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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.
9,356 approved · 868 refused · 993 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pennie Lane Stud, Berry Lane, Blewbury, DIDCOT, OX11 9QJ
Received 15 Jan 2018Conkers, New Road, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0ER
Received 3 Sept 2018Botley Centre, West Way, Oxford, OX2 9LP
Received 4 May 2018Milton Business And Technology Centre, Milton Hill, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6BD
Received 1 Nov 20183 Oldenholme, 3 Church Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JS
Received 5 Mar 2019101 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SJ
Received 17 Jul 202456 Westland Road, Faringdon, SN7 7EY
Received 16 Nov 20216 Warwick Close, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LT
Received 30 Jul 2024Northfield Farm, Radcot Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DT
Received 21 Feb 2023Kingswood, 2 Kings Lane, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0EJ
Received 2 Nov 2018Land south of Kennington, East of Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford
Received 7 Nov 201725 Holly Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4FW
Received 26 Feb 202430 Wytham View, Oxford, OX2 9SP
Received 12 Nov 20244 Mathews Way, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6JX
Received 21 Jun 2023Decathlon, Seacourt Tower, West Way, Oxford, OX2 0JJ
Received 16 Jun 2025The Beeches, Silver Street, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JF
Received 5 Jul 202155-59, Stert Street, ABINGDON, OX14 3JF
Received 2 Jan 2018Crossleys, Marsh Way, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QL
Received 21 Jul 202169 Virginia Way, Abingdon, OX14 5QL
Received 30 Mar 2022North Hinksey C Of E School, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LZ
Received 11 Nov 202416 Caldecott Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HB
Received 20 Dec 2021The Stables, Land to east of Circourt Road, Denchworth
Received 31 Oct 2025Land at Monks Farm, Grove
Received 1 Dec 2022May Cottage, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PD
Received 1 Sept 2025Records 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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