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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,509 approved · 736 refused · 844 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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5 Ginge Brook, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AL
Received 3 Aug 2022Ford Cottage, 2 Duxford, Duxford, Faringdon, SN7 8SQ
Received 4 Feb 20223 Palmer Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7FR
Received 4 Mar 2026Halls Close, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4LU
Received 15 Nov 2024Rosemont, Hanney Road, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5HT
Received 22 Dec 2021The Undercroft Red Copse Lane Boars Hill Oxford OX1 5ER
Received 27 Mar 2026Phase 4 Land at Crab Hill, Land North of A417 and East of A33, Wantage
Received 14 Jun 20211 Grandy Crescent, Milton, Abingdon, OX13 6GL
Received 22 May 2025Land adjacent to Fieldside, Didcot Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6DH
Received 12 Nov 2018Thistledome, Stream Road, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JG
Received 9 Feb 20211 Colwell Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1AU
Received 7 Feb 2023Colts Close Barn, Buckland, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8QR
Received 25 Oct 2023Land south of Curie Avenue and, west of Second Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QG
Received 30 Sept 202425 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NJ
Received 13 Jun 2024Manor Cottage, Park Lane, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JU
Received 11 Nov 2025Meriden House, Flat 3, Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DG
Received 1 Feb 2021141 Park Drive Milton Park Milton Abingdon OX14 4SE
Received 13 Aug 2026Gilbourns Farmhouse, 155 Drayton Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4HA
Received 22 Feb 2023Glebe House High Street Childrey Wantage OX12 9UA
Received 19 Aug 2026Unit B6, GBP 1, Grove Business Park, Wantage, OX12 9FF
Received 18 Mar 201924 Huxley Close Wootton OX13 6JZ
Received 18 May 202610 Wheelwright Court, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QA
Received 4 Jan 20231 Boston Close, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0GQ
Received 29 Apr 202417 Van Diemans, Stanford in The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HL
Received 21 May 2025Records 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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