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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.
5,696 approved · 583 refused · 640 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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4 Champs Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2NB
Received 7 May 202417 Manor Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AE
Received 6 Mar 2023The Norman Hall, 9 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NJ
Received 20 Sept 2024Andersey Farm, Grove Park Drive, Lockinge
Received 20 Sept 2022Poplar Corner, Poplar Corner Wootton Village, Boars Hill, OX1 5JL
Received 9 Oct 202310 Hans Avenue, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7DB
Received 6 Jun 2022The Presbytery, St Marys Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF
Received 14 May 202561 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AG
Received 15 Jan 2024Christ Church Northcourt Road Abingdon OX14 1PL
Received 21 Sept 2026Ock Mill, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AD
Received 20 Nov 2023Magpie Cottage, 30 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JW
Received 15 Dec 2022Faringdon Quarry, Sandshill, Faringdon, SN7 7LG
Received 7 Jun 2022Unit 20 Downsview Road Grove Business Park Wantage OX12 9FA
Received 6 Aug 2026The Manor, 68 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JR
Received 8 May 2024Eastmanton House, Eastmanton Lane, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PJ
Received 21 Oct 202518 Old Farm Close, Abingdon, OX14 3XU
Received 12 Apr 2023Land at North Shrivenham- Phase 2, Highworth Road, Shrivenahm, SN6 8BH
Received 29 Mar 202365 Innovation Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RQ
Received 26 Jun 2024The Bystander, Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6DN
Received 18 Mar 2026Stockham House, Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9BG
Received 21 Sept 2022Pinewood School, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 7 Nov 2023Bull Inn, 27 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AG
Received 25 Mar 2024Land at Park Lane, Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8PF
Received 5 Mar 2025East Wilden, Brook Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4AH
Received 27 Sept 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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