Written questions

Planning Permission

Commons · Question 11343 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Calum Miller

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what weight his Department gives to data from a single year when designating a local planning authority under section 62A; and what assessment he has made of year-on-year variati

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Jun 2026

The proportion of major planning applications determined by Cherwell District Council that were overturned on appeal was 12% in 2023-24 and 9% in 2024-25. Data for 2025-26 is not yet available. These figures are drawn from published statistics in Live Tab...