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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of South Oxfordshire District Council. Also known as SODC.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official South Oxfordshire website
9,582 approved · 997 refused · 766 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tanglewood, Henley Park, near Fawley, RG9 6HY
Received 28 Apr 2021The Grange, High Street, Long Wittenham, OX14 4QH
Received 24 Jul 2020St Peters Farm Campsite, Bear Lane, North Moreton, OX11 9AS
Received 22 Oct 2025Braziers Park College, Ipsden, OX10 6AN
Received 20 Jul 20237 Hazel Grove, Kingwood, RG9 5NH
Received 28 May 2021Rectory Farm, Waterperry, OX33 1LB
Received 8 Nov 2022The Stone Yard Back Way Great Haseley Oxford OX44 7JP
Received 12 May 2026Church Farm House, Wallingford Road, North Moreton, OX11 9BA
Received 3 Dec 202549 Springhill Road, Goring, RG8 0BY
Received 7 May 2020Oxford Brookes University, Waterperry Road, Holton, OX33 1HX
Received 21 Apr 2023Winterbrook Nursing Home, 18 Winterbrook, Wallingford, OX10 9EF
Received 28 Jun 2023Land south of Appleford Road, Didcot
Received 4 Aug 2025Mill Lane, Chinnor, OX39 4RF
Received 28 Oct 2020Roseways Uxmore Road Stoke Row RG8 0TD
Received 30 Jul 2026Hillside, 6 Valley Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1RR
Received 7 Oct 2025Ladygrove Farm, Abingdon Road, Didcot, OX11 9BS
Received 24 Jun 2024Land at Oak Hill Park, Chinnor
Received 28 May 2024Chiltern Cottage Britwell Salome Watlington OX49 5LH
Received 30 Apr 202633 Bridle Path, Woodcote, RG8 0SE
Received 8 Nov 202420 St Marks Road Henley-on-Thames RG9 1LJ
Received 6 Oct 20269 Cotmore Gardens Thame OX9 3LZ
Received 2 Jun 2026Jo Jos Vineyard, Russells Water, RG9 6EU
Received 15 Apr 2024Beauchamp Grange Old Nursery Lane Brightwell-cum-sotwell Wallingford OX10 0RB
Received 27 Apr 2026Former Jewson's Yard, 50 The Street, Crowmarsh Gifford
Received 7 Nov 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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