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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.
6,526 approved · 650 refused · 737 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Appletree Farm, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8ED
Received 5 May 2022Sunwillow Farm, Leadent Drive, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9TG
Received 26 Jun 2024Pollards Townsend Harwell Didcot OX11 0DX
Received 17 Sept 2026The Old Post Office, High Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JY
Received 8 Aug 202338 Sutton Road, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EY
Received 29 Nov 2023Land south of Curie Avenue and west of Second Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QG
Received 7 Mar 2022Borlase, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PX
Received 4 Oct 20221 School Close, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AZ
Received 30 May 2022Wrenwood, Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DG
Received 23 Apr 2021Lowerfield Farm, Lower Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HU
Received 22 Nov 2023Yew Tree, Holborn Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LR
Received 2 Sept 2024Fir Tree House, 10 Milton Lane, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SA
Received 5 Nov 2025directly behind 14 Chilton Field Way, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SZ
Received 14 Feb 2022Greens Farmhouse, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NG
Received 8 Aug 2023Moor Mill Farm, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7QD
Received 20 Oct 2022Land to the west of Great Western Park (Valley Park) Didcot
Received 18 Dec 2023Bridge House Main Street East Challow Wantage OX12 9SS
Received 8 Jul 2026Fernbank, Letcombe Hill, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RP
Received 8 Jan 202445 Lady Place, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4FB
Received 4 Jan 2022The Thatched Cottage, 46-48, Lower Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AY
Received 13 Feb 2026Manor Farm, Garford, Oxford, OX13 5PB
Received 15 Jun 2023Land adjacent to The Toll House, 69 Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DJ
Received 10 Aug 2021Grove Business Park, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 28 Oct 202519 White Horse Crescent, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0PY
Received 19 Feb 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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