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

Witney South at 98.0% based on 196 decisions.

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

Freeland and Hanborough at 88.7% based on 195 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across West Oxfordshire?

There is a 9.3% gap between Witney South 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 9.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

6,435 real decisions·27 wards·Updated March 2026

All 27 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Witney South	196	192	4	98.0%
2	The Bartons	174	170	4	97.7%
3	Burford	301	292	9	97.0%
4	Witney East	126	122	4	96.8%
5	Witney West	160	154	6	96.2%
6	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	716	688	28	96.1%
7	Ascott and Shipton	206	198	8	96.1%
8	Witney North	122	117	5	95.9%
9	Alvescot and Filkins	317	303	14	95.6%
10	Charlbury and Finstock	337	322	15	95.5%
11	Carterton South	83	79	4	95.2%
12	Witney Central	139	132	7	95.0%
13	Stonesfield and Tackley	294	279	15	94.9%
14	Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	347	327	20	94.2%
15	Milton Under Wychwood	173	163	10	94.2%
16	Chadlington and Churchill	281	264	17	94.0%
17	Carterton North East	49	46	3	93.9%
18	Bampton and Clanfield	256	240	16	93.8%
19	North Leigh	123	115	8	93.5%
20	Carterton North West	103	96	7	93.2%
21	Chipping Norton	311	289	22	92.9%
22	Brize Norton and Shilton	205	190	15	92.7%
23	Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	329	303	26	92.1%
24	Woodstock and Bladon	362	332	30	91.7%
25	Eynsham and Cassington	348	317	31	91.1%
26	Ducklington	168	150	18	89.3%
27	Freeland and Hanborough	195	173	22	88.7%

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What the data tells us

A 9.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Witney South approves 98.0% of applications while Freeland and Hanborough approves just 88.7%. 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 6,435 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 →