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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.
6,409 approved · 639 refused · 733 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
6 Walnut Paddock, Barrow Rd, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6UB
Received 22 Sept 20238B The Gap, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NJ
Received 13 Jun 2024Wootton End, Sandy Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HN
Received 20 Feb 20231 Rectory Lane, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LN
Received 14 Feb 202443 Raleigh Park Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 9AZ
Received 18 Apr 202497 Whitecross, Wootton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6BS
Received 15 Aug 202384 Baker Road, Abingdon, OX14 5LJ
Received 3 Feb 202214 Yarnells Road, Oxford, OX2 0JY
Received 23 Dec 2025land adj 39 Northcourt Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1PJ
Received 16 Mar 20226 Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HY
Received 10 Apr 202442 Lady Place, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4FB
Received 8 Apr 202518A North Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 1QN
Received 18 Nov 20249 Stevenson Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1SN
Received 4 Feb 2025Waylands, Idstone Road, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8LP
Received 23 May 2023Barton House, Road Running From Reading Road To Betterton House, East Lockinge, Wantage, OX12 8QD
Received 27 May 2025Stable Yard off Foxcombe Drive, Fox Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DL
Received 6 Aug 2025Tesco, Garden Centre, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1TU
Received 28 Mar 202350 Coxwell Road, Faringdon, SN7 7JX
Received 21 Aug 2023Wells Head, Newbury Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LG
Received 7 Mar 2023Farmoor Service Station, Oxford Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NN
Received 5 Dec 2022Vine House, Chapel Square, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JN
Received 1 Jul 2021Jordans Barn, Drayton Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AJ
Received 2 Feb 202264 Swinburne Road, Abingdon, OX14 2HE
Received 27 Jun 2022The Poplars, School Lane, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EH
Received 28 Sept 2023Records 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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