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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.
5,806 approved · 711 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Watlington Community Office 1 Old School Place Watlington OX49 5QH
Received 30 Sept 202614 Bridle Path, Woodcote, RG8 0SE
Received 29 Feb 202425 Leaver Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1UW
Received 23 Feb 2023Land adjacent to Lovegroves, Lovegroves Barn, Wyfold Road, Wyfold, RG4 9HS
Received 1 Aug 2025Biagio's Jewellers, 105 High Street, Thame, OX9 3DZ
Received 2 May 202361 Park Road, Didcot, OX11 8QT
Received 22 Sept 2026Industrial Estate, London Road, Wheatley, OX33 1JH
Received 8 Sept 20231 Woden Cottages, High Street, Goring, RG8 9AZ
Received 5 Jan 2026Menlo Industrial Park, Rycote Lane, Thame, OX9 2JB
Received 6 Jun 2023Chinnor RFC, off Tythrop Way, Kingsey Road, Thame, OX9 3LJ
Received 25 Mar 2025Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7PT
Received 21 Feb 2023Goring Landing Stage, Thames Road, Goring on Thames, Oxon, RG8 9AH
Received 23 Jan 20242 Quarry Lane, Lower Shiplake, Oxon, RG9 3JW
Received 6 Jun 20232B Spring Lane, Watlington, OX49 5QL
Received 15 Aug 2023The Orchards, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BX
Received 16 Apr 2026Farthing Corner, Sotwell Street, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RH
Received 3 Sept 2025Tree Tops House, Gillotts Lane, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1PT
Received 15 Nov 2023Kingfisher Barn, Rye Farm, near Culham, OX14 3NN
Received 14 Apr 2025Chantry House, 14 Thames Street, Wallingford, OX10 0HD
Received 11 Apr 2023Gardeners Cottage, Mill Street, Stanton St John, OX33 1HQ
Received 17 Sept 2025The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Shiplake, RG9 4BS
Received 16 Oct 2023Long Acre Bayswater Road Headington Oxford OX3 9RZ
Received 14 Aug 2026Jointers Farmhouse, Great Haseley, OX44 7BG
Received 24 Nov 20235 Thames Street, Wallingford, OX10 0HD
Received 12 Oct 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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