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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.
5,894 approved · 599 refused · 667 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pidnell Farm Radcot Road Faringdon SN7 8DY
Received 11 Aug 2026Blewbury Playing field, Off Church Lane, blewbury
Received 17 Jun 202440 Robsart Place, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QT
Received 17 Oct 2022The Barn, Charlton, Wantage, OX12 7HQ
Received 14 Aug 2023R/O 17 Spinneys Close, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3AS
Received 27 Jun 2023Craven Cottage, 6 High Street, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8NA
Received 30 Nov 2021Tihany, Hatford, Faringdon, SN7 8JF
Received 5 Aug 2024Tigin Ban, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EU
Received 15 Dec 202213 Montagu Road, Oxford, OX2 9AH
Received 30 Sept 2022The Yews, Main Street, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RZ
Received 31 Oct 2025Land at The Boundary House Public House, 69 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2AQ
Received 22 Aug 2025Winterslow House, Lincombe Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DZ
Received 5 Mar 202619 Cleycourt Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BN
Received 8 May 2024Opposite 1 Sycamore Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6ER
Received 21 Nov 2025Land at former Didcot A Power Station, Didcot, OX11 7HA
Received 2 Aug 2022Old Post Office, Main Street, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HX
Received 27 Sept 2021Radley Lake, off Thrupp Lane, Abingdon, OX14 3NG
Received 25 Mar 20224 The Square, Abingdon, OX14 5AR
Received 23 Feb 2022Premier Inn Hotel, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1TU
Received 31 Mar 2022The Close, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7QD
Received 6 May 2025Church Place, Church Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LA
Received 19 Oct 20211 The Old Cottages, Oxford Lane, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PY
Received 18 Apr 2024137 Bagley Close, Kennington, Oxon, OX1 5LU
Received 29 Nov 2021Lilac Cottage, Woolstone Road, Uffington, FARINGDON, SN7 7RF
Received 24 Jul 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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