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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.
6,069 approved · 616 refused · 692 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2021 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ferry Cottage, 7 North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 1 Dec 2021Phase 2Tb (Dahlia View), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 16 May 2025Milestone, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NL
Received 8 Feb 202319 St Pauls Crescent, Oxford, OX2 9AF
Received 30 Mar 2026Land south of Unit 9, Nuffield Trade Park, Nuffield Way, Abingdon, OX14 1RL
Received 11 Apr 2023Former Grove Airfield P3B, West of Newlands Drive, West of Grove
Received 8 Dec 20257 Morlands, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JW
Received 1 Sept 2022Parcel 1P Land to the west of Great Western Park (Valley Park) Didcot
Received 2 Apr 20264 Edward Strauss Park, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5GD
Received 4 Jul 2022Cedar House, Harcourt Hill, Oxford, OX2 9AS
Received 21 Mar 20256 Frogmore Lane, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LG
Received 8 Jul 2025Court Hill Main Street Letcombe Regis Wantage OX12 9JL
Received 20 Jul 202644 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AR
Received 11 Aug 2022Tilsley Park, Dunmore Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PU
Received 8 Dec 202578 Montagu Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9AQ
Received 7 Jul 2025Land Adjoining To Foxcombe Rise, Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DL
Received 1 Nov 202218 Stanford Road, Faringdon, SN7 7AQ
Received 14 Apr 2022Christ Church, Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PL
Received 31 Oct 2023Gems Didcot Primary Academy, Chestnut Drive, Harwell, OX11 6DP
Received 4 Jan 2024Street Record, Green Close, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6EX
Received 27 May 2025Hall Place, Watery Lane, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PL
Received 1 Aug 2025Dry Leys, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5HB
Received 28 Jun 2022Beckett Cottage, 25 Park Avenue, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8HD
Received 8 Apr 2022Northcourt House, Northcourt Lane, Abingdon, OX14 1PN
Received 13 Aug 2025Records 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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