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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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- Planning enquiries08457111222Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided26/01707/LBC
Internal and external alterations to convert Methodist Chapel to a community hub, incorporating a caf�, events space and village shop. Alterations to include thermal performance upgrades, repair and retention of the existing roof, windows and historic fabric, replacement of timber doors on west and south elevations with glazed timber doors along with installation of air source heat pump and accessibility improvements and associated works.
Freeland Methodist Church Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8AQ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01709/LBC
Retrospective internal and external works to replace windows and drawing room French doors, boiler flue and installation of custom made bookcases, along with changes to floor layout. Proposed external works to include replacement of UPVc rainwater goods with cast iron.
Leafield House 2 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01710/HHD
Demolition of existing garage and outbuildings and replace with side and rear extensions. Replacement porch and new timber frame/clad carport. Insertion of solar panels & ASHP with general facade upgrades (amended plans)
98 Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8HL
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01711/HHD
Erection of first floor rear extensions along with associated alterations to fenestration
43 Marshall Crescent Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7HA
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01712/FUL
The erection of 16 dwellings, garaging and car parking, new site access/access road/associated open space and landscape proposals.
Land East Of Main Road Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn26/01713/FUL
Erection of single and two storey extensions along with subdivision of dwelling to create an additional dwelling (self build).
5 Chipping Norton Road Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3NR
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01714/CND
Discharge of condition 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and condition 10 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of Planning Permission 25/01847/FUL.
Lower Church Farm Little Faringdon Oxfordshire
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01715/CM
Section 73 application to continue the development permitted by Appeal Decision APP/U3100/W/18/3196658 (Extension to aggregate recycling facility and revisions to the traffic routeing system and alterations to the drainage system), to amend Conditions 2, 3 and 4 in order to extend the life of the site until the 31st of December 2050 and restoration by the 31st of December 2051, and to reconcile previously and subsequently approved documents with Condition 1.
Sheehan Recycled Aggregates Plant Dix Pit Linch Hill Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire OX29 5BB
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01717/HHD
Erection of first floor side extension.
104 Woodstock Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1DY
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01719/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 25/01847/FUL.
Lower Church Farm Little Faringdon Oxfordshire
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01720/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (schedule of materials), 5 (tree protection plan), 6 (boundary treatment plan) and 7 (water consumption details) of Planning Permission 25/02596/FUL.
Greenacres Churchill Road Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6TA
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01721/CND
Discharge of conditions 5 (full surface water drainage scheme), 7 (biodiversity enhancements), 8 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 11 (external lighting details) of Planning Permission 25/02931/FUL.
Land South Of Lower End Alvescot Oxfordshire
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01722/CND
Discharge of condition 6 (10 year Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of Planning Permission 25/02909/FUL.
Kingham County Primary School The Green Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6YD
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01724/FUL
Change of use of existing offices to Light Industrial Class E(g) (iii)
Churchill Heath Farm Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6UJ
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01725/TCA
T1 - Birch - Reduce height by up to to 1.5 meter, reduce over extended side branch by 1.5 metres where needed, crown raise to 3 metres. Prune to clear by wire by 1 metre.
Peach Cottage Church Lane Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4SD
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01726/LBC
External alterations to include replacement of windows and doors to front elevation
105 Manor Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1XS
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01727/HHD
Erection of a 1.5 storey side extension and a single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory, utility, and detached garage. Conversion of loft with raising of gable and addition of rear box dormer, erection of porch, and associated works (amended plans).
Mickeysands 44 Back Lane Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4QW
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01728/TCA
T1 - Walnut - Lightly crown reduce lateral spread all around the tree by between 0.5-0.75m, back to suitable growth points and respecting the trees natural crown shape (with final pruning cuts of no more than 40mm diameter). Lightly reduce the length of those branches encroaching towards the garage to give approximately 2.00-2.50m between the building and the remaining foliage. No reduction in overall height. Crown lift over the road to give approximately 4.00m clearance between ground level and the lowest remaining foliage, pruning small diameter branches of no more than 40mm diameter. Lift the remaining crown to give clearance of 1.8m between ground level and lowest remaining foliage to allow unobstructed mowing below. Prune only branches of no more than 40mm diameter.
1 Pound Close Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7TH
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01729/HHD
Erection of a single storey extension to outbuilding to form additional living space, demolition of existing workshop, and associated works (Amended drawings)
Corner Cottage High Street Fifield Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6HL
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01731/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access, for residential development together with public open space and associated infrastructure works
Land East Of Station Road Bampton Oxfordshire
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01732/FUL
Erection of a rear first floor dormer window extension to each cottage to provide additional living space, with alterations to the rear roof, and associated works
Almshouses 5-15 Newland Witney Oxfordshire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01733/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include erection of rear first floor dormer window extensions to each cottage to provide additional living space, alterations to the rear roof, and alterations to internal layout. Rebuilding of the front boundary wall.
Almshouses 5-15 Newland Witney Oxfordshire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01736/HHD
Erection of a two storey side extension to replace garage, erection of single storey rear and front extensions, and associated works
44 Ducklington Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 5JA
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01738/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (window and door details), condition 4 (materials), 7 (means of access), 8 (visibility splays), 12 (boundary treatments), 16 (external lighting), 17 (biodiversity compensation area and enhancement measures), 18 (refuse bin storage) and 19 (construction traffic management plan) of planning permission 25/02121/FUL.
Land East Of 34 Church Lane Middle Barton Oxfordshire
Received 17 Jul 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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