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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.
8,686 approved · 820 refused · 922 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
North of Westcot Village along Westcot Lane, Sparsholt, OX12 9PZ
Received 5 Oct 202349 Milton Road, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4BP
Received 19 Apr 2024The Old Boathouse, Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NJ
Received 30 Mar 2021Park Farm Byre, Kennington Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2JW
Received 19 Nov 2021Chandlers, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
Received 16 May 2024The Kimmeridge (West Way Square), Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0FP
Received 12 Aug 20244 Segsbury Road, Wantage, OX12 9XR
Received 13 Jun 202544 Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DS
Received 20 Sept 2021Bedlam Barn, Gainfield, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QJ
Received 27 Oct 2022The Forge House Westbrook Street Blewbury Didcot OX11 9QB
Received 14 Jul 2026ZEUS, Library Avenue, Chilton, OX11 0QG
Received 6 Nov 2023Home Farm, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JF
Received 9 Jan 2023Holywell House, Fernham Road, Shellingford, Faringdon, SN7 7PU
Received 4 Nov 20243 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5BB
Received 20 Mar 202514 Lime Road, Oxford, OX2 9EG
Received 1 Nov 202117-20, Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AG
Received 18 Aug 202237 Hampden Road, Wantage, OX12 7DP
Received 8 Aug 2022Greenview, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 1 Nov 2024Hartwell Uk, Drayton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5JU
Received 29 Jul 2024Sparsholt Manor, Sparsholt Street, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PT
Received 28 Aug 2024Abingdon Preparatory School, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5NX
Received 7 Mar 2022Haremore Farm, Fairview Cottage, Faringdon, SN7 8PN
Received 26 Jan 2026Tacoma, Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5QW
Received 22 Apr 2025Barn East of Minmere Farm, Buckland Road, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EL
Received 15 Nov 2018Records 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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