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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.
6,397 approved · 639 refused · 730 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 May 2021 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 4, Wyndyke Furlong, Abingdon, OX14 1DZ
Received 17 Sept 202613 Barnards Way Wantage OX12 7EA
Received 24 Apr 2026Wootton Business Park Besselsleigh Road Wootton Abingdon OX13 6FD
Received 15 Jul 2026Crabtree Downs Close Harwell Didcot OX11 0LP
Received 16 Jul 2026Elderberry Cottage, 9 Westcot, Wantage, OX12 9QB
Received 16 Oct 2023Hill Farm, Church Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SW
Received 9 Mar 2026Sprouts Play Barn, Millets Farm Centre, Kingston Road, Frilford, OX13 5HB
Received 3 Oct 2023Former Airfield West of Grove, To the West of Newlands Drive, Land North of Denchworth Road, Grove
Received 3 Feb 2025The Grange 13 Gravel Lane Drayton OX14 4HY
Received 5 Jun 20266 Hazel Road, Oxford, OX2 9LF
Received 21 Dec 2021Green at join of Kennington Road and Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxfordshire, OX1 5RW
Received 29 Dec 2025The Manor House Church Street Sutton Courtenay Abingdon OX14 4AD
Received 2 Apr 202619 Staniland Court, Harcourt Way, Abingdon, OX14 1QZ
Received 3 Oct 202231 Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 14 Feb 2023Fullers Grove Site, Goodlake Avenue, East Challow, OX12 9BF
Received 27 Oct 2022The Bungalow, Letcombe Hill, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RP
Received 25 Jul 2025Challow Park, Challow Road, Wantage, OX12 9RH
Received 19 May 2021Hills Yard, Buscot, Faringdon, SN7 8BY
Received 13 Aug 2024National Grid Co Plc, Didcot Power Station, Didcot, OX11 7HH
Received 16 Aug 2024Land adj Convenience Store, Chestnut Road, Oxford, OX2 9DU
Received 24 Mar 2026Vines Cottage, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QS
Received 21 Oct 2024Hedgerows, Kings Lane, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7SS
Received 23 Jun 2025National Trust Estate Yard, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PT
Received 22 Feb 202335 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JW
Received 12 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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