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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.
6,689 approved · 660 refused · 754 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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91 Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JJ
Received 9 Dec 2024Pidnell Farmhouse, Pidnell Farm, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8DY
Received 3 Aug 2023Kingston Lisle Park, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QQ
Received 2 Mar 2026Shorthorn Barn, Petwick Farm, Challow Station, West Challow, Wantage, SN7 8NT
Received 1 Jun 2021Plot Adjacent to 'Windrose', Tuck's Lane,, Longworth, Oxfordshire, OX13 5ET
Received 1 Jul 202114, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 12 Jan 2026Kingston Hill Farm, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HY
Received 4 Feb 202517 Parkside, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NN
Received 10 Nov 2021Eastmanton House, Eastmanton Lane, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PJ
Received 14 Jun 2023Former Airfield West of Grove, To the West of Newlands Drive, Land North of Denchworth Road, Grove
Received 14 Oct 2024Church Of St Peter, Graveyard At, Church Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JS
Received 14 Oct 2024St Ethelwold House, 30 East St Helens Street, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 5EB
Received 25 Jan 2023Bellingers Garage, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DH
Received 19 Feb 20247 Appleford Drive, Abingdon, OX14 2DB
Received 14 Dec 2023Mary Lyon Centre, Harwell Science And Innovation Campus, Road Thirteen, Didcot, OX11 0RD
Received 17 Feb 2022Signal Yard, Units 5-10 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RR
Received 13 Jan 2026Mill Farm, Faringdon Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8NP
Received 13 Oct 2025Cleave Cottage, The Cleave, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EL
Received 7 Jul 2023Pinewood School, Road Running Through Bourton To Hinton Marsh Farm, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 14 Jan 2026Land north of Kennington Gate, Radley College, Radley, OX14 2HR
Received 11 Apr 202312 Applewood Close, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0GE
Received 27 Jan 20226 Buchan Place, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5GE
Received 15 Dec 2023Kennington Railway Bridge & A423
Received 19 Apr 202131 Barwell, Wantage, OX12 9AZ
Received 18 Jun 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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