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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided24/03251/PDET28
Construction of agricultural storage barn.
Fernhill Farmhouse Shipton Road Ascott Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6AQ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03252/FUL
Demolition of existing holiday lets building and kennels and erection of a single dwelling with associated works
Kiln House Old London Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5XD
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03254/FUL
Conversion and extension of barn to form a single dwelling with associated works
Kiln House Old London Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5XD
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03255/FUL
Conversion of stable buildings to dwelling
Cedar Lodge Church Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BP
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03256/LBC
Internal and external alterations to convert stable buildings to a dwelling
Cedar Lodge Church Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BP
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03257/HHD
Installation of external air source heat pump.
The Dovecote Chadlington Barns Chapel Road Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3NX
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03261/FUL
Construction of a Battery Energy Storage System, associated infrastructure and landscaping (amended plans and information)
Land Parcel North East Of Tar Farmhouse Tar Road Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03262/HHD
Demolition of existing ground floor extension. Erection of part single/part two-storey rear extension and single-storey front extension.
6 The Ley Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1UX
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03263/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (Continued use of The Bothy (previously an annexe associated with Maricote) as an independent dwelling house)
Maricote High Street Lyneham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6QL
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03264/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (details of windows and doors) of Planning Permission 21/01632/HHD and condition 4 (details of windows and doors) Listed Building Consent 21/01633/LBC
Hillside House Bull Hill Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3ND
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03266/HHD
Erection of a first-floor side extension, alterations to facade and construction of a front porch and associated works
39 Woodfield Drive Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3SE
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03267/LBC
Removal of partition to Second Floor Bedroom and new partition to create Shower Room, proposed PV panels to flat roof and reinstatement of original cellar stair access
Sandford Park Ledwell Road Sandford St Martin Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7AJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03268/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (details of windows and doors) of Planning Permission 22/00607/HHD
Bee Cottage Abbey Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HR
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03269/ADV
Erection of a fascia sign and a projecting sign (retrospective)
Unit 11b Marriotts Walk Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6GW
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03270/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (loft conversion to create additional living space)
Ashlar House Ladburn Lane Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03271/HHD
Erection of single-storey rear extension.
8 Hawthorn Drive Bradwell Village Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4XF
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/03273/HHD
Erection of a detached garage with first floor workshop
19 Lewis Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5JT
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03274/HHD
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension and associated landscaping
4 Daisy Bank Green End Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3NG
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/03275/FUL
Installation of solar panels to roof and various external condenser units to serve internal air source heat pumps and heating/air conditioning units
The Great Barn Oxford Road Old Chalford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5QR
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/03276/LBC
Internal and external alterations to Install solar panels to exterior of roof along with an air source heat pump to be placed internally with the condenser unit outside and heating/air conditioning units to be placed internally, with the condenser units sited outside.
The Great Barn Oxford Road Old Chalford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5QR
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03277/FUL
Demolition of majority of existing stable building. Erection of seven dwellings with associated works to include new access road, carports, parking bays and soft and hard landscaping (amended plans)
Land (E) 441191 (N) 205720 Blackditch Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decision24/03278/FUL
Construction and operation of a ground-mounted solar farm with battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure, access, ancillary works and landscaping
Land (E) 431186 (N) 208772 Witney Road Brize Norton Oxfordshire
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03279/FUL
Erection of metal entrance gates along with installation of metal bow-top fencing to existing stone walling.
St Peters Church Of England Primary School Main Road Alvescot Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2PU
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03280/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (Use of the building west of the main dwelling as two separate holiday lets)
Kiln House Old London Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5XD
Received 23 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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