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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
10,505 approved · 946 refused · 1,101 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Dec 2016 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Hilliat Fields, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JQ
Received 10 Aug 202113 Howard Avenue, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7PS
Received 30 Aug 2024Wellands, Gramps Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LP
Received 13 Apr 202118 Parklands, Besselsleigh, Abingdon, OX13 5PN
Received 17 Jun 202532 Broadmarsh Close, Grove, WANTAGE, OX12 0NH
Received 13 Jun 2017Cumnor Cricket Club, Park Field, Appleton Road, Oxford, OX2 9QH
Received 27 Jan 202217 Bow Bank, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5ER
Received 27 Mar 20254-7 South Drive, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0PT
Received 17 Jul 2025The Coach House, 41a The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6RR
Received 25 Oct 201813 New Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3AP
Received 22 Jan 202642 High Street, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EJ
Received 10 Mar 2022Pin Farm, Barleycott Lane, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5BB
Received 29 Jan 20247 Lockway, Drayton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4LG
Received 5 Jun 2017Former Rogers Concrete, Sandshill, Faringdon, SN7 7PQ
Received 3 Apr 2025School Field, Snowswick Lane, Buscot, Farringdon, SN7 8DP
Received 21 Nov 2022College Farm House, Ginge Road, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RP
Received 30 Mar 202323 Crosslands Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1JY
Received 4 Mar 2026White Star Cottage, Whitecross, Wootton, OX13 6BU
Received 1 Sept 202269 Southern Bypass, Oxford, OX2 0LA
Received 23 Dec 2024Hartford Greys, Sandy Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HN
Received 23 Jul 2024OS 17 The Cleave, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire
Received 5 Jan 2026Bingie Cottage & 32-38, Newbury Street, WANTAGE, OX12 8DA
Received 4 Oct 2017Bigwood Caravan Park, Sugworth Lane, Radley, Oxfordshire
Received 16 Oct 2018Land to the west of Great Western Park (Valley Park), Didcot
Received 9 Dec 2024Records 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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