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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.
6,179 approved · 625 refused · 698 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Market Place, Faringdon, SN7 7HU
Received 7 Apr 20228 Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 26 Jun 2023Jewsons Ltd, Drayton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HX
Received 19 Jan 2026Hazeldene, Chapel Way, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UT
Received 28 Mar 2022Oakwood House, 5 Sycamore Close, Abingdon, OX13 6ER
Received 2 Feb 202317 Stanley Close, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0LB
Received 3 Dec 2024Manor Farm Barn, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QX
Received 13 Mar 2026Land at Crab Hill (Phase 7), Land North of A417 and East of A338, Wantage, OX12 7GQ
Received 2 Feb 2026OPP St James Church, Kennington Road, Abingdon, OX14 2JN
Received 10 Jan 202415 Truelocks Way, Wantage, OX12 7EG
Received 27 Jul 2023Bridge Farm Quarry, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PP
Received 26 Feb 2024Denman College, New Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NW
Received 31 Oct 2022Coalyard, Thrupp Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3NG
Received 25 Mar 2024Plough Farm, Old Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LQ
Received 31 May 20247 Whitehorns Farm Road, Charlton, Wantage, OX12 7HH
Received 19 Jul 2021Milton Heights, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4DR
Received 6 Feb 2025Opp 14 Galley Field, Abingdon, OX14 3RT
Received 24 Jan 2025Little Acre, Hanney Road, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5HT
Received 4 Dec 2025Manor Farm, Silver Lane, West Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TX
Received 19 Jul 20222 Hunters Field, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LR
Received 26 Jul 2024122 Olympic Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SA
Received 17 Jan 2023Sudbury Farm House, Sudbury Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EL
Received 27 Feb 2026Gore Farm, Buckland Marsh, Faringdon, SN7 8RD
Received 4 Jul 2022Orchard House, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7LW
Received 13 May 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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