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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.
4,677 approved · 504 refused · 485 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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158 Poplar Grove, Kennington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 5QS
Received 27 Oct 2023Olympic Avenue, 3d N C Ltd, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SA
Received 3 Oct 202310 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9BP
Received 16 Feb 2024Frethorne Stud, New Road, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9PG
Received 27 Nov 2024Princes Manor Farm, Church Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HA
Received 13 Dec 20242 Streamway Close, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0FY
Received 10 Dec 2025151 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2AD
Received 2 Feb 2024St Andrews Vicarage, High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AN
Received 28 Jan 202652 Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7BZ
Received 31 Aug 2022167 Southern Bypass, Oxford, OX2 0LN
Received 22 Mar 2023Field House, 111 Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HX
Received 21 Jan 2026Fairview, Orchard Gardens, West Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TN
Received 23 May 2024Causeway Cottage, The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ
Received 27 Oct 2023Crystalox Building, Kings Park, Wantage, OX12 9AJ
Received 24 Oct 2025Burnt House Farm, 25 High Street, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QD
Received 20 Jun 202380 Barrow Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6JQ
Received 8 Mar 2024Land to the south of Curie Avenue and west of Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DF
Received 2 Nov 2023Cheers Farm, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LA
Received 4 Oct 20242 Star Cottages Watery Lane Sparsholt Wantage OX12 9PL
Received 29 Jul 2026adjacent to Yew Tree House, Main Street, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HT
Received 12 Dec 2023Chalk Hill Main Street Chilton Didcot OX11 0RZ
Received 20 Jul 202625 Mill Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NS
Received 3 Apr 20245 New Row, Buckland Road, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QN
Received 4 Dec 20247 Raven Way, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8FU
Received 18 Dec 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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