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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
9,841 approved · 912 refused · 1,038 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2017 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Watts Barn, Watts Lane, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PS
Received 2 Apr 20266 Abbott Road, ABINGDON, OX14 2DT
Received 7 Jun 2017Oday Quarry (Sutton Wick Quarry), Oday Hill, Sutton Wick, Abingdon, OX14 4AA
Received 22 Jun 202364 High Street Watchfield Swindon SN6 8SW
Received 1 May 20262 Orchard Close, Abingdon, OX14 2EF
Received 6 Feb 202339A Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AW
Received 26 Mar 2026Louie Memorial Pavillion, Arnolds Way, Oxford, OX2 9JD
Received 3 Oct 2022Fieldside Farm, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QB
Received 31 Jul 202415-16 Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
Received 19 Mar 2021Building 102, Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY
Received 12 Dec 2018Dove Lodge, Radcot Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8DT
Received 28 Feb 2018Coalyard, Thrupp Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3NG
Received 7 Jul 2023Raven, Wilsham Road, ABINGDON, OX14 5HP
Received 19 Sept 20172 Treble House Terrace, Ickleton House, London Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9NZ
Received 13 Dec 20216 Edward Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DL
Received 30 Oct 20187 Longcot Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AL
Received 7 Dec 202149 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EE
Received 21 Aug 202410 Bow Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8JB
Received 3 Jun 2024The Dial House, Church Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PY
Received 2 Nov 202310 Home Close, Wootton, ABINGDON, OX13 6DB
Received 7 Aug 2017Woodlands, The Cleave, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EL
Received 11 Sept 20239 Old Nursery View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5NT
Received 17 Feb 202132 Chapel Lane, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AN
Received 14 May 20251-2 Bradfield Court, Milton Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4EF
Received 27 Jul 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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