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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Vale of White Horse District Council. Also known as VOWH.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Vale of White Horse website
9,428 approved · 875 refused · 1,007 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodview, Chawley Lane, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PX
Received 29 Jan 20213 Appleton Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QH
Received 26 Jan 2026Whites Farm House Bassett Road Letcombe Bassett Wantage OX12 9LW
Received 12 May 20262 Catherine Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6 8ER
Received 11 Apr 20187 Orchard Way, Wantage, OX12 8EB
Received 30 Jun 2021Moorhouse, Church Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6JP
Received 6 Sept 202328 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BP
Received 30 Apr 20251 High Street, Steventon, ABINGDON, OX13 6RZ
Received 9 Nov 2017The Vale Cottage, High Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RP
Received 25 Jul 2022Land north of A417, East of Wantage, Wantage, OX12 8PL
Received 11 Dec 201757 Yarnells Hill, Oxford, OX2 9BE
Received 29 Nov 2022The Spinney, Orchard Road, OXFORD, OX2 9BL
Received 16 Jan 2018Ashbrook House, The Green, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HQ
Received 2 Dec 202118 Eason Drive, Abingdon, OX14 3YD
Received 2 Sept 2024Cowleaze Barn, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 1 Mar 20221 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JL
Received 26 May 2022Church Centre St Helens Court Abingdon OX14 5BS
Received 20 Apr 2026Oak Tree Cottage, Besselsleigh, Abingdon, OX13 5PX
Received 16 May 2025Mill Stream Court, Access To Mill Stream Court, Abingdon, OX14 5XA
Received 11 Jul 202429 Lansdowne Road, Dry Sandford, ABINGDON, OX13 6EA
Received 2 Jan 2018The Bungalow, Highworth Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BL
Received 14 Mar 202446 Park Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DG
Received 27 May 2021Yew Tree Cottage, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QR
Received 16 Oct 201885 Bagley Close, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LT
Received 10 Feb 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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