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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.
8,879 approved · 825 refused · 935 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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37 St Pauls Crescent, Oxford, OX2 9AF
Received 18 Sept 202420 Summerfields, Abingdon, OX14 2PG
Received 8 Feb 202117 Curtis Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AY
Received 18 Jan 2021Police House, Section Of A420 Running Through Buckland, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QN
Received 4 Dec 2018Street Record, Marsh Court, Abingdon, OX14 1PS
Received 9 Jan 2026Little Cottrills, The Pilgrim's Way, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9NG
Received 17 Nov 202144 Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6DX
Received 29 Sept 2022Charlton Primary School, Charlton Village Road, Charlton, Wantage, OX12 7HG
Received 25 Apr 2022Hillsview, 13 Sunningwell Road, Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6BJ
Received 28 Jul 2022Land South of Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7PL
Received 31 Jan 202354 Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, ABINGDON, OX13 6DZ
Received 22 Feb 2018Manor House, Manor Lane, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RX
Received 3 Aug 2022Lyvennet, Bessels Way, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9NJ
Received 17 Mar 2021Land east of the A338, East Hanney, Oxfordshire
Received 24 Jul 201835 Cherbury Green, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DB
Received 18 Jul 2025The White Cottage, Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9JP
Received 2 Apr 2024Orchard Cottage, Summertown, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JG
Received 28 Aug 2018Buckland C Of E Primary School, Summerside, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8RB
Received 18 Jan 20229 Harlington Avenue, Grove, Oxfordshire, OX12 7NQ
Received 24 Jan 20193 Church Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JS
Received 6 Aug 2018Vale and Downland Museum, 19 Church Street, Wantage, OX12 8BL
Received 25 Apr 2024Land to the north west of Radley, Radley
Received 12 Feb 2024St Nicholas Church, Market Place, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
Received 6 Jul 2022Mod Shrivenham 2, Defence Acedemy HQ, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8LA
Received 24 Feb 2025Records 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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