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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.
5,879 approved · 597 refused · 665 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 Hanney Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AL
Received 13 Sept 2024Dragon Hill, Woolstone Road, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RE
Received 9 Aug 202313 Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 15 Oct 2024Wootton Business Park, Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Oxfordshire, OX13 6FD
Received 11 Jun 2024Jacksbyre Cowleaze Farm Access Fronting Cowleaze Farm Woolstone Faringdon SN7 7QS
Received 29 Sept 2026The Byre, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 3 Jan 2023Harwell Science And Innovation Campus, Road Thirteen, Didcot, OX11 0RD
Received 11 Oct 2024Woolstone Farm, Woolstone Road, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QL
Received 21 Jan 2026Our Ladys Abingdon Senior School, Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PS
Received 25 Jul 2023Buildings B164, B165, B166, B168 and B363, Land north and south of Curie Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QD
Received 24 Apr 2023Peach Cottage, The Green, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NT
Received 18 Jun 2024College Farm, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9XG
Received 1 Apr 202276 Steventon Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4LD
Received 16 Feb 2026Pinewood School, Road Running Through Bourton To Hinton Marsh Farm, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 24 Feb 2026Valley Park, Didcot
Received 25 Nov 202419 Mayfield Avenue, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LZ
Received 22 Sept 20211 Blowing Stone Cottages, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QE
Received 2 Oct 2023Little Fosters, Youlbury, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HD
Received 2 Oct 2023Locktons Farmhouse, Church Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EZ
Received 25 Feb 2026Fir Tree Cottage Little Coxwell Faringdon SN7 7LW
Received 22 Jun 2026The Thatched Cottage, 4 Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NR
Received 26 Aug 2025Elm View, Main Street, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LH
Received 28 Oct 2024Poplar Corner, Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JL
Received 12 Dec 20229 Ladygrove Court, Abingdon, OX14 5DB
Received 30 Mar 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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