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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.
4,615 approved · 501 refused · 480 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Aug 2022 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cherry Barn, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EY
Received 23 Jul 2024141 South Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 1QY
Received 22 Apr 20243 Drewitts Corner, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EH
Received 11 Dec 202333 Ballingers, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8FP
Received 17 Aug 2023Bridge Farm, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8JY
Received 1 Dec 2023Chaumont Springfield Road Wantage OX12 8EX
Received 1 Jul 2026Rectory House, Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 9 Jun 2023South Charlton Farm, Larkhill, Wantage, OX12 8PL
Received 27 Jun 2023A34 and A4183 Lodge Hill Interchange, North of Abingdon
Received 13 Mar 202596 Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LA
Received 30 Aug 2022Banbury Court, The Motte, Abingdon, OX14 3NX
Received 12 Aug 20246 Chawley Lane, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PX
Received 13 Dec 2022Kingston Lisle Park, The Lodge, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QQ
Received 8 Jul 2026Mcdonalds Restaurant, Section Of A4130 Between Milton Interchange And New Farm, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4TX
Received 6 Mar 202449 Hanney Road, Steventon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6AH
Received 29 Feb 2024Dunraven House, 32 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AA
Received 15 Sept 2025Thatched Cottage, Church Street, Appleford, Abingdon, OX14 4PA
Received 10 Dec 2025Burnside, Beggars Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5BL
Received 30 Jul 2024Hillside, Main Street, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EX
Received 20 Dec 2024Landmead, 1 Carters Crescent, Faringdon, SN7 7LA
Received 4 Apr 20244 St Michaels, Priory Road, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9DE
Received 6 Oct 2022European Space Agency Ecsat, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0FD
Received 30 Sept 2022St Marys Convent, Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9AU
Received 4 May 2023Orchard Dene House, Watts Lane, Blewbury, Oxon, OX11 9PS
Received 6 Nov 2025Records 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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