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Carfax Ward planning approval rate

Carfax Ward ward in Oxford has a 95.6% approval rate based on 273 planning decisions. Oxford overall: 87.5%.

Last updated: September 2026

95.6%
ward approval rate
273
Decisions
261
Approved
12
Refused
87.5%
Oxford average

Carfax Ward is 8.0 percentage points above the Oxford average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How Carfax Ward compares

Carfax Ward ward (273 decided)
95.6%
Oxford overall (3,573 decided)
87.5%
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Recent decisions in Carfax Ward

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