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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.
5,802 approved · 588 refused · 652 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pinewood School, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 30 Aug 2022Alder House, Church Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DX
Received 9 Sept 20243 Anvil Paddock, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9LB
Received 18 Jun 20254 Halls Close, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4LU
Received 3 Feb 202214-16 The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RP
Received 23 Jul 2024Fir Tree Cottage, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LW
Received 7 Aug 202420-21, Market Place, Abingdon, OX14 3HA
Received 16 Dec 2025Land East of Kingston Bagpuize
Received 27 Jun 2025The Old Police House, Woolstone Road, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RQ
Received 23 May 2022158 Poplar Grove, Kennington, Oxfordshire, OX1 5QS
Received 29 Jan 2024Sun Willow Barn, Leadent Drive, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9TG
Received 15 Aug 2022The Old Barn, Oxpen Farm, Stanford Road, Faringdon, SN7 8EU
Received 4 Aug 2022Plough Inn, Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JR
Received 27 Mar 2025Cothill House School Ltd, Cothill, Abingdon, OX13 6JL
Received 22 Aug 20222 Bertie Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PS
Received 5 Nov 2021Tanglewood, Jarn Way, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JF
Received 17 Dec 2021The Old Maltings, Vineyard, Abingdon, OX14 3UG
Received 17 Jul 2024Wothorpe House, Church Street, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7QA
Received 10 Oct 20256 Storksbill Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5FQ
Received 3 Dec 2021101 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LW
Received 15 Sept 2025Gainfield Farm, Gainfield, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QH
Received 5 Feb 2024Thames Cottage, 14 Thames Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HZ
Received 5 Jan 2026Land at Stockham Farm
Received 15 Mar 2022The Old Gaol Office, 65 The Old Gaol, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3HE
Received 2 Aug 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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