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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/02314/S73
Variation of Condition 2 of permission 25/01571/S73 to confirm the removal of several trees required to facilitate the development
Red House Witney Lane Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9PG
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02317/FUL
Erection of 1 no. detached self-build dwelling house and associated operations (amended plans)
Land South West Of Abbey Farm Abbey Street Eynsham Oxfordshire
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02320/HHD
Demolition of the existing timber balcony and external staircase. Erection of a replacement balcony with balustrade and external staircase together with associated works and landscaping.
Rowells House 37 West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5EU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02321/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include changes to internal ground floor layout to create a wet room, demolition of the existing timber balcony and external staircase, erection of a replacement balcony with balustrade and external staircase together with associated works.
Rowells House 37 West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5EU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02322/TCA
T1 - Mountain ash - Reduce height and spread by up to 2 metres ,bring back to boundary line.
16 William Smith Close Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6QS
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02323/TCA
T1 silver birch - fell to ground level
21 Manor Farm Close Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6YX
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02324/OUT
Outline planning application, together with associated access off Upavon Way (all other matters reserved), for up to 19 homes (use class C3) together with associated infrastructure, open space, and landscaping
Sunset View Upavon Way Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1BU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02326/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (to allow the continued use of land as residential garden to 24 High street, Eynsham)
24 High Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02334/TPO
T1 Yew - reduce by 1m to uniformed shape. Mahonia - trim/prune to improve shape. T2 Maple - remove. T3 Plum - remove. T4 Rowan - remove. T5 Small Beech - remove, replace in appropriate location. T6 Large Beech closest to house - reduce property side of crown by 3m and lift to 4m. G1 7 Beech trees - lift to a uniformed height of 4m. T8 Sycamore - lift crown to uniformed height. T9 Ash - fell tree due to ash die back - replace.
Pump House Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02328/FUL
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions together with new bin store. Formation of access drive within site to serve new car parks at rear.
Judds Garage Woodleys Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1HT
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02396/TPO
G1- x3 willows on outer edge of island opposite number 10 - pollard down to 1mG2 - x2 willow - Repollard to previously pollarded points
Street Record Riverside Gardens Witney Oxfordshire
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02330/TCA
T1 willow tree re pollard tree back to previous points
55 New Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5LL
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02331/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (timber cladding sample) of planning permission 24/02819/HHD.
110 Dovehouse Close Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4EY
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02332/HHD
Conversion of detached garage to form home gym
27 Millet Way Curbridge Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0AR
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02333/TCA
T1 Yew - Crown raise to give 1.5m over wall and latch gate roofT2 Yew - Remove basil growth and minor crown raise to 2.5mT3 Yew - Crown raise to 2.5m all roundT4 - Crown raise 2,5m on church yard side only to expose stem but retain rear of crown to give cover to school field
St Andrews Church Church End Great Rollright Oxfordshire OX7 5SA
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/02335/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Installation of ground mounted solar panels in rear garden).
Lovegrove Upper Milton Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6EX
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02336/NMA
Erection of a two storey front extension (non-material amendment to allow increase in width of extension from 2.48m to 3.3m). (Part Retrospective).
21 Ashfield Road Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3QY
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02337/CONBGP
Discharge of Condition 5 (Landscape and ecological management plan) of Permission 25/01064/FUL
Car Park At Countrywide Storage Hook Norton Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02339/TCA
T1- Apple- Reduce back by up to 2 metres to best pruning points just past boundary.
Little Close Junction Road Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NW
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02340/TCA
T1 - Willow - Reduce by 3.5 metres to weeping inner canopy due to weighty over extended limbs - works to relieve fracture possibilities
52 Brook Hill Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1XH
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02341/TCA
G1-Hazel and willow branches- Hazel and willow branches prune back to boundary pollard points selected if no pruning point at boundary.Woodstock Town Council
52 Brook Hill Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1XH
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02342/TCA
G1 - Cherry and elder - Fell and grub outT3 - Whitebeam - Reduce by up to 2 metres focusing on lower lateral growth to match in with existing top.Crown raise to 2 metres ( around fence height or just above)
Little Close Junction Road Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NW
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02343/HHD
Demolition of existing shed and construction of detached self-contained annexe.
Holly Cottage The Walk Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1ED
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02344/S73
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 20/03011/FUL to allow changes to the car parking layout.
2 West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5AA
Received 23 Sept 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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