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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.
5,656 approved · 694 refused · 426 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Red Kite View, Britwell Road, Watlington
Received 15 Mar 2024Woodlands House, Harpsden Woods, Harpsden, RG9 4AE
Received 16 Jul 2024Oxford Brookes University, Wheatley Campus, Waterperry Road, Holton, OX33 1HX
Received 19 May 202618 High Street, Chinnor, OX39 4DH
Received 29 Feb 2024Land adjacent to Waterfield Nursery, Collins End, Goring Heath, Oxon, RG8 7RH
Received 25 Sept 202427 Queen Street, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1AR
Received 12 Aug 2025Blackbarn Farm, Church Lane, near Crowmarsh, OX10 6AE
Received 15 Mar 2024Land at The Orchard, High Road, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0PT
Received 6 Dec 2024Tog Studio, Green Lane, Ewelme, OX10 6DA
Received 19 Aug 2025Flats (adj to block 75 to 85), Church Road, Wheatley, OX33 1LU
Received 16 Jul 202418 Harcourt Close, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1UZ
Received 15 Mar 2024Lindum Cottage, Church Street, Beckley, OX3 9UT
Received 12 Nov 20247 Access Road To Emmington, Emmington, Chinnor, OX39 4AA
Received 4 Jun 202614 The Hub, Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AY
Received 25 Jun 2025Walled Garden House, High Street, Whitchurch On Thames, RG8 7EP
Received 22 May 202415 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, RG9 4BU
Received 18 Jul 202547 Meadow Way, Didcot, OX11 0AX
Received 4 May 2023Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons Church Road Great Milton Oxford OX44 7PD
Received 6 Jul 2026Cherrytrees, Woodlands Road, Sonning Common, RG4 9TE
Received 5 Feb 2024Bishopswood Sports Club, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BT
Received 15 Jul 20251 Rumbolds Close, Benson, OX10 6NQ
Received 4 Jun 2024Manor Farm, Tiddington, OX9 2LQ
Received 15 Oct 2024The Clock House, Road Between Long Wittenham And The Barley Mow, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QN
Received 25 Mar 2024Gillotts School, Gillotts Lane, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1PS
Received 3 Aug 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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