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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.
7,205 approved · 707 refused · 818 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 2018 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Banny Hill Farm, Baulking, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7QE
Received 15 Jun 2023Lyford Grange, Lyford, Wantage, OX12 0EQ
Received 5 Dec 2023Longworth Manor, Church Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DY
Received 13 Aug 2021Land North of Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Campus, OX11 0GD
Received 24 Oct 2022Bothy Vineyard, Oakley Park, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 6QW
Received 7 Feb 202322 Elwes Close, Abingdon, OX14 3UY
Received 18 Jan 202422 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3JP
Received 26 Jul 202322 Cleycourt Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BN
Received 23 Apr 2024North Lodge Offices, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0JN
Received 5 Feb 2026Bowling Green Farm Sandpit, Stanford Road, Faringdon, SN7 8EZ
Received 31 Oct 202216 Rookery Close, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LY
Received 7 Nov 202531 High Street, Stanford-in-the-Vale, SN7 8LH
Received 10 Jun 2021Rectory House, Church Green, Stanford in the Vale, Oxon, SN7 8HU
Received 23 Mar 2022Tolkien Cottage, Townsend, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SJ
Received 9 May 202310 Northfield Road, Abingdon, OX14 1QL
Received 25 Aug 202121 Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6DW
Received 16 Apr 2021Old School View, Main Street, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7LQ
Received 13 Aug 202121 Victoria Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DQ
Received 11 Jul 2024Pollards, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 28 May 2025The Old Farm House, Northcourt Lane, Abingdon, OX14 1PN
Received 22 Apr 20254 Trajan Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8FJ
Received 15 Apr 20215 Abingdon Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JW
Received 24 Nov 2025Land West of Abingdon Road, Drayton
Received 30 Sept 2024Little Acorns Nursery, Main Street, West Hagbourne, OX11 0NA
Received 15 Mar 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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