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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/03056/SCOPE
Consultation request on Scoping Opinion for proposal for the provision of bus lanes and an improved shared use facility (SUF - a combination of pedestrian and cycleway) along the existing A40 between the new Park and Ride facility at Eynsham and Oxford. at A40 between Eynsham Park and Ride and Wolvercote
Street Record A40 Westbound Dual Carriageway To Downs Road Bridge Witney Oxfordshire
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03057/HHD
Re-instate entrance gates on original gate posts. (Change of description)
The Old Cottage Hospital 57 Sheep Street Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4LS
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03059/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 24/02032/FUL
St Marys Church Swinbrook Oxfordshire OX18 4DY
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03062/PN56
Construction of an additional storey on existing bungalow (maximum height 6.4m)
Mill View Cassington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4DB
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03063/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (change of use from Offices - Class Use E(g)(i) to a Dental Practice - Class Use E(e)) (amended description)
Unit 14 Cromwell Park Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5SR
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03064/CND
Discharge of conditions 5 (provision of bat and bird nesting opportunities) , 6 (landscaping), 9 (control of noise and dust) and 12 (contamination) of permission 24/00629/FUL
Shilton Road Filling Station Winton 24 Shilton Road Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1EH
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03065/CM
Non-material amendment to an existing planning permission (under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act as amended). Application by Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND for: Non-Material Amendment to R3.0142/23 (WODC reference 23/02712/CM). Amendment to conditions 1 and 18 to refer to revised Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment dated September 2024 (instead of September 2023) at A40/B4022 Shores Green Junction R3.0105/24
Shores House Shores Green Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6UU
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03066/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of a self-build dwelling
Land South West Of Meadow View Sidings Road Churchill Oxfordshire
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03068/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (access details) of permission 24/02371/HHD
Roshdean West Street Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6YQ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03069/FUL
Construction of a single dwelling house with ancillary buildings comprising pavilion, garage and plant room, workshop and wildlife tower in lieu of the existing farmhouse and buildings together with associated landscape works to include lake extension, siting of solar array and tennis court. Provision of new vehicular access.
Goose Eye Farm Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4EH
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03070/S73
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 23/02965/HHD to replace existing velux rooflight on rear elevation with dormer to match existing and to provide additional means of escape from the bedroom in the event of a fire
Sunnybank 90 High Street Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6ES
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03071/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension, relocation of steps to car parking, installation of pv panels to existing roof, construction of canopy and new doorway on side elevation, insertion of bullseye windows and new triple glazed first floor roof above internal staircase on rear elevation
Little Paddock 34 Elm Crescent Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PZ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03072/HHD
Erection of single storey extension
1 Sunnyview Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6JJ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03076/HHD
Alterations to include erection of first floor extension above existing garage, removal of existing conservatory and construction of pergoda.
4 Lime Kiln Road Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3BW
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/03078/LBC
Replacement of windows
Jasmine Cottage 15 Medcroft Road Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3AH
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03079/HHD
Erection of a front porch extension
24 Curbridge Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 5JR
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03080/CND
Discharge of condition 6 (external lighting details) of Planning permission 23/03367/HHD
Woodland View Churchfields Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PP
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03083/FUL
Erection of public art sculpture
Land North Of Foxwood Close Aston Bampton Oxfordshire
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03090/FUL
Retention of works to formalise staff car park and additional customer parking
The Farmers Dog Asthall Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4HJ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03093/CND
Discharge of conditions 8 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 9 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 16 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of Planning Permission 24/01956/FUL
Singe Farm Akeman Street Ramsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3AY
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03095/HHD
Erection of a single storey side extension
Chasewood Farm White Oak Green Hailey Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9XP
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03098/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by planning permission 24/01006/FUL
Soho Farmhouse Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JS
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03099/FUL
Erection of an extension to the R and D Building together with associated development and hard and soft landscaping.
Whiteways Technical Centre Enstone Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4EE
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03100/OUT
Outline planning application for a residential development for up to 80 dwellings (Use Class C3), including vehicular access and pedestrian link from Common Road, public open space, car parking, drainage, landscaping and other associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except for access (AMENDED PLANS AND DESCRIPTION).
Land (E) 438356 (N) 212268 Common Road North Leigh Oxfordshire
Received 4 Dec 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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