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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.
5,639 approved · 580 refused · 631 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage, OX12 9BN
Received 11 May 2022Rectory House, Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 17 Nov 20215B Gravel Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HY
Received 27 Nov 20251 Cherry Tree Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5BB
Received 16 Jul 20251 The Quadrant, Abingdon, OX14 3YS
Received 12 Oct 2022Colt Corner, Horn Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LD
Received 7 Feb 2025Land to west of the A338 and north of East Hanney, East Hanney
Received 28 Oct 20258 Masefield Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 5PH
Received 16 Mar 2022Church Of St Faith, Church Street, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7QA
Received 25 Apr 2025Crabtree Farm, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8BH
Received 16 Oct 2025Youlbury Scout Activity Centre, Youlbury, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HD
Received 22 Nov 2023Old Red Lion, 19 High Street, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LH
Received 17 Nov 2025Bagley Croft Lodge, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BD
Received 7 Sept 202218 Latton Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AE
Received 19 Mar 20252 Ashenden Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1QE
Received 28 Oct 2025Appleton Manor, Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JR
Received 9 Feb 2026Land South of the A415, Marcham
Received 4 May 2023Land South of Park Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7PL
Received 13 Apr 2022Highview, Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire, Faringdon, SN7 7NG
Received 22 Nov 2024Oldfield Farm, Baulking, SN7 8NR
Received 26 Jan 2026Chilton Recycling Facility, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0ST
Received 4 Aug 2022P7 Former Grove Airfield, Wantage
Received 7 Nov 2025Land to the north of Frome Road, Harwell Campus, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0FD
Received 19 Aug 2024Building 383, Harwell Science And Innovation Campus, Road Thirteen, Didcot, OX11 0RD
Received 17 Sept 2024Records 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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