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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.
9,026 approved · 846 refused · 958 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Lower Lodge Farm, Charney Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HW
Received 2 Oct 20237 St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 5PT
Received 20 Dec 201712 Ferguson Place, Abingdon, OX14 3YF
Received 22 Oct 202135 High Street, Drayton, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4JW
Received 25 May 202126 Eason Drive, Abingdon, OX14 3YD
Received 6 Jul 2018Appleford Sidings, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PW
Received 15 Nov 201856 Annapavlova Close, Abingdon, OX14 1TE
Received 28 Feb 20238 Sycamore Road, Oxford, OX2 9EJ
Received 20 Jul 20236 Damson Trees, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BB
Received 15 Jan 2024Hill House, Harcourt Hill, Oxford, OX2 9AS
Received 20 May 202522 Jenkins Way, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5NJ
Received 16 Jan 2026Unit B, Fairacres Retail Park, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BY
Received 12 Feb 2021Monks Court, Newbury Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LG
Received 10 Jun 2021Various site across South and Vale, From Clifton Hampden to Milton Exchange, Via Appleford
Received 11 Nov 2021Land to the North of West Radley, Radley
Received 25 Sept 2025The Cherry Barn, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EY
Received 3 Jun 202595 Park Drive, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4RY
Received 19 Jun 2018Land north of Copenhagen Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Received 27 Oct 2025Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EJ
Received 31 May 2018Old Manor House, 20 North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LX
Received 9 Jul 2025Land South of Steeds Farm, Coxwell Road, Faringdon
Received 9 Sept 2025Manor Barn, Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JR
Received 6 Jun 2024Former Grove Airfield West Of Grove, To The West Of Newlands Drive, Land North Of Denchworth, Grove
Received 5 Dec 20223 Brind Close, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6FG
Received 30 Jan 2019Records 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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