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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided26/01877/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (conversion of rear section of existing garage into shower room)
114 Colwell Drive Witney Oxfordshire OX28 5NH
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01878/HHD
Erection of single storey rear extension (retrospective)
4 Scarsbrook Crescent Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5WD
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01879/FUL
Erection of a single self-build dwelling with detached garage, swimming pool, padel court, boules court, and associated landscaping works
Land North Of Frog Lane Milton Under Wychwood Oxfordshire
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01880/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (conversion of existing garage to create additional living space and erection of single storey rear extension to replace conservatory).
22 Birchwood Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3JT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01881/TCA
Three Lawsons Cypress and one Elder. Trees are to be felled to the ground and stumps ground out below ground level. We plan to replace these trees with a pleached hedge of 5 or 6 trees - probably Beech, Copper Beech or Hornbeam
5 Hicks Close Hailey Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9TB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01882/OUT
Outline planning application for the demolition of a single dwelling (No.18 Common Road), the formation of a new vehicular access, and the erection of up to 75 dwellings, together with new public open space, a footpath connection to the PROW on Heath Farm Lane, a pumping station and all associated works. All matters reserved except for access (excluding internal roads).
Land To The West Of Common Road North Leigh Oxfordshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01883/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) of Planning Permission 25/02876/RES
Land South Of Burford Road Minster Lovell Oxfordshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Withdrawn26/01884/CND
Discharge of condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) of Planning Permission 25/02876/RES
Land South Of Burford Road Minster Lovell Oxfordshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01885/CONBGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 25/02962/FUL
Battimer Burleigh Road Cassington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4DZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01886/CND
Discharge of Conditions 3 (details of means of enclosure) of planning permission 17/03328/FUL.
Laburnum Cottage Enstone Road Westcote Barton Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7AB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01887/CND
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of Planning Permission 24/02171/FUL.
Land North Of Woodstock Road Charlbury Oxfordshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01893/S73
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 23/00539/FUL to enable amendments to the approved design whilst incorporating amendments as varied under 26/00482/S73
The Crawley Inn Foxburrow Lane Crawley Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9TS
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01894/HHD
Construction of an outdoor swimming pool along with erection of pool house, and associated landscaping (part retrospective)
Glebe Farm Radcot Road Grafton Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2RY
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01895/FUL
Installation of a 20,000 litre water storage tank for irrigation of approved tree planting within the wider grounds of Beggars Lodge
Beggars Lodge Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4JP
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01896/FUL
Installation of tennis court.
Magpie Farm Enstone Road Heythrop Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5TS
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01897/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (full surface water drainage plan), 4 (stone sample) and 18 (construction method statement) of planning permission 23/01957/FUL.
Threeways Bruern Road Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6LL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01898/FUL
Installation of a Multi Use Games Area within enclosed fencing on current playing field.
Edith Moorhouse Primary School Lawton Avenue Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3HP
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01901/FUL
Change of use from paddock land to residential curtilage. Remove existing sheds and garage and replace with a carport/store and one pool house with ancillary spaces.
Standlake Manor House 41 High Street Standlake Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7RH
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01902/LBC
Alterations to include installation of a single split-system air conditioning unit, comprising an internal wall-mounted unit at first floor level, an external condenser unit to the side of the dwelling, and associated pipework
Witney House 17 West End Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1NQ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01903/HHD
Erection of single storey oak-framed Orangery to the West gable of the property, installation of an external air-source heat pump on South elevation to replace the existing oil-fired boiler and installation of roof-mounted solar panel array on the South elevation of the oak-framed barn.
Kencot Lodge Kencot Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3QX
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01904/LBC
Internal and external alterations to erect a single storey oak-framed Orangery to the West gable of the property, installation of an external air-source heat pump on South elevation to replace the existing oil-fired boiler and installation of roof-mounted solar panel array on the South elevation of the oak-framed barn.
Kencot Lodge Kencot Lechlade Oxfordshire GL7 3QX
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01905/PN56
Demolition of barns in poor condition and conversion of 4 agricultural buildings to create eight dwelling houses with associated building operations
Land And Buildings South West Of University Farm House Lew Bampton Oxfordshire
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01906/NMA
Conversion of garage into living space with side infill extension, erection of single storey rear extension, erection of single storey front porch, addition of a bay window to the front elevation, and associated works (non-material amendment to 26/00825/HHD to allow minor increase in the width of proposed rear extension).
80 St Johns Road Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3AR
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Under consideration26/01907/S73
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 25/00398/FUL to allow alterations to the dwelling design including addition of a lower ground floor and sinking of the terrace to provide access, addition of solar PV panels and rooflights, and erection of a detached bike shed
The Cottage Junction Road Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NW
Received 7 Aug 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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