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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Vale of White Horse District Council. Also known as VOWH.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Vale of White Horse website
9,481 approved · 881 refused · 1,016 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jul 2017 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lowerfield Farm, Lowerfield Farm Road, Lower Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8HU
Received 17 Jan 2024Pennie Lane Stud, Berry Lane, Blewbury, DIDCOT, OX11 9QJ
Received 2 Jan 2018Abingdon Preparatory School, Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5NX
Received 12 Aug 2021The Old Stalls, Ragnell Farm Barns, Carswell Marsh, Oxfordshire, SN7 8JN
Received 20 Dec 20218 Cemetery Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AS
Received 17 Dec 202413 Wytham Oxford OX2 8QA
Received 2 Sept 2026Damson House, Ebbs Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HL
Received 22 Jul 2022Castle Farm Barn, Manor Road, WANTAGE, OX12 8NB
Received 31 Aug 2017Cumnor Place Cottage, 6 Abingdon Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QN
Received 23 Jul 20212 Eagles, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7DT
Received 23 Mar 2018Land at the end of, Coffin Way, Blewbury, OX11 9QD
Received 23 Nov 2023Boundary Park Pavilion, Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6GB
Received 20 Dec 201825 Coxwell Road, Faringdon
Received 8 Nov 20184 Jacksmeadow, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7GN
Received 20 Jul 2022The Ranch, Great Coxwell Road, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, SN7 7LU
Received 26 Feb 2025Land and Buildings at 8 & 8A, Church Street, Wantage, OX12 8BL
Received 3 Oct 20185 Mill Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JS
Received 12 Aug 202412 St Johns Close, Fyfield, Abingdon, OX13 5LP
Received 28 Apr 2021Woodland Lodge, Frilford Heath, Abingdon, OX13 5QG
Received 17 Jun 2024Chilswell, Carmelite Priory, Chilswell, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HB
Received 2 Apr 2024St Frideswides Cottage, Road Through Knighton, Knighton, SWINDON, SN6 8NT
Received 2 Oct 2017Eynsham Road, Junction With A420, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BY
Received 1 Sept 2017Letcombe Regis Burial Ground, Bassett Road, Letcombe Regis, Wantage
Received 22 Jul 2021Land North of A417, Reading Road, Wantage
Received 31 Oct 2018Records 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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