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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00968/HHD
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension and internal alteration. Demolition of existing garage and conservatory, and the existing single storey side and rear extension.
8 Grove Road Bladon Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1RD
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/00969/FUL
Conversion of barn into offices, and associated works
Staytes Farm Upton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4LX
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00971/S73
Variation of condition 02 (approved plans) relating to 23/00865/HHD to allow for alterations to approved materials and fenestration (part retrospective)
1 Orchard Close Combe Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8NU
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00976/HHD
Removal of 7.5m of rear stone boundary wall to form off-street parking area
The Old Brewhouse 31 High Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00977/LBC
Removal of 7.5m of rear stone boundary wall to form off-street parking area
The Old Brewhouse 31 High Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00978/FUL
Construction of three 1-bedroom guest cabins and associated works.
Soho Farmhouse Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JS
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00979/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension. (Amended drawings)
Wayside Crawborough Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3TX
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00981/HHD
Erection of a front porch and carport (amended plans)
Clumber Elm Grove Brize Norton Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3NF
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00983/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 25/02660/FUL
Land North East Of The Row Little Faringdon Oxfordshire
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00984/S73
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials), 5 (tree protection plan), 9 (ecology), 11 (bat and bird boxes) and 12 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 23/00594/FUL to reduce the size of the dwelling, change the roof material from zinc to natural slate, change the dormers to pitched, introduce a gable to the front elevation, and make amendments to fenestration.
Juniper Witney Road Finstock Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3DF
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00985/TCA
T1 Beech tree x2 - Fell to ground level.T2 Cypress hedge - Fell to ground level. T3 Cypress tree on drive - Fell to ground level.
Rose Bank Church Road Church Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AB
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Under consideration26/00986/HHD
Erection of two storey rear extension, erection of replacement garage, and associated works
Mulberry Cottage Kencot Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3QT
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00987/FUL
Installation of windows to front and rear elevations.
Unit 8 Nimrod De Havilland Way Windrush Industrial Park Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0YG
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00989/HHD
Construction of an outdoor domestic swimming pool along with erection of pool house, and associated landscaping
Glebe Farm Radcot Road Grafton Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2RY
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00990/S73
Variation of condition 2 of permission 25/01703/FUL to allow the provision of a wholly subterranean basement beneath part of north dwelling, the addition of balconies to the master bedrooms, along with revisions to window and rooflight positions and refinement of the photovoltaic panel layouts to both dwellings
Land East Of The Drive Enstone Oxfordshire
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Under consideration26/00991/LBC
Conversion of former Coach House and stables to create a dwelling. (amended description)
Riverside House 7 Lower High Street Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4RN
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00992/TPO
T1 - Conifer - FellT2 - Conifer - Reduce height by 4 metres to reduce sail force on crown, crown raise to 5 metres all round to clear highway, reduce low branch tips by 1 metre to clear highway, sever ivy.T3 - Conifer - Reduce height by 6 metres to reduce sail force on crown, crown raise to 5 metres all round to clear highway, reduce low branch tips by 1 metre to clear highway, sever ivy.
1 The Grange Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6XY
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00993/HHD
Removal of existing garage. Erection of an attached garage and single storey rear extension. Convert part of the attic space with construction of front and rear dormer windows (amended plans)
20 Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8HH
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00994/TCA
T1 Leylandii Cypress tree - Fell in sections to ground level and remove from site. Also fell to ground level dead Leyland Cypress stem by T1.
Swallows Barn Chapel Hill Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1DX
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00995/HHD
Construction of a new single-storey pool house with associated lap pool and plant facilities, and formation of new opening in existing dwelling wall to provide internal access to the pool house. Erection of a greenhouse (part retrospective) (amended plans and description)
Cotswold Edge Lower End Ramsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3AZ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00996/S73
Removal of condition 1 (restricting occupancy) of planning permission W2001/0813
Ascott Hill Farm Ascott Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6AL
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00997/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension
24 Mary Ellis Way Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7BH
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00998/CND
Discharge of condition 26 (contamination) of Planning Permission 25/02371/S73.
The Driving Centre Enstone Airfield Enstone Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4DR
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00999/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (external lighting) and 6 (biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission 25/02655/HHD
New Barn Farm Ditchley Park Enstone Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4EX
Received 21 Apr 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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