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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.
6,985 approved · 811 refused · 541 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
18 Samor Way, Didcot, OX11 8RF
Received 30 Apr 2024Heronsgate, Bridle Way, Goring, RG8 0HS
Received 18 Apr 2023Land south of Watlington Road Benson
Received 26 May 2026The Courtyard, Street Known Locally As Parsons Lane, Ewelme, OX10 6HP
Received 21 Nov 2022Bullcroft Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Received 28 Jul 2025Kays Barn, Fullbrook House, The Street, South Stoke, RG8 0JS
Received 17 Feb 2026Unit 8, Goodson Industrial Mews, Wellington Street, THAME, Oxon, OX9 3BX
Received 7 Feb 2024Land North of Crowell Road, Chinnor
Received 23 Oct 2024Benjamin House, Sotwell Street, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RH
Received 10 Sept 2025Land between Pyrton Lane and Cuxham Road,, Cuxham Road, Watlington
Received 2 Nov 20232 Flowercrofts, near Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4BF
Received 17 Feb 2026Land at Caps Lane, Cholsey, OX10 9HF
Received 10 Jul 2024Little Barn Crowell OX39 4RP
Received 23 Jul 202664 High Street, Wheatley, OX33 1XP
Received 8 Feb 202319 Hurst Close, Wallingford, OX10 9BQ
Received 10 Jan 2024Wunthro, Behoes Lane, Woodcote, RG8 0PS
Received 2 Aug 20239B Thames Street, Wallingford, OX10 0HD
Received 25 Sept 20259 Market Place, Wallingford, OX10 0EG
Received 18 Jul 2024Land adjacent to Cowley Substation, off Blackberry Lane, near Greater Leys, OX44 9NG
Received 5 Nov 202412 Thames Street, Wallingford, OX10 0HD
Received 17 Nov 2023Phyllis Court Club, Phyllis Court Drive, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2HT
Received 5 Aug 20257 High Street, Watlington, OX49 5PZ
Received 28 Sept 2023The Coach House, Castle Street, Wallingford, OX10 8DL
Received 28 Jun 20254 Sanford Place Benson Wallingford OX10 6GL
Received 26 Aug 2026Records 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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