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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.
8,702 approved · 820 refused · 924 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Heather Road, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EX
Received 18 Dec 20181-27 The Wharf, Mill Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9GF
Received 1 Dec 202527 Anson Close, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6QF
Received 23 May 202285 Poplar Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QR
Received 11 Jul 2018Byways, Cothill Road, Cothill, Abingdon, OX13 6QQ
Received 4 May 202355 Farm Road, Abingdon, OX14 1NE
Received 23 Feb 202261 Sherwood Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 3NA
Received 8 May 2024Dormers Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LU
Received 21 May 2026The Copse House, Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DG
Received 24 Oct 2025Regency House, Main Road, Fyfield, Oxfordshire, OX13 5LN
Received 12 Mar 201917-18a The Old Bakehouse, Thames Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HZ
Received 15 Aug 2022Lower Lodge Farm, Charney Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HW
Received 1 Feb 2022Thames Street, Abingdon, OX14 3HZ
Received 18 Dec 2024Irasa, Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9NL
Received 19 Dec 201875 Howard Cornish Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PU
Received 7 Aug 2018Letcombe Bowers Farm, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9NG
Received 18 Aug 202116 Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DA
Received 12 May 2023The Rectory, Church Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EZ
Received 11 Apr 2025Wick Hall, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3NF
Received 6 Aug 2024Land between A34 Milton Interchange and B4015, north of Clifton Hampden
Received 20 Feb 20261 Windmill Place, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9RT
Received 23 Nov 202147 The Glebe, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QB
Received 19 Jan 2024Blandys Cottage, Bassett Road, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9LJ
Received 14 Jul 2025Land to the rear of 'The Chapel' Littleworth SN7 8ED, Littleworth, SN7 8ED
Received 25 Feb 2024Records 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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