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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5,625 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
55 Farm Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NE
Received 7 Jul 2022Flat 1, Little Dene, Yarnells Hill, Oxford, OX2 9BG
Received 23 Dec 2022Warborough Farm, Warborough Road, Letcombe Regis, OX12 9LF
Received 11 Sept 2025Hanson Aggregates, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PW
Received 20 Apr 2023Chilswell, Carmelite Priory, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HB
Received 27 Feb 2023Pelham House, Bedwells Heath, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JE
Received 16 Mar 2023Wicks House, North Green, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LQ
Received 9 Jan 202350 Tyrrells Way, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4DF
Received 22 Jul 2024University Field Lab, Wytham, Oxfordshire, OX2 8QJ
Received 23 Oct 2025Charity School House, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 18 Jan 20235 Dorchester Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 2AH
Received 6 Mar 20232 Granage Lane Kingston Bagpuize Abingdon OX13 5GX
Received 29 May 2026The Lodge High Street Hinton Waldrist Faringdon SN7 8RN
Received 23 Jul 20263 Holborn Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LU
Received 20 May 2025Lyford Stud Northmead Lane Charney Bassett Wantage OX12 0HB
Received 17 Jun 20264 Dean Court Road, Oxford, OX2 9XD
Received 12 Jan 2022Denchworth House, Hyde Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DX
Received 31 Jan 2024Southernwood Cottage, Cat Street, East Hendred, OX12 8JT
Received 9 Dec 20219 Main Street, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EX
Received 15 Sept 202372 Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0LW
Received 15 Nov 2021Barclay House, Road Running Through Goosey, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 1 Nov 202311 Badgers Copse, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3BQ
Received 19 Jul 2022Minmere Barn, Buckland Road, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EL
Received 28 Aug 2024O K A Purchas Road Didcot OX11 7BF
Received 29 Jun 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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