Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
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640 approved · 64 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00576/ADV
Display of 2no. externally illuminated fascia signs (retrospective).
91 - 99 Botley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 0EZ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided24/00627/NMA
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 24/00627/FUL to allow alterations to fenestration.
91 Stone Meadow Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6TD
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided23/00087/CND2
Details submitted in compliance with condition 7 (Cycle and bin stores) of planning permission 23/00087/FUL.
86 Arlington Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0SJ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided25/00983/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition(s) 5 (Removal of existing features) and 6 (In accordance with method + spec) of listed building consent 25/00983/LBC
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00594/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plans) of planning permission 25/01244/FUL (Demolition of existing garage and single storey rear extension. Erection of a part single, part two storey side and rear extension including an integral garage. Removal of existing front gate.) to allow revisions to the approved drawings including removal of rear side projection, revised roof arrangement and internal layout amendments.
66 Arlington Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0SJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Registered18/02065/S1064
Discharge of clause 11.2 (Affordable Housing - Mid-stage Trigger) of Schedule 3 of Planning Obligations associated with planning permission 18/02065/OUTFUL
Oxford North Northern Gateway Land Adjacent A44 A40 A34 And Wolvercote Roundabout A40 Section From Cherwell District Council Boundary To Wolvercote Roundabout Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8JR
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00606/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plns) of planning permission 23/02865/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of a part three, part two and part single storey building to create 6 x 1 bedroom flats (Use Class C3). Provision of amenity space, bin and cycle stores. Alterations to landscaping. (Amended plans) to allow for the replacement of 2no. flats with maisonettes. Alterations to fenestration. Alterations to landscaping, cycle storage and bin storage. Part Removal of stone banding. (Amended plans description).
27 Magdalen Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1RP
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided25/02348/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Render details) of planning permission 25/02348/FUL.
59 Bartlemas Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1XU
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Registered22/01894/CND11
Details submitted in compliance with condition 38 (SUDs) of planning permission 22/01894/VAR.
Oxford Railway Station Park End Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1HS
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided23/00405/CND43
Details submitted in compliance with condition 11 (Land Quality - Remedial Works) of planning permission 23/00405/OUTFUL.
Land At Knights Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided12/02072/CND14
Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Materials) of planning permission 12/02072/OUT (Plot B2)
Old Road Campus Estates Annexe University Of Oxford Old Road Campus Roosevelt Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7DQ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00632/FUL
Installation of external extract ventilation system and screen, and associated works. (Amended plans and description)
198 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7BY
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided24/01344/CND12
Details submitted in compliance with condition 46 (Land Quality) of planning permission 24/01344/FUL
Waynflete Building 1 - 8 St Clement's Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00636/FUL
Erection of an additional storey to existing three-storey building to provide 5 x 1 bed flats and 1 x 2 bed flats (Use Class C3) and associated works including alterations to fenestration at first and second floors. Provision of bin and bike stores.
228 - 240 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7BY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Registered25/01518/CND
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 3 (Sample materials), 7 (Paint removal),, 8 (Window details) of planning permission 25/01518/FUL.
54 Rose Hill Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4HS
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided23/01414/CND4
Details submitted in compliance with condition 16 (SBD) of planning permission 23/01414/VAR.
Marston Paddock Butts Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0QN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided24/02975/CND2
Details submitted in compliance with condition 31 (Green Roofs) of planning permission 24/02975/VAR.
Littlemore House Oxford Innovation Park 33 Armstrong Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4FY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided24/02828/CND2
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 9 (Remedial works), 21 (Energy Statement) of planning permission 24/02828/VAR.
Land At Blackbird Leys Road And Knights Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided21/01347/CND5
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 9 (Access from Old Road), 12 (Cycle parking, showers and lockers), 20 (Remedial works) , 29 (Record of SuDS) of planning permission 21/01347/FUL.
University Of Oxford Old Road Campus Roosevelt Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7DQ
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided22/02799/NMA2
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 22/02799/FUL to allow for the replacement of curtain walling to stair enclosure with solid aluminium panels to match plant screen enclosure, removal of vertical fins around stair and plant enclosure at roof level, replacement of flintstone cladding with light pointing to South elevation with a render finish and flint corner coins, introduction of render at facade inset areas, at entrance setback, balcony and building reveals, low brick plinth used at ground level for waterproofing reasons, removal of trellis and climbing plant wires, insertion of fixed louvre ventilation panel at ground floor kitchen, amendment of escape door width from stair at East elevation, bio diverse roof area increased to 260m2, alteration to hard landscape material around parking area and bays, re-enforced lawn width increased to accommodate fire tender vehicles, formation of timber sleeper steps to provide informal access route for pedestrians and amendment to proposed planting phasing plan to reflect growing seasons.
Wolfson College Linton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6UD
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00657/FUL
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension. Provision of bin and cycle storage.
28 Headley Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0LT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided23/00405/CND44
Details submitted in compliance with condition 23 (Energy Statement) of planning permission 23/00405/OUTFUL.
Land At Blackbird Leys Road And Knights Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00664/CPU
Application to certify that the erection of 2no. single storey rear extensions, formation of 1no. chimney and 1no. rear dormer. Alterations to fenestration is lawful development.
Greatstones Kiln Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8HQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00104/CND2
Details submitted in compliance with statutory biodiversity net gain plan condition of planning permission 25/00104/FUL.
University Running Ground Iffley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1EQ
Received 17 Mar 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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