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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 dates10,570Searchable applications
350Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,630 approved or refused records
633Refused applications
4,997 approved · 633 refused · 372 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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More application records
- Decision MadeP25/S3622/A
Totems, Community Boards, Fingerpost direction signs and waymarker posts for wayfinding around Didcot. (Amended plans and additional information received 25 February 2026).
41 separate locations within Didcot town
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S2448/HH
Internal alterations and changes to front door canopy, glazing to rear and new side facing window.
19 Flowercrofts, near Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4BF
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S2902/LB
Internal alterations associated with proposed change of use of offices (Class E Offices) on first floor to enlarge existing one bed flat to 3 bed flat (Class C Dwellinghouses).
37A Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AR
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S3437/HH
Conversion of garage into home office and storage, with oak framed bay window.
Thatchwell, Moulsford, OX10 9JD
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeP25/S0211/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed addition of a new doorway in the external wall of an existing school building.
Shiplake College, Reading Road, Shiplake, RG9 4BW
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S2001/DIS
Discharge of condition 2 (Schedule of Materials) on application ref. P22/S2346/RM (Reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission reference P22/S2257/FUL relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale; submitted for approval for Phase 2 which is for 228 dwellings, open space, play areas and allotments; and partial discharge of 7 (Housing Delivery Document), 18 (Drainage Strategy), 19 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage), 26 (Landscaping Plan), 27 (Landscape Management Plan), 28 (Noise Mitigation Measures), 31 (Electric Vehicle Charge Points), 35 (Cycle Parking Details) and 39 (Boundary Treatment) of planning permission P22/S2257/FUL).
Land North Of A4130 Wallingford Bypass, Wallingford, Oxon
Received 21 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnP24/S2046/NM
Non-material amendment to P23/S3473/HH (Alterations and extension of the main house. Extension of an outbuilding to create a 2-bedroom self-contained annex) - Amendment to three first floor double casement windows. Window opening sizes are modified to accommodate hardwood-framed doors with painted metal balconettes. Amendment to omit glazing bars from new windows and external doors. Amendment to omit brick plinth detail to extended part.
Lower Farm House, Lower Farm Lane, Sandford-on-Thames, OX4 4YR
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S3158/HH
Extensions and alterations to the existing dwelling, including partial demolition, internal reconfiguration, and associated engineering and landscape works, to provide a reconfigured two-storey dwelling with revised roof form, terraces and balconies, new entrance gates, and the installation of a swimming pool and associated garden structures (as per amended plans and Design and Access Statement addendum received 13 March 2026).
Charleston, Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3NS
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeP23/S3157/FUL
Change of land use from agriculture to keeping of horses, and erection of stables. Formation of new access drive.
Land to the rear of Woodlands House, Harpsden Woods, RG9 4AE
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Decision MadeP26/S0214/LB
Installation of EO mini EV charger on external wall.
Pond Farm, The Hay Barn, Holton, OX33 1PY
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S3707/FUL
Division boundary feature between properties and associated works.
Land between the Wheat Barn and The Priory, Britwell Salome, OX49 5LN
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S1944/HH
Side and rear single storey extensions
10 Slade Road Didcot OX11 7AP
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S0241/NM
Non material amendment to application ref. P22/S0518/HH (Proposed side and rear single storey extension, extension of hardstanding and dropped kerb) - to insert a rooflight to the south east elevation of the single storey extension (Amended plans received 02/02/2024).
21 Arnold Way, Thame, OX9 2QA
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Consultation PeriodP26/S3812/FUL
Retrospective consent sought for installed upgraded forest access track (172.5m2), and installed saw mill pad, band sawmill and log feeder (together 59.5m2) for/ancillary to (related to and supporting) lawful forestry operations to enhance and restore woodland within the land holding
Woodland immediately east of Deadman's Lane B4526, Goring Heath
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S0245/TCA
The tree is identified in the Tree Survey labeled as 2. The tree is a weeping willow (Salix babylonica). The girth at 1.5m is 3.2m The proposed works is to reduce the crown by approximately 6m to remove very long limbs which are prone to breakage. The reduction will take the limbs back to the original nodes where the new growth has come from. The reduction is needed as there is a risk of a limb breaking and falling into the road or the garden. Two lower limbs that obscure vision for cars turning out of the side road onto the main road to be removed. We would like to complete the works during this winter.
Apsley Cottage, The Green, Kingston Blount, OX39 4SE
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S0210/TCA
T1 early mature Silver Birch, possibly self seeded, its position close to the wall is causing physical damage and requires removing to prevent further damage. Carefully dismantle tree in sections to ground level.
33 Queen Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AR
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S1543/TCA
T1 Oak- Asymmetricall canopy with excessive lean over garden. Propose to lift lower overextended limbs to a height of 10ft to balance canopy and reduce lever arm.
Mill Farm, Mill Street, Stanton St John, OX33 1HN
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S3319/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3(schedule of materials), 4(hedge protection), 5(surface water drainage) and 6(refuse & recycling storage) on application P24/S0711/FUL (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling with access, parking and amenity space).
Four Seasons, Moreton, OX9 2HR
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S1812/S73
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on application P23/S1847/HH (The addition of a first floor to existing bungalow with two storey extension to the north elevation) - to reduce the scale and massing of the first floor extension. (As amended by drawings received 27 June 2024 and corrected plan received on 18 July 2024).
Dolce Domum, 15 Blenheim Road, Horspath, OX33 1RY
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S1286/LB
Installation of Georgian style surround around existing entrance door.
Office 3 First Floor 31 Market Place Henley-on-Thames RG9 2AA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S0638/TCA
T1- Conifer. Section fell the tree cutting the stump to near ground level. The tree is multi stemmed from ground level and leans towards the road. The roots are causing direct damage to the adjacent patio. TG2- Beech hedge. Reduce the width and height of the perimeter hedge. Reduce the width by up to 1m on the inside face (possibly less on the outer face), and reduce the height to almost the gate height.
10 Milton Manor Drive, Little Milton, OX44 7PT
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeP23/S2492/HH
Construction of a raised timber outbuilding for the purpose of storage and a home workshop (retrospective) and a 3.6m extension to the outbuilding.
17 Willow Road, Thame, OX9 3BE
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decision MadeP23/S3650/LDP
Proposed new window to rear elevation of bungalow.
63 Kelham Hall Drive, Wheatley, OX33 1SL
Received 26 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S0857/HH
Proposed replacement porch, single storey side extension and outbuilding to form orangery in rear garden.
118 Oxford Road, Garsington, OX44 9AT
Received 13 Mar 2024
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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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