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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.
8,556 approved · 921 refused · 664 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, RG4 9JT
Received 22 Nov 2022Fairview, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BX
Received 3 Nov 2025Highwood, Greenfield, OX49 5HG
Received 9 Dec 2025Sandy Hill, Mapledurham, RG4 7TZ
Received 2 Oct 202347 Harpsden Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1EE
Received 7 Dec 2020Farm Buildings at Little Standhill, Standhill Lane, Little Haseley
Received 7 May 2024Heathfield, Badgemore, Oxon, RG9 4NR
Received 16 Apr 202429 Halse Water, Didcot, OX11 7SX
Received 20 May 202117 Castle Street, Wallingford, OX10 8DW
Received 21 Jun 2021The Old School House, 11 Queen Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7HR
Received 4 Mar 2024South Stoke Community Shop, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, RG8 0JT
Received 22 May 2023Cornerways Toot Baldon Oxford OX44 9NE
Received 20 Jul 202618 Pound Lane, Cholsey, OX10 9NR
Received 16 Mar 2021Bishop Court Farm, 91 High Street, Dorchester-On-Thames, OX10 7HP
Received 23 Mar 2021Thatch Cottage, Chazey Heath, RG4 7UF
Received 20 May 2021Bird In Hand Peppard Road Sonning Common Reading RG4 9NP
Received 22 Apr 2026Holmwood, Shiplake Row, Binfield Heath, RG9 4DP
Received 5 May 202153 High Street, Thame, OX9 2AD
Received 7 Nov 2023Thame Forty, Jane Morbey Road, Thame, OX9 3RR
Received 19 Sept 2025Buildings Adjacent 1 Grove Farm Cottages, Grove Road, Goring, RG8 0LU
Received 4 Aug 2023The Old Grammar School Church Road Thame OX9 3AJ
Received 6 Oct 202622 Church Road, Wheatley, OX33 1NB
Received 30 Nov 2020Land to the East of Crest Estate, Main Street, Stoke Row, RG9 5RB
Received 16 Oct 2024Our Lady Of Lourdes Chapel, Crown Road, Wheatley, OX33 1UL
Received 12 Feb 2021Records 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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