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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.
5,147 approved · 541 refused · 571 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Mar 2022 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Combes Close, Coach Lane, Faringdon, SN7 8SR
Received 8 May 202521 Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 18 Jul 2024Sparsholt Manor, Sparsholt Street, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PT
Received 4 Feb 2026Oakleigh, Millway Lane, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LB
Received 8 May 2024Church Farm, The Barn House, Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6RH
Received 13 Mar 2023104 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BX
Received 16 Jun 20259 Shute Avenue, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SX
Received 30 Aug 202212 Road Running Through Wytham Wytham Oxford OX2 8QA
Received 2 Sept 2026Jade Alpaca Ranch, Baulking Lane, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 8NR
Received 14 Jul 2022The Byre Wytham Oxford OX2 8QA
Received 2 Sept 2026Purchas Road, Sutton Courtenay OX11 7BF
Received 9 Apr 20261 Castle Gardens, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9RQ
Received 23 Jun 2023Andersey View, Wilsham Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HP
Received 2 Jun 202570 Sellwood Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PG
Received 14 Jun 2023Eyston Arms Car Park, High Street, East Hendred, Oxon, OX12 8JY
Received 22 Aug 2022Phase 1P, Valley Park, Didcot
Received 23 Jul 2025The Cleve, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 12 Jul 202428 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HA
Received 30 Oct 20231 St Michaels Avenue, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DR
Received 28 Mar 2025The Old Coal Merchants, 50 West St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BP
Received 11 May 2023The Longhouse, Fyfield Wick, Abingdon, OX13 5ND
Received 6 Mar 2023Street Record, The Old Gaol, Abingdon, OX14 3HE
Received 27 May 2022Foxcombe Orchard, Jarn Way, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JF
Received 26 Feb 2026Minmere Barn, Buckland Road, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EL
Received 5 Dec 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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