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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.
6,255 approved · 628 refused · 708 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Botley Centre, West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9LP
Received 21 Mar 2025Denchworth House, Denchworth, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 0DX
Received 29 Sept 2021Bishops Yard, Cumnor Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NS
Received 20 May 2022Wayside, Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JU
Received 19 Feb 2026Grayflete, Vernon Avenue, Oxford, OX2 9AU
Received 20 May 20227 Butts Road, Faringdon, SN7 7PG
Received 8 Aug 2023Site Of 1, Sugworth Crescent, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2JR
Received 6 May 202223 Blacknall Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HE
Received 18 Sept 2024Portland House Trinder Road Wantage OX12 8EE
Received 1 Jul 202624 Bagley Close, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LT
Received 15 Jan 2024Court Hill, Main Street, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JL
Received 24 Oct 2023Tames Cottage, West Hendred, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 8RP
Received 20 Sept 20227 Deanfield Road, Oxford, OX2 9DW
Received 29 Apr 2024Furlong House, Fordy Lane, East Hendred, Oxon, OX12 8JU
Received 13 Jan 20234 Gooseacre, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3BL
Received 16 Nov 2021Matthew Arnold School, Arnolds Way, Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9JD
Received 2 Dec 2022Land South of the A415, Marcham
Received 22 Dec 202312 London Road Blewbury Didcot OX11 9NU
Received 25 Sept 20266 Chailey Gardens, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9FL
Received 22 Jan 202642 Edward Street, Abingdon, OX14 1DL
Received 29 Aug 20249 Manor Fields, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JG
Received 18 Mar 202455 St Johns Road, Abingdon, OX14 2HA
Received 26 Jan 2026Oxleaze Farm, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 12 Feb 20241 Leamington Gate, Coxwell Road, Faringdon, SN7 7FP
Received 5 Nov 2025Records 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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