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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.
8,731 approved · 820 refused · 925 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
127 Whitecross, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6BP
Received 20 Apr 201869 North Drive, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0PD
Received 25 May 2022Avalon House, 1 Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1TZ
Received 12 Apr 2022Kingston Bagpuize Business Park, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AS
Received 19 May 2022BEPO Building, Thomson Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DF
Received 19 Apr 2022Land to the north of Frome Road, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0FD
Received 23 May 2023Wellclose, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QN
Received 29 Jun 202393 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RY
Received 11 Jun 2024Former Hills Nurseries, Netherton Road, Appleton, OX13 5QN
Received 11 Jul 2024Letcombe Bowers Farm, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, OX12 9NG
Received 15 Aug 2024Station House, Road From Faringdon Road To Northfield Farm, Challow, Faringdon, SN7 8NT
Received 25 Jun 2026Hollyfield House, Faringdon Road, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AF
Received 9 Oct 201811 Dean Court Road, Oxford, OX2 9JL
Received 7 Mar 2019Youlbury Scout Activity Centre, Youlbury, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HD
Received 14 Jun 20238 Church Street, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LW
Received 20 Jul 202218 Elderfield Crescent, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RY
Received 20 Sept 202368 Pembroke Lane, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EA
Received 27 Nov 20251 Pond Cottages, Newbury Road, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0PG
Received 5 Jul 20211 Dunstead Lane, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QL
Received 17 Feb 2025Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
Received 12 Jan 2023The Watermeadow, Ginge Road, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RP
Received 20 Jul 2021Land adjoining the Leather Bottle, Challow, Faringdon, SN7 8NT
Received 17 Aug 202313 Spring Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AH
Received 27 Jul 2018196 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LR
Received 1 Mar 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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