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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.
6,304 approved · 631 refused · 715 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Gorse House, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7LG
Received 13 Jul 202316 Meadow Close, Farmoor, OX2 9NZ
Received 12 Dec 202452 The Warren, Abingdon, OX14 3XB
Received 24 Mar 202618 Knapp Close, Abingdon, OX14 1SL
Received 1 Dec 202194 Saxton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HZ
Received 28 Jan 20222 The Hill, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JA
Received 1 Aug 2022Fritwell Cottage, Locks Lane, Wantage, OX12 9EH
Received 29 Aug 2025Crescent House, 21 Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DD
Received 26 Nov 2021Site adj to Chilton A34 Interchange, Chilton, Oxfordshire
Received 20 Aug 2025Elmhurst, Harcourt Hill, Oxford, OX2 9AS
Received 17 Feb 2022Hatford Quarry, Fernham Road, Hatford, Faringdon, SN7 8JQ
Received 16 Jul 20211 Bailey Crescent, Abbey Fields, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1TJ
Received 27 Sept 2023Moor Mill Barn, Moor Mill Farm, Uffington, SN7 7QD
Received 3 Mar 2022Elm Tree House, 24 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AA
Received 7 Oct 2024Land at Shrivenham Park Golf Club, Shrivenham
Received 8 Oct 2025SW on Twelve Acre Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2LU
Received 25 Jan 20232A Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JE
Received 14 Mar 2022Phase 5 North East Parcel, Crab Hill, Wantage
Received 12 Jun 2024The Old Vicarage, Church Street, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LW
Received 5 Jul 20218 Bertie Road, Cumnor, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9PS
Received 5 Aug 202112 Hallett Close, Wantage, OX12 8EJ
Received 11 Apr 2025Land north of A417, Wantage
Received 5 Aug 2021Thistledome, Stream Road, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JG
Received 30 May 20225 Norreys Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PT
Received 24 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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