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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.
4,641 approved · 502 refused · 481 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ash Tree Farm, Faringdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QX
Received 6 Feb 20242 Aelfrith Court, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5PW
Received 26 Oct 202292 High Street, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SW
Received 12 Dec 202329 North Hinksey Village, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0NA
Received 18 Aug 2025Middle Barn, Bullockspit Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HJ
Received 11 Mar 2025Parcel South East B, Crab Hill, Reading Road, Wantage, OX12 8HT
Received 8 Mar 2023Pidnell Farm, Radcot Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DY
Received 26 Sept 2025Vanquish House, School Lane, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EH
Received 29 Jan 2026Rose Cottage, Littleworth, Nr Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8ED
Received 23 Sept 2022Blewbury Service Station, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9NU
Received 19 May 2023Flats 1, 2, 5 & 6 Waylands, Broad Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RR
Received 9 Sept 2025Orchard House, Road Between High Street And Godfreys Farm, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UT
Received 18 Sept 20251 The Quadrant, Abingdon, OX14 3YS
Received 29 Aug 2023Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, North of Thomson Avenue, Didcot, OX11 0QG
Received 26 Jun 2023Land to the south of Curie Avenue and west of Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DF
Received 6 Nov 2024The White House, Main Street, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JL
Received 17 Apr 202317 Stanley Close, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0LB
Received 30 Jul 202433 Thames View, Abingdon, OX14 3ZB
Received 9 Sept 2024The Cottage, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 3 Nov 2022Somerset House, Chilton Road, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JL
Received 2 Feb 2023Fernley, Shrivenham Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TL
Received 12 Jan 202459 Coleshill Organics, Coleshill, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6 7PT
Received 7 Aug 2025Chilswell, Carmelite Priory, Lane From Chilswell Lane To Chilswell Farm, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HB
Received 26 Feb 2024Corner House, Allins Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JR
Received 23 Oct 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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