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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.
6,531 approved · 650 refused · 737 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
O/S 117 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2AB
Received 14 Mar 2024Land at Millets Farm Centre, Kingston Road, Frilford, OX13 5HB
Received 16 Sept 202222 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JP
Received 23 Feb 2023Willow House, 16A Sutton Wick Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HJ
Received 9 Oct 202525 Ballard Chase, Abingdon, OX14 1XQ
Received 26 Sept 2025164 Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0LR
Received 4 Jun 202416 Crosslands Drive Abingdon OX14 1JY
Received 15 Jun 2026Cedarwood, Cameron Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 3SR
Received 14 Mar 202216 Conduit Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DB
Received 4 Nov 202216 Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 8AD
Received 23 Jun 2023Colliers Barn, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 7QE
Received 21 Dec 2021Poppy Cottage, Main Road, Fyfield, Abingdon, OX13 5LN
Received 11 Jun 202112 Willes Close, Faringdon, SN7 7DU
Received 8 May 2024Whitebarn, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HH
Received 2 Apr 2026Smelting Yard, Station Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8GG
Received 5 Aug 20251 Old Manor Farm Cottages, Lower Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HX
Received 6 Apr 202161 Milton Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4BP
Received 8 Apr 202132 Bertie Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PS
Received 31 Oct 202444 Villeboys Close, Abingdon, OX14 3XR
Received 6 Apr 2023Corner Cottage, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 23 Nov 20216A London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AA
Received 9 Feb 2023Dry Leys, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5HB
Received 4 Aug 202257 Milton Road, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4BP
Received 21 Nov 2023Unit 7, The Old Estate Yard, High Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JZ
Received 20 Jul 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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