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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5,625 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 High View Court Sutton Courtenay Abingdon OX14 4GZ
Received 27 Mar 202626 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Received 25 Nov 2021Land off Bakers Crescent, Bakers Crescent, Radley, OX14 3XF
Received 8 Jul 202529 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AG
Received 31 Jul 2025Green Farm, The Green, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EU
Received 6 Oct 2023Flat 8, 10-12 Langford House, Gloucester Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HY
Received 22 May 2023Swinford Bungalow Swinford OX29 4BY
Received 10 Jul 2026Childrey House, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UJ
Received 26 Oct 202352A Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BZ
Received 1 Dec 2025Land at Bury Street Abingdon
Received 30 Jun 20265 Evelyn Close, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BZ
Received 3 Feb 2025Opp 17-18 Thornhill Walk, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JH
Received 14 Mar 2025109 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2AB
Received 21 Jun 2023OS of Unit 6, The Old Estate Yard, High Street, East Hendred, OX12 8JY
Received 13 Jan 2026Maltravers Paddock, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UJ
Received 9 Jan 2024Bradley Farmhouse, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QU
Received 13 Aug 2024Gable End, Hatford, Faringdon, SN7 8JF
Received 2 Apr 2025Holly Tree House, Jarn Way, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JF
Received 13 Mar 2025Thomas Reade CP School, Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Received 30 Nov 2021A34 Lodge Hill Interchange, Abingdon, OX14 1RW
Received 25 Oct 202414 The Green, Drayton, OX14 4HZ
Received 31 Aug 20225 New Row, Buckland Road, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QN
Received 4 Dec 2024White Hart Wood, Blackgate Lane, Frilford Heath, Abingdon
Received 15 Dec 2022Land off Upper Farm Road, Chilton, OX11 0PJ
Received 6 Nov 2023Records 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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