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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.
8,715 approved · 820 refused · 924 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Princes Manor Farm, Church Lane, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HA
Received 5 Mar 2025Snells Hall, Church Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LA
Received 8 Mar 2018Loaders Cottage, Church Street, West Hanney, Oxfordshire, OX12 0LW
Received 20 Jun 2025Land East of Worsall Farm, Snowswick Lane, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PS
Received 4 Mar 20216 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AZ
Received 23 Aug 202459 Sellwood Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PF
Received 17 Sept 2018Stonepitt Barn Kingston Road Frilford Abingdon OX13 5HB
Received 17 Nov 20256 Oxford Square, Watchfield, Swindon, SN7 6TB
Received 19 Dec 2023Hatford House, Hatford, Faringdon, SN7 8JF
Received 11 Jun 2021Worsall Farm, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PS
Received 30 Nov 2023Apple Croft, Old Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JQ
Received 4 Jul 2022Heathberry House, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5QG
Received 29 May 202446 Austin Place, Abingdon, OX14 1LX
Received 22 Feb 2024The Longhouse, Fyfield Wick, Abingdon, OX13 5ND
Received 15 Mar 20247 Townsend, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5LG
Received 15 Aug 20256 Coleshill Drive, Faringdon, SN7 7FF
Received 3 Sept 2024Phase 1T (Primrose Gardens), Valley Park, Didcot
Received 11 Dec 202520 Tubbs Close, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0PA
Received 18 Aug 2021Site next to no 1 Priory Lane, Marcham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6NY
Received 9 Jul 2018Baptist Church, Packhorse Lane, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NT
Received 11 Mar 2026126 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LW
Received 1 Apr 202115 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9EY
Received 1 Apr 2021Flagstaff Hill House, Ardington, Wantage, OX12 8QJ
Received 26 Aug 2025GWP District Centre, Sir Frank Williams Way, Didcot
Received 29 Nov 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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