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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.
9,079 approved · 850 refused · 964 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1DE
Received 12 Apr 2018GWP Healthcare Site, Sir Frank Williams Way, Harwell
Received 25 Sept 2018Land to the east of Haugh House, Church Lane, Longworth, ABINGDON, OX13 5DX
Received 20 Jul 2018Next to Shotover, White Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JL
Received 13 Jan 202622 Masefield Crescent, Abingdon, OX14 5PH
Received 8 Dec 2021Mission Hall, Main Street, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9SN
Received 21 Jul 2026Churn Cottage, Churn Farm, Bohams Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9HD
Received 11 Jul 2024Hyde Farm Bungalow, Abingdon Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6NX
Received 19 Sept 2018Grove Technology Park, Grove Business Centre Downsview Road Wantage OX12 9FF
Received 9 Jul 2026Cleve House, 213 Cumnor Hill, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9RG
Received 28 Jun 2021Willowbrook House, Church Lane, Harwell Village, Didcot, OX11 0EZ
Received 9 Oct 2018Garage Cottage Buckland Faringdon SN7 8QR
Received 3 Aug 2026Mather House, White Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JG
Received 7 Apr 2022Turkeys Nottingham Fee Blewbury Didcot OX11 9PG
Received 22 May 2026Land off Grove Road, Wantage
Received 23 Jun 2021Opp Ludwell, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BQ
Received 10 Nov 2023Hanney Nurseries, Steventon Road, East Hanney, OX12 0HS
Received 28 Nov 2023New Thorne Stud, New Road, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9PG
Received 12 Sept 2025The Cottage, Lower Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HU
Received 12 Mar 2025Milton Heights, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4DR
Received 22 Dec 202311 Chestnut Avenue, Faringdon, SN7 8BB
Received 28 May 2024The Cherry Barn, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EY
Received 4 Sept 20241 St Michaels Avenue, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DR
Received 16 Jan 20261 Newall Close, Milton, Abingdon, OX13 6RT
Received 5 Feb 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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