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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.
8,428 approved · 804 refused · 904 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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4 Catherine Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8ER
Received 17 Dec 20244 Faringdon Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AJ
Received 26 Apr 2022Hornbeams, Wytham, OX2 8QA
Received 22 Aug 20238 Larch Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DD
Received 29 Mar 2021Jacksons Cottage, Fernham Road, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7PU
Received 6 Jan 20261 Norwood Avenue, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AD
Received 19 Mar 202122 Harcourt Green, Wantage, OX12 7DJ
Received 10 Mar 2026Poplar Corner, Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JL
Received 15 Aug 2023Land north of, Copenhagen Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Received 8 Oct 202517 Parklands, Besselsleigh, Abingdon, OX13 5PN
Received 26 Mar 202510 Nursery View, FARINGDON, SN7 8SJ
Received 18 Jan 201910 St Johns Close, Fyfield, Abingdon, OX13 5LP
Received 9 May 20183 New Cottages, Road Running North Through Kingston Lisle, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QP
Received 5 Dec 2018Alfredian Park, Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8DW
Received 19 Sept 20257 Longcot Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AL
Received 3 Jun 2021Corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015, north of Clifton Hampden
Received 19 Mar 202618 Idstone Road, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8LP
Received 4 Jan 20227 Kimber Road, Abingdon, OX14 1RZ
Received 15 Jul 2022J Curtis and Sons Ltd, Thrupp Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3NG
Received 6 Jul 2018Stonechats, Faringdon Road, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5BH
Received 1 Feb 202321 New Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3AP
Received 27 Jul 2021Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BY
Received 23 Dec 2022208 Upper Road Kennington OX1 5LR
Received 17 Jul 20266 Sutton Road, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4ET
Received 14 Dec 2023Records 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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