Oxford City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Oxford City Council decided more than 2,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Oxford City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 August 2026 · Approved
Mansfield College Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TF · 25/03195/FUL
Figures for Oxford City Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 120plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Oxford City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: (a) The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area, including the Jerico Conservation Area. (b) The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of future occupants in respect…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.