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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 dates16,771Searchable applications
352Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,514 approved or refused records
929Refused applications
8,585 approved · 929 refused · 668 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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- Planning enquiriesplanning@southoxon.gov.ukCouncil 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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Under ConsiderationP26/S3277/HH
Demolition of the existing single-storey rear projection; erection of a single-storey ground floor rear extension and a first-floor infill extension, with three gabled roofs replacing the existing flat roof
2 Crown Terrace Stadhampton Oxford OX44 7TY
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S3784/TCA
To remove 1 x Yew tree. To remove 1 x Holly tree.
2 Watery Lane, Clifton Hampden, OX14 3EJ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S0923/TCA
To remove x2 Sycamore trees and x1 Horse chestnut tree down to ground level, these trees are getting very close to the property, they have also demolished the wall which my client would like to re instate.
The Other House, High Street, Culham, OX14 4NA
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeP26/S1334/DIS
Discharge condition(s) 3 (Tree protection details), 7 (Sensitive lighting strategy) and condition 11 (External energy systems) on planning application P25/S3768/RM. Reserved matters application following outline permission P23/S1818/O for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the proposed demolition of existing dwelling & erection of two detached dwellings with associated parking and amenity space.
5 Burcot Park Burcot Abingdon OX14 3DH
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeP20/S4772/FUL
S73A - Retrospective application for equestrian stables & the change of use of land to include equestrian grazing and paddocks to be used by the occupants of The Barn House, Wallingford Road, North Moreton.
The Barn House, Wallingford Road, North Moreton, OX11 9BA
Received 16 Dec 2020 - Decision MadeP24/S2450/LDP
Single storey rear extension in replacement of existing conservatory lean-to.
Little Orchard, York Road, West Hagbourne, OX11 0NG
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S3070/TCA
T1 - Ash behind new build - reduce height by approx 4m and shape. T2 - Ash - reduce height by approximately 4m and shape. T3 - Sycamore - reduce height by approx 4m and shape.
Manor Farm, Main Street, West Hagbourne, OX11 0ND
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Under ConsiderationP26/S3953/HH
Demolition of existing conservatory & replace with single storey rear extension.
111 Wantage Road Wallingford OX10 0LT
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeP21/S1593/TCA
T1 - Leyland Cypress - fell to ground level and grind out stump.
The Spire & Spoke Public House, 21 Hill Road, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5AD
Received 6 Apr 2021 - Decision MadeP24/S0455/FUL
Proposed change of use to auction facility.
Unit 6, Lupton Road, Thame, OX9 3SE
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeP22/S4503/TCA
T1: Willow - a 5m reduction all round.
Cedar Cottage, Sydenham Road, Sydenham, OX39 4NJ
Received 19 Dec 2022 - Decision MadeP21/S2758/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling followed by the construction of a replacement dwelling and garden equipment/machinery store (As per amended access arrangements, arboricultural information and energy statement submitted 11 Aug. 21)
High Leas, Rotherfield Road, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 1NR
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeP26/S1808/HH
Demolition of single storey rear extension, and the construction of a single-storey rear and two-storey side extensions and alterations to the existing dwelling, and associated landscaping works (part retrospective).
The Highlands High Road Brightwell-cum-sotwell Wallingford OX10 0QX
Received 22 May 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S2044/TCA
T1 Maple in rear garden reduce crown height and spread by 2.5m
8 Jemmetts Close Dorchester-on-Thames Wallingford OX10 7RA
Received 26 May 2026 - Decision MadeP25/S3117/TCA
T1 Reduction of willow tree by approx 2m in height and spread. T2 Reduction of maple by approx 2.5m in height and spread. T3 Removal of dead stems on willow. T4 Reduction of plum tree by approx 1.5m in height and spread.
2 The Old Vicarage, Manor Road, Goring, RG8 9DR
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeP24/S3862/DA
On the Land, without planning permission, the erection of an outbuilding used as a pool house forward of the principal elevation of the dwelling known as Glebe Retreat (not Permitted Development). The outbuilding is shown for indicative purposes only within the area coloured blue on the attached plan.(SE24/263).
Glebe Retreat, 129 Cuddesdon Road, Horspath, Oxon, OX33 1JB
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeP20/S4479/TCA
Leylandii - fell because neighbour has cut back his side to bare wood and previous owners and topped it badly so growth is uneven and poor growth. Plan to replant a new tree in its place.
Coopers Yard, Sydenham, Oxon, OX39 4NB
Received 24 Nov 2020 - Decision MadeP24/S0687/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) on planning application P22/S4155/FUL (Full planning permission for the erection of 21 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and open space).
H & C Pearce & Sons Ltd, Aylesbury Road, Thame, OX9 3AS
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeP24/S0894/FUL
Conversion of two existing agricultural barns to create a detached residential dwelling with a separate garage and associated landscaping.
Church Farm, Copson Lane, Stadhampton, OX44 7TZ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeP25/S2544/S73
Removal of condition 28 (BREEAM Standard) on application P24/S0228/S73 (Variation of condition 19 (improvements to road network) on application P19/S4413/O to omit 'and a system of street lighting along the complete length of Monument Road/Warpsgrove Lane'. (Hybrid planning application for mixed business and commercial development (B1, B2 and B8 Use Classes) comprising full details for up to 3,200m2 on 1.5ha of land (Zone 1), and outline (all matters reserved save that of access) for 1.17ha of land (Zone 2)) - to omit 'and a system of street lighting along the complete length of Monument Road/Warpsgrove Lane'.
Land next to Irton House, Warpsgrove Lane, Chalgrove, OX44 7TH
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeP21/S2838/LB
Replace existing paving with new paving, repaint all existing windows, side and rear doors and repaint external walls of a Grade II listed building.
Honeysuckle Cottage, Lower End, Great Milton, OX44 7NL
Received 22 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeP26/S4122/TCA
T1 1x Robinia. Large collapsed lateral limb falling on Crossways driveway to the east of tree. The limb was heavily weighed down with mistletoe. Additionally and most relevantly, dysfunctional wood volumes internally could be seen in breakage on the tensile element of lateral branch. Dark dead cambium and heart wood which will have lost dynamic properties consequentially. Additionally the appears to be some inclusion in a bifurcation. The tree has canopy cover over Ferry Lane, Crossways and Lady & St John's Chapel, all areas with high occupancy. Specification: • Reduce overall canopy by 2-2.5 metres, including a dominant sub limb to the west over the church. • Remove/prune out mistletoe T2 1x Leyland Cypress. With proximity to the Robinia is a dominant lapsed leylandii growing through the Robinia and over road, forcing tree to put outer growth on, only leading to potentially end heavy lever arm characteristics. Specification: • Reduce by 4.0m in height • Prune some width where possible as road width is compromised.
Crossways Manor Road Goring Reading RG8 9DT
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeP26/S1953/LB
External and internal alterations to refurbish the property including replacement roof tiles, replacement rear windows from single glazed to timber framed doubled glazed and back door, additional rainwater downpipe to the rear, replacement skylight, internal removal of concrete screed floor to Lounge and replacement with limecrete, internal reconstruction of a short length of party wall with No.36, support to modern fireplace, repair of Ground Floor window lintel, repair of purlin.
38 High Street Benson Wallingford OX10 6RP
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP24/S1478/AG
Proposed new road made from clean crushed recycled concrete.
Clifton Heath Woodlands, off Oxford Road, Clifton Hampden
Received 3 May 2024
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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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