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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.
5,577 approved · 571 refused · 627 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
62 West Lockinge, West Lockinge, Wantage, OX12 8QE
Received 21 Jul 2023Street Record, All Saints Close, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PE
Received 10 Mar 2026Rowstock Corner Garage, Rowstock, Oxfordshire, OX11 0JW
Received 13 Feb 2026Old Farmhouse, Tucks Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5ET
Received 28 Oct 2025Holywell House, Fernham Road, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7PU
Received 26 Sept 202314 Kings Wharf, Mill Street, Wantage, OX12 9NZ
Received 7 Feb 20254 Dean Court Road, Oxfordshire, OX2 9XD
Received 16 Jul 2025Lane to Nine of Roundabout, Colwell Drive, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon, OX14 1AU
Received 19 Sept 2023Wyngates, Dog Lane, Childrey, OX12 9UW
Received 4 Aug 2025Fernbank, Letcombe Hill, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RP
Received 7 Feb 20255 Salop Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8EN
Received 6 Dec 2021Orchard Cottage, Milton Hill, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AG
Received 6 Jan 2026Allotments, off Filley Alley track, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage
Received 31 Jul 202491 Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JJ
Received 27 Mar 2024Rosemary Cottage, 31 Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 12 Mar 2024The Walled Garden, School Road, Ardington, Wantage, OX12 8PN
Received 24 May 202350 Joyces Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HJ
Received 7 Jun 2022Well Cottage, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 8 Jun 2022Site North of Harwell HQ Building, Thompson Avenue, Harwell Campus
Received 6 Jan 20223 Kingsgrove Neighbourhood Centre, Wantage
Received 21 Jul 2025Land adjacent to the Boneyard, Highworth Road, Faringdon, SN7 7NN
Received 2 Apr 2024Highlands, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9NX
Received 14 Jan 2026Manor Farm Silver Lane West Challow Wantage OX12 9TX
Received 22 Jul 202674 Cumnor Road Boars Hill Oxford OX1 5JP
Received 21 Aug 2026Records 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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