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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01069/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension
1 Fowlers Court Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5FW
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01071/FUL
Erection of detached garage and vehicle access gate (to serve new dwelling under construction).
Land South East Of Anvil House Sidings Road Churchill Oxfordshire
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01072/LBC
Internal and external structural interventions to the threshing barn to ensure its stability is maintained - partly retrospective.
Manor Barn Broadwell Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3QS
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01075/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension, addition of an open front porch, conversion of detached rear garage to gym, addition of cladding to outbuilding, and associated works
4 Saxon Way Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4ER
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01077/FUL
The erection of a front railing and gate, and associated works.
Bell Hotel Church Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PP
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01078/LBC
The erection of a front railing and gate, and associated works
Bell Hotel Church Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PP
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01080/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (construction traffic management plan) of planning permission 22/02498/OUT.
Land (E) 438738 (N) 212506 Witney Road North Leigh Oxfordshire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01081/CM
Section 73 application to continue the development permitted by planning permission no. MW.0027/25 (WODC ref: 25/00935/CM) (Extraction of limestone and deposit of imported clay and mineral scalpings to achieve agricultural restoration and conservation habitat creation) without complying with condition 2 (extraction and restoration end date) and condition 23 (infill material) in order give a further 2.5 years (31st December 2028) to complete restoration and to allow importation of infill material from the neighbouring Mullin Borrow Pit.
Land At E439311 N226476 Great Tew Oxfordshire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01082/ADV
Erection of 2 no. non-illuminated free standing entrance signs.
Treedwellers Witney Road Finstock Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3DF
Received 1 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01085/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 25/02798/HHD.
36 Orchard Way Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4EW
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01086/HHD
Erection of single and double storey rear extensions, erection of a single storey side extension, and associated works
Lantern House 15 Shilton Road Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4PA
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01088/LBC
External alterations to include replacement of 6 windows, re-pointing of all exterior walls, and relocation of electrical cables through the stone wall
Vine Cottage Church Walk Combe Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8NQ
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01089/HHD
Alterations to ground floor openings in the rear elevation, comprising the removal of a kitchen window and French doors and replacement with a single enlarged opening
33 Blackberry Way Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1FQ
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01090/TPO
Sycamore - Fell
2 Forest Close Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6JD
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01091/HHD
Erection of single storey front extension.
178 Manor Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3ST
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01092/FUL
Reposition fire exit opening and installation of new window to west elevation.
The Masons Arms Bampton Road Clanfield Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2RG
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01093/LBC
Internal and external alterations to carry out repair works to roof structure and pair decaying rafters, reposition fire exit opening and installation of new window to west elevation.
The Masons Arms Bampton Road Clanfield Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2RG
Received 5 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01095/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (to allow continued use of Wood Farm as a single dwellinghouse and the curtilage for residential purposes)
Wood Farm Leafield Road Finstock Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3DB
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01097/CND
Discharge of conditions 6 (contamination desk study), 8 (construction environmental management plan - biodiversity), 9 (ecological enhancement), 10 (external lighting design strategy), 11 (landscaping scheme), 13 (materials) and 14 (window and door details) of planning permission 23/02837/FUL.
Limbeck Cottages Stonesfield Road Stonesfield Oxfordshire OX29 8FB
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01098/FUL
Conversion of existing seven bedroom 12 person house in multiple occupation (HMO) into a seven bedroom 14 person HMO, along with erection of single and two storey extensions and associated bicycle and bin storage areas within rear garden. (Part Retrospective).
9 Milestone Road Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3RJ
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01099/CND
Discharge of conditions 10 (window and door details) and 11 (boundary treatments) of planning permission 23/01363/FUL.
Building Known As Threshing Barn Home Farm Kelmscott Oxfordshire
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01100/CND
Discharge of conditions 5 (boundary treatments), 7 (swift bricks), and 8 (soft landscaping scheme) of planning permission 25/01525/FUL
Stable To The Rear Of Valhalla Church Street Stonesfield Oxfordshire
Received 5 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01101/S73
Discharge of condition 2 (extraction system details) of planning permission 25/02484/FUL (retrospective)
Unit C Elmsfield Industrial Estate Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5XL
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01102/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (to allow the continued use of the attic space as a home office)
Deans Farm House Eynsham Road Sutton Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5RZ
Received 5 May 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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