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Vale of White Horse District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,014Searchable applications
320Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 6,999 approved or refused records
635Refused applications
6,364 approved · 635 refused · 723 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 May 2021 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Commenting on planning applicationsLocal plan Local Plan and planning policiesPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@whitehorsedc.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiries01235422422Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas55 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decision MadeP21/V3417/FUL
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans), 3 (Materials) 4 (Surface Water Drainage), 5 (Landscaping Scheme), 7 (Wildlife-bird boxes), 9 (Parking), 10 (Slab levels), 11 (Contamination) on application P16/V0192/FUL. Demolition of existing farm buildings and construction of 4no. dwellings.
(site of former) Westbrook Farm, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QB
Received 8 Dec 2021 - Decision MadeP25/V2499/S73
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on application ref. P25/V0688/S73 - change to external materials Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on application P23/V1657/S73-Change from one to two bedroom dwellings following change in Oxfordshire County Council parking standards, No change to the floor area or external appearance. (Two storey side extension to create two dwellings.)
17 Bow Bank, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5ER
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeP23/V0464/S73
Variation of condition 2(approved plans) on application P21/V2109/FUL - change roof pitch from 30 to 51 degrees to create more roof storage space (Proposed conversion of stables into a dwelling. Proposed changes to access for existing dwelling).
White Horse Stables, Goosey, Faringdon, SN7 8PA
Received 21 Feb 2023 - Decision MadeP21/V2462/FUL
Installation of a 20m monopole, 12 no. antenna, 4 no. equipment cabinets, alongside the relocation of 1 no. existing equipment cabinet and the removal of the existing 15m monopole, 3 no. equipment cabinets and development ancillary thereto.
West Way, Junction of North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0JH
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decision MadeP25/V1375/S73
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans ) on application P24/V1839/FUL - change to location of bike storage and showing the position of proposed EV charging points and bin stores for No. 28 (Change of use for two dwellings from dwellinghouse (class C3) to one 9 person HMO and one 7 person HMO, plus provision of bin and bike stores for each. With internal reconfiguration on one property and a part two storey side, part two storey rear, part single storey rear extension on the other.)
28 & 30 Lime Road, Oxford, OX2 9EG
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeP25/V2178/TCA
2 x Large London Plain Trees for pollarding in the dormant season.
7 Chilbrook, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0HE
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeP26/V2638/LDP
Erection of a single storey garden room.
45 Cumnor Hill Botley OX2 9EY
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP23/V2824/HH
Internal and external alterations to main dwelling with single-storey extension to detached garage (additional information received 22 January 2024 and amended plans received 8 February 2024)
Home Farm, Hyde Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DP
Received 19 Dec 2023 - Decision MadeP25/V1003/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (External materials) and 4 (Joinery Details) on application P24/V1383/LB. Condition 5 (external materials) on P25/V0786/S73 (Additional information received 22 August 2025) (Single storey rear extension to modern "WC" addition to create dining room and utility. Add two windows at ground floor to North facing elevation. To rear west facing elevation, replacement of dormer window and structure, replacement of rooflight with further dormer and addition of further rooflight. Add rooflight to North rear elevation as reinstatement where one has previously existed. Internal alterations including reinstatement of internal space to first floor to create wardrobe including reinstate previously infilled doorway. Creation of bedroom in rear north first floor wing plus bathroom and shower room, reposition modern staircase to same area.)
Lamb and Flag House, Faringdon Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5HN
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeP23/V0624/LB
Proposed plaque on a listed building. (As amplified by additional information received 28 April 2023 and updated information received 7 June 2023 confirming option 2 location).
27 London Street, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7AG
Received 16 Mar 2023 - Decision MadeP22/V1659/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (Validation Report) on planning application P19/V0681/FUL Erection of timber work space 'Hides'.
The Lagoon, North of Bacquerel Avenue, Harwell Campus
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Decision MadeP25/V2717/DIS
Discharge of condition 6(Unexploded Ordnance Threat and Risk Assessment) on planning permission P23/V1360/O Construction of 9 dwellings with associated landscaping and open space to include access from Spey Road. (As Per Site Contamination Assessment Received 16 January 2026)
Land off Spey Road, Shippon, Abingdon
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeP23/V2795/PDH
Single-storey rear extension. Depth: 3.75m Height: 2.63m Height of eaves: 2.33m
38 Sutton Road, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4EY
Received 14 Dec 2023 - Decision MadeP26/V2955/TCA
T1 Robina tree remove 2 branches overhanging next door by aprox 2.5m and deadwood. T2 Yew tree reduce by approx 2.5m off the height and reshape. T3 Single Stem Conifer reduce down to below the cables.
Court Hill Main Street Letcombe Regis Wantage OX12 9JL
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeP25/V1265/HH
Construction of a proprietary summerhouse in the garden.
Mill Cottage, Bassett Road, Letcombe Bassett, Wantage, OX12 9LL
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeP25/V1538/LB
Repairs, refurbishment, alterations and extensions to listed building (as amended by plans received 25.11.2025)
The Old Rectory, 29, Coleshill, Swindon, SN6 7PR
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Under ConsiderationP26/V3023/HH
Proposed front ground floor extension and side and rear first floor extension.
29 Station Road Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8ED
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeP25/V2351/NM
Non material amendment on application P23/V1217/FUL to include changes to the facade treatment, minor window size adjustments in the Link Building, relocation of the escape door in Building F, and repositioning of the CO2 gas stores to external locations. (Erection of two linked employment buildings, with associated car parking and landscaping)
Land south of Curie Avenue and west of Second Street, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Under ConsiderationP26/V4215/DIS
Discharge of condition 5(biodiversity enhancements) on application ref. P25/V2678/FUL Construction of 3 x double and 1 x single covered Padel courts with associated parking and landscaping.
St Hughs School Carswell Manor Carswell Faringdon SN7 8PT
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeP25/V0673/HH
Proposed increase to height of roof form to facilitate ancillary residential annex. Replacement porch, new window openings (as amended by plans received 02 June 2025)
Cambrian House, 10 Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4NQ
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeP21/V1677/HH
Single storey rear extension
Trenfield, Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JU
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeP23/V2077/FUL
Development to accommodate a Data Research Centre (Class E(g)) with associated access, parking, landscaping, signage and boundary fence. (Amendments received 22 December 2023 and as amplified by additional information received 12 March and 10 May 2024 and additional ecology information received 7 June 2024)
Land at Road 8, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0TD
Received 6 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeP26/V0016/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single-storey, flat-roof extension within the same floor area as previous conservatory.
5 Preston Road, Abingdon, OX14 5LB
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeP21/V1367/NM
Non material amendment to P19/V2027/HH for reduction in large glazing to limit solar gain. Addition of small windows to the rear elevation to allow more natural light to enter the building. (Construction of a single-storey pool building and pool).
Bagley Croft Lodge, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 5BD
Received 10 Jun 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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