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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.
7,443 approved · 729 refused · 838 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Oct 2018 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pound Farm, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 5 Feb 202426 Larkhill Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BL
Received 1 Sept 202554 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JW
Received 19 Jun 2025Hall Barn Westbrook Street Blewbury Didcot OX11 9QB
Received 12 Jun 202626 Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 8AD
Received 15 Nov 2021Former Airfield, Land to the west of Newlands Drive and north Denchworth Road, Grove
Received 13 Mar 20257 Corn Avill Close, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 2ND
Received 30 Mar 2021Broomfield, Hamels Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DJ
Received 28 Aug 202311 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AN
Received 4 Oct 202441 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AW
Received 30 Aug 20239 Hedge Hill Road, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9SD
Received 29 Jul 2024Jacksbyre Cowleaze Farm, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 25 Apr 2025Monks Court, Newbury Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LG
Received 1 Oct 2021Highview, Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DL
Received 29 Oct 201872 North Drive, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7PN
Received 6 Jun 2022Land South of the A415, Marcham
Received 29 Aug 2024Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre, Downsview Road, Wantage, OX12 9GN
Received 26 Jun 2024Edmonds Pen, Radcot Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DT
Received 21 Mar 2025Former Wicklesham Quarry, Faringdon, SN7 7PH
Received 8 Nov 2023Moor Mill Farm, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7QD
Received 4 Nov 2022The Bungalow, Prospect Farm, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0ST
Received 23 Mar 2026Manor Farm, Garford
Received 31 May 2024The Core Business Centre, Milton Hill, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AB
Received 4 Mar 201927 Nuffield Way, Abingdon, OX14 1RL
Received 7 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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