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South Oxfordshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Oxfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates16,728Searchable applications
347Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,501 approved or refused records
928Refused applications
8,573 approved · 928 refused · 667 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Find and comment on a planning applicationLocal plan Local Plan and planning policiesPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southoxon.gov.ukCouncil source
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- General council enquiries01235422422Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas71 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Decision MadeP24/S0452/S73
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) in application P22/S3325/FUL.(As amplified by details of air conditioning noise levels received on 26 February 2024 and details relating to the sound levels of the air conditioning installer received April 17 2024). (Rebuilding of extensively fire damaged listed barn, reusing undamaged parts of the oak frame and retaining limestone rubble to reuse in new plinth walls).
South Barn, Lower Farm Lane, Sandford-on-Thames, OX4 4UT
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S0446/MPO
Application for modification of Section 106 Agreement. Clauses 3.2 and 3.3 of the Section 106 Agreement are required to be amended to enable shared ownership lessees to purchase up to 100% share in their home without restriction and to avoid mortgageability issues due to staircasing restrictions. The Deed of Variation will allow the following: - A leaseholder of a shared ownership unit to staircase to 100%; and - The leaseholder to acquire either the full leasehold/head leasehold interest in relation to a flat or acquire the freehold interest in relation to a house; and - Include a paragraph that confirms once final staircasing has taken place, the leaseholder and their successors in title will not be bound by the affordable housing provisions.
The Sidings & Barley Close, Wallingford, OX10 9BX
Received 11 Feb 2026 - WithdrawnP23/S3667/LB
Installation of external signage.
Thame Museum, 79 High Street, Thame, OX9 3AE
Received 1 Nov 2023 - Decision MadeP24/S0627/TCA
T1 - Eucalyptus - fell due to frost damage.
15 Prospect Place, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5AJ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S4012/TCA
T1 Cherry - Reduce the height and spread of the crown by up to 1.25 metres, to just outside the previous pruning points. Additionally, crown lift by removing low internal epicormic growth to lift the crown. Ensure a natural, well-balanced crown is retained. Reasons for Works – The tree is located in close proximity to the property and has previously been managed in line with the proposed works. The objective is to maintain the tree at an appropriate size for its location while continuing the established management regime.
41 Brook Street Watlington OX49 5JH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S0634/TCA
T1 - 0.5m crown reduction of Deodora in front garden.
The Manse, 39 Southern Road, Thame, OX9 2EE
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeP26/S3049/A
Retrospective application for replacement signage to the front and side elevations of the building. New design will be in Azzuri blue backing with white lettering. Signage will be externally illuminated as per the current signage utilising the same trough lights.
Prezzo 12A Buttermarket Thame OX9 3EW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S2349/LDP
Formation of habitable rooms in roofspace with front and rear rooflights.
38 Long Dean, near Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4EU
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeP21/S2388/HH
Two storey extension to replace existing single storey part of the property. (As per amended plans to see the loss of the external chimney stack to side, inclusion of an eves overhang to rear facing glazed gable end and alterations to rooflight positions, submitted 14 July 2021)
The Flint Barn, Colmore Lane, Kingwood Common, RG9 5LX
Received 24 May 2021 - Decision MadeP26/S3391/FUL
Removal of existing glazed rooflights on the southern block and reinstatement of roof covering with matching tiles and membrane. Proposed lead canopy to entrance of Dovecote (replacing existing glazed canopy). Proposed lightning protection.
Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons Church Road Great Milton Oxford OX44 7PD
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeP21/S1401/HH
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) on P15/S0142/HH (P15/S3021/HH as amended) (Bat Survey received 28 July 2021) Proposed two storey rear extension and refurbishment of the existing barn.
Manor Barn, The Green, Stadhampton, OX44 7UL
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Decision MadeP21/S2949/FUL
Installation at ground level of loop aerials (16 In total) arranged in two lines (retrospective) (arboricultural and ecological reports submitted 7th December 2021).
Land North of Christmas Common
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeP24/S0465/FUL
Proposed erection of two 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellinghouses.
Groveridge, Port Hill, Nettlebed, RG9 5RN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeP21/S1754/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Tree Protection) in application P20/S3390/HH. Part single part double storey rear extension, double storey front extension following demolition of existing garage, new front porch, new external finishes and parking arrangements including new gate.
4 Walton Avenue, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 1LA
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decision MadeP24/S1735/HH
Proposed ground and first floor side and rear extension.
43 St Georges Road, Wallingford, OX10 8JE
Received 31 May 2024 - Decision MadeP21/S1186/FUL
New secure storage building as amended by plans received on 16 June reducing the size and siting of the proposed building.
Dutch Barn Farm, Waterperry Road, Holton, OX33 1PW
Received 19 Mar 2021 - Decision MadeP26/S1701/DIS
Discharge of condition(s) 15 (Access to open space details) on planning application P23/S4262/FUL. Full application for 111 residential dwellings including new highways, associated infrastructure, sustainable urban drainage systems, pumping stations, demolition of agricultural buildings, green infrastructure and ancillary works
Land north of Oxford Road Thame
Received 13 May 2026 - Decision MadeP21/S0172/LB
Installation of a commemorative Blue Plaque to Frank H Kirby VC on the frontage of the building, at a height of approx 2.8 metres.
Wavertree House, 18 High Street, Thame, OX9 2BZ
Received 4 Feb 2021 - Decision MadeP20/S4592/HH
Alterations to existing garage including installation of canopy to side wall & insertion of side access door.
16 Blackthorn Grange, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3GG
Received 9 Dec 2020 - Consultation PeriodP25/S3162/FUL
Erection of 14 dwellings, plus the restoration and conversions of the existing Grade II listed building to a residential dwelling, with associated works, parking and landscaping with access from The Street, following the demolition of existing non-listed structures and removal of existing hardstanding. (Amended Plans Received 12th February 2026) (Amended Highways Information 27th March 2026)
Former Jewson's Yard, 50 The Street, Crowmarsh Gifford
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeP21/S0086/HH
Ground floor extension to the existing property located to the side of the property and new rear lean-to extension to the rear of the property.
Clovelly, The Green, Great Milton, OX44 7NP
Received 4 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeP24/S0445/TCA
T1- Horse chestnut Reduce by 3m all round. Tree has suffered considerably from previous phytophora infections and has suffered failures throughout the canopy. T2- Corkscrew willow reduce by 3m all round. Lapsed pollard, suggest reducing back to previous points to retain orginal structure. T3- Prunus ssp. heavily ivy clad stem, original tree has become unsafe due to heavy suppression from ivy. Suggest removal. TG1- 3x prunus and 1 cratageus- heavily ivy clad stems leabing into road, reccomend reducing into original headge line.
Thatchings, Sydenham Road, Sydenham, OX39 4LJ
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeP22/S4349/DA
Without planning permission the material change of use of land shown outlined red on the Plan from agricultural to a mixed use comprising agriculture and non-agricultural storage, parking and outdoor amenity uses including outdoor seating. (SE20/237(A)).
Land north east of Brookside Court, Cuddesdon Road, Horspath, OX33 1JB
Received 15 Dec 2022 - Decision MadeP20/S3531/HH
Demolition of part of existing outbuilding and the erection of extensions and alterations to the existing annex accommodation.
Church Cottage, Berrick Salome, OX10 6JP
Received 22 Sept 2020
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What these statistics cover
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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