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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/02328/FUL
Change of use of part of existing garage to a beauty business (retrospective)
19 Mott Close Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7AH
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02332/HHD
Works to replace existing windows and insertion of additional window to both first floor side and rear elevations.
Holly House Park Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PT
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02335/FUL
Replacement rear extension with attached pergola and provision of black cast iron external fire escape staircase together with associated internal changes, and retention of front door. (Part retrospective) (Amended description).
The Bull Inn Sheep Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3RR
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02336/LBC
Internal and extenal alterations to include replacement rear extension with attached pergola and provision of black cast iron external fire escape staircase together with associated internal changes, regularisation of storage area and retention of front door. (Part retrospective).
The Bull Inn Sheep Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3RR
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02338/LBC
Proposed replacement of one door and two windows to the ground floor rear elevation.
Duck End Hook Norton Road Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5SB
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02339/HHD
Erection of single storey rear and two storey side extensions along with alterations to fenestration, construction of a front porch, conversion of loft space with the addition of front and rear dormer windows, and formation of a raised parking area within the front garden (Part retrospective)
19 Witney Road Long Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8BH
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02341/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension along with construction of decking area and associated works
33 Moorland Close Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LN
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02343/HHD
Enlargement of car port and erection of a first floor side extension above the car port. (amended)
1 Barrow Court Yarnton Road Cassington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4DY
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02346/CND
Discharge of conditions 4 (details of the proposed staining or colour of the fencing and garden room) of Planning Permission 24/01026/FUL
2 Valence Court Aston Road Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2AF
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02348/SCOPE
Application made by Thames Water Utilities Limited to the Planning Inspectorate (ref. WA010005) for an Order granting Development Consent for the South East Strategic Reservoir Option.
Planning Application Temporary UPRN Witney Oxfordshire
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/02349/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension
Milburn Cottage Delly Hill Hailey Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9TU
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02350/HHD
Additional Dormer to rear and extension to existing Dormer at front of property. Internal alterations to room layout.
16 Burswin Road Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1DZ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02352/FUL
Change of Use from Class B8 (storage and distribution) to Class E (Manufacture, Storage & Distribution of Food Products)
Land Opposite Penycae Carrick Road Curbridge Business Park Witney Oxfordshire
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02353/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of loft to create additional living space with the addition of three dormer windows to front roof slope
4 Taylors Close Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1FZ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02359/HHD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a garden room and shed.
Winterseeds Church Path Station Road Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BQ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02360/HHD
Construction of detached oak framed double carport with storage to rear and loft area and solar panels to rear roof slope.
Primo Corner The Heath Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6LG
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02361/HHD
Erection of a front extension and conversion of garage with associated internal alterations and external alterations to facade
Stonemead Chatterpie Lane Combe Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PG
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02363/HHD
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and front porch
39 Wychwood Close Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6JB
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02364/FUL
Installation of a metal container unit to store equipment (Retrospective)
Ramsden Playing Field Akeman Street Ramsden Oxfordshire
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02365/HHD
Demolition of rear conservatory, replacement oak framed garden structure, loft conversion including addition of dormers and roof light, amendments to rear and side fenestration.
Butlers Court Farm Main Road Alvescot Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2PU
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02366/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (details of the junction), 4 (visibility splays), 5 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and Condition 8 (Colour/Materials) of Planning Permission 22/02472/FUL
Land At Former Home Close Farm Shilton Road Burford Oxfordshire
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02367/HHD
Erection of rear extensions to create additional ground and first floor living space, along with construction of a front porch
26 Walterbush Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5DN
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02368/HHD
Re-roof portions of the roof and dormer windows, restore and replace windows on the ground floor and dormer windows on the first floor and restore the front door and replace the back door.
Wisteria Cottage 41 Taynton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4UH
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02369/LBC
Re-roof portions of the roof and dormer windows, restore and replace windows on the ground floor and dormer windows on the first floor and restore the front door and replace the back door.
Wisteria Cottage 41 Taynton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4UH
Received 12 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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