Council Performance

Every English planning authority, 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2 (rolling 4 quarters). Source: MHCLG PS1/PS2 official statistics.

Authorities

307

with 50+ decisions

Decisions

291,763

in the period

Refusals

37,788

13.0% 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
Isles of Scilly South West	57	4	7.0%	—	92.3%	100.0%	75.4%	22.2%	0.6%
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation London	59	10	16.9%	—	100.0%	100.0%	91.5%	—	—
Middlesbrough Development Corporation North East	69	8	11.6%	33.3%	100.0%	—	89.9%	—	—	speed
The Broads Authority National Parks	127	4	3.1%	100.0%	87.5%	100.0%	91.3%	31.3%	1.1%
Tamworth West Midlands	152	7	4.6%	—	100.0%	98.0%	94.1%	20.6%	0.6%
Redditch West Midlands	171	9	5.3%	—	69.2%	84.9%	81.3%	36.1%	1.2%	speed
Exmoor National Park National Parks	180	7	3.9%	50.0%	90.0%	100.0%	89.4%	54.8%	1.6%	speed
Hartlepool North East	215	13	6.0%	100.0%	95.7%	98.2%	90.7%	16.7%	0.3%
Crawley South East	217	37	17.1%	100.0%	100.0%	93.3%	92.6%	29.1%	2.6%
Halton North West	219	9	4.1%	100.0%	94.4%	97.8%	99.1%	38.9%	0.8%
Rossendale North West	242	34	14.0%	100.0%	89.5%	100.0%	81.4%	33.8%	2.8%
Stevenage East of England	246	11	4.5%	100.0%	90.4%	86.7%	93.1%	50.0%	0.8%
Gosport South East	247	12	4.9%	100.0%	82.4%	96.5%	88.3%	34.5%	0.7%
Oadby and Wigston East Midlands	248	68	27.4%	100.0%	90.9%	97.8%	96.0%	22.5%	0.7%
Cannock Chase West Midlands	251	27	10.8%	100.0%	94.0%	97.1%	92.8%	21.2%	0.7%
Hyndburn North West	266	58	21.8%	100.0%	88.6%	89.4%	92.9%	40.0%	1.6%
Knowsley North West	274	12	4.4%	100.0%	88.9%	94.2%	95.3%	16.2%	0.3%
Bolsover East Midlands	276	7	2.5%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	89.9%	44.1%	0.8%
Rushmoor South East	276	14	5.1%	—	91.7%	98.1%	94.9%	20.5%	0.5%
Mansfield East Midlands	284	11	3.9%	100.0%	73.1%	96.0%	88.7%	29.3%	0.6%
Nuneaton and Bedworth West Midlands	284	18	6.3%	—	95.2%	99.0%	94.7%	35.1%	1.4%
Harlow East of England	287	50	17.4%	100.0%	87.5%	89.3%	91.6%	37.7%	2.4%
Dartmoor National Park National Parks	287	45	15.7%	—	88.5%	97.7%	97.6%	32.8%	2.1%
Burnley North West	295	39	13.2%	87.5%	96.4%	100.0%	90.2%	32.5%	1.6%
Middlesbrough North East	301	78	25.9%	100.0%	96.3%	89.7%	93.0%	29.7%	0.9%
Boston East Midlands	302	26	8.6%	100.0%	80.0%	96.6%	97.0%	16.3%	0.4%
Adur South East	307	17	5.5%	100.0%	91.2%	97.1%	95.8%	32.9%	1.1%
Blackpool North West	314	50	15.9%	100.0%	78.4%	97.6%	96.2%	30.6%	2.1%
Lincoln East Midlands	324	26	8.0%	75.0%	80.0%	92.5%	97.2%	25.0%	0.6%
Hastings South East	329	43	13.1%	100.0%	98.3%	98.7%	93.9%	34.6%	1.5%
Melton East Midlands	333	40	12.0%	25.0%	32.4%	43.6%	96.1%	46.7%	1.3%	speed
Great Yarmouth East of England	333	55	16.5%	100.0%	93.2%	97.9%	92.5%	22.2%	0.9%
High Peak East Midlands	340	57	16.8%	100.0%	70.0%	83.6%	85.3%	35.1%	2.1%
North Warwickshire West Midlands	340	18	5.3%	100.0%	72.7%	74.0%	91.2%	30.5%	1.1%
West Devon South West	346	44	12.7%	100.0%	90.5%	100.0%	97.4%	32.0%	2.9%
Eastbourne South East	350	50	14.3%	—	70.8%	78.9%	98.0%	40.3%	1.5%
Castle Point East of England	354	57	16.1%	100.0%	97.3%	100.0%	98.6%	35.7%	2.1%
Chesterfield East Midlands	357	47	13.2%	0.0%	78.6%	79.6%	92.2%	27.0%	0.8%	speed
Gedling East Midlands	376	25	6.6%	100.0%	77.8%	89.4%	96.0%	30.2%	1.3%
Staffordshire Moorlands West Midlands	381	91	23.9%	0.0%	87.9%	95.2%	89.5%	37.4%	2.9%	speed
Worcester West Midlands	386	44	11.4%	—	95.0%	98.3%	94.8%	34.0%	1.5%
Redcar and Cleveland North East	387	18	4.7%	85.7%	73.5%	82.7%	91.2%	33.3%	0.7%
South Tyneside North East	387	37	9.6%	100.0%	90.9%	97.1%	92.0%	37.0%	1.0%
South Ribble North West	392	13	3.3%	100.0%	96.8%	96.3%	96.4%	20.6%	0.5%
Erewash East Midlands	401	33	8.2%	—	75.0%	77.0%	92.8%	23.1%	0.6%
Ashfield East Midlands	402	56	13.9%	93.3%	81.3%	96.5%	93.3%	32.2%	1.5%
Lewes South East	405	44	10.9%	100.0%	67.9%	84.9%	97.5%	33.1%	1.9%	speed
Havant South East	407	24	5.9%	0.0%	37.9%	63.2%	94.3%	28.4%	0.8%	speed
Fylde North West	413	16	3.9%	66.7%	94.6%	99.2%	92.5%	33.8%	0.8%
Blaby East Midlands	416	25	6.0%	—	86.4%	85.2%	94.5%	21.7%	0.7%
North York Moors National Park National Parks	418	16	3.8%	100.0%	73.3%	89.2%	94.3%	29.9%	0.8%
Ipswich East of England	430	29	6.7%	100.0%	98.5%	100.0%	92.8%	29.4%	1.1%
Wyre Forest West Midlands	434	34	7.8%	75.0%	95.3%	96.5%	94.0%	41.7%	1.7%
Yorkshire Dales National Park National Parks	434	39	9.0%	—	80.0%	94.4%	95.4%	16.7%	0.4%
Gloucester South West	436	86	19.7%	100.0%	67.9%	96.0%	95.6%	29.5%	1.0%	speed
Pendle North West	440	69	15.7%	100.0%	94.7%	95.7%	75.0%	33.9%	1.7%
Newcastle-under-Lyme West Midlands	441	41	9.3%	100.0%	95.5%	98.7%	90.5%	46.9%	1.1%
Rugby West Midlands	443	33	7.4%	100.0%	64.3%	79.3%	96.6%	36.8%	1.3%	speed
North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber	447	25	5.6%	100.0%	96.2%	100.0%	87.7%	30.1%	0.8%
Kingston upon Hull, City of Yorkshire and the Humber	449	43	9.6%	60.0%	83.3%	96.0%	93.8%	27.5%	1.0%
St. Helens North West	455	28	6.2%	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%	96.7%	26.3%	0.7%	speed
Darlington North East	458	42	9.2%	100.0%	91.8%	96.4%	96.1%	20.9%	0.5%
Rochford East of England	471	95	20.2%	100.0%	56.1%	84.5%	97.0%	43.3%	2.5%	speed
New Forest National Park National Parks	471	58	12.3%	100.0%	68.3%	82.0%	95.3%	—	—	speed
Bracknell Forest South East	474	39	8.2%	66.7%	40.9%	83.9%	95.1%	33.3%	1.8%	speed
Broxbourne East of England	477	67	14.0%	0.0%	59.2%	89.9%	96.2%	28.2%	1.6%	speed
Broxtowe East Midlands	477	28	5.9%	100.0%	100.0%	98.3%	94.3%	50.5%	1.7%
City of London London	477	11	2.3%	100.0%	73.3%	—	96.2%	28.6%	0.7%
Blackburn with Darwen North West	478	15	3.1%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	90.2%	19.4%	0.4%
Maldon East of England	478	76	15.9%	44.4%	78.0%	94.0%	91.0%	40.5%	4.6%	speed
Bromsgrove West Midlands	481	32	6.7%	50.0%	56.9%	86.1%	94.0%	40.9%	2.7%	speed
Derbyshire Dales East Midlands	486	67	13.8%	66.7%	68.4%	84.5%	92.4%	35.4%	1.8%	speed
Ribble Valley North West	487	86	17.7%	50.0%	92.1%	94.9%	96.3%	28.2%	1.8%	speed
Watford East of England	496	100	20.2%	100.0%	76.0%	94.9%	97.4%	33.0%	2.3%
North East Derbyshire East Midlands	503	44	8.7%	100.0%	85.3%	97.3%	97.4%	29.0%	1.3%
Torbay South West	504	67	13.3%	100.0%	72.0%	81.0%	98.0%	34.6%	3.0%
Stafford West Midlands	508	98	19.3%	50.0%	35.3%	51.9%	95.3%	40.0%	1.8%	speed
Rutland East Midlands	510	60	11.8%	66.7%	100.0%	100.0%	96.1%	30.1%	1.2%
Gateshead North East	510	66	12.9%	100.0%	80.0%	67.1%	95.3%	22.1%	0.6%
Torridge South West	512	52	10.2%	100.0%	92.2%	99.2%	95.7%	29.5%	1.0%
Peak District National Park National Parks	513	68	13.3%	100.0%	85.6%	95.1%	91.8%	36.0%	2.0%
Eastleigh South East	517	51	9.9%	83.3%	83.7%	96.9%	94.4%	23.5%	1.1%
Forest of Dean South West	526	39	7.4%	100.0%	88.1%	95.2%	96.6%	31.5%	1.3%
Wyre North West	529	81	15.3%	100.0%	83.7%	94.4%	95.3%	25.2%	0.9%
North West Leicestershire East Midlands	532	29	5.5%	57.1%	55.9%	87.4%	97.0%	31.5%	0.8%	speed
Chorley North West	536	40	7.5%	0.0%	94.8%	100.0%	94.2%	40.5%	1.4%	speed
West Lancashire North West	543	103	19.0%	50.0%	71.4%	68.9%	95.8%	32.6%	1.8%	speed
Hinckley and Bosworth East Midlands	545	60	11.0%	28.6%	39.1%	77.0%	96.3%	31.2%	1.6%	speed
Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands	551	72	13.1%	60.0%	90.9%	98.4%	95.8%	39.4%	1.2%
Worthing South East	553	55	9.9%	0.0%	85.3%	91.4%	95.8%	24.3%	0.7%	speed
Tameside North West	553	79	14.3%	100.0%	95.7%	99.5%	95.3%	28.1%	1.3%
West Lindsey East Midlands	556	39	7.0%	100.0%	97.0%	97.9%	96.2%	22.9%	0.7%
Norwich East of England	558	29	5.2%	100.0%	84.7%	93.5%	93.2%	23.2%	0.5%
Telford and Wrekin West Midlands	559	49	8.8%	100.0%	100.0%	99.6%	97.9%	37.8%	1.2%
Bassetlaw East Midlands	564	110	19.5%	100.0%	92.9%	95.5%	98.0%	29.7%	1.4%
Spelthorne South East	566	118	20.8%	100.0%	97.1%	97.8%	97.5%	29.1%	1.9%
South Holland East Midlands	574	123	21.4%	100.0%	98.0%	100.0%	96.3%	28.2%	1.0%
Fareham South East	575	16	2.8%	100.0%	98.4%	99.7%	92.2%	32.5%	0.6%
Fenland East of England	588	82	13.9%	90.9%	90.6%	96.2%	86.2%	36.1%	0.9%
Surrey Heath South East	589	80	13.6%	—	79.4%	88.8%	95.8%	36.1%	3.2%
Exeter South West	590	102	17.3%	60.0%	74.3%	85.3%	94.7%	30.9%	1.6%
Epsom and Ewell South East	591	106	17.9%	100.0%	90.0%	95.5%	97.8%	25.1%	1.4%
South Derbyshire East Midlands	596	39	6.5%	90.0%	66.4%	88.0%	91.9%	43.5%	1.1%	speed
Dartford South East	596	140	23.5%	100.0%	87.7%	97.0%	97.3%	28.3%	2.0%
East Hampshire South East	597	71	11.9%	100.0%	53.8%	75.9%	97.3%	33.5%	1.5%	speed
Runnymede South East	600	99	16.5%	100.0%	94.8%	97.5%	96.5%	23.5%	1.0%
Amber Valley East Midlands	607	20	3.3%	100.0%	97.9%	100.0%	96.7%	37.0%	1.0%
Rochdale North West	607	83	13.7%	66.7%	92.0%	91.0%	98.7%	28.0%	1.3%
Sunderland North East	607	57	9.4%	90.9%	96.2%	98.6%	89.3%	30.1%	0.9%
South Staffordshire West Midlands	610	101	16.6%	100.0%	98.5%	98.5%	95.1%	31.4%	1.7%
Preston North West	612	56	9.2%	90.9%	86.2%	97.8%	94.8%	27.7%	0.6%
North Tyneside North East	612	21	3.4%	100.0%	100.0%	99.1%	97.5%	29.7%	0.7%
Stockton-on-Tees North East	615	47	7.6%	90.0%	83.9%	89.1%	97.6%	31.0%	0.8%
Slough South East	616	125	20.3%	33.3%	56.5%	72.4%	99.0%	34.4%	1.7%	speed
North Kesteven East Midlands	616	18	2.9%	100.0%	89.8%	98.9%	99.0%	18.2%	0.5%
Peterborough East of England	626	94	15.0%	57.1%	76.1%	91.6%	98.2%	20.3%	0.9%	speed
Gravesham South East	632	158	25.0%	100.0%	90.2%	93.9%	96.4%	26.8%	2.3%
Welwyn Hatfield East of England	632	94	14.9%	—	90.0%	93.8%	98.3%	29.9%	1.8%
Swale South East	644	71	11.0%	100.0%	70.6%	94.7%	95.0%	34.9%	2.4%
Portsmouth South East	650	93	14.3%	90.0%	84.7%	91.4%	88.6%	42.4%	2.0%
Reading South East	652	99	15.2%	50.0%	81.8%	74.5%	97.7%	30.3%	1.4%	speed
Lancaster North West	654	109	16.7%	100.0%	97.9%	99.0%	91.9%	22.3%	1.0%
Barnsley Yorkshire and the Humber	655	54	8.2%	87.5%	62.5%	67.9%	98.3%	27.9%	1.2%	speed
Mid Devon South West	663	35	5.3%	75.0%	92.9%	98.1%	96.7%	40.0%	1.0%
Brentwood East of England	668	112	16.8%	100.0%	74.4%	93.2%	98.5%	31.8%	1.7%
Thurrock East of England	670	129	19.3%	87.5%	96.3%	98.9%	94.0%	28.6%	1.9%
Plymouth South West	672	36	5.4%	100.0%	98.9%	98.8%	98.1%	18.7%	0.6%
Lichfield West Midlands	677	110	16.2%	100.0%	95.3%	97.9%	97.6%	30.8%	1.0%
North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber	681	76	11.2%	90.0%	90.0%	96.1%	90.5%	34.6%	1.6%
Barking and Dagenham London	681	240	35.2%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	97.9%	29.2%	3.1%
Thanet South East	684	52	7.6%	60.0%	85.2%	89.2%	91.5%	27.0%	1.1%
Southampton South East	685	67	9.8%	—	85.9%	97.6%	93.1%	27.5%	1.1%
Wigan North West	690	106	15.4%	84.6%	78.0%	97.7%	96.4%	25.9%	0.9%
East Cambridgeshire East of England	692	79	11.4%	100.0%	87.1%	98.1%	96.0%	35.2%	1.6%
Tewkesbury South West	692	81	11.7%	100.0%	74.6%	92.4%	98.3%	32.3%	1.5%
Woking South East	694	108	15.6%	50.0%	65.7%	88.6%	96.5%	32.0%	1.8%	speed
Folkestone and Hythe South East	697	124	17.8%	100.0%	99.5%	100.0%	95.6%	26.9%	1.3%
East Staffordshire West Midlands	707	82	11.6%	50.0%	41.8%	56.9%	98.3%	33.7%	0.7%	speed
Salford North West	708	91	12.9%	100.0%	71.3%	98.9%	95.1%	28.8%	0.8%
Tandridge South East	712	126	17.7%	57.1%	69.4%	93.2%	98.2%	39.5%	3.6%	speed
Rother South East	714	76	10.6%	100.0%	59.6%	63.8%	96.2%	25.3%	1.3%	speed
Hart South East	715	104	14.5%	66.7%	92.5%	94.0%	97.5%	37.6%	2.5%
Teignbridge South West	718	147	20.5%	75.0%	99.4%	99.3%	97.9%	29.9%	1.9%
Broadland East of England	719	54	7.5%	50.0%	59.3%	94.3%	95.1%	22.2%	0.6%	speed
Lake District National Park National Parks	722	81	11.2%	71.4%	76.4%	88.3%	89.2%	27.1%	0.8%
Isle of Wight South East	729	55	7.5%	66.7%	92.5%	98.1%	98.4%	35.6%	1.6%
Luton East of England	731	180	24.6%	75.0%	97.2%	100.0%	96.6%	30.2%	2.6%
Rotherham Yorkshire and the Humber	731	164	22.4%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	96.0%	25.9%	1.1%
Dover South East	732	77	10.5%	100.0%	83.3%	95.5%	93.2%	28.2%	1.0%
Malvern Hills West Midlands	737	135	18.3%	100.0%	83.5%	98.2%	96.7%	38.4%	2.9%
Hertsmere East of England	738	84	11.4%	0.0%	87.7%	91.1%	93.6%	41.8%	2.0%	speed
Arun South East	738	96	13.0%	84.6%	98.4%	99.8%	92.8%	35.1%	1.6%
Wolverhampton West Midlands	745	75	10.1%	100.0%	100.0%	99.7%	97.4%	40.4%	1.5%
Newark and Sherwood East Midlands	752	64	8.5%	100.0%	89.4%	91.0%	92.4%	32.5%	1.6%
Walsall West Midlands	753	123	16.3%	100.0%	76.0%	91.2%	96.7%	34.6%	1.2%
Rushcliffe East Midlands	760	62	8.2%	77.8%	56.3%	86.8%	98.9%	30.7%	1.1%	speed
East Lindsey East Midlands	773	51	6.6%	80.0%	93.4%	95.4%	97.3%	18.3%	0.4%
Harborough East Midlands	774	86	11.1%	44.4%	40.9%	73.2%	94.4%	29.8%	1.1%	speed
Breckland East of England	774	127	16.4%	91.7%	84.2%	94.9%	96.5%	19.2%	0.8%
Bury North West	780	112	14.4%	100.0%	99.0%	100.0%	95.6%	24.6%	0.6%
Babergh East of England	803	100	12.5%	50.0%	94.6%	98.8%	98.8%	25.8%	1.2%	speed
Dudley West Midlands	803	135	16.8%	100.0%	75.3%	96.2%	99.0%	35.5%	1.7%
Calderdale Yorkshire and the Humber	805	139	17.3%	100.0%	92.7%	90.2%	96.9%	17.0%	0.9%
Three Rivers East of England	809	90	11.1%	100.0%	97.1%	98.2%	94.4%	35.9%	1.9%
Oldham North West	814	55	6.8%	100.0%	87.5%	91.6%	97.1%	27.2%	1.2%
Basildon East of England	824	91	11.0%	100.0%	70.5%	86.7%	96.5%	40.0%	3.0%
Swindon South West	829	79	9.5%	94.4%	97.2%	99.0%	95.4%	31.4%	1.3%
Warrington North West	843	181	21.5%	85.7%	93.5%	94.9%	94.5%	34.8%	1.7%
Tendring East of England	848	133	15.7%	87.5%	85.5%	93.6%	96.9%	26.9%	1.6%
Mid Suffolk East of England	849	87	10.2%	83.3%	91.9%	99.6%	96.2%	23.7%	1.2%
Winchester South East	854	57	6.7%	100.0%	86.0%	94.0%	96.4%	27.7%	0.9%
Sandwell West Midlands	856	115	13.4%	100.0%	93.4%	98.5%	96.8%	34.5%	0.7%
Mole Valley South East	857	231	27.0%	100.0%	30.8%	68.4%	95.3%	29.5%	2.1%	speed
Warwick West Midlands	864	76	8.8%	100.0%	97.3%	95.2%	89.8%	37.1%	2.0%
Southend-on-Sea East of England	866	153	17.7%	100.0%	99.2%	100.0%	95.5%	33.9%	2.0%
Chichester South East	866	101	11.7%	100.0%	96.9%	99.7%	96.9%	32.8%	1.8%
North Norfolk East of England	871	57	6.5%	83.3%	88.6%	93.5%	96.8%	24.4%	0.7%
North Devon South West	874	51	5.8%	100.0%	98.1%	98.5%	95.1%	25.5%	0.7%
Wirral North West	877	107	12.2%	100.0%	90.3%	96.5%	99.1%	27.1%	1.2%
Canterbury South East	879	47	5.3%	25.0%	50.0%	69.8%	96.0%	28.1%	1.0%	speed
Sutton London	879	104	11.8%	100.0%	87.7%	95.1%	97.5%	32.3%	2.1%
New Forest South East	884	86	9.7%	100.0%	94.4%	96.9%	94.5%	41.1%	0.8%
Tonbridge and Malling South East	891	45	5.1%	83.3%	69.0%	94.1%	96.6%	39.1%	1.6%	speed
Charnwood East Midlands	895	104	11.6%	71.4%	75.6%	94.1%	96.9%	34.1%	1.2%
Cheltenham South West	906	31	3.4%	100.0%	95.1%	96.9%	96.9%	25.4%	0.5%
Braintree East of England	911	143	15.7%	72.7%	91.0%	95.2%	95.9%	27.8%	2.0%
Stroud South West	917	112	12.2%	80.0%	96.8%	99.4%	98.7%	33.6%	1.4%
Medway South East	918	74	8.1%	100.0%	92.6%	99.6%	95.6%	33.7%	1.4%
Nottingham East Midlands	922	114	12.4%	40.0%	77.8%	68.3%	98.6%	34.6%	1.2%	speed
Reigate and Banstead South East	936	103	11.0%	80.0%	91.6%	95.6%	97.8%	32.0%	1.9%
Derby East Midlands	938	108	11.5%	100.0%	84.2%	91.2%	96.9%	32.1%	0.7%
Ashford South East	942	110	11.7%	100.0%	91.4%	97.0%	96.9%	24.8%	1.1%
South Kesteven East Midlands	961	93	9.7%	80.0%	64.7%	93.1%	94.3%	32.3%	1.1%	speed
Doncaster Yorkshire and the Humber	969	139	14.3%	84.6%	80.3%	97.0%	96.7%	20.9%	0.7%
Tower Hamlets London	972	151	15.5%	50.0%	90.0%	92.7%	98.0%	27.1%	1.8%	speed
South Hams South West	976	78	8.0%	66.7%	94.6%	96.9%	96.9%	36.4%	1.8%
Newham London	978	166	17.0%	100.0%	88.1%	95.4%	98.0%	22.4%	1.4%
Vale of White Horse South East	981	51	5.2%	100.0%	85.0%	95.8%	97.9%	35.0%	0.9%
Cambridge East of England	986	84	8.5%	66.7%	93.3%	97.8%	95.9%	25.5%	0.9%
Bolton North West	992	211	21.3%	85.7%	85.3%	88.9%	95.9%	24.4%	0.9%
Test Valley South East	993	70	7.0%	90.9%	89.4%	96.9%	95.6%	29.2%	0.9%
North Hertfordshire East of England	995	85	8.5%	83.3%	77.5%	91.9%	95.6%	28.1%	0.7%
Leicester East Midlands	997	184	18.5%	100.0%	90.7%	97.1%	97.0%	29.9%	1.1%
West Suffolk East of England	1,000	74	7.4%	81.8%	72.9%	76.7%	93.7%	26.7%	1.0%
Colchester East of England	1,003	162	16.2%	100.0%	94.4%	96.7%	98.1%	25.2%	1.3%
South Norfolk East of England	1,003	76	7.6%	33.3%	57.1%	92.4%	95.3%	27.2%	0.7%	speed
Newcastle upon Tyne North East	1,018	114	11.2%	60.0%	92.3%	86.6%	97.5%	23.6%	0.7%
Cherwell South East	1,022	92	9.0%	90.9%	68.9%	80.4%	95.4%	40.8%	1.4%	speed
Milton Keynes South East	1,030	121	11.7%	90.0%	91.2%	94.1%	97.5%	28.9%	1.0%
Sefton North West	1,033	75	7.3%	100.0%	99.0%	98.0%	97.2%	39.7%	1.3%
West Berkshire South East	1,037	104	10.0%	58.8%	79.7%	92.8%	97.9%	37.0%	1.5%	speed
Basingstoke and Deane South East	1,037	90	8.7%	90.0%	73.0%	92.9%	96.5%	30.8%	1.5%
Coventry West Midlands	1,055	185	17.5%	93.3%	100.0%	100.0%	97.7%	33.1%	1.8%
Wychavon West Midlands	1,057	172	16.3%	81.3%	79.7%	98.4%	95.4%	43.5%	2.6%
Huntingdonshire East of England	1,058	135	12.8%	100.0%	81.6%	93.4%	96.3%	27.8%	1.0%
Bedford East of England	1,060	221	20.8%	81.3%	62.0%	92.2%	95.1%	30.3%	2.2%	speed
Merton London	1,073	101	9.4%	100.0%	65.3%	74.6%	95.6%	30.7%	1.2%	speed
Wakefield Yorkshire and the Humber	1,084	90	8.3%	50.0%	79.7%	90.1%	99.0%	34.2%	1.4%	speed
North Somerset South West	1,087	108	9.9%	88.9%	78.2%	91.2%	96.9%	25.3%	1.0%
Mid Sussex South East	1,089	97	8.9%	92.3%	97.9%	98.2%	96.1%	26.9%	1.0%
Maidstone South East	1,097	172	15.7%	100.0%	96.7%	97.2%	94.1%	37.3%	2.1%
Sevenoaks South East	1,099	141	12.8%	100.0%	92.1%	94.3%	96.7%	32.4%	1.6%
Tunbridge Wells South East	1,100	72	6.5%	92.3%	98.2%	98.9%	98.3%	30.8%	0.7%
Solihull West Midlands	1,100	67	6.1%	50.0%	73.8%	94.6%	95.0%	37.1%	1.2%	speed
Kingston upon Thames London	1,100	244	22.2%	0.0%	78.6%	92.9%	98.9%	36.4%	2.1%	speed
North Northamptonshire East Midlands	1,111	111	10.0%	60.0%	44.4%	66.1%	97.5%	36.3%	1.5%	speed
East Hertfordshire East of England	1,111	185	16.7%	100.0%	78.6%	93.9%	99.4%	34.1%	2.6%
Wokingham South East	1,117	53	4.7%	100.0%	97.1%	99.1%	89.1%	30.7%	1.1%
West Oxfordshire South East	1,117	56	5.0%	88.9%	96.0%	97.8%	95.4%	26.4%	0.9%
Dacorum East of England	1,123	150	13.4%	100.0%	77.3%	84.1%	96.3%	31.9%	1.5%
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk East of England	1,126	132	11.7%	100.0%	91.5%	97.0%	95.2%	28.5%	1.1%
Westmorland and Furness North West	1,131	81	7.2%	92.3%	92.3%	90.4%	94.1%	29.1%	0.6%
Cumberland North West	1,163	61	5.2%	38.1%	57.7%	79.2%	97.2%	20.5%	0.2%	speed
Oxford South East	1,186	138	11.6%	100.0%	87.9%	92.1%	97.8%	30.1%	1.1%
York Yorkshire and the Humber	1,198	203	16.9%	87.5%	75.0%	96.0%	98.0%	27.4%	1.1%
Chelmsford East of England	1,209	156	12.9%	66.7%	79.9%	93.5%	98.8%	26.2%	1.2%
Uttlesford East of England	1,215	290	23.9%	100.0%	76.8%	93.2%	95.6%	30.4%	2.4%
Hounslow London	1,216	309	25.4%	100.0%	94.9%	97.2%	98.6%	41.6%	4.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham London	1,227	61	5.0%	—	85.9%	86.9%	98.0%	39.9%	2.0%
Stratford-on-Avon West Midlands	1,228	100	8.1%	62.5%	71.5%	90.7%	96.5%	33.4%	1.7%
Lewisham London	1,256	196	15.6%	—	94.9%	95.2%	97.1%	26.0%	1.5%
Bexley London	1,258	132	10.5%	100.0%	94.2%	99.6%	96.9%	31.9%	1.7%
East Devon South West	1,267	146	11.5%	50.0%	55.6%	85.4%	90.6%	33.0%	1.4%	speed
Epping Forest East of England	1,282	411	32.1%	83.3%	86.2%	95.8%	96.8%	35.3%	3.3%
Wealden South East	1,283	198	15.4%	95.7%	94.0%	99.1%	97.0%	30.8%	1.8%
Cotswold South West	1,285	131	10.2%	100.0%	80.6%	91.8%	98.2%	25.8%	0.7%
Hackney London	1,287	230	17.9%	66.7%	85.2%	90.3%	98.5%	43.5%	3.7%
Stockport North West	1,289	64	5.0%	100.0%	83.3%	99.3%	91.0%	32.7%	0.6%
Horsham South East	1,339	120	9.0%	100.0%	91.3%	99.2%	94.3%	25.8%	1.4%
Trafford North West	1,352	189	14.0%	100.0%	94.6%	92.6%	97.5%	26.9%	1.0%
Guildford South East	1,362	201	14.8%	50.0%	62.9%	77.3%	96.3%	36.1%	2.2%	speed
Waverley South East	1,362	163	12.0%	83.3%	91.4%	97.0%	97.1%	33.5%	2.0%
Harrow London	1,362	343	25.2%	100.0%	86.0%	94.5%	96.9%	36.1%	3.0%
Greenwich London	1,389	320	23.0%	100.0%	91.3%	94.7%	93.3%	37.0%	3.0%
Waltham Forest London	1,406	301	21.4%	66.7%	88.3%	90.1%	99.0%	28.6%	2.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead South East	1,409	386	27.4%	100.0%	86.4%	95.8%	96.6%	27.4%	1.5%
St Albans East of England	1,415	194	13.7%	50.0%	72.1%	84.5%	98.7%	33.3%	1.5%	speed
Central Bedfordshire East of England	1,425	239	16.8%	86.4%	89.9%	97.4%	96.8%	27.0%	1.6%
Islington London	1,426	167	11.7%	—	93.2%	97.3%	94.5%	26.5%	1.7%
Havering London	1,446	327	22.6%	100.0%	99.2%	97.7%	99.1%	33.0%	3.1%
Haringey London	1,464	224	15.3%	100.0%	82.2%	90.4%	99.1%	31.1%	1.7%
South Oxfordshire South East	1,465	91	6.2%	100.0%	78.3%	94.2%	96.7%	37.0%	1.1%
Herefordshire, County of West Midlands	1,484	90	6.1%	90.0%	69.9%	89.7%	98.7%	31.7%	0.9%	speed
South Gloucestershire South West	1,490	181	12.1%	78.9%	78.6%	89.4%	98.1%	40.8%	1.9%
Southwark London	1,492	128	8.6%	50.0%	94.0%	97.5%	89.2%	25.8%	0.9%	speed
South Cambridgeshire East of England	1,498	96	6.4%	75.0%	90.5%	94.7%	97.3%	31.6%	1.2%
Croydon London	1,576	419	26.6%	75.0%	85.2%	95.3%	97.5%	25.7%	2.7%
Elmbridge South East	1,590	312	19.6%	—	86.8%	84.7%	95.3%	37.2%	2.6%
Liverpool North West	1,612	248	15.4%	55.6%	88.5%	94.2%	96.2%	41.9%	2.9%	speed
South Downs National Park National Parks	1,616	140	8.7%	66.7%	77.4%	83.6%	97.5%	29.7%	1.0%
Hillingdon London	1,633	245	15.0%	100.0%	88.8%	94.0%	97.8%	35.8%	3.0%
Redbridge London	1,638	444	27.1%	100.0%	88.0%	96.3%	100.0%	29.9%	1.9%
Brighton and Hove South East	1,659	163	9.8%	100.0%	83.0%	95.5%	96.1%	31.5%	1.5%
County Durham North East	1,679	114	6.8%	94.1%	89.1%	95.1%	96.9%	22.5%	0.6%
Cheshire West and Chester North West	1,708	138	8.1%	100.0%	38.7%	92.3%	98.4%	34.3%	1.6%	speed
Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber	1,716	227	13.2%	81.5%	86.6%	92.3%	99.0%	30.8%	1.1%
Bath and North East Somerset South West	1,748	97	5.5%	50.0%	71.2%	85.7%	96.1%	27.2%	0.8%	speed
Kirklees Yorkshire and the Humber	1,766	171	9.7%	100.0%	79.4%	92.5%	98.6%	26.8%	1.1%
Lambeth London	1,793	381	21.2%	100.0%	90.5%	94.1%	97.9%	31.3%	1.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber	1,794	180	10.0%	100.0%	98.8%	99.9%	96.3%	24.5%	0.8%
Manchester North West	1,807	201	11.1%	96.9%	92.9%	96.2%	97.2%	35.0%	1.4%
Richmond upon Thames London	1,825	327	17.9%	100.0%	96.9%	98.7%	99.2%	36.7%	2.0%
West Northamptonshire East Midlands	1,852	216	11.7%	88.9%	42.3%	71.5%	94.1%	30.4%	0.9%	speed
East Suffolk East of England	1,897	159	8.4%	69.2%	73.8%	87.9%	96.8%	25.3%	0.7%
Brent London	1,916	432	22.5%	100.0%	95.8%	97.4%	98.6%	35.5%	2.7%
Enfield London	1,919	405	21.1%	100.0%	77.1%	92.5%	99.0%	31.7%	2.3%
Camden London	1,951	207	10.6%	50.0%	64.1%	60.8%	92.8%	28.1%	1.3%	speed
Ealing London	1,955	326	16.7%	100.0%	94.2%	96.0%	99.4%	29.6%	1.3%
Northumberland North East	2,028	228	11.2%	80.0%	90.7%	96.0%	98.9%	25.0%	0.0%
Bristol, City of South West	2,042	276	13.5%	75.0%	70.2%	91.3%	99.4%	35.7%	2.2%
Shropshire West Midlands	2,076	271	13.1%	68.8%	86.7%	95.1%	98.7%	29.3%	1.0%
Wandsworth London	2,123	238	11.2%	85.7%	83.5%	90.9%	97.1%	26.7%	1.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole South West	2,189	401	18.3%	76.9%	80.2%	91.4%	97.6%	28.5%	1.9%
Kensington and Chelsea London	2,292	159	6.9%	100.0%	92.7%	92.0%	91.4%	42.2%	1.5%
Bromley London	2,314	550	23.8%	100.0%	81.4%	90.2%	97.8%	33.6%	3.1%
Bradford Yorkshire and the Humber	2,354	313	13.3%	72.7%	72.5%	90.5%	98.3%	25.4%	0.9%
Cheshire East North West	2,410	323	13.4%	80.0%	64.1%	92.3%	92.9%	34.9%	1.8%	speed
Barnet London	2,417	634	26.2%	50.0%	93.7%	95.2%	98.1%	37.6%	3.5%	speed
Dorset South West	2,708	225	8.3%	100.0%	90.5%	96.5%	96.9%	28.6%	1.3%
Birmingham West Midlands	3,333	598	17.9%	47.6%	28.5%	83.1%	98.4%	32.9%	1.2%	speed
Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber	3,465	639	18.4%	79.2%	88.8%	95.1%	97.1%	28.2%	1.4%
Wiltshire South West	3,509	261	7.4%	78.9%	84.5%	96.7%	98.8%	37.3%	1.1%
Somerset South West	3,544	461	13.0%	77.1%	74.0%	94.3%	96.1%	37.7%	1.0%
Buckinghamshire South East	4,532	701	15.5%	77.8%	58.3%	61.9%	98.8%	21.7%	0.0%	speed
North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber	4,642	491	10.6%	64.7%	79.2%	88.3%	98.6%	35.9%	1.2%
Cornwall South West	4,741	323	6.8%	77.1%	92.3%	98.0%	98.6%	33.1%	1.2%
Westminster London	4,802	665	13.8%	66.7%	75.1%	66.1%	98.8%	35.5%	0.9%

Method & sources

Decisions, refusals and speed — MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, covering 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. 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.

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Method & sources

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