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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/02554/HHD
Conversion of store and stable building in part to a gym, guest bedroom and studio annex.
The Elm Church Lane Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5NS
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02556/HHD
Conversion of existing garage to create additional living space (amended)
Barn Cottage Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02557/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include the conversion of existing garage to create additional living space (amended)
Barn Cottage Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02559/CND
Discharge of condition 11 (water network upgrades) of Planning Permission 20/02422/FUL (Thames Water reference L793 - Swinbrook Road)
Land East Of Swinbrook Road Carterton Oxfordshire
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02560/CND
Discharge of condition 8 (Ecological Design Strategy) of Planning Permission 23/03180/FUL
Abbott Diabetes Care Range Road Windrush Industrial Park Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0YL
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02563/FUL
Erection of an extension to the Wind Tunnel Building together with associated development
Whiteways Technical Centre Enstone Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4EE
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02564/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of Planning Permission 24/01070/FUL
Ducklington Farm Course Hill Lane Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7YL
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02565/FUL
Proposed development of two padel courts ancillary to the golf club, hotel and spa, with associated areas of hardstanding, means of enclosure, lighting and associated infrastructure
Cotswolds Hotel And Spa Southcombe Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5QH
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02566/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension and loft conversion. (Retrospective).
2 West Street Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6YQ
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02570/CM
Change of use from C3 dwelling to C2 small childrens home and side extension together with associated internal and external works including an extended parking area with five additional onsite parking spaces with two EV charging points and two cycle spaces, the replacement of some external windows and doors, the installation of PV panels, the removal of the oil tank, the covering of the well and pond, a new soil vent drainage pipe, additional fencing and screening where required and soft landscaping works at Willow Bank House, Sutton Lane, Sutton, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 5RY
Willow Bank Sutton Lane Sutton Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5RY
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02573/FUL
Conversion of retail storage/ancillary space to two flats (Amended Plans)
27 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6AD
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02574/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to main school building together with removal of existing modular building to create play area with associated landscaping works
Bampton Church Of England Primary School Bowling Green Close Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2NJ
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02575/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (detailed specifications of windows and doors) of planning permission 24/01794/LBC
Orchard Barn Pomfret Castle Farm Banbury Road Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4AR
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02576/CND
Discharge of condition 3 (external windows and door details) of planning permission 24/01793/HHD.
Orchard Barn Pomfret Castle Farm Banbury Road Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4AR
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02578/FUL
Conversion of existing first and second floor apartment to form two separate apartments
5A West End Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1NG
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02579/LBC
Internal and external alterations to divide the existing apartment into two separate apartments. Works to include installation of timber stud partitioning and the replacement of rear windows to include changing second floor external door with a window.
5A West End Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1NG
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn24/02581/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (erection of a single storey rear extension)
Milton Lodge Frog Lane Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6JZ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02582/HHD
Single story extention to rear of property.
12 Coopers Square Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5DG
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02583/NMA
Single storey rear extension, conversion of loft spaces above house and above garage (non-material amendment to allow simplified stone detailing, double casement window in east elevation in place of a triple casement and a flat rooflight in place of a lantern rooflight).
Stow House Lonsdale Court Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02584/HHD
Erection of a single-storey extension, conversion and extension of garage building, replacement of all windows and doors, and internal alterations
Rickyard Byre 24 Kingham Road Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NE
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02585/FUL
Alterations and general refurbishment of existing barns to form self contained living accommodation.
Shuckletts High Street Ramsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3AU
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02591/CND
Discharge of condition 13 (site investigation) of Planning Permission 20/00140/FUL
Unit 1 Stanton Harcourt Road Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4JB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02592/FUL
Demolition of existing timber shed and erection of a replacement building comprising 2 x 1 bedroom apartments.
5 West End Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1NG
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02594/HHD
Erection of infill and first floor extensions. Works to include alterations to fenestration, construction of a flat roof dormer extension and installation of roof lights. (amended plans)
The Cottage 33C West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5EU
Received 8 Oct 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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