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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,800 approved · 824 refused · 928 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Dec 2017 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Rectory, Church Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DX
Received 27 Jun 202515-19, Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8BD
Received 18 May 2018Lamb Cottage, School Road, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LB
Received 23 Mar 2018Cockerels, 29 Wootton Village, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HP
Received 25 Jun 202432 Lime Road, Oxford, OX2 9EG
Received 6 Mar 2019Russet House, Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AD
Received 5 Jan 202616 Rowles Close, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LX
Received 23 Sept 2022As You Like It, Faringdon Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6LN
Received 8 Dec 20224 Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8BS
Received 19 May 20216 The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RP
Received 2 May 201870 Mill Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9AN
Received 15 Jan 2018The Old Rectory, Hinton Waldrist, Faringdon, SN7 8SA
Received 6 Apr 2022White Horse Stables, Road Running Through Goosey, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 1 Nov 201816 Netherton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JX
Received 21 Dec 2021Brook House, West Street, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PS
Received 5 Mar 2025Old Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
Received 2 Dec 2021Bishop Oak, Jarn Way, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JF
Received 30 Mar 202627 North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 14 May 202442 Hutchcomb Road, Oxford, OX2 9HL
Received 22 Feb 202256 Lechlade Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8AQ
Received 23 Jun 2025Cyprus Cottage, Broadway, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0HF
Received 14 May 2021Spicers Cottage, Great Coxwell, Nr Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7NG
Received 15 Nov 2018Sagina, Shrivenham Road, Longcot, Oxfordshire, SN7 7TL
Received 5 Feb 2018North East Abingdon Community Centre, Lindsay Drive, Abingdon, OX14 2RT
Received 21 Oct 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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