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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.
9,219 approved · 858 refused · 979 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Sept 2017 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35 Henleys Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4HU
Received 11 Jul 2022Royal Mail Delivery Office, Swan Lane, FARINGDON, SN7 7JB
Received 28 Nov 2017Youlbury House, Whitebarn, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HH
Received 28 Jul 2022Bybrook, Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8NE
Received 10 Apr 2018Wootton Business Park, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6FD
Received 31 Mar 20218 St Lawrence Road, South Hinksey, OXFORD, OX1 5AZ
Received 9 Apr 2018Land North of Shrivenham, Highworth Road, Shrivenham
Received 13 Jun 2023Lakeside, All Saints Lane, Sutton Courtenay, ABINGDON, OX14 4AG
Received 26 Apr 201857 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SE
Received 4 Jan 201930 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EB
Received 30 Nov 20221 Bohams Cottages, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QF
Received 27 Nov 2023North Hinksey C Of E School, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LZ
Received 2 Jul 2025Building to the rear of Chowle Cottage, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7
Received 10 Apr 2018Brushwood House, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HY
Received 11 Jan 2023Ambleside Didcot Road Harwell Didcot OX11 6DL
Received 30 Jun 2026Fire Station, Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 5DH
Received 19 May 2023The Cherry Barn, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EY
Received 4 Sept 2024Gorse Farm, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LG
Received 31 Mar 2025Yew Tree, Holborn Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LR
Received 26 Apr 2024Blagrove Lodge, Fox Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX13 6DE
Received 20 Aug 2018The Yews, Main Street, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RZ
Received 19 Jul 2018Causeway Cottage The Causeway Steventon Abingdon OX13 6SQ
Received 23 Jul 2026Wychwood, Main Road, Appleford, Abingdon, OX14 4PD
Received 11 Apr 2022Rogers Concrete, Sands Hill, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Received 27 Jan 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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