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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.
4,654 approved · 503 refused · 484 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
45 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9EY
Received 23 Oct 2023Land to the south of Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QG
Received 26 Aug 202515 Patricks Orchard, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RL
Received 11 Aug 2025Northfield Farm, Radcot Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DT
Received 12 Jun 2023Fern House, 3 Manor Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AD
Received 20 Jan 2023Land to the North of West Radley
Received 6 Jan 20262 & 3 Cheyney Walk, Abingdon, OX14 1HN
Received 12 Jun 2024Land to the North of A4130 Hill Farm Abingdon OX14 4PJ
Received 1 Jun 202633 Pinnocks Way, Oxford, OX2 9DD
Received 17 Nov 2025Oakleigh, Millway Lane, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LB
Received 3 Jan 202380 St Gabriel's, Wantage, OX12 8FL
Received 14 Jul 2023Unit 4 Post Office Vaults, Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AT
Received 2 Feb 202347 Hendred Way, Abingdon, OX14 2AW
Received 1 Jul 2024Former Esso Research Centre Milton Hill Steventon OX13 6BD
Received 19 Aug 2026Elm Farm Business Park, Grove Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PD
Received 15 Jan 202629 Oxford Lane, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PL
Received 11 Feb 2025Dunmore Court, Wootton Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6BH
Received 30 Oct 2025Farmer Gows, Fernham Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7PR
Received 24 Aug 20263 Minchins Close, Abingdon, OX14 3XS
Received 13 Sept 202341 Market Place Wantage OX12 8AW
Received 23 Jul 2026The Cleve, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 18 Nov 20241 Westcot Farm, Westcot, Westcot, Wantage, OX12 9QA
Received 20 Nov 2023Car park at Hanney War Memorial Hall, Brookside, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JL
Received 2 Mar 2026Land West of Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire
Received 20 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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