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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.
5,203 approved · 544 refused · 583 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
195 Poplar Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QT
Received 30 Oct 2024Ashbury Manor Berrycroft Ashbury Swindon SN6 8LX
Received 7 Apr 2026Abbey Farm Goosey Faringdon SN7 8PA
Received 19 Aug 2026Genesis Building, Library Avenue, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0SG
Received 15 Jun 2023The Core Business Centre, Milton Hill, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AB
Received 13 Jul 2023Hawthorn House, Rectory Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DZ
Received 12 Jun 202348 Farm Road, Abingdon, OX14 1LZ
Received 31 Jan 2023120 Oxford Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PQ
Received 5 Jan 2024Church Farmhouse, 20 Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 8AD
Received 15 Apr 2024The Mill Barn Cow Lane Longworth Abingdon OX13 5EJ
Received 3 Jun 2026Linch Farm, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QP
Received 25 Nov 20241 High Street, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RZ
Received 30 Jul 2026Grove P2, Former Grove Airfield, Grove
Received 3 Dec 2025Land at North Shrivenham, Highworth Road, Shrivenham, SN6 8BH
Received 22 Oct 2024Tanglin Cottage, Main Street, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HX
Received 7 Feb 2025The Old Post House, 2 The Green, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JA
Received 4 Jul 2023Rose Cottage, Church Street, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LW
Received 7 Sept 2023Old School Yard, New Road, Charney Bassett, OX12 0EW
Received 12 Apr 2023Land at Grove Road, Grove
Received 22 Jul 2025Phase 2TA Jasmine Fields Valley Park Didcot
Received 9 Sept 202614A Bath Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QH
Received 14 Feb 202312 Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NQ
Received 9 Jan 2024The Cherry Barn, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EY
Received 15 Nov 2022Phase 2Tc (Lavender Walk), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 19 Mar 2026Records 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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