Change of Use (Residential) approval rate in Oxford
Oxford approved 82.6% of change of use (residential) applications, based on 374 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
82.6%
change of use (residential) approval rate
374
Change of Use (Residential) decisions
309
Approved
65
Refused
87.5%
Oxford overall
Change of Use (Residential) applications are refused more often than the Oxford average (87.5%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How change of use (residential) compares in Oxford
Change of Use (Residential)
82.6%
Oxford all applications
87.5%
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88.4%
85.1%
90.0%
85.3%
89.5%
87.9%
78.2%
83.1%
91.3%
84.2%
87.8%
89.6%
98.1%
87.1%
81.8%
64.9%