Which ward in West Oxfordshire has the highest planning approval rate?

The Bartons at 98.1% based on 210 decisions.

Which ward in West Oxfordshire has the lowest planning approval rate?

Freeland and Hanborough at 89.7% based on 214 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across West Oxfordshire?

There is a 8.4% gap between The Bartons and Freeland and Hanborough. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in West Oxfordshire

Planning outcomes in West Oxfordshire are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 8.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,254 real decisions·27 wards·Updated June 2026

All 27 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	The Bartons	210	206	4	98.1%
2	Witney South	218	213	5	97.7%
3	Burford	331	322	9	97.3%
4	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	809	778	31	96.2%
5	Ascott and Shipton	236	227	9	96.2%
6	Alvescot and Filkins	362	348	14	96.1%
7	Charlbury and Finstock	376	361	15	96.0%
8	Witney East	138	132	6	95.7%
9	Witney West	180	172	8	95.6%
10	Carterton South	90	86	4	95.6%
11	Stonesfield and Tackley	336	321	15	95.5%
12	Witney North	130	124	6	95.4%
13	Milton Under Wychwood	194	184	10	94.8%
14	Chadlington and Churchill	316	299	17	94.6%
15	Carterton North East	54	51	3	94.4%
16	Bampton and Clanfield	281	265	16	94.3%
17	Chipping Norton	353	331	22	93.8%
18	Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	400	375	25	93.8%
19	Witney Central	158	148	10	93.7%
20	Carterton North West	110	103	7	93.6%
21	North Leigh	139	130	9	93.5%
22	Brize Norton and Shilton	235	219	16	93.2%
23	Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	374	344	30	92.0%
24	Woodstock and Bladon	411	378	33	92.0%
25	Eynsham and Cassington	403	370	33	91.8%
26	Ducklington	182	164	18	90.1%
27	Freeland and Hanborough	214	192	22	89.7%

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What the data tells us

A 8.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. The Bartons approves 98.1% of applications while Freeland and Hanborough approves just 89.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 7,254 planning decisions in West Oxfordshire, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from West Oxfordshire Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →