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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.
9,197 approved · 856 refused · 977 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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6 Stanley Close, North Hinksey, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0LB
Received 23 Apr 2018The Old School 82 High Street Watchfield Swindon SN6 8SW
Received 4 Jun 2026Weir Farm, Unnamed Road Running Alongside Brookside, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0JJ
Received 27 Mar 2019Rowstock Corner Garage, Abingdon Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JW
Received 13 Feb 202624 St James Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AQ
Received 11 Apr 2018Site Reference 75433, Mast on High Street, Steventon, OX13 6RX
Received 19 Aug 2024Challow Park, Challow Road, WANTAGE, OX12 9RH
Received 2 Feb 201841 Grove Street, Wantage, OX12 7AG
Received 1 Jul 202450 Laburnum Road, Oxford, OX2 9EN
Received 25 Jul 202531 Church Green, Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 8HU
Received 20 Jan 20223 Cemetery Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AS
Received 27 Jan 20215 Redwood Close, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5DH
Received 18 Oct 2021Land at North Shrivenham, Highworth Road, Shrivenham
Received 25 Oct 2017March Cottage, Littleworth, Faringdon, SN7 8ED
Received 20 Dec 2023Ashbury House, Church Row, Childrey, Oxon, OX12 9UT
Received 17 May 20239 Hazells Lane Shrivenham SN6 8DS
Received 14 May 2026Land at Townsend Road, Townsend Road, Swindon, SN6 8FT
Received 4 Nov 2025Beavers, South Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PR
Received 27 May 2021Anvil Cottage, Anvil Lane, Letcombe Regis, Oxon, OX12 9LA
Received 23 Aug 2022Central Park, Crab Hill, Land north & east of Rutherford Avenue (Major Access Road), Crab Hill, Wantage, OX12 7GN
Received 27 Jan 20259 Paddock Close, Wantage, OX12 7EQ
Received 9 Feb 202318B Turnpike Road, Oxford, OX2 9JQ
Received 22 Apr 2025Victoria Cross Gallery, Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AS
Received 14 May 2025Childrey 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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