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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
9,993 approved · 1,038 refused · 798 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Littleworth Barn, Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, OX49 5FA
Received 9 Feb 202316 Blandy Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1QB
Received 26 Jan 20263 Beechcroft, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7LS
Received 6 Nov 2024The Chilterns AONB
Received 18 Dec 2025The Stone Yard, Back Way, Great Haseley, OX44 7JP
Received 9 Oct 2024Mulberry House, Peppard Hill, Peppard Common, RG9 5ES
Received 31 Jul 2020Land east of Mill Lane, North of Mill House, Stadhampton, OX44 7UP
Received 3 Feb 2026Barn Complex, The Stone House, New Close Farm Road, Henton, OX39 4AJ
Received 13 Nov 2024Didcot Railway Centre Station Road Didcot OX11 7NJ
Received 18 Jun 2026Middle Barn, Little Stoke, OX10 6AZ
Received 18 Aug 2025Battle Lodge, Elvendon Road, Goring, RG8 0DR
Received 12 Jan 2023Lovell Cottage, Kingwood Common, Kingwood, RG9 5NB
Received 23 Dec 2022Harpsden House, Gillotts Lane, Harpsden, RG9 4AY
Received 7 Dec 2022Tree Tops House, Gillotts Lane, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1PT
Received 9 Aug 2023Christmas Cottage, 7 Pyrton, Watlington, OX49 5AP
Received 3 Nov 2022Harpsden Wood House, Harpsden, RG9 4AF
Received 28 Jun 2021Street Record, Mersey Way, Didcot, OX11 7SB
Received 30 Nov 202342 Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AY
Received 22 Mar 2021Land at Old Manor Farm, Rectory Lane, Bix, RG9 6BT
Received 17 Jun 20245 Hillside View, Chinnor, OX39 4DE
Received 16 Nov 2022Land between 127 & 129 Brasenose Road, Didcot, OX11 7BP
Received 19 Jun 2025Whitehouse Farm, The Stables, Britwell Road, Watlington, OX49 5JY
Received 25 Aug 2020Mays Green Park, Mays Green, RG9 4AP
Received 16 Oct 2024Land at The Elms, Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 2DN
Received 22 May 2024Records 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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