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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,625 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Nov 2021 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coulings, Orchard Lane, East Hendred, Oxon, OX12 8JW
Received 22 Jan 20242 Curtyn Close, Abingdon, OX14 1SE
Received 29 Jul 202264 Bath Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1EB
Received 5 Sept 2022Westfield, Springfield Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8HD
Received 11 Apr 2024Winterbrook Farm, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9NL
Received 17 Mar 2022The Old House 49 Northcourt Road Abingdon OX14 1PJ
Received 13 Jul 20268 & 9 The Green, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4AE
Received 2 Mar 2026The New Vicarage, The Cloisters, Wantage, OX12 8AQ
Received 11 Apr 202534 North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LY
Received 28 Jun 202410 Little Howe Close, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AJ
Received 3 Dec 2021Harwell Village Hall, Harwell Parish Council Office, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EX
Received 17 Mar 2026Coseners House Conference Centre, 15-16 Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
Received 9 Jan 2026Audley House, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QW
Received 24 Oct 2023Magpies, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BH
Received 7 Oct 2024Westfield, Springfield Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8HD
Received 15 Jan 202428 St Amand Drive, Abingdon, OX14 5RG
Received 16 Apr 202421A School Lane, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EH
Received 12 Dec 20225 & 7 Winsmore Lane, Abingdon, OX14 5BY
Received 20 May 202291 Eaton Road Appleton Abingdon OX13 5JJ
Received 6 Jul 2026Stone Cottage 33 Hurst Lane Cumnor Oxford OX2 9PR
Received 21 Jul 2026Land at Monks Farm, Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 21 Jun 202322 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JP
Received 16 Jan 202450 Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JF
Received 19 May 20224 Park Road Abingdon OX14 1DS
Received 19 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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 Vale of White Horse 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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