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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/03220/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include the removal of the existing garden room and erection of a single storey extension
Witney Cottage Witney Lane Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9PG
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03222/FUL
Change of use from Commercial Service E(c)(ii) use to Residential Use (C3) to create two flats
2 New Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5LJ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/03224/PN56
Change of use of existing agricultural building into two dwellings.
Leys Farm Little Tew Road Church Enstone Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4HU
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decision24/03225/CND
Discharge of conditions 14 (Ecological Design Strategy) and 15 (30 year Biodiversity and Monitoring Plan) of outline planning permission 23/00536/OUT
Land South Of Hit Or Miss Farm Banbury Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03226/ADV
Erection of one replacement internally lit totem sign along with two new Internally lit totem signs, and an internally lit facia sign to food pod
Eynsham Filling Station Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4EN
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03227/HHD
Erection of two storey rear and side extension, single storey side extension, replacement doors and windows and associated landscape work.
50 New Yatt Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1NZ
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Under consideration24/03228/TPO
T5 Oak reduce height by 4.5m and leave and even balanced crown. T6 Oak reduce height by 5m and leave an even balanced crown. T7 Oak reduce by 6m in height and lateral branches by 4.5m and leave and even balanced crown. T8 Ash Fell to ground level. T9 Oak by 7m in height and reduce lateral branches by 5m leaving balanced crown. T10 Oak reduce to a3m habitat pole. Numbering from Arboricultural report used.
Land Opposite 90-112 Bourton Close Witney Oxfordshire
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03229/FUL
Erection of new building to provide three Padel courts on site of existing tennis courts, reorganisation of two remaining tennis courts, together with other associated works including erection of small lean-to structure to side of boathouse and landscaping.
Soho Farmhouse Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JS
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03230/S73
Variation of condition 1 of Planning Application 22/02965/HHD to allow for design amendments (retrospective)
Tweentowns Between Towns Lane Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BB
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03231/CND
Discharge of conditions 5 (details of boundary treatment) and 8 (details of external lighting) of Planning Permission 22/02171/FUL
Mill House Little Clanfield Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2RX
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03233/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (Flood Emergency Plan) of Planning Permission 24/01283/S73
Coldwell Brook 52 Shipton Road Ascott Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6AG
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03234/TCA
T2 Walnut - Crown reduce the limb infected with Inonotus hispidus by 40% down to just below first bracket. Crown clean. T3 Douglas Fir - Crown clean to remove deadwood. Aerial inspection. T4 Larch - Dead tree, fell to ground level. T5 Walnut - Crown clean to remove deadwood and girdle ivy.
Woodlands The Slade Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3TL
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03235/FUL
Erection of an extension to the gymnasium building to provide extra flexible studio space and plant area, together with other associated works including landscaping.
Soho Farmhouse Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JS
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03237/NMA
Erection of two storey and single storey rear extension. Changes to fenestration in existing front and side (non-material amendment to change window colour and material and add velux windows)
5 Pound Close Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7TH
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03238/FUL
Construction of a second floor roof terrace (Amended Drawings)
11 West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5LH
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03239/CONBGP
Discharge of biodiversity net gain details required by planning permission 24/02443/FUL
Soho Farmhouse Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JS
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03240/FUL
Proposed cycle store and associated works
Witney Community Hospital Welch Way Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6JJ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03242/PN56
Conversion of existing agricultural buildings to a single dwelling house together with associated building operations.
Land (E) 437070(N) 227947 Enstone Road Heythrop Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03243/HHD
Replacement of flat roof over garage and entrance porch with pitched roof, refinish front elevation with white render and cladding
4 Briar Thicket Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1NT
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03244/HHD
Demolition of existing extension and erection of replacement extension, replacement of windows, insertion of roof lights and internal works.
17 Newland Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4LB
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03245/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (record of the installed SuDS and drainage scheme) of Planning Permission 23/01714/FUL
Whiteways Technical Centre Enstone Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4EE
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03246/PDEM28
Demolition of building known as The Dutch Barn at Tar Farm.
Tar Farmhouse Tar Road Stanton Harcourt Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5AL
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03247/HHD
Erection of a detached garage
Elmstead Arkell Avenue Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3BS
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03250/CND
Discharge of condition 12 (a Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of Planning Permission 24/02209/FUL
Land And Building North Of 4 Church Close Ascott Under Wychwood Oxfordshire
Received 19 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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