Summertown planning approval rate
Summertown ward in Oxford has a 96.0% approval rate based on 249 planning decisions. Oxford overall: 87.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
96.0%
ward approval rate
249
Decisions
239
Approved
10
Refused
87.5%
Oxford average
Summertown is 8.5 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
96.0%
Oxford overall
87.5%
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Recent decisions in Summertown
Repairs and replacement of boundary walls. · Mon 28 Sep 2026
Erection of a single storey outbuilding within the school grounds. · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Installation of an EV Charger within a utility enclosure to the side elevation. · Thu 17 Sep 2026
Display of 1no. double-sided internally illuminated digital advertising unit to · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Display of 2no. Internally illuminated double sided digital display screens. · Mon 14 Sep 2026
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