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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.
7,557 approved · 842 refused · 572 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Oakdown, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, RG4 9AU
Received 17 Jul 2023Watling House, 71 High Street, Dorchester-On-Thames, OX10 7HN
Received 29 Apr 2021Hill Farm, near Stokenchurch, HP14 3YJ
Received 27 Feb 2024Land adjoining Orchard Cottage, Warpsgrove Lane, Chalgrove, OX44 7RW
Received 11 Nov 2022Church House, Sotwell Street, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RH
Received 16 Jan 202612 Beech Road, Thame, OX9 2AN
Received 17 Nov 202213 Westfield Crescent, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3LJ
Received 14 Oct 202428 Lincoln Place Thame OX9 2ER
Received 31 Jul 2026Leverkus Court Lime Grove Chinnor OX39 4QJ
Received 19 May 2026Lower Lince House, High Street, Beckley, OX3 9TE
Received 17 May 202122 Westfield Road, Long Wittenham, OX14 4RF
Received 31 Jan 20235 Windmill Road, Towersey, OX9 3QQ
Received 24 Jul 20254-5 Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 3ES
Received 6 Aug 2024Berrick Lodge, Berrick Salome, OX10 6JN
Received 20 Nov 2023Badgemore C P School, Hop Gardens, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2HL
Received 16 Jan 20261 Burcot Park, Burcot, OX14 3DH
Received 18 Aug 2025Land between 61-65 Church Rd, Wheatley, OX33 1LU
Received 21 Aug 20255 St Johns Row, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QG
Received 30 Sept 20256 Norton Cottages, Brightwell Baldwin, OX49 5NX
Received 12 Apr 2024Upper Gatehampton House, Gatehampton Road, Goring, RG8 9LT
Received 19 Apr 2021Former Site Of Georgetown Filling Station, Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8SD
Received 13 Mar 2023Wheatley Campus, Oxford Brookes University, Waterperry Road, Holton, OX33 1HX
Received 8 Jan 2024Street Record, Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ
Received 16 Dec 202457 Whitehouse Road, Woodcote, RG8 0SA
Received 26 Feb 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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