Lye Valley Ward planning approval rate
Lye Valley Ward ward in Oxford has a 80.3% approval rate based on 183 planning decisions. Oxford overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
80.3%
ward approval rate
183
Decisions
147
Approved
36
Refused
91.5%
Oxford average
Lye Valley Ward is 11.2 percentage points below the Oxford average, placing it among the stricter wards in Oxford. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Lye Valley Ward compares
Lye Valley Ward ward
80.3%
Oxford overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Lye Valley Ward
Conversion of garage into habitable space. · Thu 21 Apr 2022
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extensio · Wed 13 Apr 2022
Application to certify that the proposed formation of 1no dormer to rear rooflso · Wed 13 Apr 2022
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 4 (No parking permits) and 5 (Bi · Mon 04 Apr 2022
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation · Thu 17 Mar 2022
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,477 decisions.
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