Council Performance

Every English planning authority, 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1 (rolling 4 quarters). Source: MHCLG PS1/PS2 official statistics.

Authorities

307

with 50+ decisions

Decisions

298,014

in the period

Refusals

38,526

12.9% of decisions

Median refusal rate

11.6%

across authorities

Below a speed threshold

indicative designation risk

Authority	Decisions ▼	Refused	Refusal %	Majors in time	Minors in time	Householder in time	Delegated %	Appellant win %	Decisions overturned %	Risk
Cornwall South West	4,839	363	7.5%	78.4%	90.6%	97.3%	98.6%	33.1%	1.2%
North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber	4,714	506	10.7%	60.0%	78.7%	90.1%	98.5%	35.9%	1.2%
Westminster London	4,602	648	14.1%	50.0%	84.3%	79.1%	98.6%	35.5%	0.9%	speed
Buckinghamshire South East	4,446	690	15.5%	83.3%	62.3%	70.5%	98.9%	21.7%	0.0%	speed
Somerset South West	3,740	438	11.7%	76.5%	76.4%	95.7%	96.3%	37.7%	1.0%
Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber	3,681	613	16.7%	77.3%	89.1%	94.5%	97.0%	28.2%	1.4%
Wiltshire South West	3,659	256	7.0%	81.0%	89.1%	97.3%	98.7%	37.3%	1.1%
Birmingham West Midlands	3,472	619	17.8%	42.9%	29.8%	78.8%	98.2%	32.9%	1.2%	speed
Dorset South West	2,781	233	8.4%	100.0%	90.7%	97.1%	96.7%	28.6%	1.3%
Barnet London	2,541	625	24.6%	66.7%	95.4%	96.5%	98.0%	37.6%	3.5%
Cheshire East North West	2,513	321	12.8%	75.0%	64.9%	90.7%	94.3%	34.9%	1.8%	speed
Bradford Yorkshire and the Humber	2,322	323	13.9%	84.6%	75.9%	88.7%	98.4%	25.4%	0.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole South West	2,244	392	17.5%	61.1%	76.4%	89.9%	98.0%	28.5%	1.9%
Bromley London	2,164	500	23.1%	100.0%	73.7%	89.4%	97.7%	33.6%	3.1%
Bristol, City of South West	2,098	293	14.0%	81.8%	73.7%	92.6%	99.6%	35.7%	2.2%
Shropshire West Midlands	2,083	273	13.1%	80.0%	86.2%	94.9%	98.5%	29.3%	1.0%
Wandsworth London	2,062	206	10.0%	80.0%	83.4%	91.9%	95.1%	26.7%	1.0%
Northumberland North East	2,013	233	11.6%	80.8%	93.6%	95.4%	98.7%	25.0%	0.0%
Camden London	1,973	234	11.9%	50.0%	85.3%	86.5%	91.3%	28.1%	1.3%	speed
Ealing London	1,973	306	15.5%	100.0%	93.1%	96.9%	99.2%	29.6%	1.3%
East Suffolk East of England	1,965	158	8.0%	70.0%	74.0%	86.8%	96.5%	25.3%	0.7%
Brent London	1,963	431	22.0%	100.0%	95.6%	97.5%	98.6%	35.5%	2.7%
Kensington and Chelsea London	1,960	141	7.2%	100.0%	97.2%	97.1%	89.4%	42.2%	1.5%
Enfield London	1,939	433	22.3%	80.0%	73.1%	91.0%	98.7%	31.7%	2.3%
Manchester North West	1,924	242	12.6%	97.0%	94.5%	95.4%	97.7%	35.0%	1.4%
Richmond upon Thames London	1,888	358	19.0%	100.0%	97.0%	97.9%	99.4%	36.7%	2.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber	1,887	198	10.5%	98.4%	99.0%	99.6%	96.2%	24.5%	0.8%
West Northamptonshire East Midlands	1,832	179	9.8%	100.0%	52.9%	79.0%	94.8%	30.4%	0.9%	speed
Bath and North East Somerset South West	1,817	96	5.3%	50.0%	71.2%	85.1%	96.4%	27.2%	0.8%	speed
Lambeth London	1,784	396	22.2%	100.0%	92.1%	95.0%	98.3%	31.3%	1.9%
Kirklees Yorkshire and the Humber	1,779	151	8.5%	100.0%	78.2%	93.2%	98.5%	26.8%	1.1%
Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber	1,756	237	13.5%	80.0%	88.4%	92.6%	99.0%	30.8%	1.1%
Brighton and Hove South East	1,719	176	10.2%	100.0%	83.7%	95.8%	96.0%	31.5%	1.5%
Cheshire West and Chester North West	1,707	136	8.0%	100.0%	33.3%	90.0%	98.4%	34.3%	1.6%	speed
County Durham North East	1,706	113	6.6%	94.4%	84.0%	93.6%	96.5%	22.5%	0.6%
Hillingdon London	1,680	255	15.2%	100.0%	85.5%	95.1%	97.9%	35.8%	3.0%
Redbridge London	1,673	461	27.6%	100.0%	87.2%	95.5%	99.9%	29.9%	1.9%
South Downs National Park National Parks	1,639	126	7.7%	87.5%	70.1%	85.6%	97.2%	29.7%	1.0%
Southwark London	1,622	132	8.1%	66.7%	95.2%	97.0%	89.8%	25.8%	0.9%
Croydon London	1,590	403	25.3%	80.0%	85.2%	94.9%	97.9%	25.7%	2.7%
South Gloucestershire South West	1,585	245	15.5%	84.2%	77.8%	88.7%	97.5%	40.8%	1.9%
Windsor and Maidenhead South East	1,530	434	28.4%	88.9%	87.2%	94.1%	97.4%	27.4%	1.5%
South Oxfordshire South East	1,529	96	6.3%	100.0%	77.4%	96.4%	96.7%	37.0%	1.1%
South Cambridgeshire East of England	1,509	96	6.4%	84.6%	87.9%	94.3%	97.0%	31.6%	1.2%
Havering London	1,501	385	25.6%	66.7%	98.3%	97.1%	99.3%	33.0%	3.1%
Islington London	1,488	167	11.2%	—	91.6%	96.6%	94.1%	26.5%	1.7%
Liverpool North West	1,478	222	15.0%	54.5%	90.9%	92.8%	95.3%	41.9%	2.9%	speed
Haringey London	1,469	217	14.8%	100.0%	83.8%	91.7%	99.4%	31.1%	1.7%
Greenwich London	1,468	331	22.5%	100.0%	89.1%	94.2%	92.8%	37.0%	3.0%
Central Bedfordshire East of England	1,444	226	15.7%	95.8%	87.6%	98.8%	96.8%	27.0%	1.6%
Trafford North West	1,430	182	12.7%	100.0%	96.7%	94.6%	97.4%	26.9%	1.0%
St Albans East of England	1,411	184	13.0%	66.7%	74.5%	82.0%	98.6%	33.3%	1.5%
Herefordshire, County of West Midlands	1,406	96	6.8%	91.7%	60.5%	86.4%	98.6%	31.7%	0.9%	speed
Waltham Forest London	1,391	332	23.9%	80.0%	83.1%	87.9%	98.3%	28.6%	2.0%
Waverley South East	1,378	161	11.7%	85.7%	91.7%	97.3%	97.6%	33.5%	2.0%
Wealden South East	1,361	220	16.2%	95.0%	93.0%	98.4%	97.1%	30.8%	1.8%
Elmbridge South East	1,358	314	23.1%	100.0%	85.9%	91.1%	96.0%	37.2%	2.6%
Guildford South East	1,348	219	16.2%	0.0%	65.6%	78.8%	96.4%	36.1%	2.2%	speed
Harrow London	1,330	298	22.4%	100.0%	82.8%	94.4%	97.0%	36.1%	3.0%
Bexley London	1,324	133	10.0%	100.0%	94.7%	99.2%	97.1%	31.9%	1.7%
Hackney London	1,323	241	18.2%	50.0%	84.9%	89.2%	98.3%	43.5%	3.7%	speed
East Devon South West	1,321	157	11.9%	57.1%	62.4%	80.5%	89.9%	33.0%	1.4%	speed
Hammersmith and Fulham London	1,321	60	4.5%	—	87.3%	90.3%	98.3%	39.9%	2.0%
Horsham South East	1,319	111	8.4%	100.0%	90.6%	98.4%	93.9%	25.8%	1.4%
Stockport North West	1,318	64	4.9%	100.0%	83.3%	99.4%	93.2%	32.7%	0.6%
Epping Forest East of England	1,307	429	32.8%	80.0%	82.9%	95.3%	96.8%	35.3%	3.3%
Chelmsford East of England	1,304	168	12.9%	66.7%	80.2%	92.6%	98.8%	26.2%	1.2%
Lewisham London	1,303	207	15.9%	100.0%	94.2%	95.0%	97.1%	26.0%	1.5%
York Yorkshire and the Humber	1,278	224	17.5%	87.5%	73.0%	93.8%	97.6%	27.4%	1.1%
Stratford-on-Avon West Midlands	1,257	98	7.8%	80.0%	80.4%	93.5%	95.9%	33.4%	1.7%
Cotswold South West	1,252	138	11.0%	100.0%	84.2%	92.7%	98.3%	25.8%	0.7%
Uttlesford East of England	1,247	288	23.1%	100.0%	75.2%	94.2%	95.7%	30.4%	2.4%
King?s Lynn and West Norfolk East of England	1,216	131	10.8%	96.7%	92.3%	97.8%	94.7%	28.5%	1.1%
Westmorland and Furness North West	1,204	91	7.6%	92.3%	91.4%	90.5%	93.2%	29.1%	0.6%
Hounslow London	1,191	340	28.5%	100.0%	92.6%	97.3%	98.1%	41.6%	4.0%
East Hertfordshire East of England	1,184	223	18.8%	100.0%	84.4%	95.5%	99.2%	34.1%	2.6%
Tunbridge Wells South East	1,178	83	7.0%	100.0%	96.5%	98.9%	98.0%	30.8%	0.7%
Cumberland North West	1,169	49	4.2%	45.0%	60.1%	77.1%	97.3%	20.5%	0.2%	speed
Oxford South East	1,150	140	12.2%	100.0%	86.8%	93.0%	97.1%	30.1%	1.1%
Wokingham South East	1,142	64	5.6%	100.0%	97.5%	99.2%	89.8%	30.7%	1.1%
North Somerset South West	1,139	128	11.2%	80.0%	79.4%	90.0%	96.7%	25.3%	1.0%
Coventry West Midlands	1,131	186	16.4%	100.0%	98.6%	99.5%	97.9%	33.1%	1.8%
Dacorum East of England	1,130	132	11.7%	100.0%	80.6%	83.7%	95.8%	31.9%	1.5%
Sevenoaks South East	1,130	143	12.7%	100.0%	92.1%	95.1%	97.4%	32.4%	1.6%
West Oxfordshire South East	1,125	59	5.2%	87.5%	95.6%	98.1%	96.0%	26.4%	0.9%
Solihull West Midlands	1,118	71	6.4%	33.3%	73.0%	95.5%	96.1%	37.1%	1.2%	speed
Mid Sussex South East	1,115	93	8.3%	92.3%	97.7%	98.5%	95.2%	26.9%	1.0%
Kingston upon Thames London	1,112	274	24.6%	66.7%	78.0%	93.2%	98.9%	36.4%	2.1%
Maidstone South East	1,110	181	16.3%	100.0%	95.3%	98.0%	94.1%	37.3%	2.1%
North Hertfordshire East of England	1,102	82	7.4%	83.3%	78.5%	90.2%	96.3%	28.1%	0.7%
North Northamptonshire East Midlands	1,096	132	12.0%	75.0%	60.0%	72.0%	97.4%	36.3%	1.5%	speed
Cherwell South East	1,091	90	8.2%	81.8%	72.7%	80.8%	95.9%	40.8%	1.4%
Milton Keynes South East	1,088	134	12.3%	100.0%	93.9%	96.2%	97.2%	28.9%	1.0%
Wakefield Yorkshire and the Humber	1,084	88	8.1%	28.6%	81.9%	89.8%	99.0%	34.2%	1.4%	speed
Wychavon West Midlands	1,082	151	14.0%	81.8%	82.6%	98.2%	94.8%	43.5%	2.6%
Merton London	1,079	115	10.7%	75.0%	73.6%	88.0%	99.5%	30.7%	1.2%
Huntingdonshire East of England	1,077	125	11.6%	100.0%	79.2%	95.2%	96.7%	27.8%	1.0%
Basingstoke and Deane South East	1,076	90	8.4%	100.0%	73.7%	89.6%	96.4%	30.8%	1.5%
Colchester East of England	1,074	188	17.5%	100.0%	97.5%	97.2%	98.2%	25.2%	1.3%
Leicester East Midlands	1,069	195	18.2%	88.9%	85.7%	92.4%	97.1%	29.9%	1.1%
West Berkshire South East	1,045	108	10.3%	56.3%	86.1%	90.0%	97.8%	37.0%	1.5%	speed
Nottingham East Midlands	1,044	116	11.1%	50.0%	79.5%	64.1%	98.5%	34.6%	1.2%	speed
Sefton North West	1,029	75	7.3%	100.0%	99.0%	98.8%	96.9%	39.7%	1.3%
South Hams South West	1,018	101	9.9%	80.0%	93.0%	94.9%	96.8%	36.4%	1.8%
West Suffolk East of England	1,018	91	8.9%	77.8%	73.3%	81.4%	94.3%	26.7%	1.0%
Vale of White Horse South East	1,015	51	5.0%	100.0%	89.2%	97.3%	98.2%	35.0%	0.9%
Cambridge East of England	1,014	100	9.9%	85.7%	89.8%	96.7%	95.9%	25.5%	0.9%
South Norfolk East of England	1,013	67	6.6%	40.0%	62.3%	92.6%	95.7%	27.2%	0.7%	speed
Newcastle upon Tyne North East	1,005	103	10.2%	80.0%	92.0%	88.7%	96.8%	23.6%	0.7%
South Kesteven East Midlands	1,002	95	9.5%	100.0%	64.7%	89.2%	94.8%	32.3%	1.1%	speed
Medway South East	999	88	8.8%	100.0%	93.3%	99.0%	96.0%	33.7%	1.4%
Tower Hamlets London	998	164	16.4%	66.7%	88.1%	93.4%	98.4%	27.1%	1.8%
Test Valley South East	996	72	7.2%	90.0%	90.0%	94.7%	95.7%	29.2%	0.9%
Bolton North West	996	208	20.9%	80.0%	82.5%	89.1%	95.3%	24.4%	0.9%
Bedford East of England	993	203	20.4%	70.0%	61.8%	92.9%	94.9%	30.3%	2.2%	speed
Ashford South East	991	123	12.4%	100.0%	96.7%	97.7%	97.3%	24.8%	1.1%
Newham London	989	170	17.2%	100.0%	83.2%	94.7%	98.1%	22.4%	1.4%
Reigate and Banstead South East	981	116	11.8%	100.0%	91.7%	95.0%	98.2%	32.0%	1.9%
Stroud South West	964	121	12.6%	90.0%	95.8%	99.5%	98.7%	33.6%	1.4%
Derby East Midlands	944	87	9.2%	100.0%	84.9%	91.2%	97.2%	32.1%	0.7%
North Devon South West	939	58	6.2%	100.0%	97.4%	98.0%	95.5%	25.5%	0.7%
Chichester South East	935	107	11.4%	91.7%	97.3%	100.0%	95.8%	32.8%	1.8%
Doncaster Yorkshire and the Humber	928	122	13.1%	85.7%	81.7%	97.0%	97.0%	20.9%	0.7%
Braintree East of England	927	132	14.2%	75.0%	91.5%	96.8%	95.7%	27.8%	2.0%
Cheltenham South West	927	30	3.2%	100.0%	95.2%	96.9%	96.5%	25.4%	0.5%
Canterbury South East	925	45	4.9%	25.0%	55.6%	67.4%	93.2%	28.1%	1.0%	speed
Winchester South East	918	60	6.5%	83.3%	91.2%	93.4%	95.4%	27.7%	0.9%
Warwick West Midlands	915	94	10.3%	100.0%	95.2%	96.1%	90.6%	37.1%	2.0%
Mole Valley South East	913	259	28.4%	100.0%	47.3%	74.0%	95.6%	29.5%	2.1%	speed
Wirral North West	909	112	12.3%	100.0%	88.8%	97.1%	99.0%	27.1%	1.2%
Sandwell West Midlands	909	124	13.6%	100.0%	94.1%	99.0%	96.3%	34.5%	0.7%
North Norfolk East of England	906	56	6.2%	87.5%	89.5%	93.5%	96.4%	24.4%	0.7%
Southend-on-Sea East of England	904	177	19.6%	100.0%	98.3%	99.7%	95.8%	33.9%	2.0%
Sutton London	891	93	10.4%	100.0%	88.8%	97.0%	97.2%	32.3%	2.1%
New Forest South East	885	85	9.6%	100.0%	95.0%	97.9%	94.2%	41.1%	0.8%
Warrington North West	883	188	21.3%	77.8%	95.0%	95.5%	95.1%	34.8%	1.7%
Mid Suffolk East of England	882	99	11.2%	100.0%	91.1%	100.0%	97.1%	23.7%	1.2%
Tonbridge and Malling South East	880	47	5.3%	100.0%	75.0%	88.7%	96.1%	39.1%	1.6%
Charnwood East Midlands	872	110	12.6%	85.7%	73.6%	94.2%	97.1%	34.1%	1.2%
Swindon South West	866	89	10.3%	94.1%	89.6%	95.0%	95.8%	31.4%	1.3%
Calderdale Yorkshire and the Humber	856	121	14.1%	100.0%	92.0%	90.7%	97.2%	17.0%	0.9%
Tendring East of England	837	127	15.2%	85.7%	85.6%	91.7%	97.4%	26.9%	1.6%
Oldham North West	821	93	11.3%	100.0%	75.0%	91.9%	96.3%	27.2%	1.2%
Three Rivers East of England	819	86	10.5%	100.0%	97.3%	99.2%	95.8%	35.9%	1.9%
East Lindsey East Midlands	817	53	6.5%	85.7%	87.5%	91.9%	96.5%	18.3%	0.4%
Wolverhampton West Midlands	817	89	10.9%	100.0%	100.0%	99.7%	97.3%	40.4%	1.5%
Harborough East Midlands	814	90	11.1%	50.0%	46.8%	78.2%	94.7%	29.8%	1.1%	speed
Basildon East of England	806	108	13.4%	100.0%	68.9%	84.8%	97.3%	40.0%	3.0%	speed
Breckland East of England	801	128	16.0%	92.9%	84.0%	94.8%	96.3%	19.2%	0.8%
Babergh East of England	800	110	13.8%	75.0%	92.3%	98.5%	99.0%	25.8%	1.2%
Walsall West Midlands	800	128	16.0%	100.0%	81.0%	96.6%	96.5%	34.6%	1.2%
Arun South East	794	113	14.2%	81.8%	95.5%	99.6%	92.9%	35.1%	1.6%
Isle of Wight South East	792	63	8.0%	77.8%	90.8%	98.3%	99.0%	35.6%	1.6%
Broadland East of England	782	52	6.6%	50.0%	64.8%	94.1%	95.1%	22.2%	0.6%	speed
Dudley West Midlands	780	137	17.6%	100.0%	80.7%	96.3%	98.8%	35.5%	1.7%
Dover South East	772	89	11.5%	66.7%	83.5%	95.5%	93.7%	28.2%	1.0%
Newark and Sherwood East Midlands	767	63	8.2%	100.0%	89.7%	89.6%	93.6%	32.5%	1.6%
Folkestone and Hythe South East	761	139	18.3%	100.0%	98.6%	99.7%	95.5%	26.9%	1.3%
Rushcliffe East Midlands	761	60	7.9%	75.0%	57.1%	89.1%	99.2%	30.7%	1.1%	speed
Bury North West	757	109	14.4%	100.0%	98.9%	100.0%	94.8%	24.6%	0.6%
Lake District National Park National Parks	753	75	10.0%	66.7%	79.3%	87.0%	88.3%	27.1%	0.8%
Thanet South East	751	67	8.9%	83.3%	84.2%	90.7%	91.2%	27.0%	1.1%
Rotherham Yorkshire and the Humber	750	156	20.8%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	96.0%	25.9%	1.1%
Malvern Hills West Midlands	744	131	17.6%	100.0%	87.1%	97.8%	97.2%	38.4%	2.9%
Southampton South East	742	72	9.7%	—	81.8%	95.6%	93.0%	27.5%	1.1%
Hertsmere East of England	742	55	7.4%	—	87.7%	91.6%	94.7%	41.8%	2.0%
Luton East of England	741	179	24.2%	80.0%	96.0%	100.0%	96.5%	30.2%	2.6%
Rother South East	739	84	11.4%	100.0%	73.2%	82.0%	97.2%	25.3%	1.3%
Salford North West	737	76	10.3%	100.0%	85.0%	99.5%	95.4%	28.8%	0.8%
Woking South East	736	133	18.1%	0.0%	68.2%	84.3%	97.0%	32.0%	1.8%	speed
Barking and Dagenham London	725	260	35.9%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	98.2%	29.2%	3.1%
Brentwood East of England	717	124	17.3%	60.0%	74.4%	97.5%	97.8%	31.8%	1.7%
Lancaster North West	717	122	17.0%	100.0%	92.3%	97.4%	91.9%	22.3%	1.0%
Teignbridge South West	716	141	19.7%	83.3%	98.2%	99.2%	98.3%	29.9%	1.9%
Lichfield West Midlands	716	131	18.3%	66.7%	96.7%	99.4%	97.3%	30.8%	1.0%
Wigan North West	708	109	15.4%	88.9%	85.1%	97.7%	96.3%	25.9%	0.9%
North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber	705	96	13.6%	100.0%	88.5%	96.0%	92.5%	34.6%	1.6%
Mid Devon South West	704	37	5.3%	80.0%	94.6%	99.4%	96.7%	40.0%	1.0%
Tandridge South East	701	113	16.1%	66.7%	83.6%	95.2%	97.7%	39.5%	3.6%
Hart South East	698	114	16.3%	75.0%	92.5%	95.5%	97.3%	37.6%	2.5%
East Cambridgeshire East of England	697	96	13.8%	100.0%	89.0%	98.9%	97.0%	35.2%	1.6%
Tewkesbury South West	689	74	10.7%	100.0%	76.4%	91.5%	97.7%	32.3%	1.5%
Plymouth South West	680	50	7.4%	100.0%	98.9%	96.9%	97.8%	18.7%	0.6%
Barnsley Yorkshire and the Humber	673	53	7.9%	80.0%	64.6%	65.6%	98.1%	27.9%	1.2%	speed
Thurrock East of England	671	124	18.5%	75.0%	96.3%	99.1%	93.0%	28.6%	1.9%
Peterborough East of England	665	115	17.3%	62.5%	75.3%	86.5%	98.0%	20.3%	0.9%
Runnymede South East	661	110	16.6%	100.0%	92.0%	98.3%	97.1%	23.5%	1.0%
Swale South East	658	71	10.8%	100.0%	72.0%	93.1%	94.7%	34.9%	2.4%
Amber Valley East Midlands	657	26	4.0%	100.0%	94.3%	99.6%	96.7%	37.0%	1.0%
Preston North West	653	50	7.7%	92.9%	89.4%	98.9%	94.3%	27.7%	0.6%
Reading South East	643	103	16.0%	0.0%	76.0%	73.1%	97.4%	30.3%	1.4%	speed
Epsom and Ewell South East	639	110	17.2%	100.0%	93.5%	96.5%	98.1%	25.1%	1.4%
Spelthorne South East	634	122	19.2%	100.0%	98.8%	98.9%	97.5%	29.1%	1.9%
Welwyn Hatfield East of England	633	87	13.7%	100.0%	87.9%	94.3%	98.7%	29.9%	1.8%
North Kesteven East Midlands	631	19	3.0%	100.0%	84.5%	98.7%	98.7%	18.2%	0.5%
Gravesham South East	619	156	25.2%	100.0%	91.8%	95.7%	96.4%	26.8%	2.3%
Slough South East	617	137	22.2%	—	49.3%	69.7%	99.2%	34.4%	1.7%	speed
North Tyneside North East	616	20	3.2%	100.0%	100.0%	98.7%	98.4%	29.7%	0.7%
Portsmouth South East	613	85	13.9%	100.0%	90.8%	95.8%	87.1%	42.4%	2.0%
Stockton-on-Tees North East	612	41	6.7%	88.9%	83.9%	93.2%	96.9%	31.0%	0.8%
South Staffordshire West Midlands	612	89	14.5%	100.0%	98.4%	98.6%	95.8%	31.4%	1.7%
Rochdale North West	609	82	13.5%	75.0%	92.2%	90.1%	98.2%	28.0%	1.3%
South Holland East Midlands	607	119	19.6%	100.0%	96.7%	100.0%	95.9%	28.2%	1.0%
East Hampshire South East	606	72	11.9%	100.0%	42.6%	77.5%	96.4%	33.5%	1.5%	speed
South Derbyshire East Midlands	605	34	5.6%	100.0%	73.7%	90.8%	90.6%	43.5%	1.1%
Fenland East of England	604	79	13.1%	91.7%	92.6%	97.8%	86.1%	36.1%	0.9%
East Staffordshire West Midlands	601	45	7.5%	66.7%	56.7%	60.0%	99.2%	33.7%	0.7%	speed
Surrey Heath South East	600	78	13.0%	100.0%	74.2%	87.3%	95.5%	36.1%	3.2%
Dartford South East	595	126	21.2%	100.0%	87.0%	94.9%	97.3%	28.3%	2.0%
Fareham South East	583	14	2.4%	100.0%	98.4%	99.7%	93.1%	32.5%	0.6%
Exeter South West	582	86	14.8%	66.7%	74.3%	85.6%	94.0%	30.9%	1.6%
Sunderland North East	581	54	9.3%	90.9%	95.9%	98.5%	90.2%	30.1%	0.9%
Bassetlaw East Midlands	575	87	15.1%	83.3%	81.6%	86.8%	97.6%	29.7%	1.4%
Worthing South East	573	54	9.4%	0.0%	87.6%	92.0%	94.9%	24.3%	0.7%	speed
Telford and Wrekin West Midlands	571	54	9.5%	100.0%	100.0%	99.6%	97.7%	37.8%	1.2%
West Lancashire North West	564	103	18.3%	0.0%	76.6%	82.9%	96.5%	32.6%	1.8%	speed
West Lindsey East Midlands	562	39	6.9%	100.0%	95.7%	97.4%	96.1%	22.9%	0.7%
Forest of Dean South West	561	43	7.7%	100.0%	91.3%	96.7%	96.1%	31.5%	1.3%
Tameside North West	561	80	14.3%	100.0%	90.5%	99.0%	94.3%	28.1%	1.3%
North West Leicestershire East Midlands	555	25	4.5%	66.7%	58.9%	93.7%	96.2%	31.5%	0.8%	speed
Torridge South West	554	71	12.8%	100.0%	93.4%	98.5%	95.7%	29.5%	1.0%
Chorley North West	553	39	7.1%	50.0%	95.2%	100.0%	94.0%	40.5%	1.4%	speed
Peak District National Park National Parks	548	72	13.1%	100.0%	83.7%	93.9%	91.6%	36.0%	2.0%
Eastleigh South East	547	55	10.1%	87.5%	80.0%	93.0%	93.8%	23.5%	1.1%
Wyre North West	539	90	16.7%	100.0%	81.4%	93.5%	96.3%	25.2%	0.9%
Norwich East of England	538	23	4.3%	66.7%	80.4%	91.0%	94.1%	23.2%	0.5%
North East Derbyshire East Midlands	532	42	7.9%	100.0%	81.7%	95.9%	97.2%	29.0%	1.3%
Torbay South West	529	68	12.9%	100.0%	77.6%	81.1%	97.9%	34.6%	3.0%
Watford East of England	526	111	21.1%	—	74.5%	94.2%	97.5%	33.0%	2.3%
Rutland East Midlands	520	57	11.0%	80.0%	100.0%	100.0%	95.8%	30.1%	1.2%
Ribble Valley North West	520	89	17.1%	50.0%	91.3%	95.7%	96.5%	28.2%	1.8%	speed
Hinckley and Bosworth East Midlands	520	63	12.1%	44.4%	40.8%	76.1%	96.3%	31.2%	1.6%	speed
Blackburn with Darwen North West	519	23	4.4%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	90.0%	19.4%	0.4%
Stafford West Midlands	512	84	16.4%	33.3%	46.6%	52.1%	97.1%	40.0%	1.8%	speed
Bracknell Forest South East	502	53	10.6%	37.5%	40.0%	85.7%	95.2%	33.3%	1.8%	speed
St. Helens North West	499	26	5.2%	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%	95.2%	26.3%	0.7%	speed
New Forest National Park National Parks	487	55	11.3%	100.0%	63.3%	78.3%	95.3%	—	—	speed
Derbyshire Dales East Midlands	486	52	10.7%	66.7%	69.6%	86.8%	90.3%	35.4%	1.8%	speed
Newcastle-under-Lyme West Midlands	485	34	7.0%	100.0%	95.5%	97.4%	90.7%	46.9%	1.1%
Gateshead North East	482	54	11.2%	100.0%	86.1%	76.7%	95.9%	22.1%	0.6%
Broxbourne East of England	481	70	14.6%	0.0%	54.7%	89.2%	96.7%	28.2%	1.6%	speed
Broxtowe East Midlands	479	29	6.1%	100.0%	100.0%	98.3%	95.8%	50.5%	1.7%
Bromsgrove West Midlands	476	27	5.7%	80.0%	75.5%	87.8%	93.9%	40.9%	2.7%
Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands	475	58	12.2%	50.0%	87.5%	98.1%	94.9%	39.4%	1.2%	speed
Rochford East of England	472	98	20.8%	100.0%	50.7%	76.2%	97.2%	43.3%	2.5%	speed
North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber	467	24	5.1%	100.0%	96.7%	100.0%	88.9%	30.1%	0.8%
Blaby East Midlands	467	37	7.9%	100.0%	84.0%	89.3%	95.3%	21.7%	0.7%
Rugby West Midlands	466	31	6.7%	100.0%	71.1%	75.0%	96.6%	36.8%	1.3%
Darlington North East	465	46	9.9%	100.0%	90.8%	96.3%	95.7%	20.9%	0.5%
City of London London	460	14	3.0%	100.0%	73.1%	100.0%	96.5%	28.6%	0.7%
Yorkshire Dales National Park National Parks	449	39	8.7%	—	75.6%	93.8%	95.3%	16.7%	0.4%
Maldon East of England	444	59	13.3%	57.1%	81.4%	93.7%	90.1%	40.5%	4.6%	speed
Pendle North West	441	58	13.2%	100.0%	94.3%	93.0%	75.7%	33.9%	1.7%
Kingston upon Hull, City of Yorkshire and the Humber	436	36	8.3%	60.0%	60.4%	92.2%	94.3%	27.5%	1.0%	speed
Gloucester South West	435	96	22.1%	0.0%	69.7%	94.3%	95.6%	29.5%	1.0%	speed
Ipswich East of England	429	27	6.3%	100.0%	98.3%	100.0%	89.7%	29.4%	1.1%
Worcester West Midlands	427	62	14.5%	100.0%	97.8%	99.3%	95.1%	34.0%	1.5%
Wyre Forest West Midlands	427	31	7.3%	80.0%	93.5%	94.5%	94.6%	41.7%	1.7%
North York Moors National Park National Parks	427	19	4.4%	75.0%	74.5%	89.0%	94.8%	29.9%	0.8%
Ashfield East Midlands	425	69	16.2%	92.9%	77.1%	91.0%	94.1%	32.2%	1.5%
Fylde North West	422	16	3.8%	66.7%	95.1%	98.6%	93.1%	33.8%	0.8%
Redcar and Cleveland North East	418	16	3.8%	91.7%	76.3%	83.3%	91.9%	33.3%	0.7%
Gedling East Midlands	415	26	6.3%	100.0%	80.0%	91.5%	97.3%	30.2%	1.3%
Havant South East	408	26	6.4%	0.0%	55.0%	69.5%	95.1%	28.4%	0.8%	speed
Staffordshire Moorlands West Midlands	396	94	23.7%	0.0%	86.5%	93.2%	88.9%	37.4%	2.9%	speed
South Tyneside North East	396	32	8.1%	100.0%	93.5%	96.7%	93.9%	37.0%	1.0%
Lewes South East	394	42	10.7%	50.0%	69.0%	84.1%	96.2%	33.1%	1.9%	speed
Erewash East Midlands	390	27	6.9%	—	73.4%	77.8%	92.8%	23.1%	0.6%
South Ribble North West	389	18	4.6%	100.0%	95.5%	96.2%	95.1%	20.6%	0.5%
Castle Point East of England	385	83	21.6%	100.0%	97.8%	100.0%	98.2%	35.7%	2.1%
North Warwickshire West Midlands	368	24	6.5%	83.3%	71.4%	85.7%	89.1%	30.5%	1.1%
West Devon South West	367	48	13.1%	100.0%	86.7%	100.0%	97.3%	32.0%	2.9%
Great Yarmouth East of England	366	47	12.8%	100.0%	92.0%	96.4%	92.1%	22.2%	0.9%
High Peak East Midlands	364	55	15.1%	100.0%	76.2%	84.4%	87.9%	35.1%	2.1%
Blackpool North West	351	60	17.1%	100.0%	75.5%	98.0%	95.7%	30.6%	2.1%
Chesterfield East Midlands	345	39	11.3%	50.0%	87.5%	71.1%	89.9%	27.0%	0.8%	speed
Hastings South East	338	44	13.0%	100.0%	98.1%	98.6%	93.2%	34.6%	1.5%
Lincoln East Midlands	336	23	6.8%	50.0%	84.5%	91.0%	97.0%	25.0%	0.6%	speed
Eastbourne South East	325	46	14.2%	—	73.3%	80.8%	98.2%	40.3%	1.5%
Mansfield East Midlands	312	14	4.5%	100.0%	62.5%	96.1%	88.5%	29.3%	0.6%	speed
Melton East Midlands	308	23	7.5%	50.0%	37.5%	38.2%	96.1%	46.7%	1.3%	speed
Dartmoor National Park National Parks	307	41	13.4%	—	86.7%	94.4%	98.0%	32.8%	2.1%
Boston East Midlands	306	28	9.2%	100.0%	79.6%	95.0%	96.7%	16.3%	0.4%
Nuneaton and Bedworth West Midlands	306	16	5.2%	—	96.2%	99.1%	94.8%	35.1%	1.4%
Middlesbrough North East	301	75	24.9%	100.0%	93.8%	90.5%	93.0%	29.7%	0.9%
Knowsley North West	299	19	6.4%	100.0%	88.0%	94.4%	96.7%	16.2%	0.3%
Adur South East	298	20	6.7%	—	84.4%	96.2%	96.0%	32.9%	1.1%
Rushmoor South East	297	14	4.7%	—	91.9%	98.8%	94.9%	20.5%	0.5%
Burnley North West	294	36	12.2%	85.7%	93.0%	100.0%	91.5%	32.5%	1.6%
Bolsover East Midlands	286	11	3.8%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	91.3%	44.1%	0.8%
Harlow East of England	278	45	16.2%	80.0%	86.1%	90.1%	91.0%	37.7%	2.4%
Hyndburn North West	277	64	23.1%	100.0%	85.0%	95.6%	91.7%	40.0%	1.6%
Oadby and Wigston East Midlands	266	64	24.1%	—	91.3%	97.1%	96.2%	22.5%	0.7%
Stevenage East of England	253	11	4.3%	100.0%	91.8%	90.0%	94.1%	50.0%	0.8%
Cannock Chase West Midlands	242	22	9.1%	100.0%	91.5%	98.1%	93.4%	21.2%	0.7%
Halton North West	239	11	4.6%	66.7%	91.3%	100.0%	97.5%	38.9%	0.8%
Rossendale North West	231	33	14.3%	100.0%	76.5%	96.2%	82.3%	33.8%	2.8%
Gosport South East	226	13	5.8%	100.0%	84.4%	94.7%	85.0%	34.5%	0.7%
Hartlepool North East	224	15	6.7%	100.0%	96.0%	100.0%	92.0%	16.7%	0.3%
Crawley South East	218	38	17.4%	—	100.0%	94.1%	93.1%	29.1%	2.6%
Exmoor National Park National Parks	174	7	4.0%	0.0%	94.4%	100.0%	89.7%	54.8%	1.6%	speed
Redditch West Midlands	160	8	5.0%	100.0%	84.0%	86.7%	81.3%	36.1%	1.2%
Tamworth West Midlands	150	8	5.3%	—	100.0%	98.0%	96.0%	20.6%	0.6%
The Broads Authority National Parks	116	4	3.4%	100.0%	87.5%	100.0%	91.4%	31.3%	1.1%
Middlesbrough Development Corporation North East	70	9	12.9%	0.0%	100.0%	—	90.0%	—	—	speed
Isles of Scilly South West	68	5	7.4%	—	93.3%	100.0%	77.9%	22.2%	0.6%
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation London	57	9	15.8%	—	100.0%	100.0%	89.5%	—	—

Method & sources

Decisions, refusals and speed — MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, covering 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1. Speed measures exclude prior approvals and count decisions made within the statutory period or an agreed extension of time.

Appeal measures — our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, covering 2021–2026. Two different figures, often confused: appellant win % is allowed ÷ (allowed + dismissed) — how often an appeal succeeds. Decisions overturned % is allowed appeals ÷ all decisions made — this is the measure used in the designation quality test, and it is normally under 2%. Note the appeal period differs from the decision period above, so the two halves of the table are not contemporaneous.

Designation flags are indicative, not official. We flag speed below 60% of majors or 70% of non-majors in time, and quality above 10% of decisions overturned. The formal assessment uses a set reference period defined by government and may reach a different conclusion. Figures are reproduced from official statistics; if you believe an entry is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say so.

Council Performance

Method & sources

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