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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640 approved · 64 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/01329/CAT
Fell 1no. Sweet Chestnut tree as specified by Jenks Oxford Ltd in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.
24 Warnborough Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6JA
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01330/FUL
Installation of rooftop mechanical plant comprising a VRF condenser unit and chiller unit, together with associated ancillary equipment.
Weatherall Institute Of Molecular Medicine (Oxford University) John Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9DU
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01331/FUL
Installation of 1no. EV charger to front elevation.
13 Radcliffe Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4BX
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided24/01969/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition(s) 5 (Ecological enhancements), 7 (Bin storage - further details) and 8 (Bicycle storage - further details) of planning permission 24/01969/FUL.
57 Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7PU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01335/CAT
Removal of 1no. Yew Tree as specified by Mr Keith Maddin in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb conservation area.
4 Northmoor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6UP
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01336/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of 3, 4 and 5 storey building to provide 149no. student bedrooms on the upper floors over Use Class E (a - e) on the ground floor, including landscaping, public realm improvements and cycle parking.
Suffolk House South Parade Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01337/CPU
Application to certify that the proposed alterations to roof to form hip to gable, removal of front and rear dormer windows, formation of 1no. rear dormer, insertion of 2no. rooflights to front elevation in association with a loft conversion is lawful development.
87 Victoria Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7QG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01338/FUL
Installation of a lift, backup battery and associated works. Installation of air conditioning condensers. Installation of an accessible ramp to side elevation. Replacement of gate, railings and associated works. (Amended plans and description)
47 Wellington Square Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2JF
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01339/FUL
Retention of the existing portable warehouse building for a further 4 years (amended description)
St Francis Church Hall Hollow Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7JF
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01340/CPU
Application to certify that the use of Room 124B within John Eccles House as a virtual office in connection with a private hire taxi service for administrative purposes only, no taxis, drivers or customer visits, and with no taxi vehicles calling at the premises is lawful development. (Amended Description)
John Eccles House Robert Robinson Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4GP
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01341/FUL
Formation of a rear dormer and 3no. rooflights to front roofslope in association with a loft conversion.
79 Owens Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2GG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01342/FUL
Change of use of the ground floor from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to NHS Dental Practice (Class E(e)). Reconfiguration of upper two floors to create 3 x 1 bed flats (Use Class C3). Erection of a part single, part two-storey rear and side extension. Removal of 1no. garage door to front elevation and insertion of 2no. doors. Installation of Bat Brick on southern facing elevation. Alterations to roof height and fenestration. Provision of bin, bike stores and shared amenity space. Associated landscaping.
310 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7NR
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01343/FUL
Demolition of existing outbuilding. Erection of 2 x 3 bed dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). Installation of solar panels to roofs. Installation of No.2 Air Source Heat Pumps. Provision of bin and cycle storage. Alterations to landscaping. (amended description)
Land To Rear 7 And 9 Whitson Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3DD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided23/00405/CND46
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 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01346/CAT
Works to 2no, Prunus trees and 1no. Horse Chestnut tree as specified by ARBUK Limited in the St. Clement's And Iffley Road Conservation Area.004,005- Prunus, Light lift to 3m over pavement. 015 - Horse Chestnut, Tip reduce Northern limb by c. 25% to reduce leverage on compromised lower main stem, rebalance canopy roadside bias, avoid interference with adjacent Sycamore.
Magdalen College School House Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01347/CPU
Application to certify that the proposed formation of a rear dormer and insertion of 2no. rooflights to front roof slope is lawful development.
32 Monmouth Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4TD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01348/ADV
Display of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign.
185 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01350/FUL
Erection of a second-floor extension. Erection of a single storey front extension. Conversion of garage into a habitable space. Alterations to roof to include formation of 2no. gables to front elevation, 1no. rooflight to rear roofslope and 4no. roof lights to side elevation. Provision of cycle and bin storage and associated landscaping.
3 Iffley Turn Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4DU
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01351/CPU
Application to certify that the proposed alterations to hip to gable, formation of 1no. rear dormer in association with a loft conversion and insertion of 2no. rooflights to front elevation is lawful development
48 Downside Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8HR
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided25/01851/NMA
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 25/01851/FUL to allow installation of external rear means of escape staircase from flat roof to side alley. Replacement of entrance door to front elevation to automated glazed sliding door.
Bank House 13 New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1LG
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Registered24/01344/CND14
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission 24/01344/FUL
Waynflete Building 1 - 8 St Clement's Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Registered25/00921/CND4
Details submitted in compliance with condition 7 (Samples of new materials) of planning permission 25/00921/VAR
Waynflete Building 1 - 8 St Clement's Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided23/01367/CND
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 3 (Materials - as specified) , 6 (Landscape surface design-tree roots), 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 9 (Arboricultural Monitoring Programme) planning permission 23/01367/FUL
The Malt Barn 96 Church Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4EF
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01357/CAT
Works to various trees as specified by Penny Foster in the Central Conservation Area.T11 Alder Fell and treat stump.T13 Alder Fell and treat stump.T15 Alder Fell and treat stump.T20 Ash Fell and treat stump.T43 Sycamore Fell and treat stump.T47 Sycamore Fell and treat stump.T51 Sycamore Fell and treat stump.T54 Willow Re pollard and then re pollard every 3-4 years.T65 Alder (fell)G67 Alder, ash N/AG68 Ash, cherry Coppice and re coppice every 3-4 years.G69 Elder, maple Prune back from path and electric point.G70 Cherry, alder Coppice and re coppice every 3-4 years.G71 Cherry, ash, field maple Coppice and re coppice every 4-5 years. Fell ashand treat stumps. G72 Alder, ash Fell and treat stump.
The Towpath Hythe Bridge Street Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 4 Jun 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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