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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.
6,245 approved · 628 refused · 707 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 New Road Radley Abingdon OX14 3AP
Received 20 Aug 2026Childrey House, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UJ
Received 22 Jul 20246 Storksbill Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5FQ
Received 11 Oct 202121 Larkdown, Wantage, OX12 8HE
Received 19 Sept 20259 Charlbury Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8EQ
Received 10 Oct 20221 Woodland Cottages, Bayworth Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DF
Received 15 Mar 2023Andersey Farm, Grove Park Drive, Lockinge, Wantage, OX12 8SG
Received 13 Mar 202354 Robsart Place, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QT
Received 13 Dec 2022Ivy House, Fernham Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TG
Received 19 Dec 20235 Linch Farm, Road Running Through Wytham, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QP
Received 6 Feb 2023St Mary's Church, 1 Church Row, Childrey, Oxon, OX12 8PQ
Received 2 Jan 20248-10 Grove Street, Wantage, OX12 7AA
Received 25 Oct 202219 Priory Orchard, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9EL
Received 15 Nov 2023Land North of Dunmore Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PU
Received 12 Apr 2024Sutton Courtenay Waste Management Site, Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4PW
Received 18 Feb 202611 Long Close, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9SG
Received 13 Nov 20242 Upthorpe Drive, Wantage, OX12 7DF
Received 15 Feb 2024The Longhouse, Fyfield Wick, Abingdon, OX13 5ND
Received 4 Apr 20226 Star Lane, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TG
Received 7 Sept 2022A4130, Milton Heights, Didcot, OX14 4RX
Received 19 Feb 2026The Close, 27A High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AN
Received 2 Sept 2021Tommys Heath, The Ridgeway, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5EZ
Received 11 Mar 2026Springhill, Springhill, Longworth, Oxon, OX13 5HL
Received 27 Aug 2024Byways, Cothill Road, Cothill, Abingdon, OX13 6QQ
Received 14 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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