South East

Cherwell 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

47.1%

247th of 297

15.6 points slower than England

Granted

92.6%

142nd of 297

2.1 points higher than England

Extension of time

41.4%

222nd of 297

9.1 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

486

Cherwell decided 486 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 92.6%.

47.1% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (247th of 297 for speed).

A further 41.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 52.5% a year earlier.

Of 13 householder appeals decided in the same period, 46.2% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Cherwell 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	90.2%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	69.5%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	73.9%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	66.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	86.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	90.7%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	95.1%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	96.8%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	95.9%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	95.3%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	96.2%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	96.0%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	87.0%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	93.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	92.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	91.1%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	91.3%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	90.1%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	94.3%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	89.1%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	78.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	78.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	87.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	83.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	82.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	71.6%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	79.3%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	73.6%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	75.9%	10.9%	80.6%
2015 Q3	81.8%	9.4%	79.2%
2015 Q4	76.9%	16.1%	80.0%
2016 Q1	88.3%	9.7%	78.3%
2016 Q2	86.1%	11.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	90.0%	8.3%	77.7%
2016 Q4	85.5%	8.8%	78.0%
2017 Q1	85.6%	7.7%	77.3%
2017 Q2	86.8%	8.5%	78.5%
2017 Q3	88.0%	5.2%	76.1%
2017 Q4	77.8%	11.3%	77.1%
2018 Q1	83.5%	8.8%	73.7%
2018 Q2	80.8%	10.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	85.5%	11.0%	72.7%
2018 Q4	72.6%	24.2%	72.7%
2019 Q1	71.0%	24.4%	69.9%
2019 Q2	75.6%	18.9%	72.1%
2019 Q3	72.9%	18.2%	69.6%
2019 Q4	64.7%	26.3%	71.5%
2020 Q1	50.6%	31.3%	68.4%
2020 Q2	57.1%	27.0%	63.9%
2020 Q3	72.4%	18.9%	63.8%
2020 Q4	65.3%	18.0%	65.3%
2021 Q1	40.0%	31.5%	59.4%
2021 Q2	68.5%	20.7%	58.4%
2021 Q3	65.6%	28.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	62.1%	33.9%	53.0%
2022 Q1	59.4%	33.3%	51.6%
2022 Q2	49.4%	46.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	29.6%	63.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	32.8%	61.7%	54.1%
2023 Q1	40.6%	56.1%	53.5%
2023 Q2	38.0%	59.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	57.3%	34.8%	59.0%
2023 Q4	48.6%	35.0%	59.8%
2024 Q1	52.1%	33.7%	58.8%
2024 Q2	51.1%	41.1%	64.4%
2024 Q3	59.1%	31.6%	64.2%
2024 Q4	51.0%	43.4%	65.6%
2025 Q1	56.0%	36.7%	62.1%
2025 Q2	45.1%	42.2%	65.0%
2025 Q3	46.1%	45.4%	62.5%
2025 Q4	51.4%	34.2%	64.7%
2026 Q1	45.7%	45.7%	60.6%
2026 Q2	45.8%	39.0%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Cherwell against England

Cherwell
England

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

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Quarter	Cherwell	England
2008 Q1	89.7%	85.1%
2008 Q2	92.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	93.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	90.5%	85.3%
2009 Q1	92.6%	85.9%
2009 Q2	92.2%	86.8%
2009 Q3	95.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	96.1%	86.9%
2010 Q1	93.5%	87.0%
2010 Q2	94.0%	88.0%
2010 Q3	93.4%	87.7%
2010 Q4	95.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	89.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	94.7%	88.5%
2011 Q3	91.4%	88.3%
2011 Q4	93.7%	88.3%
2012 Q1	87.9%	88.2%
2012 Q2	90.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	92.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	96.8%	88.9%
2013 Q1	98.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	93.8%	90.6%
2013 Q3	96.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	94.3%	89.6%
2014 Q1	95.7%	89.8%
2014 Q2	96.7%	90.5%
2014 Q3	97.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	94.7%	89.2%
2015 Q1	96.6%	89.3%
2015 Q2	95.9%	90.2%
2015 Q3	89.5%	90.0%
2015 Q4	86.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	90.3%	90.0%
2016 Q2	88.0%	90.3%
2016 Q3	88.7%	90.2%
2016 Q4	88.1%	89.7%
2017 Q1	87.3%	89.9%
2017 Q2	88.5%	90.5%
2017 Q3	89.1%	90.0%
2017 Q4	93.3%	90.1%
2018 Q1	92.3%	90.5%
2018 Q2	96.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	96.0%	91.2%
2018 Q4	94.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	96.4%	90.3%
2019 Q2	94.5%	91.0%
2019 Q3	90.6%	90.6%
2019 Q4	92.3%	89.8%
2020 Q1	91.9%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.3%	90.2%
2020 Q3	91.8%	90.6%
2020 Q4	88.0%	90.3%
2021 Q1	92.0%	90.9%
2021 Q2	87.2%	91.2%
2021 Q3	87.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	90.2%	90.1%
2022 Q1	88.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	86.9%	90.4%
2022 Q3	86.4%	89.8%
2022 Q4	85.2%	89.4%
2023 Q1	87.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	87.7%	89.2%
2023 Q3	80.5%	88.6%
2023 Q4	83.6%	88.2%
2024 Q1	89.6%	88.2%
2024 Q2	85.8%	89.1%
2024 Q3	92.4%	89.4%
2024 Q4	95.8%	88.6%
2025 Q1	97.2%	89.3%
2025 Q2	94.8%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.1%	90.1%
2025 Q4	91.9%	90.1%
2026 Q1	89.5%	90.6%
2026 Q2	91.5%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks47.1%
8 to 13 weeks8.2%
13 to 26 weeks2.3%
Over 26 weeks1.0%
Extension of time agreed41.4%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	229
8 to 13 weeks	40
13 to 26 weeks	11
Over 26 weeks	5
Extension of time agreed	201

Appeals

Decided: 13
Allowed: 46.2%
Median wait: 12 weeks

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

Local constraints

Cherwell has published 60 conservation areas.
Cherwell has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

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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