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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.
6,211 approved · 626 refused · 704 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Simon Hegele Logistics and Service Limited, Building 120, Didcot Quarter, OXFORD, OX14 4TA
Received 22 Nov 2021Pin Farm, Barleycott Lane, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5BB
Received 9 Oct 2023Peach Cottage, The Green, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NT
Received 8 Aug 2022Pebble Cottage, Cat Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JT
Received 5 Oct 20223 Lombard Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BJ
Received 24 Dec 20243 Rectory Lane, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LN
Received 2 Sept 2025Jasmine Fields (Phase 2Ta), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 5 Feb 2026Greenlanes, Road Through Great Coxwell, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NG
Received 1 Apr 202213 Gardiner Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3YA
Received 2 Nov 2021The Close, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7QD
Received 3 Oct 2025Ferry Cottage, Eaton Hastings, Faringdon, SN7 8BJ
Received 19 Jan 2024Lynwood, Hatford, Faringdon, SN7 8JF
Received 2 Jan 2024The Laurels, Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JU
Received 3 Dec 202410 Crabtree Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HS
Received 6 Aug 20215 Heather Road, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EX
Received 6 Nov 20247 Finmore Road, Oxford, OX2 9AE
Received 30 Nov 2022Picked Grove, Hanney Road, Steventon, OX13 6AP
Received 5 Mar 2025Woodland Farm, Appleton Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EF
Received 29 Apr 2022Buscot Park House, Buscot Park, Buscot Park, Faringdon, SN7 8BU
Received 16 Dec 2021Chilton Interchange, Chilton, Oxfordshire
Received 10 Nov 202127 Campion Road, Abingdon, OX14 3TQ
Received 7 Jul 2021Land north of A417, Reading Road, Wantage, OX12 9FD
Received 11 May 2023All Saints Church, Church Street, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NP
Received 20 Aug 2025Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 6 Feb 2026Records 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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