Vale of White Horse planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Vale of White Horse District Council, updated daily. Vale of White Horse District Council received 338 planning applications in the last 90 days, 4 of them major schemes. 95% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 42 days.
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Recent applications in Vale of White Horse
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Land to the North of Lower Road, Chilton, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RR
42-dwelling residential scheme with outline consent, Chilton. Establishes principle for up to 42 homes on a greenfield site with access, landscaping and public open space reserved for later approval. Reserved-matters stage will unlock infrastructure, drainage, frame and finishes packages across the…
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
Farmyard and Knighton Farm Compton Beauchamp Knighton SN6 8NN
Five-dwelling conversion of agricultural buildings, Vale of White Horse. Changes use of a farm structure to five homes via Class Q prior approval with partial demolition and carport restoration. Fit-out, structural repair, roofing and drainage drive the work, with insulation and M&E critical for…
Structural repairDemolitionRoofing
37 Bertie Road Cumnor Oxford OX2 9PS
Three-dwelling replacement scheme with demolition and new access, Cumnor. Clears a subsiding bungalow and erects three new dwellings with parking, storage and two vehicular accesses at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages drive early procurement, with market…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Gothic House 15 The Green Drayton Abingdon OX14 4JJ
Listed building works including windows, gates and annex conversion, Abingdon. Replaces windows and gates on the main house; converts an annex to habitable space with external staircase and storage access at listed building consent stage. Glazing, brickwork, joinery and a new chimney suit heritage…
GlazingBrickworkJoinery
2 Tullis Close Sutton Courtenay Abingdon OX14 4BD
Multi-element house extension with dormers and cladding replacement, Abingdon. Adds front, rear and first-floor extensions, two dormers, new bi-folding doors and composite cladding to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, glazing, cladding and M&E packages suit local…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
White House The Green East Hanney Wantage OX12 0HQ
Double-storey side extension with loft conversion and solar panels, Oxfordshire. Adds single-storey front and rear extensions, a two-storey side block with gables, three rear dormers, and rooftop solar at full application stage. Roofing, structural steelwork, dormer framing, and solar installation…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Christ Church Northcourt Road Abingdon OX14 1PL
Disabled-access ramp and steps for an Abingdon church emergency exit. Installs a ramp and associated steps at the existing emergency door, rehinging it to open outwards, at full application stage. Groundworks and brickwork/masonry support the ramp base, with handrails and compliance detailing for…
GroundworksBrickworkHard landscaping
1 Eden Croft Abingdon OX14 1QJ
Single-storey side and rear extension with first-floor side extension and solar, Abingdon. Adds ground and first-floor living space to an existing house with PV panels on the south roof at full application stage. Roofing, groundworks, brickwork and renewables packages suit local installers, with…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
30 Fogwell Road Oxford OX2 9SB
Double-storey rear extension, Oxford. Adds two storeys to the rear of an existing house at full householder application stage. Roofing, brickwork, glazing and M&E packages suit local contractors, with structural steel or beams over the new openings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
7 Mill Road Abingdon OX14 5NS
Rear extension, balcony and garage conversion, Abingdon. Combines a rear extension with new internal rooms and converts the garage at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing dominate the extension package, with fit-out and internal partitioning for the garage conversion.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
1 Damson Trees Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8BB
Two-storey side extension with pitched roof over bay, Shrivenham. Adds a two-storey side extension and covers the existing bay with a pitched roof at full householder application stage. Structural steels, foundations and roofing dominate; glazing and brickwork follow at volume.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Waylands Longcot Road Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8HF
Two-storey side extension and detached garage with storage, Shrivenham. Adds a two-storey flank extension plus a new free-standing garage structure at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and groundworks drive the works, with structural steel over the new opening.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
37 Abingdon Road Steventon Abingdon OX13 6RW
Two-storey rear extension replacing conservatory and outrigger, Abingdon. Demolishes existing single-storey structures and erects a two-storey addition on the same footprint at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, structural frame and roofing drive the work, with second-fix joinery and…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
36 Steventon Road Drayton Abingdon OX14 4LD
Single-storey side extension, Drayton. Adds ground-floor space to an existing house in the Vale of White Horse at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing lead the package for local subcontractors and material suppliers.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
17 Elizabeth Drive Wantage OX12 9YA
First-floor rear extension, front porch and garage conversion, Wantage. Adds an upstairs room over the rear and replaces the front porch, with garage space reconfigured at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and joinery packages suit local trades, with structural steel for the new opening…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Vale of White Horse District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Vale of White Horse District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Vale of White Horse District Council, raw rate
27.5%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.6 percentage points below expected. Vale of White Horse District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
346 appeals counted, 327 judged either way (90 allowed, 237 dismissed), 19 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 28% | 28.8% | 242 | 239 | 67 |
| Householder (HAS) | 33.3% | 35.6% | 51 | 48 | 16 |
| Enforcement Notice | 16.7% | 13.5% | 23 | 18 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 37.5% | 36.9% | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 0% | 25% | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 0% | 20.6% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106BC (Affordable Housing) | Too few judged | 71.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Vale of White Horse District Council
Vale of White Horse District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Vale of White Horse District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent45 homes
- Shared ownership15 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Vale of White Horse District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other100% (21 decided)
- householder100% (10 decided)
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