · 589 refused · 349 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Cornerways Toot Baldon Oxford OX44 9NE
Received 24 Jun 2026Land to the North West of Stoke Talmage, and to the West of Harlesford Farm, Near Tetsworth
Received 6 Nov 2023The Old School House, 34 The Green South, Warborough, OX10 7DN
Received 10 Nov 2025Bel House, Shepherds Green, RG9 4QR
Received 7 Dec 202310 Manor Road, Didcot, OX11 7JY
Received 17 Jan 20246 Chiltern Gardens, Woodcote, RG8 0BU
Received 27 Oct 2025St James Church, Graveyard, Church Hill, Little Milton, OX44 7QB
Received 20 Dec 2023Kiln Barn, Russells Water, RG9 6ER
Received 22 Aug 202410 Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BN
Received 5 Nov 202418 Red Kite Road, Chinnor, OX39 4DG
Received 26 Mar 2026St Helens Church, Church Road, Benson, OX10 6SF
Received 14 Jan 2025Springall's Plantation, near Park Corner, RG9 6DP
Received 23 Apr 2025Berrybrook, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, RG4 6TU
Received 24 Feb 2025Carrimers Farm, Aston Tirrold, Oxon, OX11 9DP
Received 25 Nov 202542 Gainsborough Road, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 1SX
Received 18 Aug 202526A Wessex Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 8BT
Received 1 Aug 2024Waitrose Ltd, Greyhound Lane, Thame, OX9 3ZD
Received 28 Mar 2025Terence House, Holton, OX33 1PS
Received 24 Mar 2025Cavendish Cottage Ferry Road South Stoke Reading RG8 0JP
Received 23 Jun 2026Henley Manor Care Home Mill Lane Henley-on-thames RG9 4HD
Received 19 May 20263 Former Forest Glade Kennels, Chinnor Hill, Chinnor, OX39 4BA
Received 1 Apr 2026The Old Farmhouse, The Street, North Stoke, OX10 6BL
Received 17 Oct 2025Kirton House, Holton, Wheatley, OX33 1PS
Received 29 Sept 20251-6 Furleigh Cottages, Sonning Eye, RG4 6TS
Received 11 Nov 2025Records 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 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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