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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00455/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 25/02604/HHD
River Rock Old Minster Lovell Minster Lovell Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0RN
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00456/CND
Discharge of condition 17 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 20 (Access details) of Planning permission 23/00843/FUL.
Land To The Rear Of 17 - 18 High Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00457/SCOPE
Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion for up to 400 dwellings, local centre, primary school, public open space, associated access arrangements and infrastructure.
Land North Of The London Road Oxford Road Southcombe Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00458/TCA
T1 - Holly - To reduce in height and spread by approx. 1.0m T2 - Yew - To reduce in height and spread by approx. 1.0m
1 Oakfield Place Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4NH
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00459/HHD
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) and associated works
The Old Chapel Church Walk Combe Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8NQ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00460/S73
Variation of condition 3 of permission 25/02265/FUL to allow the use of slate tiles in place of the previously approved asbestos and metal roof covering
Scrap Yard Rear Of 58 West End Witney Oxfordshire
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00461/HHD
Erection of single-storey rear extension and associated works along with relocation of oil tank (amended plans)
Haven Cottage The Green Over Norton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5PT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00462/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include erection of single-storey rear extension and associated works, along with relocation of oil tank and chimney repairs. Internal works to include replacement of ground floors with insulated Limecrete flooring (amended plans)
Haven Cottage The Green Over Norton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5PT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00465/HHD
Construction of an attached single storey garden room to existing rear extension
4 Berryfield Way Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1GS
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00467/CND
Discharge of condition 3 (external windows and doors) of planning permission 24/02316/LBC
Durhams Farm Chastleton Moreton-In-Marsh Oxfordshire GL56 0SZ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00468/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (vision splays) of planning permission 25/00615/FUL
Manor Farm Radcot Road Grafton Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2RY
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00469/LBC
Works to replace windows, three to the front and one to the rear.
Dot Cottage 50 The Green Over Norton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5PT
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00470/HHD
Erection of single storey front extension.
178 Manor Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3ST
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00475/TCA
T1 Flowering Cherry - To reduce to previous reduction points - approximately 2m.
17A High Street Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1TE
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00477/HHD
Erection of single storey extensions to existing outbuilding including a glazed link to dwelling
Corner House Heythrop Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5TN
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00478/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 23/02730/FUL to allow reconfiguration of internal layouts, slight widening of dormers to plots 8 and 10 and the addition of a small window to plot 10.
Scrap Yard Rear Of 58 West End Witney Oxfordshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00479/LBC
Fitting of new integrated slim secondary glazing (4mm clear thermal Plexiglass) secured to the inside of existing windows by magnetic strip to all existing edges.
Flexneys House Main Road Stanton Harcourt Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5RP
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00480/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (access details between land and highway) and 6 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission 25/01650/FUL.
Land South West Of The Bell Inn Langford Oxfordshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00482/S73
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 23/00539/FUL (amended by 25/03035/NMA) to allow bin store to be replaced with bin collection point.
The Crawley Inn Foxburrow Lane Crawley Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9TS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00483/HHD
Removal of existing car port and shed. Construction of detached garden building with pergola and associated car parking and landscaping works.
Bylands East End Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BG
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00484/FUL
Works to existing modern extension and change of use of outbuilding to form two additional ground floor bedrooms.
The Harcourt Arms Main Road Stanton Harcourt Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5RJ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00485/LBC
Internal and external alterations to existing modern extension to form additional ground floor bedroom.
The Harcourt Arms Main Road Stanton Harcourt Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5RJ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00488/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 24/03177/FUL to allow the erection of an attached garage
Land South Of The Paddocks Aston Bampton Oxfordshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00489/HHD
Construction of front porch
Orchard End Old Forge Road Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RR
Received 26 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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