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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 dates
4,552Searchable 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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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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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More application records

  1. Decided26/02016/CND

    Part discharge of condition 18 (drainage scheme) of planning permission 25/00766/S73 relating to phase one of the development

    Land North Of Hill Rise Woodstock Oxfordshire

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  2. Decided26/02017/CND

    Discharge of condition 9 (Precautionary Method of Works) of planning permission 25/01099/FUL

    Land South Of Millwood End Long Hanborough Oxfordshire

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  3. Under consideration26/02018/HHD

    External alterations to the East Wing of Chescombe House, including the formation, alteration and infilling of openings, incorporating powder-coated steel framed glazing and the enlargement of one window opening

    Chescombe House Banbury Road Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BJ

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  4. Under consideration26/02019/LBC

    Internal and external alterations to the East Wing of Chescombe House, including the reconfiguration of the internal layout and the formation, alteration and infilling of openings, including powder-coated steel framed glazing and the enlargement of one window opening

    Chescombe House Banbury Road Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BJ

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  5. Under consideration26/02022/CONBGP

    Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain details required by Planning Permission 26/00600/FUL

    Land At Easting 439749 Northing 226193 Banbury Road Enstone Oxfordshire

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  6. Under consideration26/02024/HHD

    Erection of a detached double garage, and associated works

    Poplar House 10 High Street Milton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6LA

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  7. Under consideration26/02025/FUL

    Erection of timber cladding to parts of front elevation (retrospective)

    The Fire Sprite Pub And Grill Burford Road Minster Lovell Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0RZ

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  8. Decided26/02026/TCA

    T1 Lime Remove pollard regrowth back to original points and lower pollard points by approximately 1 metre to just above main fork.T2 Walnut Dead tree Fell in sections to ground level.G1 Ash & Horse ChestnutRemove leaning ash stem and smaller chestnut stem overhanging boundary wall to ground level. Reduce overhanging limbs from larger central ash tree by up to 2 metres.G2 Lime trees - 2 x Lime trees previously pollarded and within Peace Oak orchard area. Remove pollard regrowth and lower epicormic growth.

    Stables Cottage Queen Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HQ

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  9. Under consideration26/02027/HHD

    Erection of a single storey rear glazed extension with lantern rooflight, and associated works

    12 Rose Drive Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1GN

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  10. Under consideration26/02028/HHD

    Erection of a single storey rear link extension between the existing dwelling and outbuilding, together with the conversion and extension of the outbuilding to create additional living space, and associated works

    Eleftheria Hastings Hill Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NA

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  11. Under consideration26/02029/HHD

    Conversion of existing garage to create additional living space and erection of a replacement garage

    27 Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8HJ

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  12. Under consideration26/02030/FUL

    Alterations to shop front and associated works

    8 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6BB

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  13. Under consideration26/02031/LBC

    Internal and external alterations to replace shop front along with internal alterations to change ground floor layout

    8 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6BB

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  14. Under consideration26/02035/RES

    Approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the erection of 27 dwellings with associated landscaping, highways, drainage, public open space and ancillary infrastructure, and approval of details for conditions 6, 7, 9, 13 and 14, all pursuant to outline planning permission reference 23/00794/OUT (Appeal decision APP/D3125/W/23/3333133)

    Land South Of 1 New Yatt Road North Leigh Oxfordshire

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  15. Under consideration26/02036/HHD

    Erection of ancillary outbuilding to replace existing timber outbuilding, and associated works

    Barton House Bicester Road Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7DH

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  16. Under consideration26/02037/ADV

    Erection of new signage graphics to existing externally lit sign structure (retrospective)

    The Fire Sprite Pub And Grill Burford Road Minster Lovell Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0RZ

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  17. Under consideration26/02038/HHD

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension

    Lords Cottage 2A Queen Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HQ

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  18. Under consideration26/02039/CND

    Discharge of Condition 11 (drainage scheme) of Planning Permission 25/01504/FUL

    Avening Lower End Alvescot Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2QA

    Received 25 Aug 2026
  19. Under consideration26/02040/HHD

    Installation of 9 matte finish solar PV panels on the rear south facing elevation of the detached garage

    The Old Chapel Cotshill Gardens Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5UW

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  20. Decided26/02041/NMA

    Demolition of existing garages, erection of new garage block and computer recovery suite with two flats above (non-material amendment to allow Insertion of new doorway).

    1 Abbey Park Lodge Abbey Street Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4FN

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  21. Under consideration26/02042/LBC

    Internal alterations to install a toilet into first floor bedroom

    6 Station Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4BA

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  22. Awaiting decision26/02043/LBC

    Internal alterations to increase the scope of the interior wall insulation approved in Listed Building Consent 26/00638/LBC

    Asthall Manor Asthall Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4HW

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  23. Under consideration26/02044/ADV

    Erection of an internally illuminated fascia sign, an internally illuminated logo to the building cladding, an internally illuminated freestanding pylon sign, and a non-illuminated freestanding welcome sign (part retrospective)

    North Oxford Garage Ltd Main Road Long Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8LA

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  24. Under consideration26/02045/S73

    Variation of conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission 25/01756/HHD to allow increase in car port ridge height and addition of weatherboarding and vehicle access doors to allow partial enclosure of the car port (retrospective)

    Wagon Wheel Cottage Charlbury Road Spelsbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3LG

    Received 24 Aug 2026

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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.

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