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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.
5,401 approved · 558 refused · 607 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Milton Heights, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4DR
Received 7 Jul 2025Monks Farm, Grove
Received 26 Mar 2026Denchworth Manor, Hyde Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DX
Received 23 Jan 2026Land at Former Didcot A Power Station, north of Milton Road,, Didcot
Received 28 Mar 20223 Rectory Farm Close, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LR
Received 26 Mar 2026Elm Farm Business Park, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7PD
Received 5 Sept 2022Alexanders Hair, 8 Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8BS
Received 17 May 202314-16 The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RP
Received 5 Mar 2026Yew Tree House, High Street, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EP
Received 23 Apr 20251 Combes Close, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8SR
Received 28 Jun 2023White House, The Green, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HQ
Received 13 Feb 2026Stonepitt Barn, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5HB
Received 25 Apr 20232 Lower Mill Cottages Kingstone Winslow Swindon SN6 8NF
Received 19 Jun 202682 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PE
Received 21 Aug 2025Broadis Cottage, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 11 Jul 2023St Aidan's Cemetery, Cat Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JT
Received 23 Feb 202216 Mattock Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2PD
Received 3 Mar 202225 Damson Trees, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BB
Received 13 Oct 2022Mayflower, High Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RP
Received 23 Dec 202521 The Quadrant, Abingdon, OX14 3YS
Received 29 Jun 20222 The Cleave, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EW
Received 15 Jul 20223 sites in Sutton Courtenay:, Ginge Brook 44937 193840 (bench 9), Peep O Day Lane 449327 193999, Church Street 450550 194394
Received 15 Jul 2024Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Sheepdrove Road, Lambourn, RG17 7UU
Received 11 Apr 2024Land adjacent to 8, 9, 10 The Green, Sutton Courtney, OX14 4AE
Received 30 Oct 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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