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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.
7,128 approved · 821 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 High Street, South Moreton, OX11 9AG
Received 29 Apr 2021Timbers, Goring Heath Road, Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7NU
Received 11 Feb 20261 Woodside Cottages, Woodside Lane, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9DN
Received 13 Jun 2023Witness Bank Stables Section Of B480 Through Lower Assendon Lower Assendon RG9 6AW
Received 13 Oct 2025The Old Vicarage, Sydenham Road, Sydenham, OX39 4NE
Received 6 Feb 20258 Castle Square, Benson, OX10 6SD
Received 10 Jun 2025Garages at Holloway Farm Milton Common OX33 1GX
Received 1 Jul 2026St Andrews C Of E School, Station Road, Chinnor, OX39 4PU
Received 19 Jul 2024Forge Cottage, Stonor, RG9 6HE
Received 13 Jun 2025The Dorian Centre Bird Wood Court Sonning Common RG4 9RF
Received 15 May 2026Rycote House 8 Priest End Thame OX9 2AE
Received 14 Sept 2026Greenhill Cottage, The Street, Moulsford, OX10 9JD
Received 23 Aug 202399 Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1BY
Received 24 May 202318 Newfield Road Sonning Common RG4 9TB
Received 21 May 20264 Green Lane, Ewelme, OX10 6DA
Received 14 Jun 202332 Albert Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1SD
Received 20 Jul 2023Stockwells Cottage, Thorpe Street, Aston Upthorpe, OX11 9EG
Received 30 Jan 2025Little Hatch Stables, Park Corner, RG9 6DX
Received 8 Nov 2023Holton Park Cottage, Holton, OX33 1PR
Received 7 May 2024Street Record, Old Union Way, Thame, OX9 2DF
Received 8 Jun 202448 Wheatley Road, Garsington, OX44 9ER
Received 29 Jul 2024Rosemary House, Hill Bottom, Whitchurch HIll, RG8 7PU
Received 18 Feb 2026Town Hall, High Street, Watlington, OX49 5PY
Received 13 Aug 2025Bishop Court Farm, 93 High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7HP
Received 14 Apr 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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