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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.
7,804 approved · 855 refused · 587 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Church House, Sotwell Street, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RH
Received 28 Apr 20255 Abingdon Road, Didcot, OX11 8BL
Received 5 Dec 20254 Pennypiece, Goring, RG8 9BY
Received 23 Apr 20246 Grove Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1DH
Received 13 Nov 2023Rupert House School 90 Bell Street Henley-on-Thames RG9 2BN
Received 29 Sept 2026Straw Barn, Stonehouse Farm, Highmoor Cross, RG9 5DT
Received 25 Oct 2023The Meadows, Wenman Road, Thamefield, Thame
Received 26 Mar 2025The Old Smithy, Pyrton, OX49 5AP
Received 22 Jun 2021Phillimore House, Mill Road, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3NE
Received 23 Nov 202243 Deanfield Road Henley-on-Thames RG9 1UG
Received 17 Jun 2026Garden House, Churchfield Lane, Benson, OX10 6SH
Received 11 Apr 2024The Old Vicarage, Priest End, Thame, OX9 3AB
Received 6 Mar 20266 Ash Hurst Goring Reading RG8 0DQ
Received 9 Oct 2026St Marys House High Street Whitchurch on Thames Reading RG8 7DF
Received 16 Apr 2026Farm Buildings, Little Standhill, Standhill Lane, Little Haseley, OX44 7LW
Received 17 Apr 2025Stadhampton ATE Watlington Road Stadhampton Oxford OX44 7UB
Received 29 May 2026Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, RG8 9BZ
Received 14 Oct 2025Catherine Wheel, 7-9 Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AR
Received 20 Nov 2025Crossways, Woodlands Road, near Lower Shiplake, RG9 4AA
Received 19 Mar 202514 Blenheim Road Horspath Oxford OX33 1RY
Received 9 Jun 2026Rectory Farm, Pound Lane, Stanton St John, OX33 1HF
Received 5 Sept 2025Long Wittenham Athletic Club, Bodkins, North Field Farm Lane, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QW
Received 2 Jun 2021BT Cabinet 2, NC Woodlands Road, Sedgewell Road, Sonning Common
Received 27 Aug 2025Lashlake House Aylesbury Road Thame OX9 3AU
Received 18 Jun 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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