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Cherwell

South East · E07000177 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,022
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
9.0%
higher than 33% of authorities
Majors in time
90.9%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
68.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
80.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.8%
104 allowed of 255 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.3%

Official statistics — is development moving through the system?

MHCLG quarterly planning returns (PS1/PS2), last 4 quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, and the government's latest Housing Delivery Test. These are the authority's own statutory returns, not our scrape.

Applications received
1,113
in the window
Applications decided
1,022
in the window
Approval rate
91.0%
930 granted, 92 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 62 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
75.2%
rank 277 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 148 of 164 district councils · peer median 91.9%

Peer ranks compare only district councils with more than 50 decisions in the window, the same floor as the national rank. A rank among peers is the fairer read: types of authority carry very different caseloads.

Performance by development type
TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time
Major4484.1%90.9%
Minor26084.2%68.9%
Other71893.9%—
of which householder48692.6%80.4%
"In time" = within the statutory period or an agreed extension, excluding prior approvals. "Other" covers everything that is neither major nor minor; householder figures are measured against the 8-week period.
Applications through the system
Last 8 quarters held
01673332024 Q3: 299 received2024 Q3: 333 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 269 received2024 Q4: 296 decided2025 Q1: 311 received2025 Q1: 225 decided2025 Q2: 332 received2025 Q2: 320 decided2025 Q3: 285 received2025 Q3: 309 decided2025 Q4: 267 received2025 Q4: 228 decided2026 Q1: 270 received2026 Q1: 234 decided2026 Q2: 291 received2026 Q2: 251 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
134%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

Where these figures come from. Each dataset below is the publisher's own file, loaded unchanged; rows are matched to this authority by its ONS code (E07000177). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLG2022/23 to 2024/2518 Aug 2026Measurement
Open Government Licence v3.0. The MHCLG tables are reloaded every Sunday; the loaded date is the last successful run.

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q2 251 224 27 10.8% 100.0% 56.0% 291
2026 Q1 234 204 30 12.8% 100.0% 62.5% 270
2025 Q4 228 209 19 8.3% 50.0% 79.2% 267
2025 Q3 309 293 16 5.2% 100.0% 76.7% 285
2025 Q2 320 295 25 7.8% 75.0% 71.9% 332
2025 Q1 225 212 13 5.8% 100.0% 76.7% 311
2024 Q4 296 279 17 5.7% 100.0% 88.9% 269
2024 Q3 333 291 42 12.6% 100.0% 80.6% 299
2024 Q2 388 330 58 14.9% 100.0% 83.0% 355
2024 Q1 341 297 44 12.9% 100.0% 64.8% 370
2023 Q4 378 316 62 16.4% 83.3% 77.6% 381
2023 Q3 358 289 69 19.3% 66.7% 73.2% 389
2023 Q2 335 290 45 13.4% 80.0% 68.6% 376
2023 Q1 339 295 44 13.0% 100.0% 83.3% 397
2022 Q4 345 302 43 12.5% 100.0% 93.5% 352
2022 Q3 371 315 56 15.1% 100.0% 91.9% 412
2022 Q2 451 393 58 12.9% 100.0% 94.8% 447
2022 Q1 371 324 47 12.7% 100.0% 83.3% 402
2021 Q4 408 370 38 9.3% 85.7% 96.9% 466
2021 Q3 487 438 49 10.1% 100.0% 85.7% 457
2021 Q2 490 416 74 15.1% 100.0% 88.4% 529
2021 Q1 365 330 35 9.6% 100.0% 63.9% 555
2020 Q4 323 277 46 14.2% 75.0% 52.4% 435
2020 Q3 357 318 39 10.9% 50.0% 65.5% 381
2020 Q2 348 314 34 9.8% 87.5% 89.8% 361
2020 Q1 354 323 31 8.8% 100.0% 77.8% 431
2019 Q4 349 319 30 8.6% 100.0% 79.0% 378
2019 Q3 382 349 33 8.6% 57.1% 79.6% 458
2019 Q2 386 351 35 9.1% 100.0% 83.6% 424
2019 Q1 366 343 23 6.3% 66.7% 92.5% 407
2018 Q4 375 338 37 9.9% 50.0% 88.0% 427
2018 Q3 428 401 27 6.3% 81.3% 79.0% 424
2018 Q2 428 397 31 7.2% 100.0% 80.8% 463
2018 Q1 364 321 43 11.8% 75.0% 85.4% 443
2017 Q4 415 374 41 9.9% 33.3% 90.5% 412
2017 Q3 448 393 55 12.3% 85.7% 94.1% 456
2017 Q2 502 443 59 11.8% 75.0% 89.2% 520
2017 Q1 397 343 54 13.6% 87.5% 85.2% 520
2016 Q4 436 376 60 13.8% 100.0% 87.1% 475
2016 Q3 452 393 59 13.1% 100.0% 92.0% 518
2016 Q2 417 360 57 13.7% 60.0% 93.8% 510
2016 Q1 401 351 50 12.5% 90.0% 89.3% 436
2015 Q4 449 376 73 16.3% 100.0% 89.8% 475
2015 Q3 406 361 45 11.1% 83.3% 74.7% 434
2015 Q2 431 400 31 7.2% 77.8% 62.6% 501
2015 Q1 372 347 25 6.7% 81.8% 45.6% 470
2014 Q4 394 366 28 7.1% 83.3% 65.0% 392
2014 Q3 402 383 19 4.7% 100.0% 63.3% 465
2014 Q2 418 388 30 7.2% 85.0% 55.2% 449
2014 Q1 314 268 26 8.3% 100.0% 62.7% 444
2013 Q4 396 336 32 8.1% 90.9% 71.3% 390
2013 Q3 447 394 34 7.6% 81.8% 58.8% 455
2013 Q2 379 318 33 8.7% 68.8% 52.3% 442
2013 Q1 340 305 22 6.5% 25.0% 74.0% 413
2012 Q4 397 353 26 6.5% 25.0% 77.6% 410
2012 Q3 394 352 30 7.6% 16.7% 80.2% 396
2012 Q2 375 329 34 9.1% 50.0% 82.0% 455
2012 Q1 378 316 42 11.1% 45.5% 67.3% 388
2011 Q4 394 350 29 7.4% 18.2% 75.0% 403
2011 Q3 422 376 29 6.9% 25.0% 75.9% 419
2011 Q2 483 431 32 6.6% 10.0% 84.2% 459
2011 Q1 343 294 38 11.1% 18.2% 81.7% 488
2010 Q4 353 317 23 6.5% 62.5% 89.1% 358
2010 Q3 423 369 38 9.0% 27.3% 89.8% 424
2010 Q2 464 420 33 7.1% 63.6% 93.7% 459
2010 Q1 362 319 29 8.0% 37.5% 90.1% 485
2009 Q4 369 334 23 6.2% 83.3% 91.4% 397
2009 Q3 388 344 32 8.2% 40.0% 85.7% 404
2009 Q2 393 347 40 10.2% 20.0% 78.8% 412
2009 Q1 315 273 34 10.8% 87.5% 73.3% 407
2008 Q4 401 339 49 12.2% 87.5% 55.0% 373
2008 Q3 479 409 58 12.1% 66.7% 64.7% 449
2008 Q2 550 432 72 13.1% 85.7% 55.9% 607
2008 Q1 404 338 45 11.1% 80.0% 80.4% 581
2007 Q4 534 444 73 13.7% 100.0% 84.2% 588
2007 Q3 518 433 60 11.6% 100.0% 83.0% 568
2007 Q2 495 443 36 7.3% 84.6% 84.3% 567
2007 Q1 413 340 60 14.5% 90.0% 87.4% 557
2006 Q4 471 407 47 10.0% 63.6% 85.6% 489
2006 Q3 476 390 62 13.0% 81.8% 90.8% 521
2006 Q2 565 493 55 9.7% 85.7% 84.0% 538
2006 Q1 450 384 48 10.7% 13.6% 70.7% 580
2005 Q4 481 407 56 11.6% 33.3% 67.7% 458
2005 Q3 522 444 49 9.4% 25.0% 57.7% 532
2005 Q2 496 436 43 8.7% 20.0% 64.1% 602
2005 Q1 496 423 51 10.3% 58.3% 61.7% 541
2004 Q4 516 434 62 12.0% 35.7% 57.0% 576
2004 Q3 563 478 40 7.1% 54.5% 62.4% 626
2004 Q2 605 514 57 9.4% 33.3% 57.9% 612
2004 Q1 474 396 32 6.8% 75.0% 67.4% 644
2003 Q4 491 395 54 11.0% 57.1% 65.8% 539
2003 Q3 555 448 54 9.7% 40.0% 72.6% 576
2003 Q2 568 428 58 10.2% 63.6% 55.8% 596
2003 Q1 514 394 65 12.6% 20.0% 48.5% 586
2002 Q4 547 441 48 8.8% 25.0% 52.0% 538
2002 Q3 524 401 61 11.6% 28.6% 46.8% 606
2002 Q2 554 445 57 10.3% 66.7% 47.1% 582
2002 Q1 444 350 46 10.4% 25.0% 55.7% 625
2001 Q4 524 421 58 11.1% 37.5% 56.9% 497
2001 Q3 574 468 55 9.6% 47.1% 64.6% 566
2001 Q2 549 431 60 10.9% 45.5% 46.2% 578
2001 Q1 397 334 37 9.3% 33.3% 38.3% 425
2000 Q4 542 456 64 11.8% 31.3% 51.2% 446
2000 Q3 587 497 66 11.2% 46.2% 44.3% 625
2000 Q2 525 449 50 9.5% 36.4% 37.8% 572
2000 Q1 444 362 63 14.2% 53.8% 53.1% 574
1999 Q4 416 325 74 17.8% 16.7% 54.1% 467
1999 Q3 516 412 71 13.8% 46.2% 48.3% 488
1999 Q2 514 418 73 14.2% 58.3% 51.2% 542
1999 Q1 421 320 76 18.1% 55.6% 45.2% 515
1998 Q4 430 328 72 16.7% 43.8% 42.9% 440
1998 Q3 455 380 63 13.8% 44.4% 52.8% 576
1998 Q2 441 375 61 13.8% 25.0% 42.1% 545
1998 Q1 389 329 48 12.3% 25.0% 50.4% 564
1997 Q4 446 377 58 13.0% 50.0% 57.4% 441
1997 Q3 485 393 77 15.9% 75.0% 60.9% 551
1997 Q2 520 435 85 16.3% 0.0% 64.1% 579
1997 Q1 384 333 51 13.3% 0.0% 55.6% 615
1996 Q4 446 329 104 23.3% 10.0% 69.9% 530
1996 Q3 483 401 70 14.5% 60.0% 54.5% 495
1996 Q2 444 366 72 16.2% 69.2% 58.6% 353
1996 Q1 366 301 65 17.8% 69.2% 56.7% —
1995 Q4 344 295 49 14.2% 60.0% 61.3% —
1995 Q3 431 342 89 20.6% 54.5% 68.3% —
1995 Q2 485 419 66 13.6% 46.7% 65.3% —
1995 Q1 347 287 60 17.3% 75.0% 69.2% —
1994 Q4 402 343 59 14.7% 72.7% 69.5% —
1994 Q3 484 409 75 15.5% 70.0% 67.1% —
1994 Q2 412 357 55 13.3% 69.2% 66.9% —
1994 Q1 352 302 50 14.2% 42.9% 66.7% —
1993 Q4 358 324 34 9.5% 100.0% 78.6% —
1993 Q3 422 373 49 11.6% 83.3% 69.5% —
1993 Q2 380 326 54 14.2% 75.0% 74.4% —
1993 Q1 332 283 49 14.8% 80.0% 62.5% —
1992 Q4 351 301 50 14.2% 53.8% 70.5% —
1992 Q3 418 362 56 13.4% 66.7% 61.4% —
1992 Q2 361 313 48 13.3% 61.5% 57.8% —
1992 Q1 369 317 52 14.1% 57.1% 52.2% —
1991 Q4 425 365 60 14.1% 69.2% 50.8% —
1991 Q3 391 253 138 35.3% 76.9% 42.5% —
1991 Q2 460 386 74 16.1% 63.6% 36.2% —
1991 Q1 296 234 62 20.9% 28.6% 49.1% —
1990 Q4 411 334 77 18.7% 40.0% 48.4% —
1990 Q3 473 396 77 16.3% 68.8% 53.3% —
1990 Q2 508 418 90 17.7% 54.5% 48.4% —
1990 Q1 453 379 74 16.3% 35.3% 54.0% —
1989 Q4 398 329 69 17.3% 41.2% 57.1% —
1989 Q3 594 478 116 19.5% 33.3% 51.7% —
1989 Q2 572 450 122 21.3% 43.5% 40.4% —
1989 Q1 507 383 124 24.5% 36.8% 45.0% —
1988 Q4 560 419 141 25.2% 76.0% 53.5% —
1988 Q3 633 532 101 16.0% 64.7% 58.4% —
1988 Q2 635 533 102 16.1% 68.2% 45.1% —
1988 Q1 481 398 83 17.3% 58.8% 37.8% —
1987 Q4 394 326 68 17.3% 52.9% 42.7% —
1987 Q3 253 201 52 20.6% 75.0% 47.4% —
1987 Q2 348 267 81 23.3% 68.4% 42.0% —
1987 Q1 299 237 62 20.7% 81.0% 43.1% —
1986 Q4 303 227 76 25.1% 92.9% 56.7% —
1986 Q3 288 236 52 18.1% 85.7% 37.8% —
1986 Q2 350 251 99 28.3% 40.0% 50.9% —
1986 Q1 191 162 29 15.2% 66.7% 64.9% —
1985 Q4 275 241 34 12.4% 87.5% 81.3% —
1985 Q3 307 264 43 14.0% 100.0% 66.0% —
1985 Q2 292 250 42 14.4% 83.3% 64.3% —
1985 Q1 226 189 37 16.4% 0.0% 65.8% —
1984 Q4 268 229 39 14.6% 71.4% 70.6% —
1984 Q3 319 256 63 19.7% 87.5% 64.9% —
1984 Q2 331 286 45 13.6% 100.0% 67.6% —
1984 Q1 196 169 27 13.8% 50.0% 61.3% —
1983 Q4 233 194 39 16.7% 50.0% 65.4% —
1983 Q3 290 237 53 18.3% 60.0% 58.3% —
1983 Q2 265 228 37 14.0% 100.0% 58.3% —
1983 Q1 222 187 35 15.8% 66.7% 69.2% —
1982 Q4 220 184 36 16.4% 100.0% 75.0% —
1982 Q3 222 181 41 18.5% 0.0% 72.1% —
1982 Q2 226 195 31 13.7% 85.7% 77.0% —
1982 Q1 201 179 22 10.9% 85.7% 68.1% —
1981 Q4 208 167 41 19.7% 57.1% 65.8% —
1981 Q3 275 227 48 17.5% 37.5% 44.0% —
1981 Q2 427 328 99 23.2% 82.4% 47.9% —
1981 Q1 262 219 43 16.4% 71.4% 71.9% —
1980 Q4 267 227 40 15.0% 75.0% 81.3% —
1980 Q3 328 273 55 16.8% 75.0% 73.7% —
1980 Q2 401 334 67 16.7% 80.0% 51.8% —
1980 Q1 282 250 32 11.3% 44.4% 60.4% —
1979 Q4 253 203 50 19.8% 81.3% 58.9% —
1979 Q3 334 268 66 19.8% 94.4% 73.2% —
1979 Q2 349 289 60 17.2% 83.3% 67.0% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. Speed figures exclude prior approvals and are measured against the statutory period or agreed extension. Appeal figures: our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, 2021–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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