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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.
7,599 approved · 842 refused · 573 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Daf Trucks Ltd, Eastern Bypass, Thame, OX9 3FB
Received 1 Mar 20236 Norman Avenue, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 1SG
Received 22 May 2024Land west of Main Avenue, Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB
Received 27 Oct 2022Kingfishers, The Street, Ewelme, OX10 6HQ
Received 3 Aug 2023Land to the east of Crest Estate, Stoke Row, RG9 5RB
Received 4 Mar 2024Bethel Cottage, 15 Church Street, Watlington, OX49 5QP
Received 15 May 20233 Jubilee Gardens, Thame, OX9 2BJ
Received 9 Jan 20232 Ilges Lane, Cholsey, OX10 9NX
Received 21 Dec 202347A Duke Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1UR
Received 3 Nov 2022Land at the Paddocks, Lower Icknield Way, Chinnor, Oxon, OX39 4GR
Received 5 Nov 2025The Old Stables, Elvendon Road, Goring, RG8 0DT
Received 14 Nov 2023Land to the north west of Stoke Talmage, Stoke Talmage, OX9 7HB
Received 30 Jan 2023101 Mount View, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2EL
Received 28 Jun 2021Land at Court House Farm Toot Baldon OX44 9NG
Received 17 Apr 202619 Elvendon Road, Goring, RG8 0DP
Received 26 Nov 2024Land located to the North East of Didcot, Didcot, OX11 7SB
Received 25 Jul 2023Land North Of A4130 Wallingford Bypass, Wallingford
Received 16 Jun 2023The Old Rectory, Church End, Waterstock, OX33 1JR
Received 3 Jun 2025Old School House, Aston Street, Aston Tirrold, OX11 9DQ
Received 27 Oct 2023Church Cottage, Rotherfield Greys, RG9 4PL
Received 29 Apr 2025The Old Row House, Cuxham, Oxon, OX49 5NF
Received 28 Aug 2024St Andrews Field, Holton, OX33 1PZ
Received 21 Aug 2025Unit 7, Market Place, Didcot, OX11 7LE
Received 27 Jun 20255 Quarry Lane, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3JW
Received 16 Apr 2023Records 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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