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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
11,971 approved · 1,171 refused · 920 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AU
Received 31 Mar 202524 Howbery Farm, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8NR
Received 26 Aug 2020The Woodyard, Constitution Hill, Mongewell
Received 20 Feb 2020Wentworth, Ipsden Heath, Ipsden, OX10 6QP
Received 25 Aug 202338 Chinnor Road, Thame, OX9 3LR
Received 28 Mar 202566 West Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2EA
Received 22 Feb 20243 Wyfold Cottages, Road Between Wyfold Lane & Wyfold Road, Wyfold, RG4 9HX
Received 14 Dec 2020Strathdene, West End, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RU
Received 10 Oct 2019The Thatched Cottage Abingdon Road Didcot OX11 9BT
Received 8 Sept 2026Land north of A4130 Wallingford Bypass, Wallingford, Oxon
Received 19 Mar 2025Mount Pleasant Farm, Thame Road, Great Milton, OX44 7HX
Received 2 Oct 20256 Garton End, Crays Pond, RG8 7QH
Received 14 Oct 2022Stonor, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 6HE
Received 11 Apr 201980 High Street, Wallingford, OX10 0BX
Received 6 Jul 2023The Clarks Shop 5 St Marys Street Wallingford OX10 0EL
Received 10 Oct 2026Spinners, 8 Coates Lane, Swyncombe, RG9 6EE
Received 7 Sept 2023Mulberry Cottage, 44 High Street, Benson, OX10 6RP
Received 27 Apr 2023Land at Crowell Road, Chinnor
Received 3 Sept 2024Bristows Christmas Common Watlington OX49 5HR
Received 12 May 2026Walnut Tree Cottage, Spring Lane, Aston Upthorpe, OX11 9EH
Received 9 Oct 20242 Craig Gardens Thames Street Wallingford OX10 0HG
Received 18 Jun 2026Maplecote, The Hamlet, Gallowstree Common, RG4 9BU
Received 30 Mar 2021Stonor Park, Stonor, RG9 6HF
Received 18 Jun 201911 Henrietta Road, Thame, OX9 3TJ
Received 10 Mar 2020Records 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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