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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.
8,094 approved · 790 refused · 888 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 28 Nov 2024Near 6 Sycamore Close, Abingdon, OX13 6ER
Received 4 Oct 2022Skippets Stables, Mobile Home, Dene Hollow, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SN
Received 3 Jul 2023Barn House Southby Close Appleton Abingdon OX13 5LE
Received 8 Jun 202640 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BP
Received 25 Mar 2022Millets Farm, Road Running Through Garford, Garford, Abingdon, OX13 5PD
Received 17 Aug 201822 Frilsham Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4AZ
Received 21 Mar 2022Selleck Dance Studio, Swinburne Road, Abingdon, OX14 2HF
Received 6 Jun 2024Trofana Barn, Ginge Road, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RP
Received 22 Apr 2025The Bothy, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QQ
Received 21 Feb 2022Land adjacent to Chance House, Letcombe Regis, OX12 9JR
Received 30 Jan 2024The Thatched Barn Church Farm Sunningwell Abingdon OX13 6RH
Received 14 Sept 202654 Hanney Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AL
Received 9 Jun 2021Monks Farm, Townsend, Grove, OX12 0AH
Received 10 Apr 2024Green Acres, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 23 Nov 2021May Tree Cottage, 21 Manor Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AD
Received 19 Oct 2021Macdermid Autotype Ltd, Grove Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7BZ
Received 19 Jun 2025Tigin Ban, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EU
Received 22 Jan 2026Stratton Lodge, 52 Bath Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QH
Received 26 Sept 202327A East St Helen Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5EE
Received 12 Feb 2021Bridge Farm, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8JY
Received 20 Aug 2018Little Orchard, Packers Lane, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RT
Received 3 Feb 2021Cart Horse Stable Buildings, Coleshill Estate Yard, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PT
Received 31 May 20184 Ferny Close, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AN
Received 20 Feb 2025Records 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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