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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/02599/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (schedule of materials), 4 (slate details), 5 (details of the windows and doors) and 6 (garage door materials) of Planning Permission 24/01699/HHD
1 Lower Farm Cottages Langford Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3LF
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02600/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm the lawful implementation of planning permission 23/02035/S73 (variation of conditions 10 and 11 of planning permission 22/00788/FUL to allow changes to part of the approved surfacing from permeable block paving and decorative gravel to tarmac with a transition strip of granite setts).
Curbridge Downs Farm Burford Road Minster Lovell Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0RD
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02604/FUL
Replacement of felt roofing on existing porch with Tern Coated Stainless Steel and installation of solar panels to south facing roofs
St Mary Magdalene Church Park Street Woodstock Oxfordshire
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02605/FUL
Change of use of land from mixed use to B2 (General Industrial) for car servicing and repairs (Retrospective)
Home Farm Mount Skippett Ramsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3AP
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02608/FUL
Erection of a partly subterranean building comprising a landscape observatory, for mixed use (comprising of functions ancillary to Daylesford House, and observatory meeting space for rural-based/farming practice and traditional craft uses), with associated terrace, access, parking and landscaping (Additional information submitted).
Land At (E) 425667 (N) 226051 Kingham Hill Kingham Oxfordshire
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02609/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (erection of 2m high stone wall)
Vicarage Field Church Road Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6LQ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02610/HHD
Erection of single storey porch
Crossing Farmhouse 60 Nethercote Road Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3AT
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02612/HHD
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey extension
37 Brizewood Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1DF
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02613/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (schedule of materials), 5 (details of the access), 8 (surface water drainage scheme) and 10 (boundary treatment) of Planning Permission 22/02953/FUL
1 French Close Witney Oxfordshire OX28 5JP
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02614/ADV
Installation of flat cut aluminium letters applied to existing non illuminated fascia board (painted white)
12 High Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5AD
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02615/HHD
Erection of two storey front extension (amended plans)
15 Park Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EP
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02616/HHD
Conversion and extension of summer house to create a self contained annexe to main dwelling. (Retrospective).
3 Taynton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4UH
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02617/CND
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of Planning Permission 22/02740/FUL
Land North Of A4095 At E437664 N211817 North Leigh Oxfordshire
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02618/FUL
Change of use of existing ancillary accommodation to include tourist use/holiday let.
The Old Bull Inn Filkins Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3HU
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02619/HHD
Erection of two and single storey rear extensions with alterations to existing roof (amended plans)
Elm Cottage Station Road Alvescot Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2PS
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02624/CND
Discharge of conditions 4 (details of render) of Planning Permission 24/01765/HHD
Becketts Close 3 Toy Lane Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5FH
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02625/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (erection of a single storey rear extension)
29 Larch Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1AG
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02626/HHD
Demolition of single storey side extension. Erection of a two storey side extension, construction of a garden room with store and formation of a new access and parking area (Part retrospective)
Gaston Cottage Church Lane Aston Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2DY
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02628/HHD
Installation of three air conditioning compressor units to side elevations. (Retrospective).
Richmond The Ridings Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8EA
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02630/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 23/01228/HHD to allow changes to proposed fenestration, external doors and internal layout of the garage/outbuilding
Riverside House Little Faringdon Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3QQ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02631/FUL
Erection of a garage/workshop building
The Bungalow Station Road Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2AR
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02632/HHD
Construction of front entrance porch and two storey side extension. Rendering of external walls.
21 Foxwood Aston Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2DZ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02633/HHD
Conversion of garage and erection of a link extension to dwelling to create additional living space
20 High Street Ascott Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6AW
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02635/LBC
Internal and external alterations including partial re-roofing, replacement rainwater goods, re-build external stone pier and part external wall, removal of partitions and formation of internal door openings (amended plans and description).
Riverside House Little Faringdon Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3QQ
Received 11 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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