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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.
5,440 approved · 561 refused · 609 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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The Tennis Courts, The Recreation Ground, Westfield, Harwell, OX11 0LG
Received 6 Mar 2024Land South of A4130 between Milton Interchange and New Farm, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4TX
Received 27 May 202221 Curtis Road, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, SN6 8AY
Received 21 Jul 2022Walnut Cottage, Ebbs Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HL
Received 3 Mar 2026Land at Oxleaze Farm, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 18 Jun 20251 Blenheim Orchard, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JA
Received 9 Jun 202426 Long Furlong Road, Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6BL
Received 18 Dec 2022Land to the North of A4130 Hill Farm Abingdon OX14 4PJ
Received 26 May 2026Spread Eagle, Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PL
Received 25 Jul 2023Laurences, Nottingham Fee, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PG
Received 12 Jan 2022Land South of Steeds Farm, Coxwell Road, Faringdon
Received 19 Feb 2025Pear Tree Cottage, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NG
Received 15 Aug 2024The Leys, Upper Common, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RU
Received 14 Dec 2023Baulking Lake, Baulking Lane, Baulking, SN7 8NR
Received 2 Apr 2025Springhill Springhill Longworth Abingdon OX13 5HL
Received 10 Sept 2026Appletree Farm, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8ED
Received 12 Jul 2023Kings Meadow Cottage, Cat Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JT
Received 4 May 2022The Kings Arms, 39 Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8AU
Received 6 Feb 202629 Halls Close, Oxford, OX2 9HR
Received 11 Feb 2025The Limes, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PE
Received 17 Apr 2024Red House Barns, Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9NH
Received 10 Aug 2022Land at Spey Road, Abingdon
Received 31 Jul 2025south of Ardington Chuch and near Bitham Road, opposite Lockinge Manor, Wantage
Received 19 Dec 20242 Crabtree Road, Oxford, OX2 9DT
Received 28 May 2024Records 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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