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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.
8,938 approved · 952 refused · 713 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Ipsden Heath Farm, Ipsden Heath, Ipsden, OX10 6QR
Received 6 Oct 20234 Martins Lane, Dorchester on Thames, Oxon, OX10 7JE
Received 18 Oct 202360 Preston Cromarsh Wallingford
Received 14 Sept 202655 High Street, Thame, OX9 3AH
Received 4 Nov 2025Land known as St Andrew's Field, Holton
Received 8 Aug 2024Former Site Of Georgetown Filling Station, Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8SD
Received 3 Feb 202382 Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ
Received 15 Dec 2023The Croft Benson Road Ewelme Wallingford OX10 6HB
Received 10 Sept 2026Former Theatre, Hardwick Estate, Whitchurch on Thames, RG8 7RD
Received 22 May 2023Meadowlands, Brightwell cum Sotwell, OX10 0RT
Received 7 Aug 2024The Old Farmhouse, Lower Farm, Otmoor Lane, Beckley, OX3 9TD
Received 8 Nov 2022The Gallery, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, RG4 6TU
Received 5 Apr 2023Avalon Kennels, Icknield Way, Benson, OX10 6PP
Received 27 Mar 20239 Newells Close, Stadhampton, OX44 7XS
Received 21 Jun 202470 West Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2EA
Received 12 Sept 2025Lower Green Farm Lower Green Towersey Thame OX9 3QP
Received 20 Aug 202618 Whitehills Green, Goring, RG8 0EB
Received 20 Feb 2026Newnham Hill Cottage, Newnham Hill, RG9 5TR
Received 17 Oct 20254 Empstead Court, Gravel Hill, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2EQ
Received 15 Dec 2023Golder Manor Farm House, Clare Hill, OX49 5AY
Received 22 Apr 2024Hazel Shaw Road Between Whitehall Lane And Judges Road Checkendon Reading RG8 0SX
Received 16 Apr 202618 Market Place Wallingford OX10 0AD
Received 28 Jul 2026Highwood, Greenfield, OX49 5HG
Received 28 Feb 2023Breach Farm, Breach Farm Barn, Wheatley Road, Stanton St John, OX33 1FG
Received 18 Aug 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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