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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.
5,615 approved · 688 refused · 422 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Flint House, Reading Road, Goring Heath, RG8 0LL
Received 19 Jan 2026Elderslade High Street Kingston Blount Chinnor OX39 4SJ
Received 18 May 202611 Wyndham Gardens, Wallingford, OX10 9AU
Received 9 Oct 20231 Church Meadow, Watlington, OX49 5AG
Received 11 Mar 20246 One End Lane, Benson, OX10 6PA
Received 20 Dec 202412 Kings Orchard, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0QY
Received 1 Nov 20242 Church Close, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LP
Received 17 Sept 2024Watch Hill, The Ridings, Shotover Hill, OX3 8TB
Received 2 Jul 20243 Elmcroft Goring Reading RG8 9EU
Received 10 Sept 202642 Usk Way, Didcot, OX11 7SQ
Received 26 Jul 20232 Church Road, Thame, OX9 3AJ
Received 22 Aug 202422 Cromwell Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1JH
Received 23 May 2023The Stirrups, Mapledurham, RG4 7UP
Received 17 Jun 20241 Juniper Way, Didcot, OX11 6AA
Received 2 Oct 2024Longcross Place, 18 Winterbrook, Wallingford, OX10 9EF
Received 12 Jan 2024Little House, High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QH
Received 28 Aug 2024Land adjoining Chiltern View, Moreton, OX9 2HW
Received 10 Jul 20244 Hill Road, Lewknor, OX49 5TS
Received 8 May 2025The Common, Stoke Row, RG9 5PL
Received 12 Sept 20248 Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AY
Received 14 Jul 2026(Former) Westend Nurseries Site, Old Nursery Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RB
Received 10 Mar 2026123 St Helens Avenue, Benson, OX10 6RU
Received 30 Mar 2023Badgemore C P School, Hop Gardens, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2HL
Received 2 Jun 2023Leewood, The Hamlet, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BU
Received 23 Jun 2023Records 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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