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Oxford planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

42.2%

261st of 297

20.5 points slower than England

Granted

89.3%

206th of 297

1.2 points lower than England

Extension of time

54.2%

269th of 297

21.9 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

524

Oxford decided 524 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 89.3%.

42.2% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (261st of 297 for speed).

A further 54.2% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 54.6% a year earlier.

Of 14 householder appeals decided in the same period, 28.6% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Oxford against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	92.4%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	92.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	93.1%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	96.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	96.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	97.3%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	96.9%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	93.8%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	93.3%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	90.5%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	93.3%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	92.5%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	87.7%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	87.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	86.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	88.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	88.1%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	88.6%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	87.4%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	89.0%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	91.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	86.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	80.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	88.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	90.1%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	89.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	70.4%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	73.9%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	78.5%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	55.6%	11.7%	80.6%
2015 Q3	70.7%	20.4%	79.2%
2015 Q4	74.0%	12.3%	80.0%
2016 Q1	37.5%	25.8%	78.3%
2016 Q2	43.8%	18.2%	79.8%
2016 Q3	53.3%	12.7%	77.7%
2016 Q4	71.8%	16.4%	78.0%
2017 Q1	76.2%	19.5%	77.3%
2017 Q2	79.6%	14.2%	78.5%
2017 Q3	86.5%	11.2%	76.1%
2017 Q4	87.8%	10.8%	77.1%
2018 Q1	84.9%	12.5%	73.7%
2018 Q2	71.4%	18.8%	74.0%
2018 Q3	71.7%	25.0%	72.7%
2018 Q4	74.5%	24.2%	72.7%
2019 Q1	80.9%	14.5%	69.9%
2019 Q2	72.5%	20.2%	72.1%
2019 Q3	76.7%	20.5%	69.6%
2019 Q4	64.2%	28.3%	71.5%
2020 Q1	69.3%	26.0%	68.4%
2020 Q2	73.1%	23.9%	63.9%
2020 Q3	63.2%	30.7%	63.8%
2020 Q4	59.0%	34.6%	65.3%
2021 Q1	60.8%	33.3%	59.4%
2021 Q2	66.3%	28.6%	58.4%
2021 Q3	54.1%	44.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	56.8%	40.8%	53.0%
2022 Q1	46.7%	49.3%	51.6%
2022 Q2	47.3%	47.3%	56.0%
2022 Q3	47.9%	44.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	48.6%	43.7%	54.1%
2023 Q1	45.8%	49.2%	53.5%
2023 Q2	50.3%	38.8%	58.5%
2023 Q3	55.0%	40.0%	59.0%
2023 Q4	58.6%	37.5%	59.8%
2024 Q1	62.5%	32.1%	58.8%
2024 Q2	70.8%	26.9%	64.4%
2024 Q3	63.2%	31.6%	64.2%
2024 Q4	51.2%	43.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	53.6%	44.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	47.8%	47.8%	65.0%
2025 Q3	36.2%	60.1%	62.5%
2025 Q4	48.3%	49.0%	64.7%
2026 Q1	37.7%	60.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	45.3%	48.9%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Oxford against England

Oxford
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Oxford	England
2008 Q1	83.4%	85.1%
2008 Q2	87.1%	86.1%
2008 Q3	77.5%	86.3%
2008 Q4	80.6%	85.3%
2009 Q1	85.7%	85.9%
2009 Q2	89.1%	86.8%
2009 Q3	92.0%	87.4%
2009 Q4	86.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	86.7%	87.0%
2010 Q2	86.0%	88.0%
2010 Q3	89.5%	87.7%
2010 Q4	89.4%	87.5%
2011 Q1	89.7%	87.9%
2011 Q2	86.8%	88.5%
2011 Q3	91.0%	88.3%
2011 Q4	86.3%	88.3%
2012 Q1	88.1%	88.2%
2012 Q2	88.1%	89.2%
2012 Q3	81.6%	89.0%
2012 Q4	87.8%	88.9%
2013 Q1	89.0%	89.8%
2013 Q2	89.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.0%	90.3%
2013 Q4	83.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	95.4%	89.8%
2014 Q2	86.3%	90.5%
2014 Q3	92.5%	90.0%
2014 Q4	89.8%	89.2%
2015 Q1	89.3%	89.3%
2015 Q2	91.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	89.2%	90.0%
2015 Q4	86.3%	89.2%
2016 Q1	87.5%	90.0%
2016 Q2	89.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	86.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	88.7%	89.7%
2017 Q1	89.0%	89.9%
2017 Q2	90.7%	90.5%
2017 Q3	89.4%	90.0%
2017 Q4	92.6%	90.1%
2018 Q1	90.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	88.3%	91.0%
2018 Q3	91.8%	91.2%
2018 Q4	84.2%	90.5%
2019 Q1	91.6%	90.3%
2019 Q2	88.8%	91.0%
2019 Q3	91.5%	90.6%
2019 Q4	94.2%	89.8%
2020 Q1	86.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	90.3%	90.2%
2020 Q3	91.2%	90.6%
2020 Q4	90.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	90.8%	90.9%
2021 Q2	88.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	92.4%	91.0%
2021 Q4	96.0%	90.1%
2022 Q1	94.0%	90.0%
2022 Q2	85.6%	90.4%
2022 Q3	96.4%	89.8%
2022 Q4	88.0%	89.4%
2023 Q1	87.3%	89.3%
2023 Q2	81.0%	89.2%
2023 Q3	80.7%	88.6%
2023 Q4	85.9%	88.2%
2024 Q1	84.8%	88.2%
2024 Q2	85.4%	89.1%
2024 Q3	81.3%	89.4%
2024 Q4	87.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	80.0%	89.3%
2025 Q2	83.5%	90.4%
2025 Q3	89.1%	90.1%
2025 Q4	91.6%	90.1%
2026 Q1	92.5%	90.6%
2026 Q2	84.7%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks42.2%
8 to 13 weeks2.5%
13 to 26 weeks1.0%
Over 26 weeks0.2%
Extension of time agreed54.2%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	221
8 to 13 weeks	13
13 to 26 weeks	5
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	284

Appeals

Decided: 14
Allowed: 28.6%
Median wait: 11 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Oxford has published 18 conservation areas.
Oxford has published 4 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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