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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.
7,973 approved · 781 refused · 880 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hattons Farm, Radcot Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DT
Received 19 Apr 2021Whiteleaf, The Ridgeway, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5EY
Received 18 Jan 202419 Abingdon Road, Drayton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4HW
Received 9 May 2022Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX
Received 23 Jan 2023Shortlands, Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NN
Received 1 Apr 2025S/O Ferndale St, The Lees, Goddard Court, Westbrook, Faringdon, SN7 7AH
Received 7 Nov 202230 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EB
Received 15 Jan 202410 Little Howe Close, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AJ
Received 26 Apr 2021Naylesbridge Cottage, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 1 Oct 2024The Coach House, Abingdon Road, Oxfordshire, OX14 4NF
Received 29 Jul 2024Stanford Park Farm, Park Lane, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8PF
Received 14 Jan 202612 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EA
Received 8 Dec 2023Hartland, The Croft, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LD
Received 5 Mar 2024Acorn Way, Townsend Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8HR
Received 22 Jul 20242 Picklers Hill Abingdon OX14 2BA
Received 14 Aug 2026North Lodge Offices, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0JN
Received 11 Aug 2026The Old Gaol, Bridge Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HE
Received 21 Dec 2018Haldon, Lamborough Hill, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6BY
Received 15 Jul 20215 Rimes Close, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AL
Received 3 Jun 2021Peartree Barn, High Street, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0EX
Received 12 Mar 2019Sand & Gravel Pit, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PP
Received 22 Jun 201824 Arnolds Way, Oxford, OX2 9JB
Received 15 Aug 2023Ramseys, 47 High Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AT
Received 30 Aug 2025Land to the West of Red House Farm, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, OX2 9ND
Received 12 Dec 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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