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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.
4,927 approved · 520 refused · 528 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
32 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JW
Received 21 Apr 2023Winterslow House, Lincombe Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DZ
Received 30 Sept 2025The Barge, 90 Vineyard, Abingdon, OX14 3PB
Received 1 Dec 2025Monks Farm, Grove
Received 3 Nov 202579 Curtis Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 3UW
Received 19 Dec 20253 West Street, Sparsholt, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9PR
Received 11 Apr 2024The Old Rectory Unnamed-b4001-single Carriageway (41608873), Childrey, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9UP
Received 4 Aug 2025Former Sutton Wick Landfill, South of Bassett Lane, Sutton Courtney, OX14 4HB
Received 21 Feb 202321 Elm Tree Walk, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LX
Received 9 Nov 2022Longreach, Drayton Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AJ
Received 30 May 2023Bridge House Main Street East Challow Wantage OX12 9SS
Received 8 Jul 2026Peach Cottage, The Green, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NT
Received 9 May 2023The Malthouse, Main Street, East Hanney, Oxfordshire, OX12 0HX
Received 10 Jul 2025Land East of Mallins Lane, Longcot, Oxfordshire, SN7 7TE
Received 3 Nov 2025Orchard Cottage Wytham Oxford OX2 8QN
Received 2 Sept 202617C Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 15 Nov 2024Rose Cottage, High Street, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DU
Received 30 Nov 2023Holly Tree House, Jarn Way, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JF
Received 7 May 2024Haugh House, Church Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DX
Received 25 Aug 2023Hinton Composting Facility, Glebe Farm, Priors Lane, Hinton Waldrist, SN7 8RX
Received 26 Jan 202614 Arnolds Way Cumnor Hill OX2 9JB
Received 1 Jun 2026Shrivenham Tennis Club, Manor Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AD
Received 16 Nov 2022Curlew Meadow, Circourt Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0EA
Received 26 May 2023Lodge Farm House, Pusey, Faringdon, SN7 8QD
Received 16 Aug 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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