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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.
5,045 approved · 534 refused · 548 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 High View Court Sutton Courtenay Abingdon OX14 4GZ
Received 23 Jul 202617 West St Helens Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BL
Received 7 Jun 2022Fleetwith, Nottingham Fee, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PG
Received 8 Sept 2025New Inn Cottage, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PD
Received 15 Jul 2025Englefield, Broadway, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HF
Received 31 Jul 2024Stables North West of The Manor House, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SR
Received 28 Feb 2024Cross Tree House, The Green, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HQ
Received 2 Feb 202449 St Amand Drive, Abingdon, OX14 5RG
Received 9 Jan 2026Monks Farm, Townsend, Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 19 Feb 2024Orchard House, Northcourt Lane, Abingdon, OX14 1PN
Received 23 Sept 2022Maryhill, Naldertown, Wantage, OX12 9EB
Received 29 Aug 2024Lowerfield Farm, Lower Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HT
Received 23 May 2025Baptist Church, Packhorse Lane, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NT
Received 22 Jul 2022Fernham Farm, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NX
Received 26 Jun 2023Pinewood School Bourton Swindon SN6 8HZ
Received 5 May 2026Cherbury Lodge, Charney Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HW
Received 24 Oct 2023Land to the West of Great Western Park (Valley Park), Didcot (in the parishes of Harwell and Milton)
Received 3 Nov 2022Land South of Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7PL
Received 29 Apr 2022Stone Farm, Majors Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TR
Received 26 Jan 2024170 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RZ
Received 5 Dec 2022The Vicarage, 24 Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 4 Sept 2025Blandys Cottage, Bassett Road, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9LJ
Received 28 Jul 202517 Pointer Place, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6FQ
Received 17 Mar 2026Colt Corner, Horn Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LD
Received 8 May 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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