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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.
6,078 approved · 616 refused · 692 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Cumnor Rise Road, Oxford, OX2 9HD
Received 16 Dec 2022Dulcina, Newmans Close, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JA
Received 24 Jan 20258 Pytenry Close, Abingdon, OX14 2RQ
Received 13 Jun 2022Opposite Plot 1-2-5, Yew Tree Court, Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon, OX13 5PQ
Received 21 Feb 20259 North Street, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NG
Received 20 Feb 2025Orchard Dene House, Watts Lane, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PS
Received 30 Sept 2025Village Hall, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8LS
Received 16 Mar 2022Former Seven Acres Nursery Site, Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale
Received 21 Apr 2023Wytham Abbey, Road Running Through Wytham, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QB
Received 14 Jun 2022On verge in front of 8 Barn Close, Denchworth, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 0EZ
Received 23 Oct 2023Westwood Country Hotel, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BG
Received 31 Jan 2024176 Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0LR
Received 15 Nov 202171 Swinburne Road, Abingdon, OX14 2HF
Received 26 Jan 2024Bridus Cottage, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 4 Jul 202222 Wytham Oxford OX2 8QA
Received 2 Sept 2026Thickets, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BQ
Received 6 Oct 2021Land Bounded by Gardens of Houses in Lyon Close & Ashended, Close, Abingdon, Oxon
Received 5 Jul 20225-7 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JF
Received 16 Jun 2025College Cottage Watery Lane Sparsholt Wantage OX12 9PL
Received 16 Aug 2026St Lawrence House North Hinksey Lane Oxford OX2 0NB
Received 22 May 20265 Kings Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EJ
Received 5 Jan 2026European Space Agency Ecsat, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0FD
Received 18 Feb 202222 Badswell Lane, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JN
Received 9 Feb 2026Carramores, Church Road, Blewbury, Oxon, OX11 9PY
Received 29 Nov 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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