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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.
5,854 approved · 595 refused · 661 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Malthouse Paddock, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8RH
Received 21 Apr 202220 Poplar Grove, Kennington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 5QW
Received 2 Nov 202329 Stanley Close, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0LB
Received 5 Nov 20218 Market Place, Faringdon, SN7 7HL
Received 9 Nov 2021Swanacre, All Saints Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AG
Received 6 Dec 202221 Hutchcomb Road, Botley OX2 9HN
Received 13 Mar 2026Allins Barn, Allins Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JR
Received 5 Jul 20234 Flat, Elms Parade, Oxford, OX2 9LG
Received 2 Sept 202211 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Received 30 Apr 2025Building 5-6, Suite 5A(i), Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RS
Received 25 Mar 20266 Holly Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4FW
Received 17 Jul 2025131 Netherton Road Appleton Abingdon OX13 5QW
Received 13 Aug 2026Land North of Twelve Acre Drive, Abingdon
Received 29 Mar 20233 Bertie Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PS
Received 16 Mar 202615 Werrell Drive, Wootton, Oxford, OX1 5LF
Received 2 Aug 202313 Elswith Close, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0BT
Received 7 Jun 2024Parcel 1P, Land to the west of Great Western Park (Valley Park), Didcot
Received 20 Mar 2023Middle Green Farm, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 7QE
Received 5 Jul 2023Land at Oxleaze Farm, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 28 Mar 202527 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AG
Received 6 Nov 2024Jasmine Fields (Phase 2Ta), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 30 Jan 2026Land North West of Abingdon-on-Thames, Land bound by Wootton Road, Dunmore Road and A34
Received 21 May 202413 Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 27 Jun 2022Kingston Lisle House Kingston Lisle Park Kingston Lisle Wantage OX12 9QQ
Received 6 Aug 2026Records 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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