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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Oxford City Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Oxford City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,477Searchable applications
450Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 704 approved or refused records
64Refused applications
640 approved · 64 refused · 47 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 May 2023 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building ControlLocal plan Local PlanPre-application advice Pre-application planning advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@oxford.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01865252255Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas18 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas4 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
More application records
- Decided26/00141/FUL
Installation of 1no. air source heat pump and battery storage to side elevation (Amended Plans/Description).
22 Anne Greenwood Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4DN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided25/01481/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition 12 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission 25/01481/FUL.
75 Town Furze Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7EW
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00192/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear extension.
7 Calcot Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8PX
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00193/FUL
Change of use of existing rear stable block building to include part demolition, extension at ground and first floor levels and alterations to roof and elevations to create a 1 x 2 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). Formation of pedestrian gated access. Raised boundary wall. Provision of private amenity space, air source heat pump with enclosure, bin and cycle stores, bollards to lane entrance and associated works and landscaping (Amended plans and description)
3 Canterbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LU
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided23/02114/S106
Discharge of clause 1.1 of Schedule 2 of Planning Obligation associated with planning permission 23/02114/FUL.
John Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9DU
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00200/CEU
Application to certify that the existing use of the outbuilding as a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) is lawful development.
47 Cumberland Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2BZ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided25/00903/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition 8 (Precautionary Method of Works) and 9 (Ecological Enhancements plan) of planning permission 25/00903/FUL
66 Old Road Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7LW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00206/LBC
Remedial works to external escape stairs to include; new supporting brackets and new post to underside of existing stair landing taken to floor.
Warneford Hospital Warneford Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7JX
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00207/CEU
Application to certify that the existing House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
21 Dene Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7EF
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00208/CEU
Application to certify that the existing House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
2A Gardiner Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7AW
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00210/CEU
Application to certify that the existing House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
105A Old Road Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8SX
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00211/CEU
Application to certify that the existing House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
48 Masons Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8QJ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00221/FUL
Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a two storey side and a single storey rear extension. Insertion of 1no. rooflight (amended description and plans)
2 Eastern Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4QS
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00238/FUL
Installation of EV charge point (retrospective)
76 Southfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1PA
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00254/LBC
Removal of modern kitchen fittings on the upper ground floor and making good to finishes.
The Principals Lodgings Mansfield College Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TF
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00258/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Removal of 1no. window to rear elevation. Alterations to existing front extension with insertion of 2no. rooflights.
51 Brambling Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 6EH
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00260/FUL
Demolition of existing porch roof. Erection of a porch to front elevation (amended plans and description)
163 Dene Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7JA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00261/FUL
Installation of 1no. EV charger to front elevation (retrospective).
31 Bartlemas Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1XU
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00270/LBC
Maintenance, repairs and refurbishments of the SCR located within the Chapen/North Quad. Works to include; fellows teaching accommodation with kitchenettes/tea points on the upper floors, ground floor dining room, pantry and washroom, adding improved cleaners facilities, refurbishment and redecoration throughout, upgrade to building services and heating strategy, replacement leadwork.
Pembroke College Brewer Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00272/CAT
Works to 1no. Norway Spruce tree as specified by Mrs S King in the Iffley Village Conservation Area.
92A Church Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4EF
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00276/H42
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.3m, for which the maximum height would be 2.9m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.6m.
2 Overmead Green Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 6DJ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided23/02978/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Conservation style rooflights) of refused planning permission 23/02978/FUL allowed on appeal APP/G3110/W/24/3345001
84D Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6JT
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Registered26/00278/FUL
Demolition of existing garage. Erection of a single storey side and rear extension to include a garage.
125 Staunton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7TN
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00281/FUL
Demolition of existing outhouse to rear. Erection of a single storey rear extension. Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis). Insertion of 1no. rooflight to rear elevation. Provision of bin and bike stores.
69 Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7PU
Received 2 Feb 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Oxford City 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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