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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.
6,639 approved · 654 refused · 751 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Oak House, Woodside, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5QG
Received 7 Jul 20213 Frax Close, Kingston Bagpuise, Abingdon, OX13 5AZ
Received 14 Apr 2023Poughley Farm, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
Received 25 Jan 2023Hornbeam House, Church Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DX
Received 3 Nov 2025176 Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0LR
Received 8 Jul 2022The Stables, Oxford Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NN
Received 9 Apr 202123 Hazel Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9LE
Received 20 May 2024Manor Farm, Land east of Silver Lane, West Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TJ
Received 4 Dec 2024Land West of Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale, FARINGDON, SN7 8HQ
Received 22 Dec 2021Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EJ
Received 6 Feb 2024Cornerbrook, Mill Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JS
Received 11 Oct 20223 Mill Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NZ
Received 15 Dec 2025Birch Cottage, Orchard Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JH
Received 6 Sept 202418 Amey Crescent, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6JY
Received 24 Jun 202187 High Street, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EJ
Received 4 Sept 2023DP: 516, CP01, CP02 Faringdon Road, East Challow, OX12 9TF
Received 21 Mar 2022177 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SD
Received 11 Aug 2022Ashbrook House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QA
Received 8 Aug 2023Radley College (E Social building), Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HR
Received 24 Mar 2025Land to the north west of Radley, Radley
Received 20 Jul 2021Rose Cottage, Church Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EZ
Received 25 Apr 2025Abners Barn, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 26 Apr 2024Wootton Manor House, Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HP
Received 2 Feb 2024Cornerstone 117755, Wootton Road, Grass Verge, Abingdon, OX14 1LD
Received 9 Aug 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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