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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.
8,194 approved · 890 refused · 626 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Bourne Street, Didcot, OX11 8EH
Received 25 May 2021Willows Reach, Mill Lane, Shiplake, RG9 3LY
Received 4 Dec 20236 Duke Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1UP
Received 17 Nov 2023Manor Cottage, Paper Mill Lane, South Moreton, OX11 9AH
Received 15 Jan 20241 Red Cross Road, Goring on Thames, RG8 9HG
Received 6 Sept 2024Land on the east side of Reading Road, Cholsey
Received 20 Dec 2023Site Office, Leven Energy, Inghams Farm, Chilton Road, West Hagbourne, OX11 0NT
Received 10 Nov 2022Car Park at Former Julians Garage Station Road Didcot OX11 7NN
Received 25 Jun 202630 Westwater Way, Didcot, OX11 7SR
Received 27 May 2025Long Wittenham Athletic Club, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QW
Received 14 Mar 2023Gibbs & Dandy Plc, Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AS
Received 27 Mar 2026Ferry Lodge, Ferry Lane, Goring, Reading, RG8 9DX
Received 5 Jun 2026The Deepings, Hill Bottom, Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7PT
Received 17 Feb 2025The Tower Access Track To The Tower Christmas Common OX49 5HL
Received 22 May 202614 Bridle Path, Woodcote, RG8 0SE
Received 5 Jan 202356 Makins Road, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 1PR
Received 9 Sept 202411 Aston Park, Aston Rowant, OX49 5SW
Received 24 Apr 202314 Kings Orchard, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0QY
Received 29 Nov 2024Fleur de Lys, 30 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon, OX11 9LN
Received 24 Nov 2020Mulberry Cottage, 44 High Street, Benson, OX10 6RP
Received 5 Jan 2024Merrimoles Farm Highmoor Henley-on-Thames RG9 5DH
Received 29 Jun 2026Field Farm, Shirburn Road, near Lewknor, OX49 5RR
Received 15 Aug 2023Goring & Streatley Rail Station, Gatehampton Road, Goring, RG8 0EP
Received 2 Feb 2023The Hazels, 12 Church Road, Cholsey, OX10 9PR
Received 17 Oct 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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