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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.
9,308 approved · 864 refused · 987 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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126 Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5EP
Received 17 Nov 20234 Priory Mead, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TJ
Received 16 Jun 202518 Thesiger Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2DY
Received 8 Jun 2022Land adjacent to the Boneyard, Highworth Road, Faringdon, SN7 7NN
Received 21 Aug 2024Monks Farm, Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 20 Dec 2021Brook House, Sudbury Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EL
Received 7 May 20244 Chapel Hill Watchfield Swindon SN6 8TA
Received 10 Jul 202613 Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 16 Oct 202519 Main Road, Fyfield, Abingdon, OX13 5LN
Received 19 Mar 2026Faringdon Water Treatment Works, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8BQ
Received 23 May 2022Tubney Farm House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Abingdon, OX13 5QL
Received 9 Apr 2021Heathberry House, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5QG
Received 10 Mar 2023SO 43 St Michaels Way, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6BA
Received 5 Jan 2026Waylands Volvo Oxford, 171 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9PH
Received 23 Jul 2021Kingston Hill Barn, Road Passing Kingston Hill Barn, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5HY
Received 16 May 20241 Stonhouse Crescent, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AG
Received 20 Sept 2018Manor Farm, 6 Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JL
Received 12 Sept 202226 Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9AX
Received 19 Jul 20181 Church Close, Longcot, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7TN
Received 5 Aug 2024OS 13 and 1 Lenthall Road and, OS 22 and 24 Lenthalll Road, Abingdon, OX14 1HE
Received 28 Jun 2023Twelve Acre Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Received 9 Apr 20268 Market Place, Faringdon, SN7 7HL
Received 18 Dec 2023Withington Court, Abingdon, OX14 3QB
Received 25 Apr 20241 Linch Farm Wytham Oxford OX2 8QP
Received 2 Sept 2026Records 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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