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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.
4,773 approved · 506 refused · 507 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fir Tree Cottage, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LW
Received 3 Jul 2023Sports Pavilion, Appleton Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QH
Received 8 Oct 2025The Oak House, Fawler Road, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QH
Received 22 Aug 2024Hilton Garden Inn Marcham Road Abingdon OX14 1TZ
Received 31 Jul 2026208 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LR
Received 12 Aug 2025Causeway Cottage, The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ
Received 15 Mar 202322 St Helens Court, Abingdon, OX14 5BS
Received 12 Dec 20241A Galley Field, Abingdon, OX14 3RS
Received 7 May 2024Oxleaze Farm, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 16 Oct 2023Dahlia View (Phase 2Tb) Valley Park Didcot
Received 9 Jun 2026Beechfield House, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5QG
Received 24 Jan 202452 Elizabeth Drive, Wantage, OX12 9YG
Received 14 Dec 20224 Radley Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3PQ
Received 22 Mar 2024Land between Upton footpath and Upton Byway off Hollow Way, Hollow Way, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9HP
Received 12 Jul 2023Land At Galleyherns Farm Old Wharf Road Longcot Faringdon SN7 7QT
Received 29 Jun 2026Land between A34 Milton Interchange and B4015, north of Clifton Hampden
Received 20 Feb 2026Land to the north of Frome Road, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0FD
Received 31 Mar 2025Stanford Primary School, High Street, Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LH
Received 12 Mar 20254 The Spinney, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1TA
Received 5 Feb 2024Hill Farm, Church Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SW
Received 2 Aug 2022RM1B Phase 1 Valley Park Didcot
Received 27 Aug 20261 Blowing Stone Cottages, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QE
Received 15 Feb 2023Sutton Wick Plant Site, Land Adjoining Stone Hills Lane, Oday Hill, Sutton Wick, OX14 4AA
Received 23 Mar 2023Beaulieu Court Cottage, Beaulieu Court, Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6RQ
Received 5 Sept 2022Records 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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