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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,766 approved · 670 refused · 763 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Wick Hall, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3NF
Received 16 Oct 2025Kingston Bagpuize House, Abingdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AX
Received 1 Aug 2025The Old Vicarage, Church Street, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LW
Received 11 Mar 2021Land at Oxleaze Farm, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 12 Sept 2025The Old Post Office, Road Through Great Coxwell, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NB
Received 1 Sept 2025College House, 18, Eaton, Abingdon, OX13 5PR
Received 24 Jun 202127 Highworth Road, Faringdon, SN7 7EG
Received 6 Oct 202369 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PP
Received 15 Dec 2025Broadleaze Barn, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LP
Received 31 Oct 202219 New Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3AP
Received 3 May 20244 Primrose Avenue, Wantage, OX12 7FU
Received 10 Jun 20241 Littleworth Hill, Wantage, OX12 9AG
Received 17 Mar 202134 Truelocks Way, Wantage, OX12 7EG
Received 2 Mar 2021Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX
Received 24 Jan 2023Meadow View, Goosey Lane, Goosey, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8PA
Received 24 Aug 20221 Kings Farm Cottages, Mallins Lane, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TE
Received 5 May 2021123 Saxton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5JB
Received 18 Oct 2024Sutton Wick Plant Area, Land Adjoining Stone Hills Lane, Oday Hill, Sutton Wick, OX14 4AA
Received 14 Dec 20222 The Coal Yard, All Saints Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AG
Received 23 May 2023Green Ridge Lincombe Lane Boars Hill OX1 5DZ
Received 9 Jun 202618 Saxon Place, Wantage, OX12 9HX
Received 7 Jan 202293B West Way, Oxford, OX2 9JY
Received 31 Mar 2026Land West of Little Smiths Farm, Drayton
Received 24 Jan 20255B Gravel Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HY
Received 3 Nov 2023Records 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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