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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.
5,504 approved · 566 refused · 615 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
179 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RN
Received 3 Feb 2025Greystones, Silver Street, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JF
Received 2 Jan 2024A34 Lodge Hill Interchange, Abingdon
Received 9 Oct 2024197 Whitecross, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6BW
Received 16 Apr 2025Pentreen, Stream Road, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JG
Received 16 Jun 2025Gainfield Farmhouse, Gainfield, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QH
Received 26 Jul 2024The Thatched Cottage, 4 Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NR
Received 24 Jan 2023Millbrook House, High Street, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EL
Received 18 Dec 2025Land adjacent to Fernham Gate, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Received 22 Oct 2024Grove Business Park, Downsview Road, Wantage
Received 14 Jun 2023Meadow View, Didcot Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6DW
Received 1 Oct 2025O/S 32 & 40 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2DZ
Received 11 Jul 2022Redrow Homes Blaise Park, Milton, OX13 6AG
Received 21 Mar 2025Pinewood School, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 17 May 2022Milton Hill Business Park, Milton Hill, Abingdon, OX13 6BD
Received 22 Mar 2024Radley C Of E Primary School, Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3QF
Received 27 Jul 202218 Bagley Close, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LT
Received 12 Mar 202649 Sellwood Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PF
Received 18 Dec 202429 Meadow Bank, Faringdon, SN7 8EH
Received 16 Dec 202423 Evelin Road, Abingdon, OX14 1JS
Received 19 Aug 202221 Hutchcomb Road, Oxford, OX2 9HN
Received 26 Nov 202534 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BP
Received 3 Feb 20223 The Medway, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HY
Received 8 Jul 2022Stable Cottage, Church Lane, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8LZ
Received 1 May 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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