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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.
8,283 approved · 798 refused · 896 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DA
Received 21 Nov 2018Long Alley Almshouses, St Helens Wharf, Abingdon, OX14 5EJ
Received 10 Nov 202587 Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JJ
Received 27 Jul 2023Yew Tree House, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5EP
Received 24 Oct 2022St Hughs School, Carswell Manor, Carswell, Faringdon, SN7 8PT
Received 7 Nov 2018Pomander House, Townsend, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0DX
Received 19 Jan 2024108 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HY
Received 4 Jan 2024Land at West of Road 6, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, DIDCOT, OX11 0QX
Received 31 Aug 2018Woodbridge House, Old Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JQ
Received 21 Dec 202269 Yarnells Hill, Oxford, OX2 9BG
Received 21 Jul 202538 Fogwell Road, Oxford, OX2 9SB
Received 22 Dec 202532 Abbott Road, Abingdon, OX14 2DU
Received 13 Oct 2021Chandlers, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
Received 13 Jun 2024Millbrook Cottage, Berry Lane, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QJ
Received 29 Mar 2019Redrow Homes Blaise Park, Milton, OX13 6AG
Received 1 Dec 202235 Bagley Close, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LS
Received 16 Dec 2024Play Area, Barrow Close, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6TY
Received 28 Apr 2023Winslow House, Coxwell Road, Faringdon, SN7 7SW
Received 19 Sept 2024Sovereign Housing, Pulling Close, Farringdon, SN7 7JS
Received 19 Mar 202162 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JR
Received 12 Dec 20249 Old Nursery View Kennington Oxford OX1 5NT
Received 12 Jun 20264 Circourt Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DZ
Received 9 Feb 202121 North Street, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NG
Received 31 Jan 2024Willowbrook, Church Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EZ
Received 24 Nov 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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