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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.
7,984 approved · 782 refused · 881 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
14 Mistletoe Mews, Harwell, OX11 6DB
Received 4 Apr 202528 Eynsham Road Botley Oxford OX2 9BP
Received 10 Aug 202626 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AA
Received 4 Dec 2023Parcel CC1, Grove Airfield, Wantage
Received 5 Nov 20181 South End Cottage, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8EG
Received 28 Oct 2024Almshouse Farm, Hengest Gate, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0ET
Received 1 Feb 2023Milton Heights, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4DR
Received 19 Aug 202512 Oxford Lane, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PJ
Received 14 Nov 2022Woodview Dunstead Lane Wytham Oxford OX2 8QL
Received 2 Sept 20266 The Park, East Challow, OX12 9SH
Received 28 Sept 2022Martens Hall, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EP
Received 14 Jun 2021Land adjoining, Church Lane House, Church Lane, Ashbury, SN6 8LZ
Received 22 Mar 2023Ferry Cottage, 7 North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 18 Jun 2021Dunstan Lodge South Street Letcombe Regis Wantage OX12 9JY
Received 14 May 2026Kingston Lisle Park, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QG
Received 23 Dec 2024The Rectory, Childrey
Received 24 Sept 2018Thistledome, Grove Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EG
Received 24 May 202430 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EB
Received 2 Apr 202525 Orchard Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0LQ
Received 15 Mar 202115 The Green, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AE
Received 3 Feb 20234 Teal Close, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0QF
Received 18 Dec 202437 Bertie Road Cumnor Oxford OX2 9PS
Received 15 Sept 2026Hinton Manor, Hinton Waldrist, Faringdon, SN7 8SA
Received 1 Dec 2021Ock Cottage, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QR
Received 13 Jul 2018Records 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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