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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.
8,427 approved · 908 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Old Rectory, Brightwell Baldwin, OX49 5NW
Received 1 Jul 2024Woodbine Cottage, High Street, Clifton Hampden, OX14 3EE
Received 1 Aug 202390 Gidley Way, Horspath, OX33 ITG
Received 31 Mar 2023The Smith Centre, Fairmile, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 6AB
Received 26 Sept 2024Blackmore Farm, Blackmore Lane, Sonning Common, RG4 9NU
Received 11 Mar 202117 Sycamore Close Watlington OX49 5LN
Received 25 Aug 2026Ascott Holding, Ascott, OX44 7UQ
Received 29 Jan 202551 High Street, Chinnor, OX39 4DJ
Received 21 Feb 2025The Old Parsonage, 25 High Street, Wheatley, OX33 1XX
Received 30 Oct 2025Chiltern View, London Road, Milton Common, OX9 2NT
Received 4 Jan 202115 Hop Gardens, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2EH
Received 6 Aug 2024St Lucians, Lower Wharf, Wallingford, OX10 9AA
Received 16 Feb 202652 Peppard Road, Sonning Common, RG4 9SU
Received 17 Dec 2024Lavender House, 40 New Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2BT
Received 8 Dec 2020The Old Rectory, Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, OX44 9PD
Received 13 Nov 2020Land west of Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common RG4 9BX
Received 28 Jul 2026Castle Hill Farm Jackies Lane Wheatley Oxford OX33 1JQ
Received 21 Jul 2026Watlington Community Office, 1 Old School Place, Watlington, OX49 5QH
Received 2 Jun 20252 Cowfields Cottages, Rotherfield Greys, RG9 4PU
Received 24 Jun 2024Durham Leys Farm, The Green, Marsh Baldon, OX44 9LP
Received 9 Jul 2021Merton House, 65 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2BD
Received 12 Dec 2022Foxhill View, Rosebery Road, Tokers Green, RG4 9EL
Received 17 Jul 2023Adam House, 71 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2BD
Received 28 Jul 2025Little Court, Manor Road, Goring, RG8 9DU
Received 2 Jul 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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