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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.
5,873 approved · 597 refused · 663 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Orchard Hill, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7EH
Received 5 Sept 202219 Coleshill Drive Faringdon SN7 7FE
Received 7 May 202639 Big Wood Park Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2LL
Received 17 Apr 202372 Whittington Crescent, Wantage, OX12 9TZ
Received 14 Aug 2025Victoria Cross Gallery Market Place Wantage OX12 8AS
Received 18 Jun 2026Near 1 Sycamore Close, OX13 6ER
Received 9 Apr 2024Stone Haven, Bellamy Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AB
Received 24 Feb 202313 Wick Green, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0AS
Received 15 Oct 2024Grove Business Centre, Grove Technology Park, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 2 Feb 2024The Thatches, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BQ
Received 25 Mar 20262 Reynolds Way, Abingdon, OX14 5JT
Received 30 Oct 2024Dormer Cottage, 25 Abingdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QN
Received 4 Jan 202222 Loyd Close, Abingdon, OX14 1XR
Received 7 Jan 2022Barn 8, Camden Farm Radcot Road Faringdon SN7 8DY
Received 5 Jun 202670 Westfield Way, Charlton Heights, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7EP
Received 27 Jul 2023Minmere Bungalow, Buckland Road, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EL
Received 6 Apr 2023Tacoma, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5QW
Received 2 Mar 2023Corderoys, Pound Lane, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JH
Received 1 Apr 2022Bradley Farmhouse, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QU
Received 9 Aug 2024Morlands High Street Longworth Abingdon OX13 5DU
Received 4 Sept 2026St Michaels C E Primary School, The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ
Received 3 Jul 2023Stone Farm Majors Road Longcot Faringdon SN7 7TR
Received 31 Mar 2026The Old Vicarage, Church Street, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LW
Received 23 Sept 2025Orpwood Paddock, School Road, Ardington, Wantage, OX12 8RB
Received 31 Oct 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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