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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.
7,753 approved · 764 refused · 864 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fairview, Faringdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QY
Received 5 Apr 2023Dashwood House, Faringdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AQ
Received 22 Apr 20221 The Chambers, Vineyard, Abingdon, OX14 3PX
Received 26 Sept 2025Former Seven Acres Nursery Site, Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale
Received 30 Jan 2023167 Southern Bypass, Oxford, OX2 0LN
Received 6 May 2025Buttercross Barn, St James Way, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LW
Received 21 Nov 201820A Mill Street, Wantage, OX12 9AQ
Received 9 May 2025Faringdon Grange Holiday Park, Great Coxwell Road, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LU
Received 14 Jan 2025Field West of Bradfield Barn Old Mans Lane Grove
Received 9 Apr 20266 Fairways, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RQ
Received 24 Oct 2022Recreation Ground, Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8DW
Received 31 Jul 2024Camel Pre-School, Stockham Primary School, Stockham Way, Wantage, OX12 9HL
Received 29 Jan 2025Church Farm House, 68 Church Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6JP
Received 5 Apr 2024Monks Farm, Townsend, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0AH
Received 16 Oct 202364 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PR
Received 17 Oct 2022Kingston Bagpuize House, Abingdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon, OX13 5AX
Received 13 Feb 2024A34 Lodge Hill Interchange, Abingdon, OX14 1RW
Received 20 Sept 202419 Arthray Road, Oxford, OX2 9AA
Received 14 Sept 2022Land east of Sixth Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QG
Received 18 Jul 2024Land South of the A415, Marcham
Received 10 May 202387 Bagley Wood Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LY
Received 7 Jul 2021Land at Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Former Amey Works, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4PP
Received 7 Jan 202227 Coxwell Road, Faringdon, SN7 7EB
Received 28 May 2021Lamb And Flag House, Faringdon Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HN
Received 24 Jan 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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