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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.
5,703 approved · 583 refused · 640 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Clock House, 22-26 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5SW
Received 10 Feb 202325 Anna Pavlova Close, Abingdon, OX14 1TF
Received 20 Jun 202238 Charlton Village Road, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 7HE
Received 3 Mar 202235 Big Wood Park, Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2LL
Received 23 Jan 2024Land south of Road Eight, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0UD
Received 27 May 2025Lloyds Bank, 56 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AA
Received 3 May 202265 TO 111 Shelly Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1PR
Received 14 Jul 2025Waste Transfer Station & Recycling Facility, Grove Technology Park, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 21 Jun 20244 Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8BS
Received 25 Aug 2022Keepers Cottage Pusey Faringdon SN7 8QB
Received 8 Jun 202630 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EB
Received 19 Dec 20244 Fir Tree Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DQ
Received 11 Feb 2025Land at Denmans Farm (CS-113079-28), Eynsham Road, Farnmoor, OX2 9PF
Received 5 Feb 2025120D & 120E Olympic Avenue, Park Drive, Milton Park, Didcot, OX14 4SA
Received 2 Nov 2023White Hart House White Hart Walk Faringdon SN7 7JR
Received 3 May 202614 Wytham, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 17 Feb 2025Nr Downsfield, Town Pond Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5HS
Received 13 Jul 2023Birchwood House, Ashfields Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HN
Received 16 Jan 202344 Badswell Lane, Appleton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5JN
Received 25 Nov 2025Fernley, Shrivenham Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TL
Received 6 Nov 2023The White Horse Leisure And Tennis Centre, Audlett Drive, Abingdon, OX14 3PJ
Received 19 Jun 202566 Foliat Drive, Wantage, OX12 7AL
Received 25 Apr 2022O/S 7A and 1 Sycamore Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6ER
Received 17 May 2023Sabine Valley Farm Barns, Cumnor Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NS
Received 11 Jan 2022Records 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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