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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council contacts
- 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
- Decided24/02512/HHD
Proposed garage conversion
17 High House Close Clanfield Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2TD
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02513/HHD
Erection of front single-storey extension
2 Hammett Place Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3JR
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02515/CND
Discharge of condition 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of Planning Permission 24/01454/FUL
Soho Farmhouse Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JS
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02516/CLP
Internal alterations to create annex. Alterations include new openings to the front and rear of the property
Barnard Lodge Farm Barnard Gate Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6XE
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02517/S73
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission W.365/72D to allow re-positioning and full time occupancy of one tourism static caravan whilst also moving the caravan with full time occupancy (as lawfully used under 05/0970/P/CLE) to a revised location within the site and allowing its use as a tourism static caravan.
Bablock Hythe Caravan Park Bablock Hythe Northmoor Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5AT
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Withdrawn24/02519/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Installation of air source heat pumps, air housing unit and ground mounted solar pv)
Museum Resource Centre Cotswold Dene Standlake Oxfordshire OX29 7QG
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02521/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Installation of solar pv array)
Woodstock Fire Station Hensington Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1JQ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02522/S73
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 21/03720/FUL to allow minor amendments to site layout, floor plans and elevations.
44 Common Road North Leigh Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6RB
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02523/HHD
Conversion of detached garage to create ground and first floor living space
112 The Crofts Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4AG
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02525/ADV
Erection of two wall mounted internally illuminated signs to units 3-5 Elm Place Industrial Estate
4 Elm Place Industrial Estate Old Witney Road Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4BD
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02526/LBC
Proposed repairs to internal supporting structure, floating floor, reinstatement of lead details to roof and reinstatement of shutters.
Dovecote Chastleton House Chastleton Oxfordshire
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02532/HHD
Single storey extension to existing garage to form two additional garage bays
Nettleton Witney Lane Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8DN
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02536/HHD
Installation of 9 panel solar pv array to the south facing rear and side roof slopes of the dwelling
41 Sinnels Field Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6EJ
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02537/HHD
Erection of single storey side and front extensions to replace existing conservatory and sheds
17 Corndell Gardens Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4DF
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02538/HHD
Replacement of tiles on single storey roof section of dwelling
10 Manor Road Bladon Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1RT
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02539/HHD
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of new larger conservatory and access ramp to rear elevation
Whitlands Green Lane Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6JY
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02542/CND
Discharge of conditions 5 (construction management plan), 9 (surface water drainage), 11 (green roof construction and management scheme), 12 (landscaping scheme) and 14 (bat roost and bird nesting details) of planning permission 24/00343/FUL.
Daffodil House Playgroup 204 Main Road Long Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8LA
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02543/HHD
Extension and alterations to the dwelling and garage
Chy Carne Choice Hill Road Over Norton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5PP
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02546/LBC
External alterations to replace damaged stone and repointing.
26 High Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5AD
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn24/02547/FUL
Demolition of agricultural barn and erection of two self-build dwellings with parking and associated landscaping
Starveall Farm Woodleys Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1HL
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02548/HHD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey side extensions to create an entrance porch and an annexe. Construction of front dormer to existing living room and conversion of loft including two dormers to provide additional living space (amended plans).
Heronwood 38 Stonesfield Road Combe Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PE
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02549/HHD
Erection of a replacement shed
Kittle Cottage 3 Sunnybank Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RL
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02550/CND
Discharge of condition 3 (details of abatement equipment) of Planning Permission 24/01821/FUL
Land East Of Woodstock Oxford Road Woodstock Oxfordshire
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02553/NMA
Erection of two storey side extension along with conversion of roof space with installation of roof lights (non-material amendment to change approved dormer windows to conservation rooflights)
Park View Sarsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6PL
Received 3 Oct 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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