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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision26/01503/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by planning permission 26/00384/FUL
Red Lion Hotel The Square Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HW
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01504/HHD
Erection of a tennis pavilion and courtyard gate with associated stone piers, steps, walling and landscaping works (retrospective)
The Old Farm Swinbrook Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4DY
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01506/TCA
T1 - Cherry - Reduce height by 4 metres and reduce spread by 1 metre.T2 - Cherry - Fell due to basal wound.
1 Mount Pleasant Swinbrook Road Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6DT
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01507/HHD
Addition of external insulation on the front and side elevations of the dwelling, replacement of roof with addition of solar PV panels, alterations to the fenestration on the front elevation, installation of ASHP, and associated works
The Haven 7 Church View Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3JA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01508/HHD
Installation of air source heat pump to front elevation of dwelling
7 Wytham View Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4LX
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Under consideration26/01509/CND
Discharge of condition 8 (full surface water drainage strategy) of planning permission 24/03255/FUL).
Cedar Lodge Church Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BP
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/01510/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (full surface water drainage strategy) of planning permission 24/02952/FUL).
Cedar House Church Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BP
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Under consideration26/01511/HHD
Replacement of doors and windows, installation of an external boiler, new extract fan to roof, removal of pond, and associated works
Foxdowne Kelmscott Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3HG
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Under consideration26/01512/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include replacement doors and windows, installation of an external boiler and external extract fan, removal of modern additions including garden wall, pond, gallery floors and mezzanine, and internal layout changes with associated repairs
Foxdowne Kelmscott Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3HG
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01513/TCA
Lilac trees - remove due to their age and condition, replace
8 Farbury End Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/01514/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (to allow erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling)
23 The Pieces Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2JZ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01516/TPO
T1 - Plum - Remove to ground levelT2 - Ash - Remove to ground levelT3 Hazel- Remove to ground level
Slocken The Green Cassington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4DN
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01517/HHD
Installation of PV solar panels to South and West roof slopes
Corner House New Road Sutton Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5RT
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01518/HHD
Erection of a kitchen garden greenhouse with associated chicken coops, and installation of a secondary greenhouse within the service yard (retrospective)
The Old Farm Swinbrook Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4DY
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Under consideration26/01520/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include reconfiguration of the entrance hall and kitchen, widening of the opening between the kitchen and dining room, and installation of new internal partitions, doors, and bespoke joinery. Replacement of flooring with addition of electric underfloor heating, and replacement of the glazing within the rear extension with sliding glazed doors
Took House Sheep Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3RR
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01521/CND
Discharge of condition 9 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of planning permission 25/00333/OUT
Land East Of 87 - 123 Wroslyn Road Freeland Oxfordshire
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Under consideration26/01525/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except for access, for the construction of up to 100 dwellings, including affordable housing, school drop off and pick up area, public open space, landscaping, and associated infrastructure.
Land East Of Litchfield Farm Lidstone Road Enstone Oxfordshire
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01526/HHD
Erection of a two storey side and single storey extension, and associated works
10 Cockshoot Close Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8ED
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01527/PN42
Erection of single storey rear extension with roof lanterns (4m x 2.72 max. height/2.33 height to eaves).
4 The Houses Aston Road Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2AQ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01528/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include replacement of roof covering, with insulation added at ceiling level (part-retrospective)
11 Norton Park Cotshill Gardens Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5UW
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01529/TCA
T1 Ash - dismantle of the tree and removal of the stump
18 Old Road Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4AN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01530/TCA
Box Elder - Fell treeReason: Suppressed leaning tree overhanging garden
24 Sinnels Field Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6EJ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01531/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (demolition of existing and erection of replacement outbuilding for incidental use to the dwelling).
2 The Tennis Cassington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4EL
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01534/HHD
Erection of a front extension to provide additional living accommodation, including the enlargement of an existing first floor bedroom within the roof space above, together with the construction of a single storey extension to the front/side elevation.
The Sheiling 7 Tanners Lane Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4NA
Received 23 Jun 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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