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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
11,721 approved · 1,157 refused · 908 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2016 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Flint Barn, 5 Gorwell, Watlington, OX49 5QB
Received 17 Apr 2020Cedar House, Woodperry Road, Beckley, OX3 9SZ
Received 6 Oct 2023Orchard Cottage, Crowsley, RG9 4JN
Received 6 Mar 202548 Greys Hill, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SJ
Received 15 May 202499 Park Road, Didcot, OX11 8QT
Received 1 Aug 2025Tall Trees, 6 Manor Farm Road, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7HZ
Received 25 Oct 2022Drakers, Holton, OX33 1QF
Received 26 Apr 2021Field House, 43 Deanfield Avenue, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 1UE
Received 14 Feb 20202 Beech Rise, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9TJ
Received 9 Mar 202137 Pilmore Meadow Chinnor OX39 4GA
Received 8 Oct 2026Castle Priory, Thames Street, Wallingford, OX10 0HD
Received 26 Mar 2025Jasmine Cottage, Aylesbury Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3AU
Received 18 Oct 2023BP Technology Centre, Bozedown Drive, near Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7QR
Received 25 Apr 2023The Manor House, 26 High Street, Wheatley, OX33 1XX
Received 30 Jul 2024Widlake 8A Winterbrook Wallingford OX10 9EA
Received 1 Sept 202614 Greys Hill, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SJ
Received 17 Oct 2023Keepers Cottage, Kiln Lane, Binfield Heath, RG9 4EL
Received 26 Jun 2023Church Barn, Parsons Lane, Ewelme, OX10 6HP
Received 31 Mar 202029 Oakley Court, near Nuffield, OX10 6QH
Received 28 Feb 202437 Oxford Road Garsington OX44 9AB
Received 18 Sept 2026Shirburn Lodge, Christmas Common, OX49 5HU
Received 2 Jan 2020Highway House, Rectory Road, Great Haseley, OX44 7JG
Received 20 Oct 2023Rupert House School, 90 Bell Street, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2BN
Received 30 Sept 2019Comus, Howberry Lane, near Nuffield, RG9 5SU
Received 11 Oct 2019Records 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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