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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.
6,728 approved · 664 refused · 756 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Fisher Close, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4LT
Received 13 Nov 2024115E 115H Olympic Avenue Milton Park Milton Abingdon OX14 4SA
Received 27 May 2026Milton Hill House Hotel, Milton Hill, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AF
Received 1 Jun 2021The Gables, 39 The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RR
Received 3 Mar 2023West View, Fernham Road, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RD
Received 20 Jun 2025St Leonards Church, Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6RD
Received 9 Dec 202122 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JP
Received 23 Feb 2023Little Lane Orchard, 95 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SJ
Received 13 Apr 2022Wytham Abbey, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QB
Received 14 Sept 2023Blenheim House, Blenheim Hill, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DS
Received 22 Dec 2022Land north of A417, Wantage
Received 28 Apr 2023Land South of Steeds Farm, Coxwell Road, Faringdon
Received 11 Jun 2024Cottage Farm, Upper Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HY
Received 17 Aug 202269 Yarnells Hill, Oxford, OX2 9BG
Received 30 Aug 2024Land off Blackbird Lane, Milton, Oxfordshire, OX14 4EH
Received 23 Apr 2024Land to the west of Sir Frank Williams Way, Allotments and Wheelwash Field (Area L), Sir Frank Williams Way, Didcot
Received 10 Nov 2022Mill House, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9JD
Received 11 Dec 202529 Mons Way, Abingdon, OX14 1NJ
Received 27 Apr 2023Hangar 10, Becquerel Avenue, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0RA
Received 23 Oct 2023Magnolia Cottage, Littleworth, Oxon, SN7 8ED
Received 17 Mar 20211 Austin Place, Abingdon, OX14 1LT
Received 24 May 2023Barclay House, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 12 Aug 202590 Pinnocks Way, Oxford, OX2 9DQ
Received 26 May 202316, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 9 Mar 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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