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

Witney South at 97.9% based on 236 decisions.

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

Freeland and Hanborough at 90.1% based on 233 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across West Oxfordshire?

There is a 7.8% 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 7.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

4,480 real decisions·27 wards·Updated September 2026

All 27 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Witney South	236	231	5	97.9%
2	The Bartons	228	223	5	97.8%
3	Burford	359	350	9	97.5%
4	Alvescot and Filkins	387	373	14	96.4%
5	Ascott and Shipton	266	256	10	96.2%
6	Witney East	146	140	6	95.9%
7	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	874	837	37	95.8%
8	Charlbury and Finstock	409	391	18	95.6%
9	Witney West	194	185	9	95.4%
10	Stonesfield and Tackley	364	347	17	95.3%
11	Milton Under Wychwood	202	192	10	95.0%
12	Carterton North East	59	56	3	94.9%
13	Carterton South	94	89	5	94.7%
14	Witney North	145	137	8	94.5%
15	Bampton and Clanfield	304	287	17	94.4%
16	Chadlington and Churchill	336	317	19	94.3%
17	Chipping Norton	372	350	22	94.1%
18	Carterton North West	117	110	7	94.0%
19	Witney Central	166	156	10	94.0%
20	Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	429	401	28	93.5%
21	North Leigh	149	139	10	93.3%
22	Brize Norton and Shilton	252	235	17	93.3%
23	Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	402	371	31	92.3%
24	Woodstock and Bladon	438	404	34	92.2%
25	Eynsham and Cassington	439	404	35	92.0%
26	Ducklington	196	178	18	90.8%
27	Freeland and Hanborough	233	210	23	90.1%

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What the data tells us

A 7.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Witney South approves 97.9% of applications while Freeland and Hanborough approves just 90.1%. 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 4,480 planning decisions in West Oxfordshire, January 2020 to September 2026. 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 →