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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.
7,493 approved · 731 refused · 844 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Rectory, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LP
Received 10 May 2021Sunrise Nursery, Abingdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AR
Received 9 Jan 202623 Sugworth Crescent, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2JR
Received 21 Aug 202332 Palmers, Wantage, OX12 7HB
Received 16 Oct 2018MacDermid Autotype Ltd, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7BZ
Received 26 Jun 2024123 High Street, Milton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4DX
Received 22 Oct 2018Marcham C Of E Primary School, Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PY
Received 7 Dec 20183 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AB
Received 14 Sept 202345 The Glebe, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QB
Received 18 Mar 2024The Vicarage, Buckland, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8QN
Received 11 Apr 202518 Primrose Avenue, Wantage, OX12 7FU
Received 17 Jun 2024Rectory House, Church Green, Standford in the Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HU
Received 26 Apr 20221 West Green Little Coxwell Faringdon SN7 7LL
Received 13 Apr 2026Steeds Farm, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7NN
Received 2 Dec 2024Andersey View, Wilsham Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HP
Received 6 Mar 202452 Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7BZ
Received 10 Jun 2024Hill Cottage, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JA
Received 24 Feb 2023Frilford Service Centre, Frilford Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6QL
Received 30 Sept 2024106D West Way, Oxford, OX2 9JU
Received 24 Apr 202374 Winterborne Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AL
Received 7 May 2024ASDA ADC, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4TF
Received 18 Aug 2021Westview, 3 Stanford Road, Faringdon, SN7 7AQ
Received 23 Mar 20237 Tirrold Way, Wantage, OX12 7DL
Received 12 Jul 20215 Holborn Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LU
Received 7 Mar 2022Records 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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