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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.
7,403 approved · 725 refused · 834 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Operational Materials Recycling Facility, Waste Transfer Station, Downs Lane, Chilton, OX11 0RP
Received 30 Nov 2018Octagon House, Trinder Road, Wantage, OX12 8EE
Received 11 Mar 2025Pinewood School, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 23 Jan 2024Millbrook House, High Street, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EL
Received 9 Jun 2024The Cottage, The Green, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0AW
Received 31 Mar 202318 Gravel Walk, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7JW
Received 25 Apr 2022Long Thatch, 4 The Green, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HH
Received 12 Jan 2026Gatehouse Studio, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PB
Received 2 Nov 20222 Duxford Farm Cottages, Duxford, Faringdon, SN7 8SQ
Received 13 Dec 2023Holly Tree House, Jarn Way, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JF
Received 17 Dec 202240 Warmans Close, Wantage, OX12 9XT
Received 6 May 202145 Milbank Way, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6FL
Received 4 Nov 202590 Arthray Road, Oxford, OX2 9AB
Received 17 Mar 2025Signia Park, Land at former Didcot A Power Station, Purchas Road, Didcot
Received 19 Sept 202570 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HU
Received 23 Feb 20223 Nursery View, Faringdon, SN7 8SJ
Received 12 May 202216 Damson Trees, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BB
Received 4 Jan 2022Dormer Cottage, 25 Abingdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QN
Received 13 Oct 2021Dower House, Road Running Through Wytham, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 31 Mar 20224 Hyde Copse, Marcham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6PT
Received 23 Apr 2021Land north of, Copenhagen Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Received 8 Dec 2025Eyrie, Mallins Lane, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TE
Received 28 Jul 2025Abners Barn, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 26 Apr 2024Lowmans, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 5 Mar 2024Records 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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