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Vale of White Horse planning applications

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

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
17,595Searchable applications
307Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 10,439 approved or refused records
889Refused applications

9,550 approved · 889 refused · 1,020 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Decision MadeP21/V0703/DIS

    Discharge of condition 3 (Sign to be displayed prior to first use) on planning application P20/V2951/FUL (Proposed change of use of unit from Use Class E(g) (formerly Class B1) to an MOT test centre, a sui generis use.)

    6 Station Yard, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6RX

    Received 29 Mar 2021
  2. WithdrawnP22/V0633/FUL

    Erection of a perimeter fence with pedestrian gates around the western and southern boundaries, and the northeast corner boundary of Williams Racing Compound.

    Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DQ

    Received 10 Mar 2022
  3. Decision MadeP26/V0301/FUL

    Creation of 2no. dwellings in the form of a pair of semi-detached dwellings and proposed dropped kerb.

    Land off Mary Shunn Way, Mary Shunn Way, Wantage, OX12 8GN

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  4. Decision MadeP18/V3512/TPO

    Horse Chestnut tree - this is a retrospective aplication for pruning a horse chestnut tree. The tree has been pruned back to the previous pruning carried out some years ago, which was authorised and commissioned by my neighbour. In addition one larger branch which was fractured was cut back, but this still left over 12' of length from the trunk. The work was commissioned because of the significant overhang over our gazebo. T2 Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Spec: S10 Reduce lateral branches on East side to suitable pruning points. Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage

    47a High Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire

    Received 12 Feb 2018
  5. Decision MadeP25/V2264/DIS

    Discharge of condition 3(Schedule of Materials) on application ref. P24/V1889/HH and conditions 3(Schedule of Materials) and 4(Submission of Joinery Details) on application ref P24/V1891/LB. (Single storey extensions to replace existing conservatories, lean-to store, internal alterations and other associated works.)

    Upper Mill, Kingstone Winslow, Swindon, SN6 8NG

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  6. Decision MadeP18/V1737/CM

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 1 and 13 of planning permission P15/V2384/CM (MW.0134/15) to allow for bunds to be retained on the site and to incorporate them into a revised restoration scheme.

    Wicklesham Quarry, Sands Hill, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7PQ

    Received 6 Jul 2018
  7. Decision MadeP21/V3076/FUL

    Erection of a replacement house (additional ecological information submitted 25 January 2022, with additional topographical and arboricultural information submitted 17 May and 30 September 2022).

    Churn Cottage, Churn Farm, Bohams Road, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9HD

    Received 28 Oct 2021
  8. Under ConsiderationP26/V2236/FUL

    Change of use from equestrian paddock to residential curtilage, demolition of existing stables, and erection of garden room and greenhouse.

    Peewit Barn Drayton Road Sutton Courtenay OX14 4HB

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  9. Decision MadeP18/V1410/HH

    Single storey side extension.

    3 Manor Close, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0SS

    Received 8 Jun 2018
  10. Decision MadeP18/V0232/FUL

    Installation of 3no. new automatic number plate recognition cameras and 2no. camera columns to the Waitrose car park and associated works.

    Waitrose Ltd, Abbey Close, ABINGDON, OX14 3HL

    Received 26 Jan 2018
  11. Decision MadeP17/V1995/HH

    Erection of timber shed.

    Gainfield Farmhouse, Gainfield, Buckland, SN7 8QH

    Received 13 Jul 2017
  12. Decision MadeP21/V3083/DIS

    Discharge of condition 3(drainage) on application P21/V3022/DIS. Development of a 300 person Conferencing facility for the European Space Agency (ESA) within their UK facility (ECSAT) based at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire

    European Space Agency Ecsat, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0FD

    Received 4 Nov 2021
  13. Decision MadeP21/V3049/HH

    Porch to front, single storey rear extension, render to existing parts

    6 The Croft, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0ED

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  14. Decision MadeP24/V1724/FUL

    Installation of 40 no. ground-mounted solar panels, and associated cabling/infrastructure (additional ecology information submitted 25 September and 18 October 2024)

    The Pump House, West Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 0GB

    Received 22 Aug 2024
  15. WithdrawnP24/V0400/S73

    Variation of condition 1 (Approved plans) in application P22/V0214/FUL (Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) 6 (Access, Park &Turn) & 7 (Car Parking) on planning application P20/V0884/FUL to facilitate amendments to the layout out of the approved scheme (Retrospective) Demolition of existing buildings and front boundary wall. Erection of a 3-storey building containing 4no. x 1-bedroom and 2no. x 2-bedroom apartments with provision of access and parking for 7 cars with cycle and bin storage on the ground floor. As amended by plans received 21.03.22, 11.07.22 and 06.09.22)

    Ladygrove Cottage, Drayton road, Abingdon, OX14 5HU

    Received 20 Feb 2024
  16. Decision MadeP23/V0458/HH

    Demolition of outbuilding and replacement garage (as amended by plans received 20 April 2023).

    Rose Cottage, Church Street, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LW

    Received 24 Feb 2023
  17. Decision MadeP26/V0120/T28

    Installation of 1 x 9m Light Wooden Pole at: OS 46 West Lockinge, OX12 8QE - 442272,187724 OS 46 West Lockinge, OX12 8QE - 442325,187717 OS 44B East Lockinge, OX12 9QD - 442359,187684 OS 44B East Lockinge, OX12 9QD - 442387,187656

    West & East Lockinge

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  18. Decision MadeP18/V1456/A

    Existing brand signage to be replaced with new.

    1A Grove Street, Wantage, OX12 7AB

    Received 16 Aug 2018
  19. Decision MadeP18/V2843/FUL

    Detached residential dwelling

    Site Of, 18 Hids Copse Road, Oxford, OX2 9JJ

    Received 22 Nov 2018
  20. Decision MadeP18/V3035/HH

    Convert existing garage to a one-bedroom annex for private use, extending into the existing space currently occupied by a log cabin (Amendment to roof design and height as shown in drawing PE001A)

    25 Lansdowne Road, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6EA

    Received 16 Jan 2019
  21. Decision MadeP18/V2191/LB

    Install a new tuscan condenser boiler into the utility room of Cromwell House. Connect to new oil tank and remove existing boiler and make safe.

    Cromwell House, 41 High Street, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8NQ

    Received 6 Sept 2018
  22. Decision MadeP21/V0582/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on application P20/V2978/FUL Replacement of existing ancillary residential outbuilding

    22 North Hinksey Lane, North Hinksey Village, Oxford, OX2 0NA

    Received 23 Feb 2021
  23. Decision MadeP24/V1699/S73

    Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings), 3 (WSI), 4 (Archaeological Watching Brief), 5 (Drainage), 6 (acoustic ventilation) and 13 (Obscured Glazing) on application P23/V1335/FUL to permit the phasing of the development (Description amended 23 September 2024 to include variation of conditions 5 and 6) (Demolition of a modern extension to the rear of the existing property and the conversion and construction of 8 new flats (class C3 use) with associated amenity, secure bicycle parking and recycling and refuse storage provisions. The proposal involves a reduction in size to the current commercial unit into a smaller commercial unit along the Ground floor frontage on Ock Street (class E use).

    8 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AP

    Received 5 Aug 2024
  24. Decision MadeP19/V0254/HH

    Construction of a side-facing dormer, other minor alterations to the window openings on the north and south side elevations, and the insertion of 2 roof lights. (Amendment to dormer window height as shown on drawing D109 rev B)

    145 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LR

    Received 28 Jan 2019

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