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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.
8,385 approved · 803 refused · 902 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Mar 2018 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Lower Whitley Road, Filchampstead, Oxford, OX2 9NU
Received 16 Feb 2026Beavers, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 24 Nov 20216 Holland Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PH
Received 9 Feb 2021Land at former Didcot A Power Station Didcot Oxfordshire Didcot OX11 7HA
Received 11 Aug 2026Stonepitt Barn, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5HB
Received 18 Nov 2022Vaccine Manufacturing Innovation Centre, Land West of Thompson Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0TA
Received 23 Dec 202124 Upper Green, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HY
Received 24 Feb 202570 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9HU
Received 19 Dec 2018Kingston Bagpuize Sewage Treatment Works, Rectory Lane, Kingston Bagpuize, OX13 5FE
Received 23 Nov 20237 Raven Way, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8FU
Received 8 Aug 2024Land at Yarnells Hill, Oxford
Received 6 Jan 202622 Hillview Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1ND
Received 21 Jun 20231 Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6DX
Received 4 Oct 20242-28 Orchid Mews, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6EX
Received 14 Mar 2024Green Cottage Broad Street Uffington Faringdon SN7 7RA
Received 27 Apr 2026Church Farmhouse, 20 Church Street, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8AD
Received 19 Jan 20244 Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8BS
Received 10 Feb 2022Old Dairy, Manor Farm, Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8NN
Received 4 Feb 2026(Small paddock off) Mallins Lane, Longcot, Nr Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Received 24 Jan 2019Land North of Dunmore Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PU
Received 10 Aug 202148 The Glebe, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QB
Received 30 Jun 2025Tulwick Barn, Tulwick Lane, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PH
Received 14 Oct 2021Lamb And Flag House, Faringdon Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HN
Received 25 Jul 2025134 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9PH
Received 8 Oct 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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