Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

Planning

Advertisements

The Council is responsible for deciding whether particular outdoor advertisements or signs can be displayed in the Vale. This page gives guidance about which advertisements will usually be permitted and need specific consent.

Building control

This section should help you work out if you need building regulations approval, and if so how to apply and how much it is likely to cost. There is also information about other services provided by the Vale’s Building Control Team such as ensuring dangerous buildings are made safe and demolition work is carried out safely.

Conservation and listed buildings

These pages give details about the different types of listed buildings, how to apply to get a building listed as well as advice about altering and extending listed buildings.

Landscape services

Find out about the work carried out by the Landscape Section, which includes giving arboriculture and landscape advice to planners on applications received by the Council.

Local land charges

The Council’s Local Land Charges Team deals with requests for information about charges and restrictions affecting property and details about planning, building regulations, roads, traffic schemes and environmental matters. See this page for more details about what the team can search for and details of search fees.  

Planning applications

See here to find out how to view and comment on current applications and for information and advice on how to make an application and how it will be dealt with.

The Planning Service promise to customers

Find out how the Vale's planning teams aim to deal with planning applications, appeals, enforcements and planning policy issues.

Planning enforcement

Find out how you can report a possible breach of planning control, how the Planning Enforcement Team will investigate and what action they can take if a breach has occurred.

Planning policy

See this section for details of the Vale's Local Plan and emerging Local Development Framework, including the Core Strategy.

Planning useful contacts

This page gives a list of links to other organisations involved in the planning process.

Topical issues

See here for details about major planning developments, including proposed housing on the Grove airfield and in Didcot, as well as for the latest developments on the proposed Thames Water reservoir.