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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 dates

1,477Searchable 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640 approved · 64 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning & Building Control Local plan Local Plan Pre-application advice Pre-application planning advice

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@oxford.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01865252255 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

Decided21/02618/CND11
Details submitted in compliance with condition 19 (Underground services - tree roots) of planning permission 21/02618/FUL.
Hertford College Catte Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BW
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01188/PDT
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus, and 1no. 10m wooden pole.
6 Beech Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7RR
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01190/FUL
Erection of a part single, part two-storey rear extension. Formation of 1no. rear dormer in association with a loft conversion.
56 Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6EP
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01191/CAT
Works to 1no Katsura tree as specified by Mike Hawkins in the Central Conservation Area.1 x Cercidiphyllum japonicum (T8) pruning of lower limbs indicated on photograph which are in contact with adjacent window.
Lincoln College Turl Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3DR
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01192/CAT
Works to 1no Golden Leyland Cypress as specified by Jenks Oxford Ltd in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.T1 Golden Leyland Cypress. To dismantle tree in sections to as close to ground level as practicable.
171 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7NB
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01193/CAT
Works to 1no Holly and 1no Cherry tree as specified by Complete Tree Services UK LTD in the Headington Hill Conservation area.G1 Holly and Cherry 2 x trees on rear boundary, remove to source low limb from each is shown on attached photographs
Granville Court Cheney Lane Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01194/FUL
Replacement of stone statues and 1no. flagpole on the west tower. Installation of lighting to the west tower and stuart gates.
Trinity College Broad Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BH
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01195/CAT
Works to 1no Tamarisk tree as specified by Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd in the Headington Quarry Conservation Area.T1 Tamarisk - Reduce crown all round by up to 0.75metres to produce a balanced compact form.
21 Trinity Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8LQ
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01196/CPU
Application to certify that the alterations to fenestration is lawful development.
Folly Bridge Court And 5-8 And 15-18 Shirelake Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1SW
Received 15 May 2026
Decided22/01554/CND2
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 13 (Tree Protection Plan), 14 (Landscape Surface Design), 15 (Underground Services Tree Roots), 16(Arboricultural Monitoring Programme (AMP), 22 (Shared Pedestrian and Cycle route) of planning permission 22/01554/FUL
Redland Road Square Redland Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 15 May 2026
Decided24/00318/NMA
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 24/00318/FUL to allow the proposed amendments seek to remove the approved external porch at ground floor level, located above the lower ground floor bathroom and the conversion of internal plant rooms to store cupboards.
Goose Green Godstow Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8QT
Received 15 May 2026
Registered26/01199/LBC
External and internal alterations to include, removal of modern fittings, fixtures, and partitions; the stripping back of incompatible modern finishes; urgent repair works to improve the weather-tightness and ventilation of the building; and targeted structural opening-up works.
Minchery Farm Club Minchery Farm Lane Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01200/FUL
Erection of a single storey front, side and rear extension. Insertion of 3no. rooflights to rear elevation.
50 Derwent Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0AP
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01201/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
22 Maidcroft Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3EN
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01202/FUL
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). (retrospective)
27 Fern Hill Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2JN
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01203/FUL
Formation of replacement boundary fence.
2 Riddell Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8HL
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01204/PDT
Installation of fibre optic infrastructure to provide high-speed broadband services. The proposed works may include Installation of Surface-mounted external cabling on building elevations, small junction boxes (distribution points) fixed externally, penetrations for internal routing and associated works to connect properties to the main fibre network.
Salesian House Crescent Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2PA
Received 14 May 2026
Decided22/01554/CND3
Details submitted in compliance with condition 28 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 22/01554/FUL
Redland Road Square Redland Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01206/CAT
Fell 2no Incense Cedars [sic] trees as specified by Boward Tree Surgery Oxford in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation area.T1846 & T1847 2 x Incense Cedars [sic] Fell in sections to ground level and remove all arisings from site.
St Hughs College St Margaret's Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LE
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01207/CAT
Fell 1no Poplar tree as specified by Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd in the Old Headington Conservation area.
Woodside Dunstan Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9BY
Received 18 May 2026
Decided25/03047/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Archaeology and Building Recording) of planning permission 25/03047/FUL.
Jesus College Turl Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3DW
Received 15 May 2026
Decided25/03048/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Archaeology - building recording) of planning permission 25/03048/LBC
Jesus College Turl Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3DW
Received 15 May 2026
Decided26/01209/FUL
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Formation of access gate to existing side fence. Provision of bin and cycle stores.
47 Hawthorn Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9JQ
Received 18 May 2026
Decided26/01210/CAT
Works to 1no Sycamore tree as specified by Mr Sam Hargreaves in the Headington Quarry Conservation Area.T1 Sycamore - Make new Pollard @ 12 metres from ground level
48 Pitts Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8AZ
Received 18 May 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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