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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.
5,076 approved · 537 refused · 554 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
82 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9BX
Received 10 Jun 2024Bromsgrove, Car Parking Area, Faringdon, SN7 7JQ
Received 19 Jun 202447 & 48 Big Wood Park, Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2LL
Received 9 Nov 2022Land at Millets Farm, Kingston Road, Frilford, OX13 5HB
Received 15 Apr 2024Mallards, Puddleduck Lane, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NA
Received 26 Mar 2024Coppice Leaze Farm, Coppice Lane, West Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TJ
Received 2 May 2023Keston 37 Spring Road Abingdon OX14 1AR
Received 21 Jul 2026166 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9PJ
Received 5 Feb 202639 Fernham Road, Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Received 16 Dec 20257 Knoll Close, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9LS
Received 26 Sept 20255 Northcourt Lane, Abingdon, OX14 1QA
Received 6 Jun 202223 Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DA
Received 19 Dec 2024Acorn Cottage, 26 Road Running From Reading Road To Betterton House, East Lockinge, Wantage, OX12 8QG
Received 16 Sept 2025Blandys Cottage, Bassett Road, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9LJ
Received 19 Apr 2022Danes House, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NB
Received 6 Jun 202430 Poplar Grove, Kennington, OX1 5QW
Received 16 Jul 2025Mill Farm, Faringdon Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8NP
Received 14 Jul 2025Land adjacent to 16 Derwent Close, Abingdon, OX13 6HL
Received 13 Jun 2024The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AT
Received 9 Jun 202219 Norreys Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PT
Received 14 Nov 202242 Edward Street, Abingdon, OX14 1DL
Received 8 Nov 2022Hill Farm, St Marys Road, East Hendred, OX12 8LF
Received 22 Nov 2024219 Whitecross, Wootton, OX13 6BW
Received 17 Jun 2022Rectory House, Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 19 Feb 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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