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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.
7,382 approved · 725 refused · 830 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Nov 2018 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, North of Thomson Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QG
Received 30 Jul 2024Odstone Lands, Ashbury, Faringdon, SN6 8NS
Received 24 Apr 2025Mill Farm, Faringdon Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8NP
Received 17 Feb 20254 Stone House Close, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5BP
Received 19 Aug 2024Old Manor House, 20 North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LX
Received 19 Aug 2021The Clock House, 18 Grove Street, Wantage, OX12 7AA
Received 1 Aug 20253 Brind Close, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6FG
Received 14 Nov 2025Thatcher's Barn, Horsecroft, Stanford in the Vale
Received 14 May 202436 Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0LW
Received 4 Mar 2022Eyrie, Mallins Lane, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TE
Received 17 Sept 2025Church Of All Saints, Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AE
Received 17 May 202423 Southampton Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AZ
Received 7 May 2024St James's Church, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 19 Sept 2024Strattenborough Castle, Highworth Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TH
Received 6 Oct 2021Lyford Grange, Lyford, Wantage, OX12 0EQ
Received 22 Apr 2022Cleycourt Manor, Cleyfields, Bourton, SN6 8HZ
Received 27 Sept 20213 Beaulieu Court, Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6RQ
Received 20 Feb 20243 Elm Tree Walk Shippon Abingdon OX13 6LX
Received 13 Jul 2026Blewbury Barn Cottage, Blewbury Hill, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9EU
Received 18 Dec 202421 Hazel Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9LE
Received 15 May 2023Wicks House, North Green, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LQ
Received 19 Aug 2025Tilia, 12 Gravel Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HY
Received 24 Nov 202114 Cottage Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HX
Received 10 Apr 2024Home Farm, Coleshill Estate, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PT
Received 6 Oct 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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