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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.
6,680 approved · 658 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Abbey Buildings, Checker Walk, Abingdon, OX14 3JB
Received 14 Mar 202525 Stainswick Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8DX
Received 1 Mar 2022Leylands, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8AQ
Received 11 Nov 2025Land north of Kennington Gate, Radley College Radley OX14 2HR
Received 22 May 2026Dower House, South Street, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JY
Received 19 May 2021RM1b - Phase 1, Valley Park, Didcot
Received 21 Nov 20242 Stockham Way, Wantage, OX12 9BH
Received 11 Aug 2021The Church Cottage, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 1 Nov 20235-7 Bromsgrove, Faringdon, SN7 7JF
Received 3 Apr 2025Tythe Barn, Rectory Lane, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5DS
Received 7 Aug 202317 Garford Close, Abingdon, OX14 2BY
Received 27 May 20228 Manor Fields, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JG
Received 13 Feb 202610 Boxhill Walk, Abingdon, OX14 1HD
Received 24 Aug 202122 North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 13 Apr 2023Banny Hill Farm, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 7QE
Received 23 Oct 2025Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, North of Thomson Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QG
Received 10 Apr 2024Former Airfield West of Grove, To the West of Newlands Drive, Land North of Denchworth Road, Grove
Received 23 Oct 2025Pennyhooks Farm, Pennyhooks Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8EX
Received 9 Oct 20231 Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6DN
Received 28 Jan 2025The Old Barn Letcombe Bassett Wantage OX12 9LR
Received 10 Aug 20265 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AL
Received 9 Jun 2025Leylands, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8AQ
Received 4 Feb 2025Autumn Garth, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EN
Received 8 Apr 2024The Limes, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PE
Received 25 Nov 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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