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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.
8,469 approved · 913 refused · 657 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rupert Place, Marlow Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 2JB
Received 1 Mar 2021Field Farm, Shirburn Road, Lewknor, Watlington, OX49 5RR
Received 17 Feb 2026Corner Close Cottage, 9 Bell Lane, Thame, OX9 3AL
Received 19 May 2025The Smith Centre, Fairmile, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 6AB
Received 7 Nov 2025Land between 127 & 129 Brasenose Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7BP
Received 10 Dec 2025Surman and Horwood Funeral Service, The Green, Crowell, OX39 4RR
Received 3 Jul 2023Whites Cottage, 42 Chapel Street, Watlington, OX49 5QT
Received 3 Jun 2024Greenacre, 6 Warborough Road, Shillingford, OX10 7SA
Received 20 May 2021Widmore Park, formerly known as LIttle Sparrows, Blounts Court Road, Sonning Common
Received 7 May 20254 Beacon View, Lewknor, OX49 5TJ
Received 2 Jun 202127 Montrose Way, Thame, OX9 3XH
Received 16 Aug 202330 Milldown Road, Goring, RG8 0BA
Received 4 Mar 202171 Watling Lane, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7JQ
Received 20 Oct 2025Emerton House, 64 High Street, Tetsworth, OX9 7AB
Received 20 Oct 2023Manor Farm Access Road To Manor Farm North Weston Thame OX9 2HG
Received 11 Aug 2026Land East of Reading Road, Lower Shiplake
Received 1 Dec 2023Springfields, Middle Assendon, RG9 6AU
Received 19 Nov 202544 Gidley Way, Horspath, OX33 1RG
Received 12 Mar 2024Flat, 18 High Street, Watlington, OX49 5PY
Received 3 May 2024Rivermead Cottages, Mill Lane, Shiplake, RG9 3LZ
Received 9 Apr 202413 Prospect Place, Watlington, OX49 5AJ
Received 7 Aug 2023Park Farm House, Castle Street, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8DW
Received 14 Jun 202356 Makins Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1PR
Received 2 Aug 202447 Church Road, Wheatley, OX33 1LZ
Received 20 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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