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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.
6,552 approved · 650 refused · 739 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Court Cottage, Main Street, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JE
Received 27 Aug 2024Hall Barn, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Oxon, OX11 9QB
Received 22 Apr 2021The Barns, Netherton, Abingdon, OX13 5LS
Received 12 Jul 2023Land lying to the South East of Sandford Lane, Kennington, OX1 5RP
Received 19 Aug 2025Chilswell Farm, Mill Barn, Lane From Chilswell Lane To Chilswell Farm, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5EP
Received 27 May 2022Esgair, The Holloway Road, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LZ
Received 29 Apr 2021Camden Farm, Radcote Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DY
Received 19 Mar 202632 Norman Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 2HJ
Received 16 Jan 2026Eynsham Lock, Swinford, Witney, OX29 4BY
Received 24 Oct 202420 Minns Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7NA
Received 17 Aug 202345 Long Furlong Medic Centre, Loyd Close, Abingdon, OX14 1XR
Received 19 Apr 20237 School Lane, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EH
Received 12 Feb 202418 Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HY
Received 7 Nov 20241 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JL
Received 24 Nov 2023Parcel DN02C (The Apex), Great Western Park, Didcot Road, Didcot
Received 25 Oct 2021Blenheim House, Blenheim Hill, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DS
Received 16 Sept 2022Moorhens - Land north of Faringdon - Off the A4095, Radcot Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DT
Received 11 Aug 2025Harwell Interim Box Store (HIBS) Rutherford Avenue Harwell OX11 0DF
Received 15 Jun 2026Argos Ltd, Fairacres, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BY
Received 5 Jan 2024Dalton Building, Maxwell Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QT
Received 9 Dec 20243 Windmill Place, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RT
Received 6 Dec 202417 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Received 14 Feb 2022Flat 1, Styles Court, Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DN
Received 12 Aug 2025Eidsvoll, Bedwells Heath, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JE
Received 1 Feb 2022Records 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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