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West Oxfordshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Oxfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,552Searchable applications
415Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 3,184 approved or refused records
179Refused applications
3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jun 2022 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Skip to main contentContact planning Street naming and numberingLocal plan Planning and buildingPre-application advice Get advice on your applicationConservation areas Historic buildings and conservationArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions
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- Planning enquiries08457111222Council 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 areas50 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas84 mapped area records0 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
- Decided24/02279/HHD
Erection of a replacement garage to side elevation with living area in roof space, and rear single storey extension with associated works.
18 The Crescent Witney Oxfordshire OX28 2EL
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02281/CND
Discharge of condition 9 (details of cycle parking areas) of Planning Permission 23/03180/FUL
Abbott Diabetes Care Range Road Windrush Industrial Park Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0YL
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02284/HHD
Entrance hall extension
198 Colwell Drive Witney Oxfordshire OX28 5LW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02288/FUL
Raise height of forecourt canopy from 4.2m to 5.1m between ground and underside of canopy.
Eynsham Filling Station Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4EN
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02291/HHD
Internal and external alteration works to include alteration to the fenestration, reinstatement of the front entrance, replacement kitchen and conservatory extensions, removal of rear chimney stack, pitch roof to outbuilding, alterations to the garage and associated hard landscaping (part retrospective).
The Yews 7 Priory Lane Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4SG
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02292/LBC
Internal and external alteration works to include alteration to the fenestration, reinstatement of the front entrance, replacement kitchen and conservatory extensions, removal of rear chimney stack, pitch roof to outbuilding, alterations to the garage and associated hard landscaping (part retrospective).
The Yews 7 Priory Lane Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4SG
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02293/HHD
Erection of a porch and single storey rear extension
11 Stanway Close Witney Oxfordshire OX28 5GA
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02294/FUL
Change of use of former community shop (previously an outbuilding to existing dwelling) to create granny annexe together with reinstatement of domestic curtilage all to pertain to existing main dwelling, Crown House.
Crown Barn Shop And Post Office School Road Finstock Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3DJ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02295/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (schedule of materials), 5 (construction management plan), 6 (details of access), 9 (barn owl mitigation strategy), 10 (Precautionary Working Method Statement), 11(landscaping scheme), 12 (nesting opportunities), 13 (lighting design strategy), 14 (foul water drainage scheme) and 15 (surface water drainage scheme) of Planning Permission 24/00340/FUL
Home Farm Barn Kencot Oxfordshire
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02296/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 22/00610/HHD to allow changes to proposed fenestration and design and height of roofs to include the addition of dormer windows and changes to first floor plans to create a bedroom (amended plans).
Water Lane House Waters Lane Little Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JG
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02300/HHD
Erection of two storey side extensions (Modification of Planning Permission 21/03301/HHD)
Fairfield Cottage Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AB
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02301/LBC
Internal and external alterations to remove existing timber extensions and garden room. Changes to internal layout and erection of single storey extensions to create new garden room and kitchen/breakfast room with bedroom in roof space above. (amendments to approved consents 22/00610/HHD and 22/00758/LBC- amended plans).
Water Lane House Waters Lane Little Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JG
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02306/FUL
Erection of a self-build dwelling and associated works (amended plans)
32 Medcroft Road Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3AH
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02308/HHD
Erection of a garden building
Swinbrook New Yatt Lane New Yatt Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6TF
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02312/FUL
Reconstruction of the chimney stack, repair works to the dormer windows and cheeks
13 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6AB
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02313/LBC
Reconstruction of the chimney stack, repair works to the dormer windows and cheeks
13 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6AB
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02315/HHD
Reconfiguration and extension to the listed farmhouse with associated removal of modern elements (amended plans)
Durhams Farm Chastleton Moreton-In-Marsh Oxfordshire GL56 0SZ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02316/LBC
Internal and external alterations to reconfigure and extend the farmhouse with associated removal of modern elements (amended plans)
Durhams Farm Chastleton Moreton-In-Marsh Oxfordshire GL56 0SZ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02319/S73
Variation of conditions 2, 3, 18 and 21 of planning permission 15/00647/FUL to increase the height of the acoustic fence (retrospective)(amended plans)
Land At Thorney Leys Witney Oxfordshire
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02320/CND
Discharge of condition 6 (surface water drainage scheme) of Planning Permission 21/01561/FUL
Coldwell Brook 52 Shipton Road Ascott Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6AG
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02323/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 21/03210/FUL to allow changes to roof height and the addition of four first floor windows (part retrospective)
11 Ventura Park Broadshires Way Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1AD
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02324/HHD
Part conversion of existing garage along with a single storey extension to create a self contained unit for staff use
The Yews Chapel End Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BQ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02325/S73
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission 20/01937/FUL to allow amendments to the elevational treatment and materials
Park House Park Lane Long Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8JU
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02327/HHD
Proposed entrance porch and insertion of rooflights and windows.
Priory Mill Hook Norton Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5TF
Received 9 Sept 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Oxfordshire District 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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