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South Oxfordshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Oxfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates13,911Searchable applications
344Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,698 approved or refused records
809Refused applications
6,889 approved · 809 refused · 534 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Find and comment on a planning applicationLocal plan Local Plan and planning policiesPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southoxon.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01235422600Council source
- General council enquiries01235422422Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas71 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision MadeP22/S3931/N4C
Change of use of agricultural building from agricultural to storage use as part of a flexible commercial use under Class R.
Rofford Farm, Watlington Road, Stadhampton, OX44 7RR
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Decision MadeP24/S0730/LB
Remove a brick partition and construct a new shower room within an existing single storey section at the rear of Waterperry House.
Waterperry House, Waterperry, OX33 1JY
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeP23/S0929/HH
Erection of a dormer window.
The Rays, 69 Old Road, Wheatley, OX33 1NX
Received 13 Mar 2023 - Decision MadeP26/S2017/TCA
G1 Row of ash trees reduce height by 2.5m and shape on garden side by 1.5m
Middle Haven Fieldside Long Wittenham Abingdon OX14 4RG
Received 20 May 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S3494/TCA
1, Japanese Pergoda Tree - 3m off height and 3m off lateral spread and remove dead wood plus 15% thinning 2, Holly Tree - 4m of top and 1.5m lateral spread 3, Yew Tree - 5m of side and 2m height reduction
63 High Street Dorchester-on-Thames Wallingford OX10 7HN
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeP23/S0916/AG
Construction of a new storage building. (As amended by plans received 17 March 2023)
Fulscot Manor, Fulscot, OX11 9AA
Received 10 Mar 2023 - Decision MadeP23/S1250/TCA
T1 - Remove Cypress tree next to the house to ground level as it is growing too close to the cottage. T2 - Remove the leaning Cypress to ground level. T3 - Remove the large Spruce tree in the rear garden to ground level, due to getting too large and covered in ivy. T4 - Remove the Sumac tree to ground level as it is spreading shoots all over the lawn. T5 - Remove the ivy covered Cypress to ground level as the tree is swamped in a climber and ivy. T6 - Remove small Silver Birch to ground level. T7 - Remove tree to ground level next to compost pile as the tree has bad squirrel damage.
Priory Cottage, Berrick Prior, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 6JR
Received 5 Apr 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S3265/PDS
Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storey.
2 Orchard Close, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9DY
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeP23/S2905/FUL
Continued use of single storey building as storage without compliance with condition 3 of P02/N0682. (As amended by agents letter dated 24 October 2023).
Milton Pools Fishery, near Milton Common, OX44 7JE
Received 24 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S2250/HH
Proposed ground floor rear extension.
The Old Walled Garden, Mongewell Park, Mongewell, OX10 8DA
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S0164/DIS
Discharge of conditions 6 (biodiversity enhancements) and 7 (landscaping) on application P23/S2308/FUL (Development and change of use of land to form an electricity substation compound, to include site excavation and ground work, construction of a substation compound, security fencing, access from Grenoble Road and associated infrastructure and related works).
Land the the East of Grenoble Road, near Littlemore, OX4 4YS
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S3387/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness for the siting of a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling in the rear garden
Brookfield 38 High Street Chalgrove Oxford OX44 7SR
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S3202/HH
Proposed single storey rear extension.
22 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Oxfordshire, RG4 9LE
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeP23/S2318/FUL
Construction of a new straw/implements store for the use of agriculture (as amplified by amended block plan received 8 August 2023).
Chilton Farm, High Road, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0PS
Received 31 Jul 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S3940/TCA
FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 - Oak - remove tree to ground level.
Delafield, Little Haseley, OX44 7LH
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S2071/NM
Non material amendment on application P23/S4189/HH (First floor extension to create two storey dwelling (including a self contained annexe)) - to change from grey clay tiles to grey slate tiles and change to grey anthracite UPVC windows and doors.
76 Wallingford Road, Goring, RG8 0HN
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S2070/HH
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump.
West Down, Chinnor Hill, OX39 4BB
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S1993/6ABE
Portal Steel Framed Agricultural Storage Building
The Spinney, London Road, Postcombe OX9 7ED
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S2470/FUL
Installation of two metal flues to rear elevation and relocation of air conditioning units.
Unit A - 1 Moses Winter Way Wallingford OX10 9FE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S4007/DIS
Discharge of conditions 8 (Cycle Parking) and 12 (Off-Site Highways Works) on application ref. P25/S1035/S73 Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 7 (Estate accesses, driveways and turning areas), 9 (CTMP), 15 (Landscape Management Plan), 18 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan), 19 (Detailed Sustainable Drainage Scheme), 24 (AMS and Tree Protection) to allow amendments to access and layout on planning application P21/S1133/FUL (Construction of 86 dwellings, access road and balancing ponds and delivery of open space, landscaping and areas for play)
Ladygrove Farm, Abingdon Road, Didcot, OX11 9BS
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeP25/S3113/HH
Installation of a timber summerhouse in the side garden of The Old Vicarage.
The Old Vicarage, Priest End, Thame, OX9 3AB
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeP23/S1496/LB
Demolish existing single storey lean to extension and construct new single storey extension, replace thatched roof on 1980s extension with hipped roof, alterations to dormer windows. As amended by revised plans submitted on 28 July 2023.
Poppy Cottage, 8 Henton, Henton, OX39 4AG
Received 26 Apr 2023 - Decision MadeP22/S4588/TCA
Removal of Plum tree.
91 High Street, Dorchester on Thames, Oxon, OX10 7HP
Received 19 Dec 2022 - Decision MadeP26/S3805/TCA
T1. Fell Goat Willow in rear garden adjacent to wall and gate.
The Lilacs 50 Brook Street Watlington OX49 5JH
Received 28 Aug 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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