Vale of White Horse District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Vale of White Horse District Council decided more than 2,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 62 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Vale of White Horse District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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20 October 2026 · Approved
Former Rogers Concrete, Sandshill, Faringdon, SN7 7PQ · P25/V0764/RM
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24 September 2026 · Approved
Land to West of Great Western Park (Valley Park), Phase 3P, Didcot · P25/V0563/RM
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11 September 2026 · Approved
Faringdon Community College, Fernham Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7LB · P25/V2340/FUL
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31 July 2026 · Refused
Field west of Faringdon Road and, North of 1-6 Railway Terrace, Challow, SN7 8NT · P25/V1533/FUL
Figures for Vale of White Horse District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 62 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 2%of more than 480 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 100 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 34%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 62plan adopted 2016 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Vale of White Horse District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the site is an appropriate location for housing with respect to the Council’s spatial policies; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and, • the effect…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on biodiversity.”
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“The main issues are: i) whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt in terms of the Framework and development plan policies, and the effect upon openness of the Green Belt; and, ii) the effect…”
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“The main issues in this case are: • The effect of the proposal on highway safety on the local highway network, with particular regard to a) use of Frilsham Street, and b) provision for a new Thames Crossing; • The…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.