Holywell Ward planning approval rate
Holywell Ward ward in Oxford has a 98.9% approval rate based on 353 planning decisions. Oxford overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
98.9%
ward approval rate
353
Decisions
349
Approved
4
Refused
91.5%
Oxford average
Holywell Ward is 7.4 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 Holywell Ward compares
Holywell Ward ward
98.9%
Oxford overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Holywell Ward
Details submitted in compliance with condition 25 (Door & window alterations) of · Tue 19 Apr 2022
Fell 1no Lime tree as specified by Tree Frontiers Ltd in the Central conservatio · Thu 31 Mar 2022
Details submitted in compliance with condition 7 (Doors - further details) of li · Fri 18 Mar 2022
Repair works to Catte Street elevation, forming the front (or south) Quadrangle · Fri 04 Mar 2022
Details submitted in compliance with condition 15b (Windows - further details: s · Wed 02 Mar 2022
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,477 decisions.