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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.
7,905 approved · 777 refused · 872 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Jul 2018 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 26, Peachcroft Farm, Whites Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HP
Received 17 Sept 202524 High Street, Drayton, OX14 4JL
Received 23 Nov 201811 Nuneham Square, Abingdon, OX14 1EH
Received 9 Mar 2021Pusey Furze Barns, Gable Barn Buckland Faringdon SN7 8PY
Received 19 May 202611 Nuffield Way, Abingdon, OX14 1RL
Received 26 Apr 202420 Meadow View Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QU
Received 17 Feb 2025Barcote Farm, Barcote Park, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8PP
Received 24 Nov 20213A Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9EU
Received 9 Aug 2021Cross Tree House, The Green, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HQ
Received 30 Jan 2026Upton Manor, High Street, Upton, Didcot, OX11 9JE
Received 19 May 2023Brookside, Bedwells Heath, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JE
Received 19 Oct 2021The Bungalow, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PX
Received 6 Apr 202153 Welford Gardens, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2BH
Received 6 Jun 202310 Pound Piece, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8NE
Received 24 Jul 2023Parsonage House, 11 Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JL
Received 27 Oct 202235 Kysbie Close, Abingdon, OX14 1XY
Received 5 Aug 2022Field Farm, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5QW
Received 14 Aug 20181 Stert Street, Abingdon, OX14 3ER
Received 1 Apr 2021Withington House Estate, Abingdon
Received 18 Sept 2018Abingdon Baptist Church, 35 Ock Street, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 5AG
Received 17 May 2022166 Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HP
Received 3 Jan 2024170 Park Drive, Milton Park, Milton, OX14 4RZ
Received 18 May 2022The Willows, Springhill, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HL
Received 7 Mar 202429 Parkside, Marcham, Oxon, OX13 6NN
Received 15 Jul 2021Records 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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