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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.
6,694 approved · 662 refused · 755 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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3 Rectory Lane, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LN
Received 12 Jun 202517 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EE
Received 24 Jul 2023District Community Centre, 1 Gentian Mews, Great Western Park, Harwell, OX11 6GR
Received 4 Feb 202542 Oxford Road, Abingdon, OX14 2DZ
Received 9 May 2025Land adj to Down House Farmyard, Ginge, Wantage, OX12 8QS
Received 11 Oct 2021Tigin Ban, High Street, Harwell, OX11 0EU
Received 28 Feb 2022Pound House, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 24 Oct 202316 Parkside, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NN
Received 19 Dec 2023Glen Esk, Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8DW
Received 12 Aug 2021Green Ridge, Road Between Sunningwell And Green Lane, Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6RB
Received 23 Jun 2022Windswept 3 Hinksey Hill Oxford OX1 5BQ
Received 29 May 2026Warren Down House, Holborn Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LR
Received 18 Mar 202553 Welford Gardens, Abingdon, OX14 2BH
Received 13 Apr 2023Coppice Leaze Farm, Coppice Lane, West Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TJ
Received 31 Mar 2025Estate Yard, Pusey, Faringdon, SN7 8QB
Received 17 Feb 2022Pear Tree Farm, Rowan House, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NG
Received 24 May 2021The Clock House, 18 Grove Street, Wantage, OX12 7AA
Received 10 Feb 202315 Appleton Road, Cumnor, OX2 9QH
Received 12 May 2021Pollards, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 27 May 202513, 15 & 17 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AE
Received 30 Sept 202196 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HY
Received 21 Nov 202410 Wheelwright Court, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QA
Received 12 Oct 20228 Market Place, Faringdon, SN7 7HL
Received 4 Mar 20221 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9EU
Received 16 Jan 2024Records 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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