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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
11,081 approved · 992 refused · 1,163 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Aug 2016 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JR
Received 12 Aug 202126 North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA
Received 28 Nov 202426 Jacksmeadow, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7GN
Received 30 Apr 202122 Hids Copse Road, OXFORD, OX2 9JJ
Received 7 Dec 2017Corfe Cottage, Abingdon, Tubney, OX13 5QQ
Received 10 Aug 2022Land at Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 8LA
Received 28 Oct 20162 Harding Road, Abingdon, OX14 1SF
Received 20 Apr 2022Sunningwell House, Ashbury, Swindon, SN6 8LN
Received 20 Oct 2021Warneford House, Buckland, Faringdon, SN7 8QR
Received 27 May 20218 Church Street, Wantage, OX12 8BL
Received 2 Aug 2022Chain Hill Reservoir, Chain Hill, Wantage, OX12 8PB
Received 13 Feb 2023Highfield House, Church Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DX
Received 24 Apr 202514-16, The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6RP
Received 23 Jul 2024Windrose, Tucks Lane, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5ET
Received 26 Mar 2025Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EJ
Received 20 Jan 2026Box Cottage, Broadbrook Lane, Sparsholt, Wantage, OX12 9PJ
Received 29 May 2025Cherbury Cottage, Pusey, Faringdon, SN7 8QD
Received 2 Jul 202161 London Street, Faringdon, SN7 7AG
Received 15 Jan 2024Pusey House, Pusey, Oxfordshire, SN7 8QB
Received 30 Oct 201828 Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
Received 25 Oct 202146 Austin Place, Abingdon, OX14 1LX
Received 27 Sept 2021Radley C of E Primary School, Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3QF
Received 14 Apr 202110 Francis Little Drive, Abingdon, OX14 5PN
Received 30 Nov 202171 Arthray Road, Oxford, OX2 9AD
Received 2 Dec 2022Records 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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