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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.
5,851 approved · 594 refused · 661 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Cherwell Close, Abingdon, OX14 3TD
Received 22 Apr 2025West House, Church Hill, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SH
Received 27 May 202556 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EB
Received 28 Oct 2025Shrivenham Church Of England Primary School, High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AA
Received 6 Feb 2025Kernanderry, Faringdon Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 6QJ
Received 4 Feb 2022The Chapel, Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DJ
Received 22 Dec 202515-16 Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
Received 25 Jul 202344 Arthray Road, Oxford, OX2 9AB
Received 1 Feb 2023Former Seven Acres Nursery Site, Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale
Received 31 Jan 2023Cumnor Place, 2 Abingdon Road, Cumnor, OX2 9QN
Received 13 Nov 20237 Jacksmeadow, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7GN
Received 17 Mar 2023The Thatched Cottage, 4 Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NR
Received 5 Jan 2024The Manor, 68 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JR
Received 7 Feb 2023land adj River Thames (behind Mill House), Chuch Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4NJ
Received 23 Feb 20223 Stowford Cottage, Faringdon Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LN
Received 1 Jun 2022Wicks House, North Green, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LQ
Received 29 Nov 202121 Summerfields, Abingdon, OX14 2PG
Received 21 Mar 2023Meadowbrook, 4 Fawler Road, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7SD
Received 28 Jun 2022Land at Monks Farm, Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 18 Jun 2024St Amands R C Primary School, St Marys Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LF
Received 13 Nov 20247-9 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BB
Received 17 Feb 2022White Hart Inn, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 3 Sept 2024Aldi Foodstore Ltd, Wootton Road, Abingdon, OX14 1FE
Received 9 Apr 2026Dahlia View (Phase 2Tb), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 16 Apr 2025Records 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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