Planning decisions in Oxfordshire County Council
How long Oxfordshire County Council takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 65 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
107 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 54); 107 from receipt
23%decided within eight weeks (UK 66%), 43% within thirteen
100%approved (UK 90%): 60 approved, 0 refused, 2 withdrawn
387 of 388UK rank for speed; 4 of 388 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge of conditions | 98 | 23% | 100% | 39 | 308 of 310 |
| Amendments * | 104 | 33% | 100% | 17 | 355 of 356 |
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 113 | 22% | 100% | 59 |
Decided in the last three weeks
- A linear site comprising a corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015 north of Clifton Hampden including part of the A4130 east of the A34 Milton Interchange, land between Didcot and the former Didcot A Power Station and the Great Western Mainline, land to the north of Didcot where it crosses a private railway sidings and the River Thames to the west of Appleford-on-Thames before joining the A415 west of Culham Station, land to the south of Culham Science Centre through to a connection with the B4015 north of Clifton HampdenDetails pursuant to Condition 6 (details of proposed lighting in the Clifton Hampden bypass section of the development (partial discharge))Approved23 Oct 2026
- A linear site comprising a corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015 north of Clifton Hampden including part of the A4130 east of the A34 Milton Interchange, land between Didcot and the former Didcot A Power Station and the Great Western Mainline, land to the north of Didcot where it crosses a private railway sidings and the River Thames to the west of Appleford-on-Thames before joining the A415 west of Culham Station, land to the south of Culham Science Centre through to a connection with the B4015 north of Clifton HampdenDetails pursuant to Condition No.22 (Updated Tree Survey within the Clifton Hampden bypass part of the development (partial discharge)) of:Approved13 Oct 2026
- A34 and A4183 Lodge Hill Interchange, north of AbingdonS73 application to continue the development permitted by R3.0148/22 (new grade separated dumbbell junction, an off-slip to allow northboundApproved13 Oct 2026
- A linear site comprising a corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015 north of Clifton Hampden including part of the A4130 east of the A34 Milton Interchange, land between Didcot and the former Didcot A Power Station and the Great Western Mainline, land to the north of Didcot where it crosses a private railway sidings and the River Thames to the west of Appleford-on-Thames before joining the A415 west of Culham Station, land to the south of Culham Science Centre through to a connection with the B4015 north of Clifton HampdenDetails pursuant to Condition 17 (Details of Sustainable Drainage Systems in the Didcot to Culham River Crossing Section of the developmentApproved9 Oct 2026
- 4640 Kingsgate Cascade Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2SUChange of use of unit from office Class E(c) use to a sui generis use as a Coroner’s Court and associated administrative accommodation withApproved7 Oct 2026
- Whitehill Quarry, Burford OX18 4EXDetails pursuant to Condition 6 (Tree and Hedgerow Protection) of planning permission no. (MW.0157/22)Approved6 Oct 2026
Built nightly from Oxfordshire County Council's planning register. Ranks are among the 388 published councils. See planning applications in Oxfordshire County Council, appeals, or get alerts for Oxfordshire County Council.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.