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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.
6,518 approved · 650 refused · 737 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Shalyn Winter Lane West Hanney Wantage OX12 0LF
Received 1 Sept 2026Abingdon Science Park, Monarch House, Barton Lane, Abingdon, OX14 3NB
Received 12 Oct 2022Monks Farm Phase 1C, Townsend, Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 3 Nov 202329 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5NZ
Received 29 Jan 202524 Page Gardens, Faringdon, SN7 7XP
Received 24 Jul 2025Newlands, Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NN
Received 5 May 2023Borough Walk, Wootton Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1HW
Received 27 Feb 2026Millennium Green, Letcombe Regis
Received 26 Mar 2025Brewery Cottage, The Barrow, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HQ
Received 16 Feb 2023Land to the north west of Radley, Radley
Received 1 Jun 20223 Ginge, Wantage, OX12 8QR
Received 28 Nov 20254 Holborn Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LU
Received 10 Feb 2022Westminster House, 47 West Way, Botley, OX2 0JF
Received 8 Apr 2022Peachcroft Farm (Units 12-14), Whites Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HP
Received 23 May 2025Land to the West of Great Western Park, Valley Park, Didcot
Received 15 May 2024Woodmore House, 2 Park Lane, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JT
Received 20 Apr 202210 Lower Radley, Lower Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AX
Received 21 May 202111 Conduit Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DB
Received 4 Oct 2023Former Grove Airfield (Phase 7) West of Grove, To the West of Newlands Drive, Land North of Denchworth Road
Received 14 Jul 202518 Manor Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AE
Received 30 Jun 2025Land at the rear of Buckridges, High Street, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4AW
Received 12 Aug 2025Betjeman Millenium Park, 53 Mill Street, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9AB
Received 9 Jan 202378 Unit B, Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JP
Received 26 Aug 2025Side Shed, Kingston Lisle House, Kingston Lisle Park, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QQ
Received 5 Dec 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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