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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.
7,684 approved · 751 refused · 856 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1 Veor Farm, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UJ
Received 9 Sept 2024Pillar House, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0ET
Received 16 Aug 2021The Old Farmhouse, 5 Kennel Lane, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SB
Received 20 Sept 202123 Bridge Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HN
Received 22 Nov 202410 The Gap, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NJ
Received 15 Feb 2024The Chestnuts, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UJ
Received 2 Nov 202218 Cherwell Close, Abingdon, OX14 3TD
Received 28 May 2025Northcott House, High Street, Hinton Waldrist, Faringdon, SN7 8RN
Received 31 Jul 2024The Old House, 72 High Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4AS
Received 29 Jan 20214 Park Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1DF
Received 28 Jun 2023Bybrook, Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8NE
Received 6 Sept 2018Faringdon Infant School, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8AH
Received 1 Aug 202522 Ferny Close, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AN
Received 27 Nov 2024Farmyard at Knighton Farm, Knighton, SN6 8NN
Received 11 Mar 2026The Vale Cottage, High Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RP
Received 11 Aug 20236 Old School Lane, East Challow, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9SG
Received 9 Oct 202483 John Morris Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HN
Received 14 Jan 2019Mill Farm Faringdon Road Stanford In The Vale Faringdon SN7 8NP
Received 5 Aug 2026Rectory House, Broadbrook Lane, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PT
Received 22 Oct 2021Keepers Cottage, Pusey, Faringdon, SN7 8QB
Received 16 Jul 2024Estate Barn, Kingston Lisle Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9QG
Received 22 Dec 2025Glebe House, Ginge Road, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RS
Received 14 Jun 2024Ridgeway Garage, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7DR
Received 21 Dec 2018Rockley Farm House, 16 Appleton Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QH
Received 7 Aug 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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