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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.
4,769 approved · 599 refused · 353 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bix Bottom SSSI, Bix Bottom
Received 15 May 2024The James Figg 21 Cornmarket Thame OX9 2BL
Received 22 Jul 2026St Andrews Court, Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3WT
Received 14 Mar 2025Sangalala, Elmhurst Walk, Goring, RG8 9DE
Received 20 Dec 2023Lower Chilworth Farm, London Road, near Milton Common, OX9 2JS
Received 26 Mar 2024The Old Vicarage, 5 The Green North, Warborough, OX10 7DW
Received 19 May 2025Capirote, High Street, North Moreton, Oxon, OX11 9AT
Received 15 Dec 2023The Great Barn, 20 Mill Lane, Chalgrove, OX44 7SL
Received 2 Sept 202436 Pyrton Lane, Watlington, OX49 5LX
Received 27 Sept 2023Castle Priory Thames Street Wallingford OX10 0HD
Received 2 Sept 2026Fernbank, 14 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, RG8 0JD
Received 28 Nov 2025Bix Underwood, near Bix, RG9 6DD
Received 7 Aug 2024The Smith Centre, Fairmile, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 6AB
Received 15 Oct 2024Sandy Acre, Woodperry Road, Beckley, OX3 9UY
Received 19 Mar 2024Lowfields, 3 Manor Farm Barns, Henton, OX39 4AE
Received 5 Apr 202445 St Andrews Road Henley-on-thames RG9 1HZ
Received 1 Sept 2026The Site of Milton House, Gold Street, Little Milton
Received 12 Aug 20248 Greys Road Henley-on-Thames RG9 1RY
Received 29 Jun 20263 Simmons Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2ER
Received 24 Sept 202417 York Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2DR
Received 7 Oct 2024Friars Ford, Manor Road, Goring, RG8 9EL
Received 23 Feb 202673 High Street Wheatley Oxford OX33 1XT
Received 8 Jun 20266 Bell Lane, Thame, OX9 3AL
Received 20 Jan 2025Drayton House Farm (Modern Buildings), Drayton St.Leonard, OX10 7BG
Received 16 Jan 2024Records 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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