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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640 approved · 64 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01527/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 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.19m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.94m
28 Headley Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0LT
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01528/FUL
Erection of a first floor rear extension. Insertion of 1no. window to front elevation. Alterations to fenestrations to rear elevation.
47 Cricket Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3DH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01529/FUL
Demolition of existing lean-to structure and shed to rear. Erection of a single storey rear extension, a single storey rear/side extension and a rear dormer. Insertion of 2no. rooflights to front roof slope and alterations to existing fenestration. Provision of cycle storage and associated landscaping. (Amended description).
29 Percy Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3AA
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01532/CPU
Proposed temporary marquee (required in connection with development 26/00316/VAR)
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01534/FUL
Installation of 1no. air conditioning heat pump to east elevation.
17 Crick Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6QL
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01535/T56
Application for prior approval for the removal and replacement of 4no. antennas with 8no. new antennas, 2no. transmission dishes utilising existing support poles while also introducing 2no. supporting brackets alongside ancillary works to the existing rooftop base station.
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01538/CAT
Works to various trees as specified by Arbor Tree Specialists in the Arbor Tree Specialists in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.T06 Wild cherry Section fell the tree T07 Wild cherry Section fell the treeT12 Ash Tip reduce the northwest lateral side of the crown by 2.5mT14 English oak Reduce the crown, focusing on the overextended lateral growth to the north, to bring the canopy broadly in line with the adjacent tree to the east. Reduce the height by 2.5m T15 English oak Reduce the lateral spread only by 2mT16 English oak Reduce the lateral spread over the driveway by 2mT17 English oak Reduce the lateral spread across the drive by 2mT21 Crab apple Reduce the tree by 3m T22 Bird cherry Fell the adjacent dead tree to the northeastT24 Apple Reduce the tree back to the previous point of pruningT25 Lawson cypress Fell to near ground level
Brockle Bend Jack Straw's Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0DN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01539/CPU
Application to certify that the proposed erection of a garden building is lawful development.
111 Hurst Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1HE
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided24/00156/CND2
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 6 (Landscape plan), 15 (Bin storage - further details), 17 (Garden screening), 18 (Boundary treatments) of planning permission 24/00156/FUL.
9 Girdlestone Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7NS
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01541/CAT
Works to various trees as specified by Bartlett Tree Experts in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.T1: Pine - Crown clean Perform a 2m tip prune on the elongated limbs hanging over the garden and patio T2: Beech - Reduce the crown over hanging the property by 2-3m Prune for 2m building clearance T3: Purple Plum - Remove
17 Crick Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6QL
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01542/FUL
Demolition of the existing semi-detached building and outbuildings. Erection of a part three storey apartment block to create 3 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed and 1 x 3 bed flats (Use Class C3). Ground floor to include 2no. commercial units (Use Class E). Provision of private amenity space, 6no. car parking bays, bin and cycle stores and associated landscaping. (Amended description and plans).
253 - 257 London Road Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9EH
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01543/FUL
The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 3no. antennas and replacement with 3no. new antennas on support poles. The relocation of 2no. existing antennas, and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of the Abercrombie Building.
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01544/ADV
Display of 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign, 1no. externally illuminated projecting sign and 1no. non-illuminated awning signage.
33 St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3LD
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Registered26/00727/CND
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 4 (Cycle and bin storage) and 5 (Sustainable drainage) of planning permission 26/00727/FUL.
178 London Road Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9ED
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01550/ADV
Display of 2no. Internally illuminated double sided digital display screens.
Bus Shelter Adjacent 213 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01552/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, fenestration alterations and associated works (amended description)
84 Nowell Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4TB
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided24/00335/NMA3
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 24/00335/FUL to allow for the proposed changes that include insertion of a fixed balustrade to the level 4 roof, minor alterations to the rear entrance curtain walling, cladding and fascia to west elevation, alterations to fenestrations, insertion of stepover to level 4 roof, positions adjusted of external buildings, kerb line around cycle store re-positioned, amendment to EV charging point positions, formation of kerbs, minor amendments to planting areas and tree locations, amendment to external enclosure positions, alteration to paved area to frontage of cycle store, alteration to fences, removal of flexible furniture to frontage from plan, indicative sign in southern plaza removed from plan and key, adjustment to lamp column position, permeable grass paving bond amended from herringbone to stretcher bond, key amendment change from timber enclosure to external enclosures, removal of wayfinding signage from key, addition of green roofs, amendment to concrete paving slabs to pedestrian paths and addition of ramped accesses to pedestrian paths.
4200 Nash Court John Smith Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2RU
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01554/CEU
Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
10 Morris Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3ED
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01555/FUL
Installation of 1no. EV charging point to north-west elevation. (Retrospective)
17 Argyle Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1ST
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01556/SP56
Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of non-domestic building.
3500 John Smith Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2WB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01557/CEU
Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
40 Rewley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2RQ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01559/FUL
Demolition of existing single storey outrigger and existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear and side extension with associated landscaping. Formation of a dormer South West elevation. Insertion of 2no. rooflight to side elevation. Insertion of 3no. windows on South West elevation. Alterations to existing dormer on North East elevation.
13 Monmouth Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4TD
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01560/FUL
Formation of a rear dormer and insertion of 3no. rooflights to front roofslope in association with a loft conversion. Replacement first floor sash windows.
106 Southmoor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6RB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01561/CAT
Works to 1no. Hazel tree as specified by TreeScape in the Old Headington Conservation Area.T1, Hazel - Coppice to approx 1.2m above ground level.
8 Dunstan Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9BY
Received 26 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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