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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.
8,768 approved · 823 refused · 927 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Millets Farm Centre, Kingston Road, Frilford, Nr Abingdon, OX13 5HB
Received 29 Nov 20211 The Green Steventon Abingdon OX13 6RR
Received 25 Aug 202617 Vicarage Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8DT
Received 15 Jul 2021Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1DE
Received 7 Feb 20182 Courtenay Close Sutton Courtenay Abingdon OX14 4AU
Received 26 Aug 2026Laburnum Cottage, 90 Church Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6JP
Received 11 May 2023Faringdon Garage, Marlborough Street, Faringdon, SN7 7JP
Received 9 Aug 2024The Cottage, 4 Sheards Lane, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LW
Received 27 Sept 2024Cherry Bungalow, Station Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8JL
Received 23 Jun 2022Sherwood, Oxford Road, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5NW
Received 21 Dec 20225 Gravel Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HY
Received 1 Feb 2023St Marys Cottage, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HG
Received 13 Jan 2023Church Farm, Fernham Road, Longcot, Faringdon
Received 30 Mar 2023Land to the north of the A420 and east of Fernham Gate, Faringdon
Received 4 Jun 2018Willow Tree House, The Green, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HQ
Received 12 Oct 20212 Catherine Close, Shrivenham, SWINDON, SN6 8ER
Received 9 Jan 2018The Coach House Beverley House, Oxford Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5NU
Received 13 Nov 20182 Charlton Gardens, Charlton Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8EL
Received 23 Feb 201829 Charlton Village Road, Charlton, Wantage, OX12 7HE
Received 15 Jan 2019Gardeners Lodge, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 6 Feb 2023Acorn House, 16 Oak Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TD
Received 22 May 202331 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SE
Received 25 Jan 202286 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PE
Received 24 May 202358 Hurst Lane, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PR
Received 23 Dec 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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