Planning decisions in Vale of White Horse
As of 29 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Vale of White Horse approved 96% of 1,519 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 98% approved (360 decided, ~63 days)
- Rear extension : 99% approved (188 decided, ~62 days)
- Demolition : 95% approved (130 decided, ~62 days)
- New dwelling : 88% approved (93 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 98% approved (88 decided, ~62 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 94% approved (83 decided, ~64 days)
- Loft conversion : 96% approved (82 decided, ~65 days)
- Two-storey extension : 96% approved (76 decided, ~66 days)
- Side extension : 97% approved (74 decided, ~61 days)
- Tree work : 99% approved (68 decided, ~25 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 94% approved (65 decided, ~63 days)
- Porch : 95% approved (59 decided, ~60 days)
- Change of use : 93% approved (55 decided, ~72 days)
- Solar / renewables : 92% approved (50 decided, ~63 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (48 decided, ~61 days) †
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Vale of White Horse, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.