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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.
6,596 approved · 652 refused · 746 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
94 Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0LP
Received 4 May 2023Woodland Cottage, Pinewoods Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HH
Received 28 Jun 202152 Gainsborough Green, Abingdon, OX14 5JN
Received 26 Oct 202122 Whites Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2JJ
Received 7 Oct 20221 Oak Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TD
Received 9 Aug 20242 Culham Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2AS
Received 18 Dec 2025Oak Hall House, Nottingham Fee, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PG
Received 6 Feb 202544 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JW
Received 18 Aug 202325 Cherwell Close, Abingdon, OX14 3TD
Received 23 Jan 2023109 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2AB
Received 10 Feb 202347 Hurst Lane, Cumnor, OX2 9PR
Received 12 Jun 202633 Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PJ
Received 6 Feb 2023107 Drayton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5JF
Received 18 May 202112 Cumnor Rise Road, Oxford, OX2 9HD
Received 26 Aug 2025170 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RZ
Received 7 Sept 2022Tatham House, Northcourt Lane, Abingdon, OX14 1PN
Received 5 May 2021Highview, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NG
Received 10 Feb 2026LAND AT THE CANOPIES, Corner of Milton Hill and Trenchard Avenue, Milton, OX14 4DR
Received 28 Feb 2026Mill Orchard Barns, Mill Orchard, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JJ
Received 5 Jul 2023Potenger Way, Graham Group Warehouse, Drayton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HX
Received 22 Jul 202128 Folly View Road, Faringdon, SN7 7DH
Received 20 Feb 2024The Manor House, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SR
Received 26 Apr 2022Corrydon House, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PF
Received 21 Feb 2023The Cottage, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 17 May 2023Records 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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