West Oxfordshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council, updated daily. West Oxfordshire District Council received 463 planning applications in the last 90 days, 22 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in West Oxfordshire
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The Blake Church Of England Primary School Cogges Hill Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3FR
Single-storey school extension, Witney, 2,056 sqm. Adds a single-storey extension to The Blake Church of England Primary School at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages open first, with glazing and drainage for classroom fit-out to follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
April Cottage Ducklington Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4TJ
Two-flat conversion of former residential institution, Witney, full application. Converts April Cottage into two one-bed flats with shared care, a Regulation 3 scheme. Fit-out, partitioning and M&E packages suit local contractors, with bathrooms and kitchens to renew.
Fit-outM&E
Lime Tree House Asthall Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4HW
Listed building refurbishment, Asthall, West Oxfordshire. Re-roofing, new internal opening, stone flooring and underfloor heating sit alongside a new screen and external shutters, under listed building consent. Heritage roofing, conservation joinery and underfloor heating installers are the…
Roof repairJoineryM&E
5 Chipping Norton Road Chadlington Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3NR
Two-storey extension and dwelling subdivision, Chadlington, West Oxfordshire. Extends an existing house and splits it to create one additional self-build home, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and joinery lead the extension, with drainage and M&E for the new dwelling's separate…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land North Of Hook Norton Road Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire
Agricultural barn replacement, Swerford, Oxfordshire, at full application stage. Demolishes an existing barn and erects a replacement in a revised position, with associated works. Demolition contractors, portal frame steel and farm cladding suppliers are the trades to target.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
1 The Long Barn Oxford Road Old Chalford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5QR
Listed barn fitness studio fit-out, Chipping Norton, part retrospective. Internal alterations adding changing cubicles, flooring, panelling and fibre to a listed barn, under listed building consent. Flooring, cubicle joinery and panelling packages suit local fit-out subcontractors, with window…
Fit-outJoineryGlazing
Cogges Church Centre Church Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3LA
Listed church centre repair and rooflight replacement, Witney. Restores a dormer and replaces rooflights through internal and external alterations, at listed building consent stage. Heritage roofing, conservation glazing and traditional joinery specialists are the trades to target for this…
Roof repairGlazingJoinery
Cogges Church Centre Church Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3LA
Church centre dormer and rooflight repair, Witney. Restores an existing dormer window and replaces rooflights on a community building at Cogges, at full application stage. Roof repair, leadwork and rooflight glazing packages suit heritage roofers and specialist glaziers, with joinery for the dormer…
Roof repairJoineryGlazing
Florence Corner Fishers Lane Charlbury Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3RX
Two-storey side extension scheme, Charlbury, full application stage. Adds a full-height side wing to an existing house, with associated works not itemised in the description. Brickwork, roof structure and foundation groundworks are the packages to target, with glazing and joinery to follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Woodside Sturt Wood East End North Leigh Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6PZ
Loft conversion, porch and detached garage, North Leigh, Witney. Creates an annexe bedroom and bathroom in the roofspace, plus a new porch and garage, at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, drainage for the new bathroom and groundworks for the garage base are open to local subcontractors.
RoofingJoineryBrickwork
Hunters Lodge High Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6DG
Listed building consent for alterations and garden room replacement, Shipton-under-Wychwood. Internal and external works to a listed house, including demolition and rebuild of a rear garden room. Conservation joinery, traditional brickwork, roofing and glazing suit specialist heritage…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
High Walls Burford Road Brize Norton Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3NS
Outbuilding conversion to annex and double garage, Brize Norton. Demolishes existing outbuildings, converts one to ancillary annex accommodation and adds a new double garage at full householder stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead, with joinery, glazing and M&E fit-out for the annex.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
14 Calais Dene Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2NR
Single-storey rear extension, Bampton, Oxfordshire. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at full householder application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit local builders, with bifold or patio glazing for the rear openings.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
7 Washington Terrace Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BD
Single-storey rear extension and replacement porch, Middle Barton, West Oxfordshire. Adds ground-floor living space and rebuilds the entrance at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local builders, with steel likely over any new opening.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
3 Parker Close Brize Norton Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1NH
Loft conversion with five rooflights, Brize Norton householder scheme. Converts an existing house roofspace into habitable space, at full householder stage. Roof structure, rooflight glazing and staircase joinery are the packages for local roofers and joiners.
RoofingGlazingJoinery
Planning appeals in West Oxfordshire District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so West Oxfordshire District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
West Oxfordshire District Council, raw rate
25.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
4 percentage points below expected. West Oxfordshire District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
492 appeals counted, 460 judged either way (117 allowed, 343 dismissed), 32 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 25.5% | 28.8% | 334 | 329 | 84 |
| Householder (HAS) | 29.3% | 35.6% | 85 | 82 | 24 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 34 | 18 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 13.3% | 25% | 20 | 15 | 2 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 44.4% | 36.9% | 9 | 9 | 4 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in West Oxfordshire District Council
West Oxfordshire District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in West Oxfordshire District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent79 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
West Oxfordshire District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder96% (588 decided)
- other92% (155 decided)
- residential83% (94 decided)
- commercial98% (45 decided)
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