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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.
8,500 approved · 809 refused · 907 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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148 Poplar Grove, Kennington, Oxon, OX1 5QS
Received 28 May 2021Yew Tree House, Longworth, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5EP
Received 9 Nov 202210 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 5EA
Received 15 Nov 20184 Caudwell Close, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7LT
Received 25 Jul 2022King Alfreds School, Portway, Wantage, OX12 9BY
Received 26 Sept 2018Friars Farm Sevenhampton Swindon SN6 7PZ
Received 13 May 2026Ladygrove Paddock, Drayton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5HT
Received 19 Sept 20184 Faringdon Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AJ
Received 23 Sept 202239 Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4JF
Received 12 May 20212 The Green, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4AE
Received 11 Mar 2024Lamb And Flag House, Faringdon Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HN
Received 24 Jan 202456 Thesiger Road, Abingdon, OX14 2DX
Received 26 Mar 202135 Foxborough Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AB
Received 3 Oct 2022Cornwallis, 56 Norman Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 2HL
Received 13 Jan 202336 Hurst Rise Road, Oxford, OX2 9HQ
Received 3 May 202415 Baileys Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 1TJ
Received 2 Feb 202316 The Green, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AE
Received 9 Oct 2024Rose Cottage, High Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JY
Received 2 Dec 2025Land to West of Newlands Drive & North of, Denchworth Road, known as the former Airfield, West of Grove
Received 13 Sept 20242 Corneville Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HN
Received 30 Jul 2024Peach Cottage, The Green, Fernham, Faringdon, SN7 7NT
Received 29 Jul 2024Chinham Farm, Stanford Road, Faringdon, SN7 8EZ
Received 22 Sept 202110 Conifer Close, Botley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9HP
Received 13 Mar 20243 Southby Close, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LE
Received 9 Apr 2021Records 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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