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Blackpool

North West · E06000009 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
314
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
15.9%
higher than 74% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
78.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
30.6%
44 allowed of 144 decided
Decisions overturned
2.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 35.6%

Official statistics — is development moving through the system?

MHCLG quarterly planning returns (PS1/PS2), last 4 quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, and the government's latest Housing Delivery Test. These are the authority's own statutory returns, not our scrape.

Applications received
353
in the window
Applications decided
314
in the window
Approval rate
84.1%
264 granted, 50 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 51 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
90.0%
rank 179 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 33 of 63 unitary authorities · peer median 90.6%

Peer ranks compare only unitary authorities with more than 50 decisions in the window, the same floor as the national rank. A rank among peers is the fairer read: types of authority carry very different caseloads.

Performance by development type
TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time
Major13100.0%100.0%
Minor11779.5%78.4%
Other18485.9%—
of which householder11287.5%97.6%
"In time" = within the statutory period or an agreed extension, excluding prior approvals. "Other" covers everything that is neither major nor minor; householder figures are measured against the 8-week period.
Applications through the system
Last 8 quarters held
0591182024 Q3: 113 received2024 Q3: 94 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 80 received2024 Q4: 93 decided2025 Q1: 118 received2025 Q1: 79 decided2025 Q2: 98 received2025 Q2: 95 decided2025 Q3: 96 received2025 Q3: 103 decided2025 Q4: 93 received2025 Q4: 72 decided2026 Q1: 76 received2026 Q1: 81 decided2026 Q2: 88 received2026 Q2: 58 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
156%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

Where these figures come from. Each dataset below is the publisher's own file, loaded unchanged; rows are matched to this authority by its ONS code (E06000009). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLG2022/23 to 2024/2518 Aug 2026Measurement
Open Government Licence v3.0. The MHCLG tables are reloaded every Sunday; the loaded date is the last successful run.

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q2 58 47 11 19.0% — 87.5% 88
2026 Q1 81 67 14 17.3% 100.0% 55.6% 76
2025 Q4 72 63 9 12.5% — 69.2% 93
2025 Q3 103 87 16 15.5% 100.0% 90.5% 96
2025 Q2 95 74 21 22.1% 100.0% 70.0% 98
2025 Q1 79 63 16 20.3% 50.0% 57.1% 118
2024 Q4 93 60 33 35.5% 0.0% 94.1% 80
2024 Q3 94 84 10 10.6% — 80.0% 113
2024 Q2 85 73 12 14.1% 0.0% 78.9% 100
2024 Q1 98 80 18 18.4% 100.0% 66.7% 103
2023 Q4 99 72 27 27.3% — 78.6% 107
2023 Q3 101 80 21 20.8% — 66.7% 132
2023 Q2 103 82 21 20.4% 100.0% 64.3% 134
2023 Q1 98 79 19 19.4% 0.0% 76.5% 131
2022 Q4 96 76 20 20.8% — 92.3% 128
2022 Q3 120 97 23 19.2% — 95.0% 127
2022 Q2 135 87 48 35.6% 100.0% 100.0% 154
2022 Q1 81 58 23 28.4% — 92.9% 141
2021 Q4 106 87 19 17.9% — 89.5% 116
2021 Q3 126 102 24 19.0% 0.0% 95.5% 123
2021 Q2 129 110 19 14.7% 100.0% 94.1% 153
2021 Q1 120 97 23 19.2% — 90.9% 160
2020 Q4 119 103 16 13.4% 100.0% 88.5% 139
2020 Q3 92 79 13 14.1% 100.0% 70.6% 127
2020 Q2 64 54 10 15.6% — 58.8% 89
2020 Q1 106 87 19 17.9% 100.0% 75.0% 127
2019 Q4 127 110 17 13.4% 50.0% 84.8% 108
2019 Q3 109 94 15 13.8% 100.0% 81.5% 128
2019 Q2 105 97 8 7.6% 75.0% 92.0% 128
2019 Q1 78 69 9 11.5% 100.0% 96.2% 115
2018 Q4 101 86 15 14.9% 100.0% 91.7% 88
2018 Q3 124 111 13 10.5% — 91.2% 122
2018 Q2 93 83 10 10.8% 50.0% 90.9% 139
2018 Q1 111 91 20 18.0% 100.0% 94.4% 116
2017 Q4 129 122 7 5.4% 100.0% 100.0% 126
2017 Q3 109 92 17 15.6% 100.0% 92.9% 125
2017 Q2 108 89 19 17.6% 83.3% 96.8% 121
2017 Q1 117 97 20 17.1% 100.0% 82.9% 132
2016 Q4 137 122 15 10.9% 66.7% 68.4% 110
2016 Q3 128 116 12 9.4% 100.0% 77.5% 167
2016 Q2 103 89 14 13.6% 25.0% 45.2% 126
2016 Q1 91 73 18 19.8% 66.7% 37.5% 103
2015 Q4 123 110 13 10.6% 50.0% 52.5% 115
2015 Q3 139 122 17 12.2% 33.3% 62.5% 151
2015 Q2 98 91 7 7.1% 50.0% 53.6% 11
2015 Q1 93 85 8 8.6% 83.3% 67.6% 111
2014 Q4 102 92 10 9.8% 0.0% 59.4% 114
2014 Q3 125 105 20 16.0% 100.0% 69.2% 159
2014 Q2 137 116 21 15.3% 50.0% 82.6% 184
2014 Q1 125 103 11 8.8% 61.5% 68.4% 169
2013 Q4 142 116 11 7.7% 57.1% 70.0% 131
2013 Q3 157 128 13 8.3% 100.0% 67.4% 160
2013 Q2 112 96 9 8.0% 66.7% 61.5% 149
2013 Q1 121 92 15 12.4% 66.7% 50.0% 137
2012 Q4 112 95 11 9.8% 33.3% 59.5% 116
2012 Q3 163 110 18 11.0% 25.0% 65.0% 148
2012 Q2 132 108 15 11.4% 66.7% 63.9% 192
2012 Q1 119 98 13 10.9% 50.0% 77.5% 157
2011 Q4 136 113 12 8.8% 66.7% 79.5% 144
2011 Q3 170 149 10 5.9% 100.0% 59.3% 172
2011 Q2 171 136 16 9.4% 50.0% 80.6% 189
2011 Q1 153 131 14 9.2% 57.1% 51.2% 151
2010 Q4 155 131 16 10.3% 50.0% 85.2% 186
2010 Q3 187 155 20 10.7% 70.0% 87.3% 208
2010 Q2 179 147 15 8.4% 62.5% 86.1% 224
2010 Q1 151 122 20 13.2% 60.0% 92.3% 190
2009 Q4 165 131 21 12.7% 60.0% 84.9% 168
2009 Q3 177 146 15 8.5% 84.6% 89.7% 190
2009 Q2 172 143 22 12.8% 87.5% 80.0% 211
2009 Q1 160 137 17 10.6% 95.8% 89.6% 178
2008 Q4 166 132 28 16.9% 95.2% 82.6% 204
2008 Q3 226 201 18 8.0% 100.0% 92.5% 235
2008 Q2 256 223 30 11.7% 94.4% 83.9% 269
2008 Q1 220 192 22 10.0% 94.4% 90.0% 257
2007 Q4 267 224 26 9.7% 85.7% 93.8% 274
2007 Q3 284 217 30 10.6% 91.7% 92.9% 306
2007 Q2 259 211 30 11.6% 100.0% 93.1% 308
2007 Q1 215 181 17 7.9% 100.0% 92.3% 262
2006 Q4 224 190 25 11.2% 100.0% 89.2% 214
2006 Q3 241 194 30 12.4% 70.0% 93.0% 259
2006 Q2 296 246 30 10.1% 64.3% 84.7% 287
2006 Q1 246 194 30 12.2% 50.0% 84.8% 278
2005 Q4 267 215 35 13.1% 22.2% 75.4% 307
2005 Q3 282 221 43 15.2% 50.0% 88.7% 297
2005 Q2 259 201 42 16.2% 60.0% 88.1% 299
2005 Q1 274 208 45 16.4% 66.7% 93.8% 305
2004 Q4 323 233 64 19.8% 71.4% 79.5% 319
2004 Q3 301 221 49 16.3% 71.4% 60.5% 308
2004 Q2 340 271 41 12.1% 36.4% 63.5% 353
2004 Q1 234 186 28 12.0% 28.6% 63.0% 287
2003 Q4 276 248 28 10.1% 57.1% 64.2% 273
2003 Q3 331 271 25 7.6% 30.0% 52.2% 312
2003 Q2 240 193 27 11.3% 50.0% 72.5% 296
2003 Q1 289 235 25 8.7% 0.0% 58.7% 296
2002 Q4 250 207 25 10.0% 60.0% 65.6% 274
2002 Q3 286 228 21 7.3% 60.0% 64.2% 285
2002 Q2 266 179 28 10.5% 0.0% 63.3% 248
2002 Q1 210 128 13 6.2% 40.0% 73.1% 264
2001 Q4 252 146 30 11.9% 50.0% 54.5% 233
2001 Q3 250 206 44 17.6% 33.3% 66.7% 283
2001 Q2 239 205 34 14.2% 42.9% 59.8% 233
2001 Q1 192 159 33 17.2% 100.0% 68.9% 249
2000 Q4 203 168 35 17.2% 50.0% 71.4% 202
2000 Q3 244 206 38 15.6% 57.1% 71.1% 244
2000 Q2 248 211 37 14.9% 75.0% 68.2% 239
2000 Q1 178 149 29 16.3% 80.0% 64.4% 227
1999 Q4 195 161 34 17.4% 0.0% 62.3% 185
1999 Q3 277 249 28 10.1% 70.0% 57.0% 222
1999 Q2 225 189 36 16.0% 75.0% 57.7% 270
1999 Q1 257 222 35 13.6% 25.0% 50.0% 217
1998 Q4 266 218 48 18.0% 37.5% 66.3% 328
1998 Q3 237 197 40 16.9% 40.0% 57.7% 235
1998 Q2 187 159 28 15.0% 33.3% 62.2% 217
1998 Q1 156 131 25 16.0% 20.0% 70.5% 208
1997 Q4 229 200 29 12.7% 100.0% 75.2% 196
1997 Q3 229 200 29 12.7% 80.0% 80.8% 275
1997 Q2 272 243 29 10.7% 37.5% 73.0% 230
1997 Q1 229 192 37 16.2% 83.3% 68.3% 239
1996 Q4 191 157 34 17.8% 66.7% 73.7% 215
1996 Q3 237 200 37 15.6% 66.7% 66.7% 252
1996 Q2 238 208 30 12.6% 50.0% 76.6% 227
1996 Q1 249 222 27 10.8% 50.0% 75.0% —
1995 Q4 215 182 33 15.3% 71.4% 85.9% —
1995 Q3 186 153 33 17.7% 50.0% 84.0% —
1995 Q2 235 200 35 14.9% 25.0% 84.1% —
1995 Q1 205 180 25 12.2% 75.0% 69.6% —
1994 Q4 218 183 35 16.1% 60.0% 82.6% —
1994 Q3 219 187 32 14.6% 100.0% 86.3% —
1994 Q2 254 213 41 16.1% 66.7% 75.3% —
1994 Q1 268 222 46 17.2% 61.5% 68.6% —
1993 Q4 210 179 31 14.8% 57.1% 82.3% —
1993 Q3 297 258 39 13.1% 62.5% 80.0% —
1993 Q2 256 206 50 19.5% 37.5% 78.8% —
1993 Q1 214 176 38 17.8% 57.1% 63.5% —
1992 Q4 209 173 36 17.2% 57.1% 73.7% —
1992 Q3 228 180 48 21.1% 55.6% 77.6% —
1992 Q2 261 213 48 18.4% 50.0% 60.7% —
1992 Q1 221 176 45 20.4% 42.9% 62.0% —
1991 Q4 282 224 58 20.6% 90.9% 54.6% —
1991 Q3 246 201 45 18.3% 50.0% 44.9% —
1991 Q2 257 217 40 15.6% 55.6% 67.9% —
1991 Q1 250 204 46 18.4% 75.0% 60.4% —
1990 Q4 263 201 62 23.6% 66.7% 57.9% —
1990 Q3 293 242 51 17.4% 53.8% 74.0% —
1990 Q2 348 286 62 17.8% 71.4% 61.4% —
1990 Q1 361 274 87 24.1% 53.8% 62.4% —
1989 Q4 362 277 85 23.5% 50.0% 54.4% —
1989 Q3 353 287 66 18.7% 66.7% 69.2% —
1989 Q2 437 356 81 18.5% 53.3% 64.0% —
1989 Q1 358 310 48 13.4% 81.8% 69.0% —
1988 Q4 389 333 56 14.4% 53.3% 65.5% —
1988 Q3 299 266 33 11.0% 40.0% 57.5% —
1988 Q2 407 342 65 16.0% 69.2% 55.3% —
1988 Q1 274 222 52 19.0% 75.0% 56.1% —
1987 Q4 357 278 79 22.1% 16.7% 62.3% —
1987 Q3 106 92 14 13.2% 87.5% 85.7% —
1987 Q2 130 123 7 5.4% 87.5% 77.3% —
1987 Q1 105 97 8 7.6% 75.0% 83.3% —
1986 Q4 106 97 9 8.5% 100.0% 85.3% —
1986 Q3 128 118 10 7.8% 80.0% 74.1% —
1986 Q2 162 148 14 8.6% 40.0% 76.1% —
1986 Q1 87 75 12 13.8% 100.0% 72.4% —
1985 Q4 112 105 7 6.3% 75.0% 82.6% —
1985 Q3 140 126 14 10.0% 85.7% 66.7% —
1985 Q2 140 134 6 4.3% 100.0% 76.2% —
1985 Q1 72 66 6 8.3% 100.0% 94.1% —
1984 Q4 104 99 5 4.8% 60.0% 74.1% —
1984 Q3 133 125 8 6.0% 100.0% 77.8% —
1984 Q2 200 188 12 6.0% 85.7% 71.0% —
1984 Q1 113 108 5 4.4% 100.0% 85.3% —
1983 Q4 126 115 11 8.7% 93.3% 81.3% —
1983 Q3 204 188 16 7.8% 95.2% 79.2% —
1983 Q2 177 168 9 5.1% 100.0% 91.7% —
1983 Q1 109 106 3 2.8% 100.0% 87.5% —
1982 Q4 120 115 5 4.2% 83.3% 100.0% —
1982 Q3 171 160 11 6.4% 81.0% 81.3% —
1982 Q2 145 136 9 6.2% 83.3% 77.8% —
1982 Q1 101 90 11 10.9% 83.3% 84.0% —
1981 Q4 105 99 6 5.7% 75.0% 73.1% —
1981 Q3 127 121 6 4.7% 66.7% 90.5% —
1981 Q2 205 193 12 5.9% 77.8% 93.5% —
1981 Q1 118 111 7 5.9% 90.9% 88.0% —
1980 Q4 129 121 8 6.2% 75.0% 76.3% —
1980 Q3 137 131 6 4.4% 83.3% 76.0% —
1980 Q2 190 183 7 3.7% 87.5% 83.9% —
1980 Q1 180 163 17 9.4% 60.0% 73.7% —
1979 Q4 175 169 6 3.4% 14.3% 76.9% —
1979 Q3 205 197 8 3.9% 93.3% 81.0% —
1979 Q2 252 242 10 4.0% 71.4% 68.3% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. Speed figures exclude prior approvals and are measured against the statutory period or agreed extension. Appeal figures: our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, 2021–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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