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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.
4,905 approved · 517 refused · 525 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hanson Aggregates, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PW
Received 9 Jun 20251 Combes Close, Coach Lane, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8SR
Received 4 Dec 2024Lodge Farm House, Pusey, Faringdon, SN7 8QD
Received 3 Sept 2025Coppice Leaze Farm, Coppice Lane, West Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TJ
Received 22 Jan 2024Old Forge House, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8ED
Received 21 May 2024North A420 Botley Road to south A423 ring road between, A34 to the west & the Oxford to London railway line to east, including land between the A4144 Abingdon Road, to the west & the River Thames.
Received 7 Mar 2023Windswept, 3 Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BQ
Received 24 Mar 2026Land at 31 West Way, Oxford, OX2 0JE
Received 18 Apr 2023Platinum House, Shrivenham, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6 8BQ
Received 16 Dec 2022Ardarragh House, South Row, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RT
Received 15 Nov 20239 Cothill, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 6JN
Received 7 Oct 2022Millbrook Cottage, Berry Lane, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QJ
Received 5 Feb 202525 Charlbury Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8EE
Received 1 Jun 20222 Lavender Cottages, Main Street, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RZ
Received 18 Nov 202218B High Street Ardington Wantage OX12 8PS
Received 4 May 202611 Sympson Close, Abingdon, OX14 5RB
Received 18 Dec 20244 Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BU
Received 17 Feb 202528 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AX
Received 16 Jul 2025Oak Tree Farm, Hanney Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AP
Received 23 Dec 2025Millaway Farm, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 30 Jun 2025National Trust Estate Yard Coleshill Swindon SN6 7PT
Received 17 Jul 2026Highway Verge off A420, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TL
Received 11 Sept 202439 Berry Croft, Abingdon, OX14 1JN
Received 29 Feb 20245 St Peters Close, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6LD
Received 2 Jul 2025Records 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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