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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.
9,119 approved · 851 refused · 969 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Colt Corner, Horn Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LD
Received 12 May 202211 Cumnor Rise Road, Oxford, OX2 9HD
Received 27 Apr 2022Tall Trees, 11 Rimes Close, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, OX13 5AL
Received 10 Mar 202310 Scantlebury Way Wantage OX12 8GJ
Received 29 Jun 2026Mellors Of Challow Ltd, Faringdon Road, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TE
Received 22 Apr 2024Phase 2Ta (Jasmine Fields), Land to the west of Great Western Park, Valley Park
Received 28 Apr 202540 Crabtree Road, Oxford, OX2 9DT
Received 30 Sept 2025Red House Farm, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NH
Received 4 Apr 202444 Virginia Way, Abingdon, OX14 5QL
Received 27 May 2025Botley Cemetery, North Hinskey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LX
Received 19 Apr 2018Williams Farm, Cholswell Road, Shippon, Abingdon, OX13 6HW
Received 25 Apr 202436, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PR
Received 11 Sept 2023East Wilden, Brook Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AH
Received 7 Nov 20224 Mill Road, Abingdon, OX14 5NS
Received 23 Oct 202433 Berry Croft, Abingdon, OX14 1JN
Received 23 Mar 2021Bradfield Grove Farm, Cow Lane, Grove, OX12 0DL
Received 23 Dec 2025The Laurels, Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JU
Received 3 Feb 2025Sparsholt Court, Barn, Mill Lane, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RL
Received 20 Oct 202257 The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SE
Received 14 Jun 2023Yew Tree Cottage, Kingston Lisle, Wantage, OX12 9QL
Received 12 Jul 2021Pond, Sutton Wick Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4HJ
Received 15 Jul 2024Warren House, Oxford Road, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HP
Received 19 May 20236 Norris Close, ABINGDON, OX14 2RJ
Received 17 Nov 2017Childrey House, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UJ
Received 10 May 2023Records 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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