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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.
5,815 approved · 589 refused · 656 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fern Cottage, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JH
Received 29 Apr 2022Corner House, Allins Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JR
Received 4 Nov 20212 High Street, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PE
Received 24 May 2022Howes Cottage, 6 Chapel Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AN
Received 5 Dec 2025Charlton Barn, 5 Reading Road, Wantage, OX12 8HP
Received 30 May 202224 Leamington Drive, Faringdon, SN7 7JZ
Received 8 Jul 2025Pound House, 21 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SE
Received 22 Jul 202534 Oxford Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PG
Received 13 Jan 2023St Amands R C Primary School, St Marys Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF
Received 22 Nov 202116 Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 8AD
Received 27 Feb 2023Carswell Home Farm, Carswell Golf Club, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8PU
Received 1 Dec 2025Lady Place, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4FB
Received 3 Dec 202478 Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, OX13 6EB
Received 18 Jan 2023Trinity House, Conduit Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DB
Received 8 Jan 2026Antwick Stud, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JD
Received 31 Jul 2025Land North of Hobbyhorse Lane Sutton Courtenay Abingdon OX14 4BB
Received 24 Apr 2026Dry Leys, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5HB
Received 28 Jun 2022Lowe & Oliver, Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JW
Received 28 Nov 2024Phase 2Tb (Dahlia View), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 16 May 2025Chain Hill House, Chain Hill, Wantage, OX12 8PB
Received 10 Dec 2021Hyde Court, North Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DW
Received 27 Feb 2023The Manor, 68 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JR
Received 29 May 202546 Victoria Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DQ
Received 17 Feb 2025Land at Crab Hill - Phase 6, Land north of A417 and east of A338, Wantage
Received 20 Aug 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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