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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.
8,027 approved · 784 refused · 883 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Church View, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TA
Received 1 Jun 202121 Bridus Mead, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PJ
Received 14 Feb 2023Mille Fleurs, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9JP
Received 15 Mar 2022Braeside 1 Manor Road Wantage OX12 8DP
Received 16 Jun 2026Land located South of Farmoor Reservoir, Cumnor
Received 8 Aug 20257-9 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BB
Received 9 May 202314 Milton Lane, Steventon, Oxon, OX13 6SA
Received 23 Jun 2023All Saints Church, Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 8AD
Received 11 Feb 2025110 Homeleigh, Netheron Road, Appleton, OX13 5LA
Received 23 Oct 202516 Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 8AD
Received 27 Feb 20237 Rimes Close, Kingston Bagpuize, ABINGDON, OX13 5AL
Received 1 Jun 2021Carswell Manor, St Hughs School, Road Passing Carswell Manor, Carswell, Faringdon, SN7 8PT
Received 6 Jul 2018Millets Farm, Garford, Abingdon, OX13 5PD
Received 15 Jun 2023St Michaels, Spring Copse, Oxford, OX1 5BJ
Received 2 Aug 2021Latifi Garden, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NL
Received 26 May 2021Courtenay Pitts, All Saints Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AG
Received 5 Apr 2023Land at Millets Farm Centre, Kingston Road, Frilford, OX13 5HB
Received 14 Sept 202321 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Received 21 Nov 2025Land at Monks Farm, Townsend, Grove
Received 22 Jul 2022Fir Tree Cottage, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LW
Received 14 Apr 2025The Vicarage, Church End, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QH
Received 14 Mar 2023Westbourne, 1 Rimes Close, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AL
Received 3 Feb 2022Mallards, Berry Lane, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QJ
Received 30 Jan 2025The Barns, Larkhill, Wantage, OX12 8PL
Received 14 Apr 2023Records 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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