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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn26/01103/CND
Discharge of condition 10 (boundary treatments) of planning permission 26/00149/S73.
Home Farm Kelmscott Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3HD
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01104/TCA
T1 Willow - fell to ground levelT2 Cypress - fell to ground level - 5 day noticeT3 Willow - pollard to previous points
Dornfield House 32A North Street Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BJ
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01108/PDET28
Erection of general purpose storage building.
Durhams Farm Chastleton Moreton-In-Marsh Oxfordshire GL56 0SZ
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01109/NMA
Solar park and energy storage facility together with associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure (non-material amendment to allow amendments to the timescales set out in the approved Precautionary Working Method Statement (PWMS) and Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan (BMMP).
Land At Former Home Close Farm Shilton Road Burford Oxfordshire
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01115/HHD
Erection of a sunroom (amended plans)
The Barn Cottage Dean Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3LB
Received 6 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01117/RES
Reserved matters application for the approval of details relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 21/03342/OUT (Appeal decision APP/D3125/W/22/3307358) for 75 dwellings, including details to discharge Conditions 5, 9, 10, 13 and 18.
Land South West Of Downs Road Curbridge Business Park Witney Oxfordshire
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/01118/S73
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 25/01003/HHD to allow widening of gable end.
Springfield House Church End Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RX
Received 7 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01119/RES
Approval of reserved matters (layout, appearance, landscaping, scale and accessibility) for the erection of 100 dwellings, and approval of details for conditions 7 and 8, all pursuant to outline planning permission reference 24/00769/OUT
Land South Of Charlbury Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01120/TCA
G3 Cypress Trees - fell to ground level
Village Farm House 23 Church Lane Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BX
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01121/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (siting of a mobile home for use as a granny annexe incidental to the main dwelling).
Holt Farm Bushey Ground Minster Lovell Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0SW
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01122/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to existing garage to include raising roof and widening of dropped kerb. Incorporation of solar panels and Air Source Heat Pump
Janabia Church View Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2NE
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01123/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (Construction of a single storey rear extension)
4 Renown Court Long Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8GB
Received 7 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01124/CND
Discharge of conditions 15 (provision of bird and bat boxes and surface materials) 16 (external lighting) 17 (landscaping) of permission 21/03784/FUL
Leeward House Carrick Road Curbridge Business Park Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7AF
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01125/FUL
Replacement of external kitchen extraction unit. (Retrospective).
The Three Pigeons Inn 31 Woodgreen Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1DG
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/01126/LBC
Replacement of external kitchen extraction unit. (Retrospective).
The Three Pigeons Inn 31 Woodgreen Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1DG
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/01127/TCA
T1. Apple (Malus domestica) deadwood removalT2. Plum (Prunus domestica) height reduction to previous points by maximum 1.5m
The Old Boot Inn Boot Street Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PX
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/01128/HHD
Erection of a single storey front extension, and erection of a single and two storey side/rear extension, to replace existing garage, conservatory and porch. (amended drawings)
16 Shipton Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1LL
Received 8 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01129/FUL
The erection of a garden bar / pizza bar (part retrospective), erection of a storage outbuilding (part retrospective), the provision of kitchen extraction (retrospective), and associated works
Bell Hotel Church Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PP
Received 8 May 2026 - Under consideration26/01130/LBC
External alterations to include provision of kitchen extraction (retrospective)
Bell Hotel Church Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PP
Received 8 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01131/CND
Discharge of conditions 8 (hard and soft landscaping scheme) and 11 (external lighting) of permimssion 26/00660/S73
Land And Building At E430573 N216096 Little Langley Leafield Oxfordshire
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01132/HHD
Removal of existing rear conservatory and outhouse. Erection of single and two storey rear extensions along with alterations to fenestration
Bertine Broad Street Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2LS
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01133/HHD
Loft conversion including the installation of two Velux roof lights and the construction of two dormer windows on front elevation.
3 Berry Close Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4FZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01138/TCA
T1 Purple leaf plum - Reduce overhanging branches by up to 1.5 metres (to approximately 0.25 metres from boundary wall). Reduce remaining crown by up to 1.75 metres (approximately previous points) to leave a rounded balanced crown
59 Corn Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6BT
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01140/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (erection of single storey rear extension to existing attached garage)
72 Shakespeare Road Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4PY
Received 11 May 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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