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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.
8,889 approved · 825 refused · 935 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Giffard, Buckland, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8QW
Received 6 Aug 2021Gardner Lodge, Lower Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AX
Received 23 Jun 2022Brookvale, 8 South Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 1QH
Received 6 Nov 2018R A C Estate, Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7BP
Received 10 Mar 2021A4130, Milton Heights, Didcot, OX14 4RX
Received 18 Feb 2026Land a Shrivenham Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TN
Received 17 Jan 2024Honey Rose Cottage, 4 Race Farm Lane, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AU
Received 18 Sept 202440 Hampden Road, Wantage, OX12 7DP
Received 6 Nov 2018Rumseys Barn, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PB
Received 18 Jan 2021Thrupp Farm, Radley, Abingdon
Received 16 Jun 202571 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JW
Received 11 Jun 201850B High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AA
Received 25 Aug 2022Shellingford Quarry, Shellingford Crossroads, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8HE
Received 19 Apr 2023King Alfred School, East Springfield Road, Wantage, OX12 8ET
Received 9 Mar 2023Damask, Overford Farm, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QN
Received 22 Feb 20221 Miles Close, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8GE
Received 8 Jan 2026Former Seven Acres Nursery Site, Faringdon Road, Stanford In The Vale
Received 29 Aug 202318 Plough Lane, Drayton, OX14 4GJ
Received 2 Mar 2022Cleveland Farm House, Shrivenham Road, Longcot, Faringdon, SN7 7TW
Received 15 Jun 2022Old Manor House, 20 North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LX
Received 1 Dec 20257 West Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 1QP
Received 10 Sept 2021Land off Bakers Cresent, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3XF
Received 15 Jan 20266 Cherry Tree Close, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7NG
Received 30 Nov 202331 Larkdown, Wantage, OX12 8HE
Received 27 Apr 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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