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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.
7,345 approved · 720 refused · 828 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
94 Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6EB
Received 6 Oct 2023Hornbeams, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 20 Dec 2018Thickets, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BQ
Received 7 Jun 20224 Longcot Road Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8AL
Received 22 Jul 2026Nationwide Building Society, 3 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AB
Received 25 Mar 2026Land off Blackbird Lane, Milton, OX14 4EH
Received 15 Apr 2025Monks Farm, Townsend Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 7 Nov 2024Old Farmhouse, Tucks Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5ET
Received 23 Aug 2024Priory Cottage, 127 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SJ
Received 22 Jan 2024King Alfred Scouts DHQ, Springfield Road, Wantage, OX12 8ES
Received 7 Jun 2022Land West Of Sunningwell Road, Sunningwell, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6RL
Received 8 Feb 202361 Austin Place Abingdon OX14 1LU
Received 20 Apr 2026Land Off, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7DR
Received 18 Jan 2019Telecommunications Site, Dunmore Farm, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6BH
Received 10 May 2023Land at Crab Hill, Land north of A417 and east of A338., Wantage, OX12 7GQ
Received 1 Mar 20248 Coach Lane, Faringdon, SN7 8AB
Received 24 Feb 202215 Thesiger Road, Abingdon, OX14 2DX
Received 26 Mar 2026Land at Crab Hill - Phase 6, Land north of A417 and east of A338, Wantage
Received 23 Sept 2024Hickmans Cottage, Cat Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JT
Received 24 Jan 2019Frax House, Faringdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AW
Received 18 Oct 2023Carswell Manor, St Hughs School, Road Passing Carswell Manor, Carswell, Faringdon, SN7 8PT
Received 15 Jul 202610 The Gap, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NJ
Received 31 Jul 2025Tulwick Barn, Tulwick Lane, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PH
Received 24 Sept 2021Ferry Cottage, Eaton Hastings, Faringdon, SN7 8BJ
Received 18 Nov 2021Records 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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