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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/03281/HHD
Erection of a garage (Amended plans)
Tweentowns Between Towns Lane Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BB
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03282/TCA
G1 - Fir - Fell to ground level. G2 - Mixed species - Fell to ground level.
Park House Park Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PS
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03283/FUL
Installation of three panoramic CCTV cameras to rear elevation, along with erection of section of fencing with push bar exit gate to 2nd floor and a metal mesh covering over a redundant roof sky light
Barclays Bank 30 - 32 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6BJ
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03284/LBC
External alterations to include the Installation of three panoramic CCTV cameras to rear elevation, along with erection of a section of fencing with push bar exit gate to 2nd floor and a metal mesh covering over a redundant roof sky light
Barclays Bank 30 - 32 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6BJ
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03285/HHD
Installation of external ground mounted solar panel array. Installation of associated plant equipment within existing garage outbuilding.
Langford Grange Langford Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3LF
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03286/HHD
Installation of 21 solar panels to be set into the roof of existing two storey extension and attached converted single storey farm building.
Charity Farm Main Road Curbridge Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7NT
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03287/LBC
Installation of 21 solar panels to be set into the roof of existing two storey extension and attached converted single storey farm building.
Charity Farm Main Road Curbridge Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7NT
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03288/HHD
Erection of two-storey side extension and single-storey extension. (updated plans and description)
Glebe Cottage Church Lane Spelsbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3JR
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03289/FUL
Installation of 8no. Electric Vehicle (EV) charging spaces, unmanned amenities building and PV solar canopy structure with associated substation, LV switchboard and ancillary works. Alterations to an existing access and creation of a new access onto B4449 to form a drive-through charging hub at the junction of A40 and B4449, with wayfinding totem and fascia signs (amended description)
Land North East Of Hanborough Road Eynsham Oxfordshire
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/03290/ADV
Construction of internally illuminated wayfinding totem and fascia signs.
Land North East Of Hanborough Road Eynsham Oxfordshire
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn25/00002/FUL
Construction of double car port with ancillary accommodation and storage above.
1 Kingswalk Cottages 46A High Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6ES
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00003/PN56
Installation of 150 Solar PVs as part of the Schools Energy Efficiency Programme.
Gateway Primary School Netheravon Close Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3SF
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00004/TCA
G1 Pines X 3 Reduce lateral overhang back from car park area up to approximately 4m and remove deadwood. G2 Mixed Species (side of building) Reduce back to boundary. This is to reduce the risk of limbs falling onto car park area and bulidings.
4 Brize Norton Road Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3JF
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00005/POB
Request to modify planning obligation, to amend the Unilateral Agreement (UU) dated 11.11.22 attached to planning permission 21/03720/FUL and any subsequent S73 approval to include an amended Affordable Housing Plan that allocates Plots 1 and 2 as the affordable housing.
44 Common Road North Leigh Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6RB
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided25/00010/TCA
T1 (Eucalyptus) - Prune lateral spread back to boundary by removing up to c.5m T2 (Blackthorn) - Prune lateral spread back to boundary by removing up to c.2m
65 Castle Road Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1EQ
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00011/HHD
Erection of new canopy and alterations to the existing dormer windows
4 Witney Street Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4SN
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00012/LBC
Internal alterations including new stud work walls on ground and first floor, removal of existing kitchen and replacement in new position, refurbishment of existing first floor bathroom and the creation of a new bathroom at first floor level and external works including a new canopy and alterations to the existing dormers
4 Witney Street Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4SN
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00013/HHD
Replacement of conservatory with single storey flat roof extension.
28 Church Street Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7UG
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00014/TCA
T1 (Field Maple) - Fell to ground level T2 (Birch) - Crown lift to give c.3m from ground level
16 William Smith Close Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6QS
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Unknown25/00015/SCOPE
Scoping Opinion for a new railway line between Bedford Station and Cambridge Station with other associated works to the railway network in and around Oxford, Bicester, Winslow, Bletchley and on the Marston Vale Railway Line between Bletchley and Bedford, including changes to level crossings and to stations as well as the provision of new facilities.
Planning Application Temporary UPRN Witney Oxfordshire
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00016/FUL
Erection of 2 shepherds huts (retrospective)
Lyneham Heath Farm Lyneham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6QQ
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00020/HHD
Erection of a single storey extension
33 North Street Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BH
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00021/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (Written Scheme of investigation) of permission 24/01209/HHD
Loves House New Road Sutton Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5RT
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00023/CND
Condition 4: Construction, Environment and Traffic Management Plan together with the Demolition Plan
Wychwood Garage Fairspear Road Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9NU
Received 6 Jan 2025
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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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