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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.
8,067 approved · 789 refused · 888 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Forge, Watery Lane, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PL
Received 1 Aug 201833 Whitfield Gardens, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0FQ
Received 4 Mar 2019The Woolstore, Hyde Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DX
Received 15 Nov 201850 Mill Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NS
Received 9 Jun 2023Manor Farm Barn Kingston Lisle Park Kingston Lisle Wantage OX12 9QX
Received 14 Aug 2026St Michael's C Of E School, The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ
Received 17 Nov 2025The Verandah, 23 Colegrove Down, Oxford, OX2 9HT
Received 10 Aug 2021Orchard House, Garford, Abingdon, OX13 5PF
Received 16 Apr 2021Former Grove Airfield, Newlands Drive, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0NY
Received 23 Jun 2021Denmans Farm, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Cumnor, OX2 9SQ
Received 28 Jan 2019Land south of Curie Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DF
Received 17 Sept 2024Britchcombe Farm, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7QJ
Received 4 Mar 202122, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 3 Jan 2023Appletree Cottage, 5 Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NG
Received 25 Mar 2025Broadis Cottage, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 10 Aug 2023Manor Barn, St Lawrence Road, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5AZ
Received 30 Jul 201880 Lindsay Drive, Abingdon, OX14 2RT
Received 18 Oct 2023167 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5DL
Received 16 May 2022Long Alley Almshouses, St Helens Wharf, Abingdon, OX14 5EJ
Received 6 Sept 2023Hanson Aggregates, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PW
Received 26 Oct 2023Central Area, Land North of Dunmore Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PU
Received 21 Jun 2022Land South of Park Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Received 10 Mar 2021Corner House, High Street, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0EX
Received 7 Dec 2022Land Adjoining Stone Hills Lane, Oday Hill, Sutton Wick, Abingdon, OX14 4AA
Received 20 Aug 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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