Depot Station Road Blackthorn Oxfordshire OX25 1TA
Case Officer Assigned
26/01074/NMA
Description
Minor changes including access to dwelling moved from circulation entrance drive to front lean-to extension for safety reasons, along with additional obscured egress window to side (sw) elevation. This was required for Part B (Fire Escape) under the Building Regulations. (proposed as non-material amendments to 23/00317/MA56)
4/10
Planning Authority Score
#194 of 282
Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #238 out of 282. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
Cherwell decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #55 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #70 of 282
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #238 of 282
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #203 of 282
79%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,082
Total decisions
73 refused in 2025