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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.
6,446 approved · 643 refused · 735 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Crown Mews, Abingdon, OX14 5DS
Received 16 Jun 2023Paddock End, Beggars Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5BL
Received 10 Mar 2022Manor Farm, Land to the East of Denchworth, Oxfordshire
Received 28 Nov 2023Little Over, Grove Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EG
Received 14 Jul 2022Land at Spey Road, Abingdon
Received 31 Jul 2025253 Wootton Road, Abingdon, OX14 1LJ
Received 7 Nov 2023Jacinta, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LW
Received 24 Aug 2023Land at 181 Whitecross, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6BW
Received 1 Aug 2024Mill Cottages, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
Received 27 Feb 20261-3 Pioneer Road, Faringdon, SN7 7BU
Received 19 May 2021Albert Park Abingdon
Received 9 Jun 202640 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AA
Received 17 Jan 2024Dental Surgery, 45 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AG
Received 29 Aug 2023Barn at Poughley Farm, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
Received 19 May 2025Land to the Rear 31-33, The Causeway, Steventon, OX13 6SE
Received 29 May 2024Crystalox Building, Kings Park, Wantage, OX12 9AJ
Received 21 Sept 2023Former Seven Acres Nursery Site, Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale
Received 17 Sept 20252 & 3 Big Wood Park, Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2LL
Received 16 Sept 202469 Yarnells Hill, Oxford, OX2 9BG
Received 20 Dec 2023The Old Barn, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8BH
Received 19 Nov 2021Abingdon School, Park Lodge, Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
Received 14 Oct 20252 Grundy Crescent, Kennington, OX1 5PS
Received 18 Apr 202451 Norreys Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PT
Received 24 Jan 202214 Market Place, Abingdon, OX14 3HA
Received 4 Aug 2021Records 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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