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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.
8,216 approved · 796 refused · 895 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Meadowbank, Faringdon, SN7 8EH
Received 25 Aug 2021Holmwood, Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DL
Received 27 Jul 2021Corrydon House, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PF
Received 12 Feb 2024Corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015, Clifton Hampden
Received 28 Nov 2025The Forge House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QB
Received 6 Oct 2025Land at Oxford Close, Oxford Road, Kingston Bagpuize, OX13 5AP
Received 18 Jan 2022Cowleaze Farm, Claypit Lane, Woolstone, Faringdon, SN7 7QS
Received 22 Jun 2022Rosebrook House, Fernham Road, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RD
Received 2 Aug 201816 Fettiplace Road, Marcham, OX13 6PL
Received 21 Feb 202416 Beaker Place, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4FR
Received 3 Aug 202168 High Street, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EJ
Received 17 Feb 202510 Holly Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4FW
Received 20 Apr 2021Three Hills Land, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SN
Received 3 Sept 2021Hollow Way House Great Coxwell Faringdon SN7 7LZ
Received 17 Jul 20264 Fir Tree Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DQ
Received 6 Jan 2022Park Drive Milton Park Abingdon
Received 6 Oct 2026Former Rogers Concrete, Sands Hill Quarry, Sandhills, Faringdon, SN7 7PQ
Received 16 May 20243 Culham Close, Abingdon, OX14 2AS
Received 30 Sept 202543 Newbury Street, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 8DJ
Received 1 Oct 2018Largo House, Broad Street, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RA
Received 7 Aug 202573 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HX
Received 9 Dec 2024Sutton Courtenay Landfill Site, Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire
Received 25 May 202121 Latton Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5AE
Received 9 Apr 2024Potenger Way (CTIL: 11078323), Graham Group Warehouse, Potenger Way, Drayton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HX
Received 12 Dec 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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