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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.
5,457 approved · 565 refused · 612 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Dec 2021 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Quakers Court, Vineyard, Abingdon, OX14 3PY
Received 2 Aug 2024Kingsdown, 3 Kings Lane, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0EJ
Received 3 Jul 2023The Old Brewery Tap, Buckland, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8RB
Received 20 Oct 20252 Downside, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QA
Received 1 Jul 202257 Adkin Way, Wantage, OX12 9HN
Received 4 Feb 2025Willow Lawn, 4 Barrow Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EB
Received 18 Jan 202335 Harebell Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6EW
Received 16 Mar 2026Cobweb Buildings, The Lane, Lyford, OX12 0EE
Received 4 Apr 2023Grange Cottage, Lower Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HU
Received 27 Jul 202320, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 3 Jan 20233a Kerry Terrace, Summerside, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QZ
Received 4 Sept 20254 Longcot Road Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8AL
Received 20 Aug 2026The Vicarage, Abingdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QN
Received 9 Apr 202412 Mandhill Close, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7HY
Received 5 May 2023St Marys Convent Denchworth Road Wantage OX12 9AU
Received 22 Apr 20264 Crispin Place, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0FX
Received 25 Feb 2025The Ranch, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9LL
Received 21 Nov 2023Between A34 Milton Interchange and B4015, Clifton Hampden
Received 20 Nov 2025Charles Cottages, High Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UD
Received 19 Sept 2025Damask Wytham Oxford OX2 8QN
Received 2 Sept 2026Pollards, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 9 Oct 2023Southernwood, Cat Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JT
Received 22 Mar 2023Middle House, Church Hill, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SH
Received 27 Jan 2026Chowle Farmhouse, Great Coxwell, Nr Faringdon, SN7 7SR
Received 25 Apr 2022Records 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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