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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00529/LBC
Alterations to include the erection of a single storey first floor extension
Queen Anne House Church Lane Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PX
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00530/HHD
Erection of a detached outbuilding ancillary to the dwelling for use as artist studio, to replace existing shed
14 Hill Close Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3SY
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00531/HHD
Conversion of loft with rooflights to create additional living space (amended plans and description)
16 Shergold Road Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2FG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00532/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the demolition of existing agricultural buildings and erection of up to 10 dwellings (use class C3), associated parking, landscaping, vehicular access and ancillary development.
Hardwick Farmyard Hardwick Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7QE
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00534/FUL
Installation of an outdoor play area.
Eynsham Community Primary School Beech Road Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4LJ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00535/HHD
Erection of single storey side extension and addition of a dormer window to east elevation as well as the addition of a casement window to south elevation. Removal of rear porch and removal of garage to create parking area, and associated works (amended plans and description)
1 Manor Farm Cottages Upper End Fulbrook Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4BX
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00536/CND
Discharge of condition 9 of 26/00409/S73 (materials)
3 The Homestead Bladon Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1XA
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Under consideration26/00537/FUL
Erection of six 2 bedroom flats with associated car parking spaces, covered cycle store and enclosed bin store. Provision of 12 relocated customer car parking spaces to serve existing public house.
The Evenlode Old Witney Road Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4PS
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00538/S73
Variation of conditions 6 and 7 of planning permission 23/02977/FUL to allow the change in window materials from timber casements to powder-coated aluminium. (Amended drawings and Description)
Land South East Of Anvil House Sidings Road Churchill Oxfordshire
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00539/HHD
Removal of three existing outbuildings and lean-to extension. Construction of two storey extension and erection of two outbuildings together with associated hard and soft landscaping (amended plans and description)
The Old Rectory Church Road Church Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AB
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00540/CND
Discharge of condition 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) and condition 10 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 24/01374/FUL.
Playing Field Cote Road Aston Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2DU
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00541/FUL
Construction of a new bin store attached to the retail premises at 19 High Street.
Rear Of 19 High Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5AD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00542/LBC
Alterations to construct a new bin store attached to the retail premises at 19 High Street.
Rear Of 19 High Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5AD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00543/TPO
Lime Reduce x3 lowest larger branches to north-west by approximately 4 metres in lengthReduce remaining crown spread overhanging garden of 4 Woodlands Close to by up to 3 metres in branch lengthRemove major deadwood
4 Woodlands Close Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6LS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00544/HHD
Alterations to existing modern garage to create an art studio for domestic use and construction of a greenhouse.
Manor Farm Main Road Curbridge Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7NT
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00546/TCA
Beech (T1) located at the front of the property. Prune back to previous pruning points.Ginko (T2) located at the back of the property. Prune back to previous pruning points.Yew (T3) located at the back of the property. Prune back to previous pruning points.
13 Sturt Road Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3SX
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00547/NMA
Erection of a Victorian Style Glasshouse within the Walled Garden at Sarsden Estate (non-material amendment to allow the structure to be finished in Chrome Green (RAL6020) rather than French Gray (Farrow and Ball 18).
Gardeners Cottage Sarsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6PL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00549/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension.
29 Ashfield Road Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3RD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00550/TCA
Dismantle the large Chestnut and Leylandii group (G1) located at the garden cottage.
Kilmore House Church Close Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2LZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00551/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (surface water drainage scheme), 4 (bat survey), 5 (schedule of materials), 6 (external lighting), and 7 (external windows and doors) of planning permission 24/01039/FUL
Gaunt Mill Cottage Standlake Oxfordshire OX29 7QA
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00552/FUL
Erection of a 27m x 8m cricket practice net facility on the sports field
The Pavilion Roosevelt Road Long Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8JG
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00556/HHD
Erection of outbuilding to replace existing outbuilding
Cherry Tree Cottage Lower End Salford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5YW
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00558/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (to allow erection of garden room outbuilding in rear garden to replace existing outbuilding).
3 Lees Heights Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3EZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00559/TCA
T41 oak. to reduce overall crown by 3 meters from branch tips approximately 30 percent foliage. T28 oak. To cut back and give 2 meters clearance from thatched roof.G63 Scots pine. To cut back from BT lines giving 1.5 meters clearance.
Combe House Park Road Combe Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8NG
Received 6 Mar 2026
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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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