Summertown planning approval rate
Summertown ward in Oxford has a 98.0% approval rate based on 150 planning decisions. Oxford overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
98.0%
ward approval rate
150
Decisions
147
Approved
3
Refused
91.5%
Oxford average
Summertown is 6.5 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 Summertown compares
Summertown ward
98.0%
Oxford overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Summertown
Erection of a single storey rear extension. · Wed 04 May 2022
Erection of single storey rear extension. Removal of 1no. rooflight, insertion o · Fri 22 Apr 2022
Erection of a single storey rear extension. · Wed 30 Mar 2022
Enlargement of existing rear dormer and insertion of 1no rooflight to south elev · Wed 30 Mar 2022
Erection of first floor side extension. · Thu 24 Mar 2022
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,477 decisions.
Other wards in Oxford
Holywell Ward (98.9%)
Headington Ward (89.1%)
Carfax Ward (95.6%)
Headington Hill And Northway Ward (88.2%)
Wolvercote Ward (96.5%)
Marston Ward (87.1%)
North Ward (98.4%)
Quarry And Risinghurst Ward (90.0%)
Cowley Ward (85.9%)
Jericho And Osney Ward (91.3%)
St Margarets Ward (97.0%)
St Clement's Ward (89.4%)