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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.
6,675 approved · 657 refused · 754 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Lilac Cottage, Woolstone Road, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RF
Received 28 Jul 2023213 Whitecross, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6BW
Received 21 Nov 20221 St Andrews Cottages, Hinton Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HQ
Received 12 Jun 2024High Trees, 91 Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LA
Received 21 Oct 202119B The Paddock, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5BX
Received 17 Oct 2025Church Farm, Hunters Lodge Dark Lane Sunningwell Abingdon OX13 6RE
Received 22 Jul 202616 Kennet Road, Abingdon, OX14 3ST
Received 20 Jun 2022Maslina, Reading Road, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JJ
Received 23 Apr 2024Pull Croft, 53 High Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AT
Received 2 Oct 2023Wootton End, Sandy Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HN
Received 17 Nov 2023Various locations in Lockinge/Ardington, Wantage, Oxon
Received 30 Sept 2021King Alfred's Academy, East Springfield Road, Wantage, OX12 8ET
Received 29 Nov 20212 Linch Farm, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QP
Received 25 Jan 202418 Whittle Close Grove Wantage OX12 0RH
Received 3 Jun 2026Hendred House (Laundry Annexe), High Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JZ
Received 11 Aug 2025Walden, Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DL
Received 3 Oct 20235 Sympson Close, Abingdon, OX14 5RB
Received 30 Apr 202167 The Causeway, Steventon, Oxon, OX13 6SQ
Received 24 Sept 2021Dry Leys, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5HB
Received 16 Oct 202382 Curtis Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 3UW
Received 1 Jul 2021Hanney Nurseries, Steventon Road, East Hanney, OX12 0HS
Received 13 Apr 2021O/S 44 Hogarth Place, Abingdon, OX14 5LP
Received 28 Mar 2024The Sawmill, Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2LL
Received 22 Mar 202328 Mandarin Place, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0QH
Received 19 Feb 2025Records 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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