Cherwell planning appeals
Cherwell is among the ten per cent of English councils most often overturned on appeal. Inspectors allowed 44% of the planning appeals decided against it, against 31% across England.
That ranks Cherwell 19 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
A refusal here is overturned more often than in most of England, so a developer refused by Cherwell has better than average odds on appeal. That is an argument for making your objection rest on the adopted local plan rather than on amenity alone, because policy conflict is what survives an inspector reading the file.
Householder appeals
10 householder appeals were decided against Cherwell, with 40% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of South East
Across South East, inspectors allowed 31% of planning appeals on average. Cherwell is a shire district.
Other councils in South East
- Tonbridge and Malling55% (12/22)
- Portsmouth52% (12/23)
- Tandridge52% (24/46)
- Dartford50% (13/26)
- Maidstone47% (33/70)
- Hart44% (11/25)
- Mid Sussex43% (16/37)
- West Berkshire43% (16/37)
Objecting to an application in Cherwell?
Enter the planning reference and we will check the designations on the site, the adopted local plan and the applicant's own documents, then tell you which grounds you actually have. That part is free.
Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.