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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.
8,016 approved · 783 refused · 883 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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9 Montagu Road, Oxford, OX2 9AH
Received 12 Feb 20255 Bowes House, Lechlade Road, Faringdon, SN7 8AL
Received 17 Feb 2023Land South of the A415, Marcham
Received 9 Jun 2025The Homestead, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LW
Received 15 Aug 2022Street Record, Horseshoes Close, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JS
Received 2 Dec 20255 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AL
Received 16 Aug 2024Jigsaw, Coopers Lane, Wantage, OX12 8HQ
Received 8 Nov 201845 Parsons Mead, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1LW
Received 16 Jun 202112 Curtis Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AY
Received 9 Dec 2024The Norman Hall, 9 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NJ
Received 21 Sept 2018Denman College, New Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NW
Received 15 Nov 2022Open land to south east of Meadow View, Didcot Road, Didcot, OX11 6DW
Received 7 Jun 2021Anson Field, Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX14 6PY
Received 31 Oct 2018Kings Park, Limborough Road, Wantage, OX12 9AJ
Received 6 Dec 2018Orchard Dene House, Watts Lane, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PS
Received 11 Sept 202329 Big Wood Park Sugworth Lane, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2LL
Received 23 Nov 20218 Denton Close, Abingdon, OX14 3UP
Received 27 Jan 2021St Nicholas C Of E Primary School, Windmill Place, Sarajac Avenue, East Challow, OX12 9RY
Received 22 Jan 2021Ashbrook House The Green East Hanney Wantage OX12 0HQ
Received 13 Aug 2026St John the Baptist Churchyard, Abingdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon
Received 7 Oct 202213 Bostock Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DP
Received 26 May 2021Woodlands Brook, Wantage, OX12 8FS
Received 6 Dec 2018Corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015, north of Clifton Hampden
Received 13 Jan 2026Birch House, Silver Street, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JF
Received 20 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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