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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640 approved · 64 refused · 47 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Registered26/02146/CAT
Works to 2no. Robinia tree as specified by Arbor Vitae Oxford in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.T1 and T2 Robinia. Crown reduce by 80cm of apical and lateral growth to contain at previous points of pruning.
38 Leckford Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HY
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02147/LBC
Repairs and alterations to staircase XVI as well as stone repairs to Tower.
Jesus College Turl Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3DW
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02148/FUL
Erection of a single storey roof extension to create 7 x 2 bed flats (Use Class C3) and associated works. Erection of a four storey rear extension to the stair core to provide lift access.
Wharf House Juxon Street Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02149/CEU
Application to certify that the existing subdivision of dwellinghouse to create 1 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed flats (Use Class C3) is lawful development.
Ground Floor Flat 66 Littlehay Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3EQ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02150/CAT
Works to 1no London Plane as specified by Complete Tree Services UK LTD in the Jericho Conservation Area.T1 London Plane reduce to give 2 m clearance from client's property, Crown lift over highway to statutory clearance at 5.5 m. Reduce to give 2 m clearance from neighbouring property
Grantham House 6 - 10 Cranham Street Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered24/02892/CND3
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 6 (Travel plan), 7 (Clause restricting car ownership), 8 (Cycle parking), 21(Landscape plan), 23 (landscape management plan), 24 (Student Accommodation Management Plan), 31(waste management strategy), 33 (Student Accommodation Management Plan) planning permission 24/02892/VAR.
19 Between Towns Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3LX
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02154/LBC
Repair works including metalwork and masonry to the drinking fountain.
Drinking Fountain Walton Well Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02156/FUL
Demolition of existing porch/conservatory and erection of garden room extension to south-west elevation. Erection of single storey extension to north west elevation. Alterations to north-east and south-east ground floor fenestrations. Installation of timber framed double glazing to all windows, removal of paintwork to elevations to expose brick work and re-pointing of brickwork. Alterations and replacement of rainwater goods.
2 Church Lane Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8AS
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02157/FUL
Erection of a part single, part two-storey rear extension. Erection of front porch.
155 Campbell Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3NX
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02158/CT3
Erection of 2 x 1 bedroom bungalows (Use Class C3). Installation of solar panels to roof and air source heat pumps. Provision of private amenity space, 1 no. parking space, bin and cycle storage, and landscaping and boundary treaments.
Garages To The East Of Harebell Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02159/LBC
Repairs to the junction between the Professor's House and Conservatory including installation of lead flashing, removal of render to conservatory walls, replacement of internal gypsum plaster with lime and installation of enlarged downpipe.
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02160/FUL
Demolition of single storey rear extension and detached garage/garden room. Erection of a two storey side extension to create living space and integral garage. Erection of single storey rear extension. Installation of solar panels to roof and air source heat pump to side elevation. Alterations to landscaping including new rear terrace and formation of side access.
10 Tree Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4EY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02161/ENT
Fell 1no. dead Cherry tree as specified by Oxford Tree Co in the Old Headington Conservation Area.
14 St Andrew's Lane Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02162/ENT
Fell 1no. Oak tree (map T1735) as specified by Complete Tree Services (UK) Ltd in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
Rye St Antony School Pullens Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02163/FUL
Formation of 1no. gate on the boundary line to allow access to the South churchyard.
Churchyard St Mary Magdalen Church Magdalen Street Oxford Oxfordshire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02164/FUL
Removal of garden shed and erection of a single storey garden room to rear for office use and storage space.
17 Lincoln Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4TB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02165/CPU
Application to certify that the proposed single-storey rear extension is lawful development.
8 Green Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1YB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02166/FUL
Removal of rear lean-to roof covering. Erection of a single-storey rear extension.
8 Green Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1YB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02168/CPU
Application to certify that the proposed installation of a rear box dormer and Installation of 2no. front elevation roof light windows are lawful developments.
31 Henry Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 0DG
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02169/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 4.43m, for which the maximum height would be 3.3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m
31 Henry Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 0DG
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02170/LBC
Replacement of existing vehicular and pedestrian gates and associated works to brick pier.
43 St John Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2LH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered20/03034/NMA7
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 20/03034/FUL to allow amendment to finish of the cycleway (Greenway) from buff tarmac to buff block paving in keeping with the rest of the development.
Hill View Farm Mill Lane Marston Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0QG
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02172/ADV
Display of 1no Internally illuminated fascia sign, 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign, 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign and 1no. internally illuminated menu sign.
5 George Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2AT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided23/02506/CND10
Details submitted in compliance with condition 14 (Arb Method statement AMS1) of planning permission 23/02506/CT3
South Side Oxpens Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1RX
Received 8 Sept 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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