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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.
4,803 approved · 507 refused · 511 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Bakehouse, 4 North Street, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NG
Received 9 Feb 2026Gilbourns Farmhouse, 155 Drayton Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4HA
Received 12 Sept 20255 St Johns Road, Abingdon, OX14 2HA
Received 5 Apr 2024OPCS S/S Radio Mast Site (OXF0064)3, Pusey Furse, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8PY
Received 4 Sept 2023Courtyard by Marriot (Oxford South), 6 Milton Gate, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4FP
Received 10 Nov 2025The Bakery, Berrycroft, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8LX
Received 10 Nov 2022Aasvogel WTS, Downsview Road, Grove Technology Park, Wantage, OX12 9GN
Received 24 Jun 202413 The Croft, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LD
Received 2 Aug 2022Frethorne Stud, New Road, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9PG
Received 28 May 2025Land East of Kingston Bagpuize
Received 6 Jan 2026Ridgeway Farm, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0TD
Received 4 Nov 2022Tucker Park, Park Road, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7BP
Received 20 Feb 2023Step Stones House, Bourton, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6 8HZ
Received 15 Oct 2024Broadbrook Cottage, Broadbrook Lane, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PJ
Received 2 Sept 2022Navannah, Oxford Lane, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PX
Received 20 Nov 2023Land at the Steeds, Coxwell Road, Faringdon
Received 26 Mar 2024Land adjacent Whittington Crescent, Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9GB
Received 23 May 2025Beechwood House Church Lane, Milton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4BL
Received 4 Aug 20251 Almshouses, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0ET
Received 24 Oct 202360 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PB
Received 5 Jan 2026Manor Farm House Kingston Lisle Wantage OX12 9QL
Received 30 Jun 2026The Studio At Mill House Fernham Road Uffington Faringdon SN7 7RD
Received 27 Jul 2026Land at Grove Farm, Off Cow Lane, West Hanney, Grove
Received 15 Dec 2022St Faith, Dogkennel Lane, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7PZ
Received 28 Feb 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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