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Oxford City Council
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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640 approved · 64 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Decided26/01612/CC3
THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION. THIS IS FOR CONSULTATION PURPOSES ONLY. Change of use of unit from office Class E(c) use to a sui generis use as a Coroners Court and associated administrative accommodation with the removal of an existing parking space, and the installation of a replacement door.
4640 Kingsgate Cascade Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2SU
Received 29 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision22/02661/CND3
Details submitted in compliance with condition(s) 5 (Collapsible bollards), 6 (PV solar panels) and 7 (Boundary treatments), 8 (Green roof) and 18 (External lighting) of planning permission 22/02661/FUL.
472 - 474 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7RG
Received 2 Jul 2026
Decided26/01614/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 3.20m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m.
42 Westbury Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3RZ
Received 2 Jul 2026
Decided26/01615/CAT
Works to 1no. Black Poplar tree as specified by Dr Lucy Binney in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.To pollard the black poplar, taking it back to the main branches, the same as previously done approximately every seven years since we moved to this house in 2000.
57 Jack Straw's Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0DW
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided26/01617/FUL
Installation of freestanding bronze sculpture.
Life And Mind Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3EL
Received 3 Jul 2026
Registered26/01618/FUL
Removal of existing car wash. Installation of 4no. jet wash bays, 2no. valeting bays and associated works.
44 - 56 Oxford Road Cowley Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2DT
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided26/01619/CAT
Works to various trees as specified by University Of Oxford Parks Department in the Central Conservation Area.16. 03576. Pinus coulteri. FELL - Sectional (To Ground Level) 82. 2288. Acer saccharinum. Crown Reduce - Selectively thin reduce crown by up to 3ms from branch tips Team 29. 2027. Liriodendron tulipifera. Remove - Major Deadwood. Crown Reduce 1m from Branch Tips - Thin/reduce lowest limb south over footpath by up to 1.5m to appropriate pruning points to reduce end weight loading 55. Quercus cerris "Variagata". Remove - Reverted sections of crown 58. 02105. Thuja plicata. FELL - Sectional (To Ground Level) 59. Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'. Crown Reduce 2m from Branch Tips - 2 stems on Easter side of tree growing towards genetic garden footpath 60. Pinus nigra. Crown Lift - Footway to 2.5m 61. 2098. Liriodendron tulipifera. Remove - Major Deadwood. Cut Back - Crown lift branch growing to the south over grass area by up to 2ms. 72. 2045. Castanea sativa Albomarginata. Remove - Section of reverted foliage over fence line Cut Back by 2ms from Building/Structure
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Received 3 Jul 2026
Registered15/01867/CND
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Samples in Conservation Area), 4 (Details of cycle store), 5 (Landscape plan required), 6 (Landscape carry out by completion), 7 (Landscape management plan), 8 (Landscape hard surface design - tree roots), 9 (Landscape underground services - tree roots), 10 (Tree Protection Plan (TPP) 1) and 11 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) 1) of planning permission 15/01867/FUL.
Church Of St Phillip And St James Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HR
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided26/01621/CAT
Works to 1no. poplar tree and 1no. lime tree as specified by Sam Prior in the Central Conservation Area.4 Populus spp. Pollard At 4m agl15 3983 Tilia � europaea Re-pollard - Back to previous
The University Club 11 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided26/01622/FUL
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Provision of bike and waste storage.
66 Charles Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3AS
Received 2 Jul 2026
Registered26/01623/FUL
Erection of a single storey side, rear and front extension.
52 Coniston Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0AW
Received 1 Jul 2026
Decided26/01624/ADV
Display of 3no. non-illuminated fascia signs and 2no. non-illuminated directory signs.
Cowley Business Centre Watlington Road Cowley Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided26/01625/FUL
Change of use House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis). Provision of bin and bike stores.
78 Divinity Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1LN
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided26/01626/TPO
Works to 1no. Weeping Willow tree as specified by Dr Louise Johns as identified in the Oxford City Council - Fane Road (No.2) TPO, 2005.Large Weeping Willow tree in the front garden. To reduce the height back to old reduction points selectively reducing the sides to leave a balanced crown. Removing the limb over the neighbour's garden and reducing the limb towards the houses (shown in the photographs).
19 Fane Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0RZ
Received 6 Jul 2026
Decided26/01627/CAT
Works to 1no. Plum tree as specified by Alex Pym in the Central Conservation Area.Prunus domestica Pruning of overhanging branches to neighbours garden and thining of selected branches and overlapping branches
156 Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HD
Received 6 Jul 2026
Decided26/01628/TPO
Works to Ash trees as specified by Top Leaf Tree Services as identified in the Oxford City Council - Collinwood Close (No.1) Tree Preservation Order, 2010.G1 ASH TREES, TO REDUCE TWO OVEREXTENDED BRANCHES BACK IN LINE WITH THE TREE CANOPY. REDUCING THE BRANCHES BY APPROX 2/2.5M. [as per annotated photo received 14.07.2026]
7A Collinwood Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8HS
Received 6 Jul 2026
Decided26/01629/FUL
Erection of a temporary building for a period of three years
St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP
Received 6 Jul 2026
Decided26/01630/CAT
Works to 1no. Fir tree as specified by JK Tree Consultancy in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Areato fell 1x Fir located in front garden
5 Belbroughton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6UZ
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided26/01632/PDT
Installation of fibre optic infrastructure to provide high-speed broadband services and associated works.
Flats 14 - 18 Aubrey Court Woodhouse Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4JN
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/01634/ENT
Removal of 1no. dead tree as specified by Himanshu Sharma in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.
Maison Francaise Norham Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6SE
Received 6 Jul 2026
Decided26/01637/FUL
Demolition of existing side and rear structures. Erection of a single storey side and rear extension. Insertion of rooflights (amended description).
31 Brake Hill Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 7RU
Received 6 Jul 2026
Registered26/01638/FUL
Installation of 1no. EV charger.
Juniper Cottage 1 Beauchamp Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3LF
Received 6 Jul 2026
Registered26/01640/LBC
Installation of locally strengthening timber members within roof space, mansafe system and associated works.
37 St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3LD
Received 6 Jul 2026
Decided26/01641/CAT
Remove 1no. apple tree as specified by William Tudhope in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.
77 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LF
Received 6 Jul 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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