Wolvercote Ward planning approval rate
Wolvercote Ward ward in Oxford has a 96.5% approval rate based on 254 planning decisions. Oxford overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
96.5%
ward approval rate
254
Decisions
245
Approved
9
Refused
91.5%
Oxford average
Wolvercote Ward sits slightly above the Oxford average, with a 5.0 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Wolvercote Ward compares
Wolvercote Ward ward
96.5%
Oxford overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Wolvercote Ward
Erection of a single storey rear extension and formation of a first floor roof t · Wed 04 May 2022
Erection of a first floor rear extension. · Thu 14 Apr 2022
Application to certify that the proposed hip-to-gable and formation of 1no. rear · Wed 30 Mar 2022
Application to certify that the proposed erection of a single storey rear extens · Fri 11 Mar 2022
Application to certify that the existing sub-division of dwelling to create 1 x · Wed 09 Mar 2022
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,477 decisions.