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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.
5,827 approved · 590 refused · 658 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
4 Evelyn Close, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BZ
Received 13 Oct 202212 Poppy Close, Kingston Bagpuize, OX13 5FS
Received 10 Jun 2022Sun Willow Barn, Leadent Drive, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9TG
Received 15 Dec 2022Broadis Cottage, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 19 Feb 2025Bourton End House, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JQ
Received 4 Mar 202614A Fairthorn Way, Shrivenham, SN6 8EB
Received 11 Oct 2022Land Adjacent to Unit 2, Henry Blake Way, Faringdon, SN7 7GQ
Received 24 Jul 2023Rectory House, Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 25 Aug 2022O/S 140 Saxton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5JA
Received 2 Nov 2023Church Cottage, Church Street, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7QA
Received 9 Jan 20267 Norwood Avenue, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AD
Received 11 Oct 2024Wantage Motorist Centre, 1 Hans Avenue, Wantage, OX12 7DB
Received 1 Aug 2023Land adjacent to Building 108, Road 10, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
Received 12 Dec 202212 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5SB
Received 4 Jan 2024O/S 6 Suzan Crescent, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7DD
Received 6 Jun 2022Wayside, Townsend Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8HR
Received 11 Apr 2022Millbrook Cottage, Berry Lane, Blewbury, Oxon, OX11 9QJ
Received 19 Aug 2022Otters Pool, Millway Lane, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LD
Received 5 Sept 20236 Prior Drive, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4GR
Received 16 Dec 202410 Milton Lane, Steventon, Oxon, OX13 6SA
Received 8 Jan 2024Oldfield Farm, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 8NR
Received 22 Jan 2026Yew Tree, Holborn Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LR
Received 14 Aug 2023Kernanderry, Faringdon Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 6QJ
Received 11 May 2022Land known as Fuller's Field, Charlton, Wantage, OX12 7FY
Received 12 Jun 2023Records 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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