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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.
6,175 approved · 747 refused · 471 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Walled Garden House, High Street, Whitchurch On Thames, RG8 7EP
Received 30 Apr 2025Little Wren Cottage, Nolay Close, Ewelme, OX10 6HG
Received 1 Sept 202312, Nuneham Courtenay, OX44 9NX
Received 20 Mar 20269 Medlock Grove Didcot OX11 7XY
Received 26 May 202610 Hop Gardens, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2EH
Received 23 Dec 2022Land north of Oldfield House, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BX
Received 23 Jun 2025Land at Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, RG4 9JT
Received 15 Mar 2023The Coach House, Icknield Road, Goring, RG8 0DG
Received 21 Oct 202425 Woodgreen Square Chinnor OX39 4FJ
Received 21 Sept 2026Site B - Land off Cuxham Road, Watlington, Oxfordshire
Received 23 Apr 2024Marjoram Cottage, The Street, Brightwell Cum Sotwell, OX10 0RR
Received 5 Sept 2025Beavers Lodge, Mill Road, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3LN
Received 8 Nov 2023Land between A34 Milton Interchange & B4015, North of Clifton Hampden
Received 10 Feb 2026Walbrook, Moreton, OX9 2HS
Received 2 Jan 2024Fairview Horsepond Road Gallowstree Common RG4 9BX
Received 18 May 202626 High Street Thame OX9 2BZ
Received 11 Aug 20266 Queens Avenue, Wallingford, OX10 0NB
Received 13 Dec 2024Kingham House Sydenham Road Sydenham Chinnor OX39 4NB
Received 25 Aug 2026The Bull, The Green, Great Milton, OX44 7NS
Received 8 Sept 2023Land at Bridle Path, Woodcote
Received 29 Oct 2025Roma Cottage, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, RG4 9AU
Received 1 Aug 2023Land east of 14 Thame Road, Great Milton, OX44 7HY
Received 8 Aug 2025Centenary House Brook Lane Thame OX9 2AB
Received 28 Apr 2026The Old Cottage, Whitehall Lane, Checkendon, RG8 0TN
Received 12 Mar 2024Records 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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