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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.
5,913 approved · 723 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land to the rear of 98 & 100 Park Road, Didcot, OX11 8QR
Received 24 Jul 2025Northbourne Centre, Church Street, Didcot, OX11 8DG
Received 2 Jul 2025265 Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1QS
Received 4 Jan 2024Lindum Cottage Church Street Beckley Oxford OX3 9UT
Received 11 Jun 2026The Fire Station, 1 Gorwell, Watlington, OX49 5QB
Received 14 Nov 2024Farthings, Eastfield Lane, Whitchurch On Thames, RG8 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024Blounts Farm, Blounts Court Road, Sonning Common, RG4 9PA
Received 24 Jan 202412 The Green, Aston Rowant, OX49 5ST
Received 18 Nov 2024M Newitt & Sons, 10 High Street, Thame, OX9 2BZ
Received 29 Apr 2024Hill Road Car Park, Hill Road, near Watlington, OX49 5BD
Received 7 Nov 2025Land east of Reading Road, Lower Shiplake
Received 17 Apr 2024Recreation Ground Upper Red Cross Road Goring Reading RG8 9BD
Received 25 Jun 2026Bullcroft/Kinecroft, Wallingford, Oxon
Received 20 Jan 2023Heath End House, Checkendon, RG8 0UR
Received 1 Oct 2025East End House, 46 Shirburn Street, Watlington, OX49 5BT
Received 27 Mar 2025St Andrews Court, Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3WT
Received 19 Nov 2025Solaire House, New Road, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3LH
Received 31 Mar 2023Technology Centre, Bozedown Drive, Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7QR
Received 17 Oct 2025Hilltop, Rooks Lane, Thame, OX9 2EA
Received 5 Aug 2026Stonor Park, Stonor, RG9 6HF
Received 21 Mar 202460 Haydon Road, Didcot, OX11 7JR
Received 11 Jan 2024Hale Farm, Hale Road, Benson, OX10 6NE
Received 22 Mar 2024North Farm, Wallingford Road, North Moreton, OX11 9BE
Received 19 Sept 2023Park Meadow Cottage, 18 Thame Park Road, Thame, OX9 3PJ
Received 20 Feb 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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