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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5,625 approved · 578 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lantern Cottage, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PX
Received 21 Jul 2022The Grange, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JQ
Received 17 Jul 2024Paintons Farmhouse, 44, Netherton, Abingdon, OX13 5LS
Received 13 Oct 2022Land at former Didcot A Power Station, Didcot, OX11 7HA
Received 28 Oct 2025St Michaels, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 25 Nov 2021White Horse Hill Car Park, Dragon Hill Road, Oxfordshire, SN7 7QJ
Received 4 Feb 202628 Welford Gardens, Abingdon, OX14 2BW
Received 29 Jul 202489 Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LA
Received 27 Jan 2022Gwastad, Letcombe Regis, OX12 9LJ
Received 19 Aug 2022Land to the West of Great Western Park (Valley Park), Didcot
Received 6 Oct 2022Land adjacent to the Boneyard, Highworth Road, Faringdon, SN7 7NN
Received 1 May 2024Abingdon Fire Station Ock Street Abingdon OX14 5DH
Received 11 Aug 2026Blue Boar Ph, Tucks Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5ET
Received 21 Aug 20241 Priory Mead, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TJ
Received 20 Dec 2024The Old Rectory, Unnamed-b4001-single Carriageway (41608873), Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UP
Received 14 Jun 202221 Wytham Oxford OX2 8QA
Received 2 Sept 2026Downside Farm, Woodway Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9EX
Received 17 Feb 2026Cottage Farm, Upper Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HY
Received 25 Nov 2022Nevilles Farm, Grove Park Drive, Grove Park, Wantage, OX12 7QG
Received 30 Jan 2023253 Wootton Road, Abingdon, OX14 1LJ
Received 23 May 202410 Maple Gardens, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4GP
Received 16 Sept 2024Land behind 31-33 The Causeway, Steventon, OX13 6SE
Received 5 Feb 20248 Home Close, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6DB
Received 10 Jun 2025Laburnum Cottage, 90 Church Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6JP
Received 31 May 2024Records 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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