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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 dates10,607Searchable applications
350Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,658 approved or refused records
635Refused applications
5,023 approved · 635 refused · 374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 MadeP24/S1954/FUL
Demolish existing detached dwelling and garage and replace it with 4 bedroom detached self build dwelling and garage. (Revised arboricultural report received 24 June 2024 and additional information received 17 September 2024).
88 High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7HP
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Application RegisteredP25/S3239/DA
Without planning permission the erection of a building in the approximate location shown edged blue on the attached plan (Enforcement Notice ref SE22/82).
1 Long Wittenham Road, North Moreton, Oxfordshire, OX11 9AZ
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeP25/S0642/HH
Proposed 1.5 storey side extension.
7 Manor Farm Road, Horspath, OX33 1SD
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeP25/S1820/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (Tree Protection (General) on application P25/S0312/HH (Erection of ground floor rear extension).
Ecclesbourne, Reading Road, Wallingford, OX10 9DT
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S0998/S73
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved plans), 4 (Surface water drainage works (details required), 5 (Surface water management plan (details required) and 7 (Foul drainage works (details required) on application P23/S2754/FUL. (as amended by Plans and information received 29 April and 20 May 2024). (Proposed demolition of existing equestrian buildings and erection of two detached three bedroom houses with associated parking and amenity space provision. Creation of new shared vehicular access).
Stable Yard to East of Chinnor Road, Chinnor Road, Towersey, OX9 3QY
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S1252/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Joinery Details) on application P23/S0054/FUL and P23/S0055/LB(Repairs to partially collapsed stable roof, together with works to convert the first floor of the stable building to provide new office accommodation, including new staircase, glazing to existing first floor doors, and two new roof lights).
Mapledurham House, Mapledurham Mill Tea Rooms, Main Street, Mapledurham Village, RG4 7TR
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadeP23/S3469/HH
Proposed installation of an air source heat pump close to the back door of the house at ground level on the eastern elevation.
Kentwood House, 81 Station Road, Cholsey, OX10 9QD
Received 11 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S0071/TCA
T1 . Paper-bark Birch . Crown lift to around 3.75 metres and tip reduce lateral spread over garden space by up to 1 metre to give space to surrounding plants/garden. T2. Weeping birch. Reduce lateral crown spread by around 0.75 metres to contain size.
Burgage Court, 95 Southern Road, Thame, OX9 2ED
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S1069/DIS
Discharge of condition 12 (Surface Water Drainage) on application ref. P21/S2332/FUL(Change of use and extension of former Public House to provide Veterinary Surgery. Demolition of outbuilding and erection of 1 x 3-bed and 1 x 4-bed detached houses).
Cherry Orchard Vets, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BP
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S3061/HH
Conversion of barn to ancillary residential accommodation.
The Grange, High Street, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QH
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeP23/S3129/HH
Extension and reconfiguration of the main house to provide a new family room area, boot room, store, and snug at Ground floor level. Reconfiguration of existing annex by adding 2 bedrooms, living room and W/C's from its existing use as a garage at ground floor level. At first floor level, reconfiguration of the existing bedroom space by adding a new partition wall. On the first floor of the main house, an extra bedroom and bathroom is added and replaces an existing dressing room space. At the rear, a balcony space has been added to the existing bedroom 2 and en-suite to bedroom 4.
Green Acres, 13 Lambridge Wood Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 3BP
Received 3 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeP25/S2307/FUL
Two-storey front extension & single-storey side extension with reconfiguration of entrance.
Roots for Life Day Nursery School, 46b North Street, Thame, OX9 3BH
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S1733/HH
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
Waylands, Shiplake Row, Binfield Heath, RG9 4DR
Received 29 May 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S0983/DIS
Discharge of condition10 (Energy Statement) on application P22/S2845/FUL (Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) on planning application P20/S4850/FUL (Demolition of existing stable/store and construction of a new micro winery with on-site wine storage and ancillary residential accommodation) - design changes.)
Jo Jos Vineyard, Russells Water, RG9 6EU
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S1992/HH
Carport to side of house.
12 Robin Gibb Road, Thame, OX9 3FD
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S0569/LB
Joint application for proposed replacement of timber front doors.
50 & 52 Greys Hill, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S2679/LB
Single-storey rear extension, internal alterations, and partial conversion of the existing outbuilding.
2 Church Road, Thame, OX9 3AJ
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S3728/NM
Non Material Amendment to Permission P25/S0500/FUL for the following; 1. Raising the front building mass of Nos. 116-118 by 300mm; 2. Amendments to the private amenity garden and soft landscaping adjacent to the garden door area serving Nos. 116 and 118; 3. Relocating eight visitor cycle parking spaces to the communal garden to the rear of No. 120; 4. Revisions to window detailing; 5. Installation of new letterboxes serving No. 120.
116, 118 and 120 Broadway Didcot OX11 8AB
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S0958/TCA
T1 - Remove the rotten apple tree in the rear garden to ground level. This tree is in a bad way and will fall across the neighbours garden if not removed. You can view the tree from the council car park around the back.
21-22 High Street, Wallingford, OX10 0BP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeP23/S2700/HH
Widening of existing single storey side element forming playroom.
24 Little Martins, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0FT
Received 9 Aug 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S1443/TCA
Large Beech tree: Front garden: Prune back from the neighbours house to leave a 2-3 metre clearance and remove major deadwood. Sweet Chestnut: Front Garden: Reduce back from the neighbours house and the shrouded powerlines. Weeping Ash: Rear Garden: Ash dieback present. Dead inonotus fungal bracket at approximately 3 metres. Reduce the crown by 2 metres and remove major deadwood.
Herries, Reading Road, Wallingford, OX10 9DT
Received 1 May 2024 - Under ConsiderationP26/S2813/FUL
Redevelopment of the site involving demolition of the rear section of the existing building, rear site clearance, and extension and alteration of the retained front structure. Proposed works include rear extension, revised fenestration and new dormers to create three dwellings (two 2 bed units and one 4 bed unit), each with private rear gardens and garden rooms. The front forecourt will be re landscaped to provide six parking spaces with associated soft landscaping.
The Foot Steps Centre 4 Queen Street Dorchester-on-thames Wallingford OX10 7HR
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S3471/LDP
Use of agricultural land to graze horses, provision of a mobile shelter and erection of stock proof perimeter fence. (As clarified by fence details and emails from applicant received 20 November and 9 December 2025).
Pony Pursuits, 11 Sandy Lane, Horspath, OX33 1TF
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S0673/FUL
The construction of side and rear extensions to existing dwellings and the erection of two detached houses, together with parking and landscaping. (as amended by plans received 30 May 2024 to redesign the front elevations of plots 1 and 4 and by plans received 08 August 2024 to remove car port on plot 1 and as amplified by additional information received 06 September, 10 October 2024 and 6 December 2024 and amended by plans 18 November 2024 to revise red line) (As revised by plans/documents submitted 13 December to demonstrate bike stores and sample materials)
Ivy Cottages, Dunsden Green, Dunsden, RG4 9QJ
Received 27 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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