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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.
7,325 approved · 718 refused · 828 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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15-16 Abbey Close Abingdon OX14 3JD
Received 3 Jul 202615, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 24 Feb 2022Wytham Woods area, Wytham, Oxford
Received 14 Mar 2019The Coach House, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9LH
Received 12 Jun 202429 Folly View Road, Faringdon, SN7 7DQ
Received 3 Apr 20234 Cascade Corner, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5GB
Received 27 Feb 2023Mulberry House, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 18 May 202334 Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8AQ
Received 28 Apr 202516 Park Crescent, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DF
Received 13 Jul 2022Beckett Cottage, 25 Park Avenue, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8HD
Received 11 Feb 2022Land at the rear of 20-21, Pulling Close, Faringdon, SN7 7JS
Received 1 Apr 2021Land north of Avon Road, Harwell Campus, ., Didcot
Received 24 Dec 2024Northfield Farm, Baulking, Nr Wantage, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8NT
Received 17 Feb 2023Rectory House, Church Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 20 Jun 202223-37 Mill Street, Wantage, OX12 9AB
Received 17 Feb 2025Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 9 Jun 202555 Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DJ
Received 16 Dec 2025Land to the West of Great Western Park (Valley Park), Didcot
Received 4 Apr 2022Mellors Of Challow Ltd, Faringdon Road, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TE
Received 19 Mar 2024Land North of Dunmore Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PU
Received 19 Jan 2022Allins Barn, Allins Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JR
Received 27 Sept 2023Blewbury Barn Cottage Blewbury Hill Blewbury Didcot OX11 9EU
Received 11 Jun 2026Land to the rear 31-33 The Causeway, Steventon, OX13 6SE
Received 6 May 202514 Abingdon Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NF
Received 19 Apr 2022Records 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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