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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.
8,561 approved · 812 refused · 915 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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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The Blenheims, Main Street, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RZ
Received 11 Dec 2023105 Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NN
Received 17 Nov 2022Millaway Farm, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 12 Feb 2024Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant, Reading Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0LZ
Received 11 Jul 2025Sovereign House, Grange Court, Barton Lane, Abingdon, OX14 3NB
Received 9 Nov 2023Grove Wick Farmhouse, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DG
Received 7 Nov 2025Village Hall Cottage, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QL
Received 18 Oct 202214 Cottage Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HX
Received 9 Mar 2023The Coach House High Street Uffington Faringdon SN7 7RP
Received 21 Jul 20266 The Square Abingdon OX14 5AR
Received 22 Jun 2026Fence along Denchworth Road, Wantage
Received 3 May 2023Coppice Leaze Farm, Coppice Lane, West Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TJ
Received 17 May 2022Lower Idstone Farm, Idstone, Swindon, SN6 8LL
Received 7 Dec 2022Lashford House, Church Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6JP
Received 3 Dec 2025Land to the North East of Swiss Cottage, Faringdon Road, Shrivenham
Received 17 Feb 2021Greystones, 8A The Gap, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NJ
Received 3 Aug 2022Lower Idstone Farm, Idstone, Swindon, SN6 8LL
Received 7 Dec 2022Old Red Lion, 19 High Street, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LH
Received 17 Nov 2025The Manor House, Berry Lane, Blewberry, OX11 9QJ
Received 29 Apr 2024Challow & Childrey Cricket Club, Vicarage Hill, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RR
Received 24 Oct 2023Horse & Harrow, Main Street, West Hagbourne, OX11 0NB
Received 1 Sept 20237 Millbrook Close, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QL
Received 2 Mar 2021Faringdon Baptist Church 20 Bromsgrove Faringdon SN7 7JQ
Received 24 Jul 2026Phase 2Tb, Dahlia View, Land to the west of Great Western Park, Didcot
Received 29 Sept 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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