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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3,005 approved · 179 refused · 130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under consideration26/02126/TCA
T1 Leylan Cypress - Fell to ground level
Laurel Mount 4 North Street Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BJ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02127/FUL
Erection of 2no. single storey modular buildings to provide teaching facilities, and associated works
Eynsham Medical Centre Conduit Lane Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4QB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02128/LBC
External alterations to include rebuilding of an unsafe brick chimney to a reduced height, repointing a chimney in lime mortar, and repointing the front elevation
27 Nethercote Road Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3AW
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02129/TCA
T1 - Overall crown reduction on Chinese Elm by 2m.
British Telecom Telephone Exchange Queens Lane Eynsham Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4HL
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02130/HHD
Alterations and extensions to farmhouse and barn to create additional living space to main dwelling including installation of additional dormer windows in West elevation and insertion of rooflights in East elevation.
Lower Farm Lower End Ramsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3AZ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02131/LBC
Internal and external alterations to include extensions to farmhouse and barn, to create additional living space to main dwelling. Changes to floor layouts and roof works including rebuilding of existing and installation of additional dormer windows in West elevation and insertion of rooflights in East elevation.
Lower Farm Lower End Ramsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3AZ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02133/HHD
Conversion of integral garage to form home office.
6 High House Close Clanfield Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2TD
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02134/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (to allow the removal of two existing rear bay windows and erection of single storey flat roof extension)
Upper End House Upper End Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6DP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02135/HHD
Removal of existing conservatories, erection of single and two storey rear extensions
2 Honeyham Close Brize Norton Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3PZ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02136/CND
Discharge of condition 10 (water network upgrades) of planning permission 23/00536/OUT
Land South Of Hit Or Miss Farm Banbury Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02137/FUL
Construction of a Vehicle Depot
Former Enstone Quarry Oxford Road Enstone Oxfordshire
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02139/LBC
Repair, maintenance and upgrade to HVAC services within existing retail bank
Barclays Bank 30 - 32 Market Square Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6BJ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02140/CND
Discharge of conditions 5 (bat box and bird nesting details), 6 (external window and door details), 8 (external paint colour) and 9 (roof slate details) of planning permission 26/00873/FUL.
Land And Garage South West Of Rosemary Lane Bampton Oxfordshire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02142/FUL
Conversion of existing annexe and stables into self-build dwelling, and associated works
Greenacres Churchill Road Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6TA
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02143/TCA
T1, T2, G1 - Conifers - crown lift conifer trees to 4m, cutting back from structures by 1-1.5m
17 - 19 North Street Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BH
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02144/HHD
Construction of new porch, alterations to existing fenestration, addition of rooflight and erection of new boundary fencing
Faraway Barn 7 Chillford Barns Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6FF
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02145/HHD
Erection of a detached garage, formation of a new domestic access, and associated works
Greenacres Churchill Road Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6TA
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02146/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness to ascertain commencement of development and therefore, confirm planning permission 26/00322/S73 relating to 24/01667/S73 (Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 22/02771/FUL to allow for amendments to the design) is extant
New Gardens Cottage Ledwell Road Great Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4AF
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02148/FUL
Erection of a stable building, and associated works.
Greenacres Churchill Road Kingham Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6TA
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02149/HHD
Works to replace and repair existing damaged Cotswold stone tiles to front and rear elevation roof slopes using like for like Cotswold stone tiles and replace rear extension slate roof tiles with Heritage cardinal slates.
Hackers Cottage Hackers Lane Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02150/LBC
Works to replace and repair existing damaged Cotswold stone tiles to front and rear elevation roof slopes using like for like Cotswold stone tiles and replace rear extension slate roof tiles with Heritage cardinal slates.
Hackers Cottage Hackers Lane Churchill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6NL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02151/FUL
Creation of multi-use games area.
Kitebrook Preparatory School Kitebrook House Little Compton Moreton-In-Marsh Oxfordshire GL56 0RP
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02152/TCA
T1 - Hawthorn - Trim to shape (reduce by 0.5 metres)
East View 194 The Hill Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4QY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Under consideration26/02153/HHD
Erection of a detached garage to replace existing prefabricated garage
11 Worcester Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5XX
Received 4 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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