South Oxfordshire District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
South Oxfordshire District Council decided more than 3,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on South Oxfordshire District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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22 October 2026 · Approved
Land North of Rycote Lane, Thame, OX9 2FZ · P24/S2886/FUL
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14 October 2026 · Approved
Holloway Farm, Church Hill, Milton Common, OX33 1GX · P26/S0932/FUL
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5 August 2026 · Refused
Land north-west of Nuneham Courteney, situated to the west of the A4074, north of Upper Farm and south of Lower Farm · P24/S1336/FUL
Figures for South Oxfordshire District Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 1%of more than 770 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 180 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 46%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 95plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on South Oxfordshire District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants.”
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“The main issues are whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to: - • whether the development proposed is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and its effect on openness • The effect of the development proposed…”
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“This main issues are: - • Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with regard to the Council’s settlement strategy and accessibility. • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether or not the proposed development would afford future occupiers acceptable living conditions; and • the effect of the proposed…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.