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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.
7,663 approved · 749 refused · 856 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Redwood Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DH
Received 16 Aug 2021Holywell House, Fernham Road, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7PU
Received 27 Nov 2023Woodside, 157 Drayton Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4HA
Received 14 Sept 2022The Old Rectory, 29 Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PR
Received 12 Sept 2022Fordybrook Farm, Ford Lane, East Hendred, Oxon, OX12 8JX
Received 15 Oct 202110 Gravel Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HY
Received 26 Jul 2021Picked Mead, Hanney Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AP
Received 19 Dec 2023Long Thatch 4 The Green East Hanney Wantage OX12 0HH
Received 23 Jun 202616 Cascade Corner, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5GB
Received 3 Mar 2025Land at Rectory Farm, Buckland, Oxon
Received 9 Nov 2023The Thatchets, Church Lane, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7PB
Received 20 Jun 2025The Westwood Hotel, Oxford Road, Oxford, OX1 5BG
Received 30 Jan 2024Sports Pavilion, Abingdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, OX13 5AS
Received 23 Nov 2021Land South of Park Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Received 24 May 202199 Hurst Rise Road Oxford OX2 9HF
Received 24 Sept 202664 Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JF
Received 5 Jan 2022Hills Quarry Products Ltd, Upwood Quarry, Besselsleigh, Abingdon, OX13 5DW
Received 12 Sept 2022Memorial Hall, Highworth Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BL
Received 30 Nov 2018Antwick Stud, Windmill Hill, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JD
Received 8 Jul 2024100m NE of Faringdon Folly tower, Faringdon
Received 5 Aug 2024Common Barn Farm Garford Abingdon OX13 5PA
Received 12 May 2026St Mary's Convent, Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9AU
Received 18 Apr 2023Hyde Farm House, Abingdon Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NX
Received 24 Apr 202318 North Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 1QN
Received 5 Mar 2026Records 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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