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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5,625 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
9B Market Place, Abingdon, OX14 3HG
Received 18 Jan 20232 The Old School, Garford, Abingdon, OX13 5PG
Received 3 Nov 2022Bridge Farm, Old Mission Hall, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8JY
Received 1 Nov 2023Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DG
Received 9 Sept 2025Dixie Down Meadows, Faringdon Road, Stanford-in-Vale, SN7 8NP
Received 13 Oct 2023Milton Hill Business and Technology Centre, Milton Hill, Abingdon, OX13 6BD
Received 25 Feb 2025Bowling Green Farm Sandpit, Stanford Road, Faringdon, SN7 8EZ
Received 6 Oct 20223 Queens Close, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9DJ
Received 17 Nov 20211 Lower Whitley Road, Filchampstead, Oxford, OX2 9NU
Received 16 Jan 2026Chilton Recycling Facility, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0ST
Received 4 Aug 202221 Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6DW
Received 16 May 20238 Masefield Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 5PH
Received 9 May 2022The Dairy Barn (Plot 2), Lowerfield Farm, Lower Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HU
Received 26 Sept 2025Bridge Farm House, Main Road, Appleford, Abingdon, OX14 4NU
Received 4 Apr 2022Ashbrook House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QA
Received 15 May 2023Conifers, Stream Road, Upton, OX11 9JG
Received 19 Jan 2026Rowstock ATE, Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JU
Received 17 Nov 202339 Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AT
Received 1 May 2025The Croft, Church Street, Ardington, Wantage, OX12 8QA
Received 8 Mar 2023Chilswell Barn, Chilswell Lane, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BN
Received 13 Feb 2024Laburnum Cottage, 90 Church Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6JP
Received 13 Mar 20249 Main Street, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EX
Received 26 May 202217 Orchard Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0LQ
Received 7 Oct 2025New Haven, Old Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JJ
Received 14 Dec 2021Records 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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