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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
9,932 approved · 916 refused · 1,050 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Apr 2017 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
East Wilden, Brook Street, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AH
Received 10 Oct 2018Kingston Lisle House Kingston Lisle Estate Kingston Lisle Oxfordshire OX12 9QG
Received 11 Aug 2026Sylvatica, Hids Copse Road, Oxford, OX2 9JJ
Received 29 Jan 2026Land to the east of Milton Hill, Abingdon
Received 2 Jul 201855 Abbott Road, Abingdon, OX14 2DU
Received 11 Oct 2021Oak Hall House, Nottingham Fee, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9PG
Received 2 Aug 2024Land at Thrupp Farm, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3NE
Received 14 Mar 2023Cedar House, Sandy Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HN
Received 6 Feb 20268 Acacia Gardens Southmoor Abingdon OX13 5DE
Received 27 Jul 2026Leys Farmhouse, 39 Leys Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QF
Received 18 Jun 2022The House On The Square, The Square, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5DT
Received 4 Feb 2022Redrow Homes Blaise Park, Milton, OX13 6AG
Received 12 Jan 202430 Poplar Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9LB
Received 13 Nov 2018The Coach House, 14 Gravel Walk, Faringdon, SN7 7JW
Received 17 Apr 20243 Bostock Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DP
Received 6 May 20255 Gentian Mews, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6GR
Received 14 May 201822 Cleycourt Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8BN
Received 17 Jan 2024Brook House, The Green, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0AW
Received 17 Jul 202345 St Johns Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HA
Received 3 Apr 2025Chieveley House, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7LW
Received 21 Jun 2017237 South Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 1QT
Received 29 Jan 2019135 & 136 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park
Received 20 Apr 2017167 South Avenue, Abingdon, OX14 1QX
Received 27 Sept 2021The Old Bakery, High Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UA
Received 25 Jul 2018Records 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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