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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.
8,128 approved · 790 refused · 890 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
oldfield farm, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 8NR
Received 6 Dec 2018Ashlea, The Greenway, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RD
Received 20 Nov 202317 Garford Close, Abingdon, OX14 2BY
Received 28 Jan 202215 Yarnells Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0JY
Received 5 Mar 202112 Bellamy Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AB
Received 16 Oct 2023Hendra, Broad Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RA
Received 8 Jan 2024Dahlia View Phase 2Tb, Didcot
Received 16 May 2025Abingdon Preparatory School, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5NX
Received 25 Jan 20217 Howard Avenue, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PS
Received 26 Sept 201831 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BS
Received 8 Jan 2019Hawkridge, South Row, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RT
Received 28 May 2025Land north of Copenhagen Drive Abingdon OX14 1RF
Received 28 Apr 2026The Yew Tree Letcombe Bassett Wantage OX12 9LR
Received 3 Aug 2026Charney Mill, Lyford Road, Charney Bassett
Received 24 Feb 2025Britchcombe Farm Camp Site
Received 17 May 2021The Church Cottage, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 31 Mar 2023St Lawrence, 37 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Received 22 Feb 202270 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HU
Received 18 Nov 2021The Palings, Hyde Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DR
Received 29 Aug 2023Land to rear of 39 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AG
Received 18 Mar 2019Friars Farm, Road Passing Friars Farm, Sevenhampton, Swindon, SN6 7PZ
Received 14 Aug 202497 Abingdon Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HL
Received 25 Mar 201957 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SE
Received 15 Sept 20235 & 7 Winsmore Lane, Abingdon, OX14 5BY
Received 1 Mar 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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