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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.
8,764 approved · 823 refused · 927 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
3 Laburnum Road, Oxford, OX2 9EL
Received 19 May 2022Lloyds Bank House, 8 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AP
Received 8 Jun 202315 Fullwell Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JX
Received 9 Aug 20185 Long Close, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9SG
Received 14 Dec 2022Charlton House, 37 37 Charlton Road, Wantage, OX12 8EP
Received 5 Jun 20184 Raleigh Park Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 9AZ
Received 22 Nov 2024Pound Hall, Goosey, FARINGDON, SN7 8PA
Received 9 Jan 2018190 Westminster Way, Oxford, OX2 0LR
Received 10 Nov 2021Kennel Cottage, Oxford Road, Kingston Bagpuize, OX13 5AP
Received 8 Oct 20213 Laburnum Road, Oxford, OX2 9EL
Received 19 Aug 202510 Coach Lane, Faringdon, SN7 8AB
Received 4 Mar 2019Mead Lodge, Ham Road, Wantage, OX12 9EE
Received 28 Nov 2018Bepo, Land to the west of Thompson Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DF
Received 20 Dec 202137 Church View Cottage, Church Street, Ardington, Abingdon, OX12 8QA
Received 3 May 2018Land to the north west of Radley, Radley
Received 7 Jun 2022The Old Orchard, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8ED
Received 15 Aug 202227 Priory Orchard, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9EL
Received 2 May 201819 St Pauls Crescent, Oxford, OX2 9AF
Received 16 Dec 2025Land to West of Great Western Park (Valley Park), Phase 3P, Didcot
Received 21 Mar 2025Chestnut House, 6 Brook Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4AH
Received 23 Feb 2022Wythe Cottage, Church Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LA
Received 19 Feb 2025Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 0EJ
Received 10 May 202324 St James Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AQ
Received 11 Dec 2018Southcombe House, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5AR
Received 19 Mar 2026Records 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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