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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
11,792 approved · 1,162 refused · 909 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
3-4 Downs View, Aston Tirrold, OX11 9DE
Received 12 Aug 202556 New Street, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2BT
Received 28 May 20216 Butlers Yard, Peppard Common, RG9 5EL
Received 31 Mar 2026Dorchester Pre-School, Queen Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7HR
Received 11 Apr 2023Land adjoining Tudor House, 46 Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LR
Received 4 Feb 202515 The Birches, Goring, RG8 9BW
Received 26 Jun 2020Walcots, 27 St Marys Street, Wallingford, OX10 0ET
Received 17 Sept 2020Land between Pyrton Lane and Cuxham Road, Cuxham Road, Watlington
Received 22 Jul 202424 Hampden Way, Ewelme, OX10 6HZ
Received 29 Apr 2021The Mill House, Mill Lane, Stadhampton, Oxford, OX44 7UP
Received 25 Jun 202665 Rooks Lane, Thame, OX9 2EA
Received 13 Dec 2022High Leas, Rotherfield Road, Henley on Thames, RG9 1NR
Received 22 Mar 2024Luke House and Dillamores, 21 & 27 High Street, Chinnor, Oxon, OX39 4DJ
Received 20 Dec 2022The Maples, Crowsley Road, Lower Shiplake, Oxon, RG9 3LD
Received 27 Oct 20207 Cherwell Close Wallingford OX10 0HF
Received 26 May 2026High Road, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0PT
Received 25 Jan 2024Breach House, Halfpenny Lane, near Moulsford, OX10 9JN
Received 3 Jun 2025Land at Oxford Brookes University Wheatley Campus Waterperry Road Holton OX33 1HX
Received 3 Jun 2026Forge Cottage, Long Wittenham Road, North Moreton, OX11 9AX
Received 8 Mar 2023Hill View House, High Street, Kingston Blount, OX39 4SJ
Received 21 Feb 2020Lord Williams Upper School, Oxford Road, Thame, OX9 2AQ
Received 12 Oct 2023Weir Close, Chiselhampton OX44 7UZ
Received 20 Apr 2026Oriel House, Thames Road, Goring, RG8 9AH
Received 4 Jun 202588 High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, OX10 7HP
Received 23 Oct 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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