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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.
7,086 approved · 815 refused · 548 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 adjacent to Peppard Building Supplies Ltd, Bishopsland Farm, Peppard Road, Dunsden, RG4 9NR
Received 26 Mar 20246 Ingrebourne Way, Didcot, OX11 7UP
Received 6 Jul 2021Spencer Cottage, Moreton, OX9 2HX
Received 4 Sept 202574 Loyd Road, Didcot, OX11 8JS
Received 25 Feb 20252 Weavers Branch Thame OX9 2FQ
Received 28 May 2026106 Luker Avenue, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2HH
Received 5 May 2021Chinnor R.F.C, Kingsey Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3WE
Received 14 Mar 20242 Quarry Lane, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3JW
Received 13 Nov 2024Lower Dean Cottage, Howe Road, near Watlington, OX49 5ES
Received 7 Feb 2023Land North of A4130, Wallingford Bypass, Wallingford, OX10 9EJ
Received 5 Apr 2023The Manege, Lower Cross Farm, Blewbury Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LF
Received 1 Feb 2024Oriel House, Thames Road, Goring, RG8 9AH
Received 17 Dec 2024Plot 1, Knightsbridge Lane, Pyrton
Received 6 Dec 2024Land east of Peoples House, Cotmore Road, Thame
Received 30 Sept 2025West End Cottage 56 Main Road East Hagbourne Didcot OX11 9LR
Received 9 Jul 2026129A Harpsden Road Henley-on-Thames RG9 1ED
Received 14 Aug 2026Park Meadow Cottage, 18 Thame Park Road, Thame, OX9 3PJ
Received 4 Sept 2023Manor Farm, Sandy Lane, Tiddington, OX9 2LQ
Received 2 Sept 202413a Mereland Road, DIDCOT, Oxon, OX11 8AP
Received 10 May 2021West Cottage, Britwell Hill, near Britwell Salome, OX49 5HD
Received 25 Jan 2023Thame Fields Reserve Site C, Thame
Received 5 Aug 202562 Station Road, Wallingford, OX10 0JZ
Received 7 Feb 2023Land opp Meadswood, Braziers Lane, Ipsden, OX10 6AP
Received 24 Jan 2024Culham Court, Abingdon Road, Culham, OX14 3BN
Received 21 Feb 2025Records 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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