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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
9,524 approved · 885 refused · 1,018 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Wharf House, Mill Street, Wantage, OX12 9AR
Received 22 May 202513 Chapel Road, Stanford In The Vale, Faringdon, SN7 8LE
Received 7 May 202413 Squires Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TW
Received 2 Oct 2025The Longhouse, Fyfield Wick, Abingdon, OX13 5ND
Received 20 Jun 2022Camden Farm, Radcot Road, Faringdon, SN7 8DY
Received 31 Jul 20189 Stowhill, Childrey, Oxon, OX12 9XQ
Received 17 Jul 20235 St Michael's Way, Steventon, Oxon, OX13 6BA
Received 14 Oct 2025The Haltings, The Ridgeway, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5EZ
Received 13 Nov 2025Shrivenham Hundred Business Park, Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TZ
Received 24 Aug 20236 Swinburne Road, Abingdon, OX14 2HD
Received 25 Jan 20242 The Old School, 2 Wantage Road (A338), Garford, Abingdon, OX13 5PG
Received 27 Jul 2021Fieldfare, Manor Lane, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RX
Received 2 Oct 2024171 Whitecross, Wootton, Abingdon, OX13 6BP
Received 20 May 2025Kingsmead (Previously named Cinque-Foin), Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JU
Received 17 Aug 2022190 Wootton Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JZ
Received 29 Nov 20247 Whites Forge, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5LG
Received 6 Mar 2025The Chalet, Henwood, Wootton, Boars Hill, OX1 5JX
Received 25 May 20185 Eden Croft, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1QJ
Received 8 Jan 201819 Joyce Way, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6GA
Received 28 Sept 2022Bridge House, Thames View, Abingdon, OX14 3UJ
Received 27 May 2021Church of St Mary Little Coxwell Faringdon SN7 7LW
Received 23 Sept 2026Common Barn Farm, Garford, Abingdon, OX13 5PA
Received 15 Aug 2024Home Farm, Hyde Road, Denchworth, Wantage, OX12 0DP
Received 19 Dec 2023Innisfree, West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UJ
Received 15 Nov 2023Records 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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