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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.
6,336 approved · 757 refused · 485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
12 Nuns Acre, Goring, RG8 9BE
Received 8 May 2025Land at Harlesford Farm, near Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, OX9 7BU
Received 27 Mar 2025The Old Stables Greenfield Christmas Common Watlington OX49 5HG
Received 11 May 2026The Cherries, Oakley Wood, OX10 6QG
Received 30 May 202510 Wayside Green, Woodcote, RG8 0QJ
Received 4 Jul 2023Wittenham House, Little Wittenham, OX14 4RA
Received 8 Jan 2024Chiltern Hills Farm, Russells Water, RG9 6EU
Received 7 Mar 2023Brookside, Brook Street, Kingston Blount, OX39 4RZ
Received 7 Aug 2023St Andrews Court, Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3WT
Received 14 Mar 2025Newlands, Road Between Hartwood And Northend, Northend, RG9 6LQ
Received 1 Oct 2025Unit R04, The Orchard Centre, Didcot, OX11 7LL
Received 8 Aug 2023The Cattle Market, North Street, Thame, OX9 3FP
Received 10 Jun 2025Orchard Close High Street Whitchurch On Thames Reading RG8 7DD
Received 9 Jul 2026Newnham Hill Cottage, Newnham Hill, RG9 5TR
Received 19 Aug 2025Farm buildings at Little Standhill, Standhill Lane, near Little Haseley, OX44 7LP
Received 15 Jun 20239 The Furlongs Moreton OX9 2HN
Received 18 May 202625 Norreys Road, Didcot, OX11 0AT
Received 10 Jun 2026Little Acorns Main Street West Hagbourne Didcot OX11 0NA
Received 30 Jun 20269 Bridge End, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7JR
Received 18 Sept 202310 The Green Aston Rowant OX49 5ST
Received 7 Jul 2026Tanglewood, Kingwood Common, Kingwood, RG9 5NB
Received 13 Apr 20231 Lime Grove, Chinnor, OX39 4PN
Received 11 Dec 202311 North Close, Tiddington, OX9 2LT
Received 5 Jan 2024Nationwide Building Society, 15 St Marys Street, Wallingford, OX10 0LE
Received 5 Jan 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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