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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.
5,625 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Nov 2021 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Studio (part), Tubney Warren House, Faringdon Road, Tubney, OX13 5QJ
Received 3 Dec 202539 Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HP
Received 9 May 202312 Maberley Close, Abingdon, OX14 5PZ
Received 21 Mar 2023Land south of Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7PL
Received 24 Aug 20229 Faringdon Road Abingdon OX14 1BB
Received 25 Aug 2026Merestones, Woolstone, Oxon, SN7 7QL
Received 16 Nov 202339 East Lockinge, Wantage, OX12 8QD
Received 16 Aug 20243 Cornmarket, Faringdon, SN7 7HG
Received 6 Jun 2023Longhorn Barn, Petwick Farm, Section Of A417 Running Through Challow, Challow, Faringdon, SN7 8NT
Received 9 Mar 202370 Sellwood Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PG
Received 28 Mar 2023Ock Barn, Garford, Abingdon, OX13 5PD
Received 21 Dec 202250 The Glebe, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QB
Received 30 May 2023Farriers, 14 Chapel Hill, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TA
Received 8 Jul 2024Land to the rear of 104 Westway, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9JU
Received 4 Oct 2023Oakwood Cottage, 98 Kennington Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2JP
Received 5 Jan 2023Lodge Farm House, Pusey, Faringdon, SN7 8QD
Received 16 Sept 20255 Knights Green, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7FF
Received 17 Mar 202516 Main Road, Fyfield, Abingdon, OX13 5LN
Received 19 Mar 2026Granary House, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PF
Received 19 Sept 202315 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SE
Received 1 Apr 2022Oxford Rugby Football Club, North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 18 Feb 2026Manor Farm, North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 10 Sept 2025Voles Retreat Woolstone Road Uffington Faringdon SN7 7RG
Received 9 Jun 2026Mostyn, Milton Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4EZ
Received 23 Sept 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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