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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,143 approved · 622 refused · 694 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Phase 1a, Valley Park, Land to the West of Great Western Park
Received 15 Mar 202255 Hermitage Road, Abingdon, OX14 5RW
Received 12 Mar 2024Rhodes Farm, Eaton Hastings, Faringdon, SN7 8BJ
Received 26 Aug 202518 Chandlers Close, Abingdon, OX14 2NN
Received 24 Dec 20252 Aldworth Close East Hanney OX12 0FS
Received 7 May 2026Lendorena, Anvil Lane, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9LA
Received 15 Dec 2023Workshop And Premises, 2A High Street, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RS
Received 24 May 2024Shellingford House, Church Street, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7QA
Received 15 Sept 2021Land behind 31-33 The Causeway, Steventon, OX13 6SE
Received 5 Feb 202412 Orchard Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0LQ
Received 16 Jun 2023Little Dubbers, Beggars Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5BL
Received 30 Apr 2026Cheers Farm, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LA
Received 23 May 202432 Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HY
Received 6 Sept 2021Barn at College Farm,, Station Road (B4000), Ashbury,, Swindon, SN6 8LF
Received 10 Mar 2023208 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LR
Received 9 Feb 202645 Miller Place, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6FX
Received 9 Jun 2022Woolstone Road, Uffington, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7RQ
Received 28 Jan 2025Ridgeway, Bessels Way, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9NT
Received 8 Oct 2025Meadow House, Hobbs Hill, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NU
Received 6 Feb 2025Yew Tree House, High Street, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EP
Received 15 Aug 20252 The Paddocks, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6FU
Received 21 Mar 2023Land between A34 Milton Interchange and B4015, north of Clifton Hampden
Received 12 Feb 2026The Lamb Inn, 59 Mill Street, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9AB
Received 19 Mar 202523 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NJ
Received 23 Dec 2024Records 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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