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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.
6,194 approved · 626 refused · 702 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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73 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PB
Received 1 Jul 202521 Poplar Road, Oxford, OX2 9LA
Received 6 Sept 2023Flat 6 10-12 Langford House, Gloucester Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HY
Received 15 Jan 2024Begbroke House & Eaton House, 3 North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0QS
Received 17 Aug 202375 Austin Place, Abingdon, OX14 1LU
Received 17 Apr 2023The Thatched House, Stanton Road, Oxford, OX2 9AY
Received 25 Oct 2024Ashbrook House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QA
Received 18 Aug 2021Bellingers Garage, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DH
Received 27 Apr 202338 Barrow Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6JF
Received 21 Sept 2022The Manor Preparatory School, Faringdon Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LN
Received 4 Aug 2025The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage, OX12 9BN
Received 21 Apr 202265 Shelley Close, Abingdon, OX14 1PR
Received 2 Dec 202428 Windrush Way, Abingdon, OX14 3SX
Received 12 Jul 2021Land South of Hanney Road, Steventon
Received 22 Dec 20254 Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 27 Jun 2024Near Pond (Pole 1) and Oxlease Farm (Pole 8), Claypit Lane, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 24 Oct 20254-6 Bath Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QH
Received 23 Oct 2025Kingfisher Cottage, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 31 Jul 2024White Cottage, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EX
Received 2 Jun 202510 Grange Court, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BJ
Received 31 Aug 202196 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HY
Received 5 Sept 2023The Homestead, High Street, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0EX
Received 2 May 20234 West Way Square, Oxford, OX2 9TE
Received 15 Jan 2026Downside House, Newbury Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LG
Received 7 Oct 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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