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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.
5,316 approved · 555 refused · 596 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 North Quay, Abingdon, OX14 5RY
Received 1 Dec 2022Land East of Milton Hill, Abingdon
Received 31 May 2022Lavender Walk (Phase 2Tc), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 30 Jan 2026Wantage Motorist Centre, 1 Hans Avenue, Wantage, OX12 7DB
Received 1 Aug 20235 St Anne's Mews, Wantage, OX12 8FG
Received 11 Jan 2024Frilford Service Station, Frilford Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6QL
Received 17 Feb 2022Dragon Hill, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RE
Received 19 Dec 202282 Eysham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BX
Received 17 Sept 202510 Mudstone Pike, Faringdon, SN7 7GW
Received 7 Jun 2024Hanney Nurseries, Steventon Road, East Hanney, OX12 0HS
Received 4 Sept 2023Pomander House, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 19 Jan 2024Manor Farm Barn Kingston Lisle Park Kingston Lisle Wantage OX12 9QX
Received 14 Aug 2026Westcot Farm, Westcot, Wantage, OX12 9QA
Received 27 Feb 202444 Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HY
Received 13 Apr 2022Field (E445658 N185425), East Hendred
Received 24 Mar 202627A East St Helen Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5EE
Received 26 Oct 20235 Northcourt Lane, Abingdon, OX14 1QA
Received 8 Feb 202260 Wasbrough Avenue, Wantage, OX12 9BQ
Received 26 Sept 2025Lyford House, 1 St James Way, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0FN
Received 20 Dec 202339 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AN
Received 12 Sept 2024St Swithuns Church, The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PN
Received 31 Jul 2023Eyrie, Mallins Lane, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TE
Received 2 May 202543 Montagu Road, Oxford, OX2 9AQ
Received 11 Apr 2022Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre Downsview Road Wantage OX12 9FF
Received 19 May 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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