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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.
6,507 approved · 648 refused · 737 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 2021 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5-7 Flat 3, Bridge Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HN
Received 23 Dec 2021Barn Farm, Tubney
Received 10 Dec 2024Cottage Farm, Upper Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HY
Received 28 Apr 2023The Old Maltings, Vineyard, Abingdon, OX14 3UG
Received 19 Dec 2024Rectory House, Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 2 Mar 202244-45, Ardington, Wantage, OX12 8PY
Received 18 Nov 2021Southernwood, Cat Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JT
Received 13 Jul 202311 Donnington Place, Wantage, OX12 9YE
Received 9 Jun 2023Land North of Dunmore Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PU
Received 21 Jul 2023Hartford Greys, Sandy Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HN
Received 1 Sept 2026The Farthings, 110 Lower Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3BA
Received 19 Feb 2025Land to the side of 14 Millbrook Square, School Lane, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7JZ
Received 30 Mar 2026Land North of Twelve Acre Drive, Abingdon
Received 6 Jan 2026Sunwillow Farm, Leadent Drive, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9TG
Received 16 Apr 202569B Bagley Wood Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LY
Received 30 Apr 202135 Windmill Place, East Challow, OX12 9RT
Received 20 Sept 202230 Charlbury Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8EE
Received 22 Sept 20237 Chilbrook, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0HE
Received 22 Sept 202156 North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 10 Feb 2023West Barn, Peewit Farm, 95 Drayton Road, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4HB
Received 14 Apr 202243 Boxhill Road, Abingdon, OX14 2ET
Received 15 Jan 2024Corrydon House, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PF
Received 25 Apr 2024Church of the Holy Ascension, Littleworth, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8ED
Received 20 Dec 2024Land south of Road 4 and west of Road 6, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX
Received 8 Apr 2026Records 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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