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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.
6,371 approved · 636 refused · 723 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 north of Shrivenham, Highworth Road
Received 12 Jul 2021Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 19 Jun 2025The Old Gaol Office, 65 The Old Gaol, Abingdon, OX14 3HE
Received 14 Dec 2023Orchard Cottage, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QN
Received 17 Feb 202593 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PR
Received 27 Oct 2025115 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 5LW
Received 4 Nov 20218 Alfreds Place, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0FA
Received 13 Dec 20245 Kiln Close, Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8FJ
Received 25 Apr 2022North Lodge Offices, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0JN
Received 17 Mar 2025The Manor, 68 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JR
Received 13 Mar 2025Little Coxwell Grove, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LW
Received 3 Sept 20248B The Gap, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NJ
Received 14 Nov 2023Minmere Barn, Buckland Road, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EL
Received 3 Aug 202317 Elizabeth Drive Wantage OX12 9YA
Received 8 Sept 202623 Arthray Road, Oxford, OX2 9AA
Received 12 Feb 2024Rainsford Cottage, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
Received 14 Oct 2024Ferny Close, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AN
Received 22 Jan 2024The White Cottage, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JP
Received 21 May 2024Steventon Village Hall, The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RR
Received 7 May 202522 Wilsham Road, Abingdon, OX14 5LA
Received 9 Sept 202520 Main Road, Fyfield, Abingdon, OX13 5LN
Received 19 Mar 202629 Folly View Road, Faringdon, SN7 7DQ
Received 16 May 2023Thickets, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BQ
Received 24 May 2022Blue Boar Ph, Tucks Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5ET
Received 17 Jan 2024Records 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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