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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.
9,268 approved · 860 refused · 982 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Sept 2017 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Bakehouse, 17-18A Thames Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HZ
Received 27 Sept 202117A Park Crescent, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1DF
Received 6 Aug 2018The Long Barn, Milton Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4EF
Received 26 Oct 2023Johnnings,, Marsh Way,, Woolstone,, Faringdon, SN7 7QL
Received 9 Oct 202511 Windrush Way, Abingdon, OX14 3SX
Received 21 Aug 2018Spencer Cottage, Broad Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RA
Received 23 Aug 2021Site Of 1 Sugworth Crescent, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2JR
Received 27 Jun 2025Cromwell House, 41 High Street, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8NQ
Received 19 Mar 2021Former Airfield West of Grove, To the West of Newlands Drive, Land North of Denchworth Road, Grove
Received 27 Oct 2025The Stables, Milton Hill, Abingdon, OX14 4DP
Received 2 Mar 2021Brookside Cottage The Green Grove Wantage OX12 0AN
Received 28 Sept 2026Christ Church, Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PL
Received 1 Aug 202552 Norman Avenue, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HL
Received 15 Jan 201824 High Street, Drayton, OX14 4JL
Received 30 Nov 2018Fullers Field, Land west of Primose Avenue, Wantage, OX12 7FU
Received 19 Mar 2025Cross Tree Farm, High Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AW
Received 8 Aug 2022Building 551, Becquerel Avenue, Harwell Site, DIDCOT, OX11 0DF
Received 22 Feb 2018Cross Trees, 1 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, OX14 4AD
Received 17 Aug 20221 Buscot Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2BJ
Received 31 Oct 2022Archangel House, 1 Abingdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QN
Received 5 Jan 2022The Forresters, 54 Hurst Rise Road, Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HQ
Received 18 Oct 202224 Leamington Drive, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7JZ
Received 26 Nov 2024Abingdon Baptist Scout Group At, 35 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AG
Received 7 Oct 20228 St Marys Green, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1HJ
Received 30 Apr 2025Records 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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