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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5,625 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pond Farm, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JX
Received 29 Nov 2021OS 24 Hamfield, Wantage, OX12 9EG
Received 28 Jan 20251 Cherry Tree Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5BB
Received 5 Apr 2024Grove Wick Farmhouse, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0DG
Received 26 Mar 2024The Pump House, Upton, Didcot, OX11 0GB
Received 6 Mar 2025Old Station House, Old Station Yard, Abingdon, OX14 3US
Received 13 Feb 202410 Tower View, Faringdon, SN7 7UN
Received 19 Nov 2024Greenacres, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NX
Received 19 Jan 20225 Greenheart Way, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5DF
Received 25 May 2022Ashbrook House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QA
Received 3 Dec 2024Manor Farm, 6 Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JL
Received 7 Feb 2022Upton Manor, High Street, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JE
Received 8 Jun 2023Little Orchard, Lamborough Hill, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6DA
Received 14 Jul 2025Orchard Farmhouse Orchard Lane East Hendred Wantage OX12 8JW
Received 18 Sept 2026Coseners House, 15-16 Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
Received 30 May 2022The Poplars, Church Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LA
Received 10 Mar 2023The Old Works Yard, Ardington, Wantage, OX12 8PP
Received 21 Jan 2022Triangle Cottage, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8LN
Received 3 Feb 2026Churn Cottage, Churn Farm, Bohams Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9HD
Received 22 Apr 2024Kingston Lisle House, Kingston Lisle Park, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QQ
Received 13 Mar 2026Kingston Lisle House, Kingston Lisle Park, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QQ
Received 11 Sept 2024Land to the West of Northford Close, Shrivenham, SN6 8EY
Received 11 Oct 2024A34 Lodge Hill Interchange, Abingdon
Received 14 Nov 2024Court Farm House, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LR
Received 23 Mar 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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