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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,629 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Red House Farm, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NH
Received 24 Jul 2024Blackthorn Jarn Way Boars Hill Oxford OX1 5JG
Received 26 Aug 2026Community Hall, 60 Thomas Crouch Drive, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2DN
Received 16 Jul 2025Botley Centre, West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9LP
Received 10 Jul 20243 Oakwood Way, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9RW
Received 22 Apr 2025Sandy Lodge, Abingdon Road, Tubney, OX13 5QL
Received 11 Oct 202414 Tullis Close, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4BD
Received 12 Dec 2022Hillfield, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QU
Received 3 Aug 2023Pine Ridge, Milton Hill, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AB
Received 15 Jul 202499 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BY
Received 18 Feb 2026Sawyers, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 8 Apr 202515A High Street Abingdon OX14 5BB
Received 18 May 2026Orchard End, Church Street, East Hendred, Oxon, OX12 8LA
Received 23 Jun 202321 Charlton Village Road, Charlton, Wantage, OX12 7HE
Received 6 Oct 2025Lowmans, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 11 Sept 202593 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PR
Received 24 Nov 2023Foremark, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BD
Received 1 Oct 202521 Warmans Close Wantage OX12 9XS
Received 17 Jul 20261-7 Regal Close & Abingdon Foyer, Abingdon, OX14 5FR
Received 6 Jan 2023Wantage Lawn Tennis Club Memorial Park Manor Road Wantage OX12 8DW
Received 30 Sept 2026Royal British Legion Hall, Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HP
Received 30 Aug 2022White Cottage, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EX
Received 17 May 2024Cedar House, Oxford Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5NU
Received 25 Mar 2025Pavement o/s 34 Bury Street Abingdon OX14 3QY
Received 23 Apr 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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