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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.
5,921 approved · 599 refused · 672 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Green Commercial Development Land, Buckland Services, Buckland, Farringdon, SN7 8QU
Received 18 Sept 2024155 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SD
Received 8 Apr 2025Clovelly, Hatford, Oxon, SN7 8JF
Received 28 Feb 20242 Woodland Cottages, Bayworth Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DF
Received 24 Oct 20232 St Michaels, Priory Road, Wantage, OX12 9DE
Received 3 Aug 2023Shrivenham Park Golf Course, Pennyhooks Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8EX
Received 29 Jan 202414 Chilton Field Way, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SZ
Received 27 Nov 202417 Finmore Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9AE
Received 26 Apr 2024Flat 4, Fairdale House, 2 Third Acre Rise, Oxford, OX2 9DA
Received 7 Aug 202321 Mill Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NZ
Received 5 Mar 202638 Winterborne Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AL
Received 19 Nov 2024Land East of Highworth Road, Shrivenham, SN6 8BL
Received 2 Nov 2022Springhead, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 7 Sept 202118 Bagley Close, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LT
Received 15 Jul 202565 Coromandel, Abingdon, OX14 5QB
Received 8 May 202447 Laburnum Road, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9EN
Received 8 Aug 20231 Vale Avenue, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7LU
Received 20 May 202540 Orpwood Way, Abingdon, OX14 5PX
Received 16 Sept 2024Tally-ho, Appleton Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EF
Received 10 Jan 2023Overford Farm, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QN
Received 24 Mar 202344 Gilligans Way, Faringdon, SN7 7FX
Received 19 Jun 2024Church House, Main Street, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9SR
Received 5 Sept 202580 Honeybottom Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6BX
Received 5 Sept 2024Jasmine, Chilton Road, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JL
Received 17 Jan 2022Records 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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