Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
8,135 approved · 792 refused · 890 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
Eastbrook, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 15 Dec 20213 Cullerne Close, Abingdon, OX14 1XH
Received 8 Nov 2018Red Roof Cottage, Ashfields Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HN
Received 12 Jun 20251 Park Crescent, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DF
Received 11 May 2022Youlbury House, Whitebarn, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX51 5HH
Received 28 Jul 20223 Ye Olde Housen, Main Street, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HZ
Received 17 Mar 2025Hinksey Hill Farm, Southern Bypass, Oxford, OX1 5AB
Received 30 Mar 2021Land North of Hale Farm, Kington Lisle, OX12 9QZ
Received 5 Mar 2019Waveney House, Radley Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3PP
Received 13 Feb 2024The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DZ
Received 20 Dec 20226 Dandridge Close, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0FH
Received 8 Sept 2025Matthew Arnold School, Arnolds Way, Oxford, OX2 9JE
Received 24 Nov 2025Alongside Downside, Chilton, Didcot
Received 26 Aug 202175 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HX
Received 24 Jun 202518 Miles East, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6EE
Received 28 Aug 202425 Stainswick Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6 8DX
Received 25 May 20223 & 5 High Street, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PE
Received 19 Mar 202557 Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JH
Received 13 Sept 201872 Farm Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1NA
Received 28 May 202438 Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DS
Received 29 Nov 2022Beavers, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 2 Feb 20212 Dairy Cottages Manor Farm, Silver Street, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NZ
Received 29 Feb 2024Unit 9, Kings Park, Limborough Road, Wantage, OX12 9AJ
Received 11 Sept 2024Orchard Cottage, Summertown, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JG
Received 19 Feb 2026Records 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage