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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided25/00456/OUT
Outline planning permission with all matters reserved to erect a self build bungalow in the grounds of existing bungalow, with new parking provision for existing bungalow (Amended description)
4 School Road Bungalows Wards Lane Finstock Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3BP
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00457/S73
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 24/01963/HHD to allow for alterations to the fenestration and addition of chimneys
Rectory Farm Cottages Glympton Oxfordshire
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00458/TCA
T1 & T2 - Mature Ash Preposed work - To carry out a reduction of approx 20% ( 3m ) off the crowns lateral growth. To crown raise by approx 1m. Removal of all major deadwood. Reason for preposed work - The trees are located close to the south/east corner of the rear garden. The crowns spread currently shades the lower part of the garden a vast amount. The crowns east face also surpasses the east boundary and overhangs the highway. The duty holder wishes to retain the tree's however gain more light into the garden and ensure they pose a tolerable level of risk.
The Chapel House 10 Fox Lane Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BS
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00459/CND
Discharge of condition 6 (scheme for biodiversity enhancement) of Planning Permission 22/03538/FUL
The Quiet Woman Antiques Centre Oxford Road Southcombe Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5QH
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00461/TCA
T1 - Semi mature Sycamore. Preposed Work - Fell Reason for preposed work - The tree is located within the front garden of the property and approx 8m from the dwellings. The tree is approx 14m in height and has a bias towards the east and the building. The sits just beyond the corridor of sycamores that act as the boundary between the gardens and the highway. Felling the tree will give the duty holder more light within the already dark garden and help ensure the level of risk posed by the tree scape in the area is within a tolerable level.
1 Folland Close Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5NB
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00462/FUL
Sub division of ground floor of shop to create flat with first floor bedroom
Georgian House 21 West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5EU
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00463/LBC
Internal and external alterations to subdivide ground floor to create a flat with first floor bedroom
Georgian House 21 West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5EU
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00464/HHD
Installation of 15 solar panels on roof.
4 Manor Court Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3LW
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00465/CND
Discharge of condition 6 (details of windows and doors) of Planning Permission 23/00843/FUL
Land To The Rear Of 17 - 18 High Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00466/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 22/02581/HHD to allow changes to the design and size of the proposed garage
49 Newland Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3JN
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00468/TCA
T11 - Beech - Recommendations: Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 4 metres.T14 - Lime - Recommendations: Reduce to previous reduction points - 4m off.T49 - Sycamore - Recommendations: make new pollard at 6 metres.T49a Sycamore - Make new pollard at 6 m
Little Manor Church Hill Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3AE
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00471/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (structural report) of Listed Building Consent 24/01036/LBC
Coldstone House 50 Shipton Road Ascott Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6AG
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00474/TCA
Two ash trees with ash die back and two dying cherries
Dower House Chastleton Moreton-In-Marsh Oxfordshire GL56 0SU
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00475/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (surface water drainage strategy) of Planning Permission 24/02254/HHD
21 Griffiths Close Northmoor Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5TA
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00476/HHD
Installation of freestanding solar panels within the curtilage of Ledwell House
Ledwell House Ledwell Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7AN
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00478/HHD
Loft conversion including roof lights to front and rear
9 Eversley Close Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3NW
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00482/HHD
Erection of a single storey extension
4 Southlands Aston Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2DA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00485/CND
Discharge of condition 3 (details of nesting opportunities) of Planning Permission 24/02866/FUL
Rectory Farm Lower End Alvescot Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2QA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00486/HHD
Erection of single storey extensions
Lands Farm Yard East End Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BG
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00488/TCA
T1 Leylandii CypressFell in sections to ground level.Reason for recommended worksThe tree has outgrown its location and no longer wanted.
Street Record Main Road Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00489/TCA
Reduce 3 Silver birch trees by 30-35%
Rose Cottage 2 Poffley End Hailey Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9US
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00490/TCA
Pollard willow tree to 2 metres in height Pollard 2x Lime Trees back to previous
Kencot Manor Kencot Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3QU
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00491/TCA
Remove apple tree due to decay and remove conifers
April House Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AB
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00493/FUL
Change of use of existing ground floor bedroom into commercial office space, resulting in the enlargement of an existing office.
Old Bank Premises High Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BA
Received 25 Feb 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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