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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.
5,302 approved · 552 refused · 595 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Stone Farm, Majors Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TR
Received 28 Mar 20252 Willow Cottages, Letcombe Hill, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RW
Received 7 Nov 2023Paddock, Buckland Road, Faringdon, SN7 8QR
Received 24 May 202252A Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BZ
Received 17 Jun 2025Manor Farm Mill Road Marcham OX13 6NZ
Received 15 Jun 2026Camden Farm Radcot Road Faringdon SN7 8DY
Received 17 Apr 2026Wicks House, North Green, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LQ
Received 21 Sept 2023Wicks House, North Green, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LQ
Received 29 Apr 2022Brushwood, Woodside, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5QG
Received 24 Oct 20222 Croom Cottages, Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JX
Received 16 Jan 2024Days House 7 Westcot Westcot OX12 9QB
Received 10 Jun 2026North Abingdon, Land North of Twelve Acre Drive, Abingdon
Received 16 Sept 202268 Mitchell Way, Milton, Abingdon, OX13 6GJ
Received 28 Nov 2022Albert Park, Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 27 Jan 2026Land at, Stockham Farm, Wantage, OX12 9BQ
Received 31 May 2023Acacia Cottage, 15 Oxford Square, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TB
Received 3 Mar 2026Thatcher Cottage, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 1 Oct 2024Thatcher's Barn, Horsecroft, Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LL
Received 5 Jun 2023The Lodge, High Street, Hinton Waldrist, Faringdon, SN7 8RN
Received 12 May 2025Church End House, Church End, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QH
Received 8 Nov 2022The Manor, 68 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JR
Received 16 Oct 2024Willowcroft High Street Harwell Didcot OX11 0EX
Received 22 Jun 2026Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 25 Apr 2025Tower House, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JA
Received 22 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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