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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.
6,423 approved · 639 refused · 734 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1 The Quadrant, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS
Received 21 Aug 2023Little Fosters, Youlbury, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HD
Received 13 Dec 2022The Hythe, Bessels Lea, Blewbury, Oxon, OX11 9NW
Received 31 Jan 2022103 Bagley Wood Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5NA
Received 1 Feb 2024Old School House, Hyde Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DX
Received 29 Apr 202515 Kings Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EJ
Received 24 Jan 2023Court Hill, Main Street, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JL
Received 8 May 2025The Vale Cottage, High Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RP
Received 25 Jul 2022Foxhollow, Church Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JS
Received 16 Jun 2025South Spring, Stream Road, Upton, OX11 9JG
Received 26 Jul 2021Village Hall Cottage, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QL
Received 25 May 2022Land at Crab Hill, Land north of A417 and east of A338, Wantage, OX12 7PD
Received 13 Jun 202470 High Street, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QD
Received 29 Jun 20218B The Gap, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NJ
Received 27 Mar 202625 Market Place, Faringdon, SN7 7HU
Received 18 Feb 2022Old Abbey House Hotel, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
Received 27 Nov 2024Kiln Copse, Off Frilford Road (A415), Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NR
Received 30 Nov 2022Pond Farm, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JX
Received 5 Oct 2021The Mead, Ham Road, Wantage, OX12 9EE
Received 14 May 2024Johnsons Farm, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8QX
Received 4 Jan 2023Unit 9, Kings Park, Limborough Road, Wantage, OX12 9AJ
Received 9 May 2024Byways, Church Lane, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0EZ
Received 22 Jun 2022Limes House, Faringdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AH
Received 27 Sept 2021Hartford Greys, Sandy Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HN
Received 14 Apr 2025Records 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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