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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/02847/HHD
Erection of single storey extensions to rear and side and associated works
19 Hill Rise Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1AB
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02849/LBC
Reinstate historic openings in the barn. Erection of lightweight extension to replace current. Demolition of existing modern timber car port and breeze block stable building, replacing with landscaping and a semi-sunken parking structure and pergola.
Hillside House Bull Hill Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3ND
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02850/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (lighting design strategy) of Planning Permission 23/02426/HHD
Wilcote Grange Wilcote Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3EA
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02852/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (measures to minimise the risk of crime) of Planning Permission 22/02599/FUL
Unit 2 Cranbrook Court Avenue Two Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4YH
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02854/HHD
Erection of Oak framed Orangery following removal of existing Conservatory
Harrys Cottage Upper Milton Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6EX
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02856/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension, single storey infill front extension and installation of external staircase to side elevation.
Hunters Moon Kingham Road Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NE
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02857/HHD
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels to be fitted to front and rear roof slopes along with an air source heat pump to be fitted to the side of the dwelling
4 The Close Stanton Harcourt Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5SW
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02859/HHD
Erection of a single storey infill extension with hipped tiled roof canopy and associated minor works
Stonard Barns Lane Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4NE
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02860/HHD
Conversion of garage to create additional living space
34 Ticknell Piece Road Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3TW
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02861/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension
27 Thorney Leys Witney Oxfordshire OX28 5BZ
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02862/HHD
Erection of detached carport.
Hunters Moon Kingham Road Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NE
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02864/HHD
Erection of a first floor side extension
30 Old Witney Road Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4PR
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02865/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 23/00282/HHD to allow changes to the design of the studio and potting shed (retrospective)
The Old Crown Filkins Road Langford Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3LW
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02866/FUL
Erection of two Airbnb cabins with associated change of use, access, and ancillary equipment. (Retrospective).
Rectory Farm Lower End Alvescot Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2QA
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02867/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 24/01297/FUL
Whiteways Technical Centre Enstone Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4EE
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02869/HHD
Erection of a canopy
19 Britius Road Brize Norton Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1PX
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02872/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension to main dwelling together with conversion and extension of garage/workshop to create additional living space and relocated garage with link extension to dwelling
103 Burford Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6ED
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Unknown24/02877/SCREEN
EIA screening request for proposed development of up to 115 dwellings.
Land (E) 438356 (N) 212268 Common Road North Leigh Oxfordshire
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/02878/RES
Reserved Matters application for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale together with associated works for 105 dwellings.
Land East Of Witney Road Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02879/S73
Variation of condition 6 of permission 13/1534/P/FP to allow two loud speakers (APH30-IP Horn) to be installed as deterrent measures
Westerfield Solar Farm Brize Norton Oxfordshire OX18 3PA
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02880/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (use of accommodation ancillary to main dwelling)
Chalford Cottage Oxford Road Old Chalford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5QW
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02881/HHD
Replacement of existing driveway gate with double gates
Old Forge West End Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3NJ
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02882/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use of the land and buildings for the storage, maintenance and repair of cars)
Land And Buildings Northeast Of Bankfield Lodge Standlake Oxfordshire
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02883/LBC
External alterations to Install snowguards to the eaves of three elevations of stable yard complex.
Brew House Cottage Chastleton House Chastleton Moreton-In-Marsh Oxfordshire GL56 0SU
Received 11 Nov 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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