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Blackpool

North West · E06000009 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
351
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
17.1%
higher than 80% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
75.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.7%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 35.6%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 Q2 – 2026 Q1. 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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