Development Control contact details

Before contacting any of the following officers it is important to check that the Duty Officer cannot deal with your enquiry. If you have submitted a planning application a case officer would have been allocated to deal with your application. Their name and telephone number can be found on the correspondence from the Planning Services.

If the Duty Officer is unable to deal with your enquiry and you have not submitted a planning application, but would like some specific pre-application advice, please complete and submit the planning enquiry form.

Should you require advice on the need for planning permission, see also Do I need planning permission?

Planning Area Teams

Uplands Team
Jon Westerman - Area Planning Manager - 01993 861693

Dawn Brodie - Planning Officer - 01993 861655

Carla Miskin - Planning Assistant - 01993 861697

Lowlands Team
Phil Shaw - Area Planning Manager - 01993 861687

Miranda Clark - Planning Officer - 01993 861660

Rupert Lloyd - Planning Assistant - 01993 861657

Dan Metcalfe - Planning Assistant - 01993 861690

Peter Pearson - Planning Technician - 01993 861681

Planning Administration

Contact the Administration Team on 01993 861420 if you require a planning application form, or copies of letters or reports. Alternatively you can download planning applications forms and guidance notes from the section on making a planning application.

Enforcement Team

The Enforcement Team investigate whether development has taken place without planning permission, or has not been completed in accordance with conditions attached to a planning permission. Should you have concerns about development please complete and submit the planning enforcement enquiry form and the matter will be investigated.

Kim Smith - Enforcement and Appeals Manager - 01993 861653

Ron Spurs - Enforcement (Investigative) Officer - 01993 861674

Katie Hubbard - Enforcement (Compliance) Officer - 01993 861658

Other key contacts

Appeals - 01993 861653

If you are unclear as to who the most appropriate person you should contact please complete our online contact form and let us forward your message to the most relevant person for you.

Development Team
As part of our commitment to providing the best possible service for applicants we implement the development team approach in appropriate cases. The composition of the team varies depending upon the type of proposal and its location. The core of any team will be the relevant West Oxfordshire staff, including Building Control, but appropriate staff from other agencies may be invited to participate when considered necessary. The initial contacts are the Area Planning Managers who will discuss your requirement with you.

Planning Services
West Oxfordshire District Council
Elmfield
Witney
OX28 1PB

Telephone 01993 861420
Fax 01993 861451

Planning Reception Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm