Outbuilding approval rate in Oxford
Oxford approved 87.9% of outbuilding applications, based on 322 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
87.9%
outbuilding approval rate
322
Outbuilding decisions
283
Approved
39
Refused
87.5%
Oxford overall
Outbuilding applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Oxford average (87.5%).
How outbuilding compares in Oxford
Outbuilding
87.9%
Oxford all applications
87.5%
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Other project types in Oxford
88.4%
85.1%
90.0%
85.3%
89.5%
78.2%
83.1%
91.3%
84.2%
87.8%
89.6%
98.1%
87.1%
81.8%
64.9%