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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,593 approved · 815 refused · 916 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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21 St Johns Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HA
Received 24 Aug 2022Land to the East of Highworth Road, Shrivenham
Received 28 Sept 20186 The Grove, Abingdon, OX14 2DQ
Received 18 Apr 2023Church Farm, Faringdon Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LL
Received 3 Jan 2019Land at Van Diemans Stanford In The Vale Faringdon SN7 8HN
Received 11 Aug 2026Riverside House, 38 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EB
Received 8 Jun 20212 Mandhill Close, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7HY
Received 10 Sept 2021Collins Farm, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5NX
Received 6 Sept 2018Hills Quarry Products Ltd, Upwood Quarry, Besselsleigh, Abingdon, OX13 5DW
Received 21 Feb 2022The Mulberries, Main Street, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JF
Received 25 Mar 20215 Bankside, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RQ
Received 14 May 2021Land at Grove Business Park, Grove
Received 29 Mar 2023Ridgeway House, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UL
Received 27 Aug 2024Springfields, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BD
Received 21 Dec 2025Springhead, Church Road, Blewbury, Oxon, OX11 9PY
Received 27 Jul 2018Hillside, Main Street, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EX
Received 20 Dec 2024Oxford Rugby Football Club North Hinksey Village Oxford OX2 0NA
Received 31 Jul 2026The Old Farmhouse, 5 Kennel Lane, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SB
Received 15 Apr 2021Former Airfield West of Grove, To the West of Newlands Drive, Land North of Denchworth Road, Grove
Received 13 Mar 2025The Old Bakehouse, 10 Hatford, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8JF
Received 18 Nov 2025195 Poplar Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QT
Received 8 Nov 20233 Hengest Gate, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0HH
Received 28 Jan 2026144 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4SR
Received 21 Jun 2023Allins Barn, Allins Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JR
Received 9 May 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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