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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.
5,561 approved · 568 refused · 626 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 Market Place, Faringdon, SN7 7HP
Received 15 Mar 2022Monks Farm Phase 1C, Townsend, Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 5 May 202262 Virginia Way Abingdon OX14 5QL
Received 4 Aug 202676 West Way, Oxford, OX2 9JT
Received 22 Feb 202229 Eksdale Drive, Didcot, OX11 6AB
Received 30 Apr 2025Cumnor Pre-School Nursery, Oxford Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PQ
Received 19 Mar 202448 Charlton Road, Wantage, OX12 8HG
Received 28 Jul 2022The Old Farm House, 9 Buscot, Faringdon, SN7 8DA
Received 17 Mar 202544-45 Ardington, Wantage, OX12 8PY
Received 22 Nov 2023Cross Trees, 1 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AD
Received 2 Apr 2024Linden Cottage, Section Of A420 Running Through Buckland, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QN
Received 21 Jun 2022Aspris Ridgeway School, Manor Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AD
Received 10 Sept 2025Ridgeway Garage, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7DR
Received 13 Jan 2026School House, 44 School Lane, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PR
Received 18 Feb 2026Blandys Barn, Bassett Road, Letcombe Regis, Oxon, OX12 9LJ
Received 20 Sept 2023The Cottage, St Marys Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF
Received 24 Apr 2023Lloyds Bank, 56/58 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AA
Received 16 Dec 2025The Farthings, 110, Lower Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3BA
Received 4 Mar 2026Land at Bridge Farm Quarry, Bridge Farm Quarry, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4PP
Received 9 Jan 20264 Mill Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NS
Received 6 Feb 202573 Longfellow Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5PG
Received 8 Jun 2023Woolstone Mill House, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QL
Received 11 May 2022Cheers Farm, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LA
Received 23 Aug 2022Highfield House, Church Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DX
Received 3 May 2023Records 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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