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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.
5,159 approved · 542 refused · 575 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Kingston Bagpuize Business Park, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AS
Received 19 May 20223 Linch Farm Wytham Oxford OX2 8QP
Received 2 Sept 2026Gorse House, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LG
Received 29 Jul 2024Hill Farm, Faringdon Road, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9PD
Received 24 Apr 20236 Chailey Gardens, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9FL
Received 24 Jun 20248 Main Road, Appleford, Abingdon, OX14 4PG
Received 14 Feb 2023Former Parklands School, Besselsleigh, Appleton, Oxford
Received 18 Mar 2024Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 7 Apr 2025Cottage Farm, Upper Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HY
Received 12 Jan 2023Former Wicklesham Quarry, Faringdon, SN7 7PH
Received 1 Dec 2025Redrow Homes Blaise Park Milton, OX13 6AG
Received 19 Mar 202519B The Paddock Longworth Abingdon OX13 5BX
Received 6 May 2026Tarifa Cottage 14 Faringdon Road Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8AJ
Received 19 Aug 202638 Kysbie Close, Abingdon, OX14 1XY
Received 3 Jul 2024Packers Forge, High Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RP
Received 7 Oct 2022The Manor, 68 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JR
Received 16 Jan 2024Tudor House, Stowhill, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9XQ
Received 24 Mar 2025Sutton Wick Quarry, CAMAS Land, Oday Hill, Sutton Wick, OX14 4AA
Received 4 Mar 2024Durham House, Wheelwright Court, Buckland, Oxon, SN7 8QS
Received 28 Apr 2023Oxleaze Farm House, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 8 Feb 2023Radley College (F Social building), Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HR
Received 24 Mar 2025The Old Mill, Berry Lane, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QJ
Received 19 Feb 2026Land adjoining, Church Lane House, Church Lane, SN6 8LZ
Received 1 May 2024The Cot, Reading Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0JL
Received 12 Sept 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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