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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01773/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 24/02952/FUL
Cedar House Church Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BP
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01774/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 24/03255/FUL
Cedar Lodge Church Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6BP
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01779/TPO
G1 - x3 Walnut x3 Beech - Crown raise south side to 5 metres from ground level to balance crown -due to power line clearance on opposite northern side. Reduce over extended branches by 1.5 metres to reduce force on limbs .
Oakridge House Enstone Road Little Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4HZ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01780/TCA
MT2 - Walnut - Reduce by up to 1.5 metres on south side to balance crown.T4 - Birch - Fell-dead.
Hunters Lodge High Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6DG
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01781/TCA
T1 - Laburnum - Reduce by up to 1.5 metres to around old points.
Manor Gardens West Street Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5LH
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01784/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (external windows and doors) of planning permission 26/01223/S73
Greystone Delly End Hailey Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9XD
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01786/TCA
Leyland cypress - Section fell tree to leave stump cut close to ground level
4 Fairfield Hardwick Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7QE
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01794/HHD
Erection of a single storey rear lean-to extension, construction of French drains around the property, along with repairs and refurbishment, and associated works
Wytons 41 The Green Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4DB
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01795/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include repair, restoration and alteration works, including structural repairs and underpinning, replacement floor structures, reinstatement of staircase, internal alterations, erection of single storey rear lean-to extension, installation of wood burner, window repairs, repointing in lime mortar, lime rendering, and drainage improvements including French drains (part retrospective)
Wytons 41 The Green Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4DB
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01796/CND
Discharge of conditions 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan for Biodiversity), 6 (hard and soft landscaping) and 8 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of Planning Permission 25/03069/FUL.
Watermans Lodge Cornbury Park Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3HN
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01797/HHD
Installation of a domestic EV charging point attached to front elevation of dwelling
Barn Cottage 26 High Street Fifield Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6HL
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01798/LBC
Installation of a domestic EV charging point attached to front elevation of dwelling
Barn Cottage 26 High Street Fifield Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6HL
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01800/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 25/03069/FUL.
Watermans Lodge Cornbury Park Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3HN
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01801/NMA
Erection of a residential development comprising 26 dwellings (inc. 46% affordable housing), the provision of public open space and landscaping, demolition of existing garages and provision of new vehicular access via Woodstock Road and pedestrian access to Hughes Close and associated works (non material amendment to allow updated elevations to ensure Part O compliance, changes to internal layouts of Plots 1,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 and 22 and updated retaining design to allow for road and drainage construction, resulting in updated hard and soft landscaping to ensure BNG compliance.
Land North Of Woodstock Road Charlbury Oxfordshire
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01802/TCA
Ash - Fell tree
16 Hughes Close Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3ST
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01803/RES
Approval of reserved matters (layout, appearance, landscaping, and scale) for the erection of 134 dwellings with associated landscaping, public open space, a community building, drainage, roads, and associated works, pursuant to outline planning permission reference 25/00487/OUT
Land (E) 428789 (E) 208512 Burford Road Brize Norton Oxfordshire
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01804/TCA
Trees overhanging garden of 33 Gloucester place, prune branches to the boundryline.
32 Gloucester Place Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LB
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01805/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (window and door details) of Planning Permission 24/00146/HHD.
The Cottage 28 Lower End Leafield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9QJ
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01808/LBC
Alterations to layout to include the removal of partition walls, internal doors, and windows, creation of doorways, relocation of rooflight, and associated works
Bell Hotel Church Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PP
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01809/HHD
Conversion of attached garage into additional living space, with single storey rear extension and raising of roof height, and associated works
Hartage Woodlands Rise Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PL
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01810/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (erection of a single storey rear extension)
56 Walterbush Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5DW
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01811/FUL
Change of use of ground floor flat (Flat 1) to a professional coworking space for up to 12 people
1 Tall Storeys Church Street Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3PW
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Under consideration26/01812/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension and construction of a front porch with oak canopy together with replacement windows and doors and associated alterations
Brockstone Buckland Road Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2AA
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01813/CND
Discharge of Condition 3 of planning permission 24/01041/FUL and Condition 2 of Listed Building Consent 24/01042/LBC (external wall samples)
Woodleys House Woodleys Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1HJ
Received 27 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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