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Kingston upon Hull, City of

Yorkshire and the Humber · E06000010 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
449
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
9.6%
higher than 36% of authorities
Majors in time
60.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
83.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.5%
30 allowed of 109 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 14.8%

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
575
in the window
Applications decided
449
in the window
Approval rate
90.4%
406 granted, 43 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 25 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
91.8%
rank 146 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 28 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
Major2185.7%60.0%
Minor15989.3%83.3%
Other26991.4%—
of which householder12891.4%96.0%
"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
0811622024 Q3: 154 received2024 Q3: 120 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 137 received2024 Q4: 119 decided2025 Q1: 162 received2025 Q1: 95 decided2025 Q2: 112 received2025 Q2: 114 decided2025 Q3: 155 received2025 Q3: 110 decided2025 Q4: 127 received2025 Q4: 93 decided2026 Q1: 135 received2026 Q1: 119 decided2026 Q2: 158 received2026 Q2: 127 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
107%
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 (E06000010). 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 127 112 15 11.8% 0.0% 93.3% 158
2026 Q1 119 109 10 8.4% 50.0% 50.0% 135
2025 Q4 93 85 8 8.6% 100.0% 88.9% 127
2025 Q3 110 100 10 9.1% — 100.0% 155
2025 Q2 114 106 8 7.0% 0.0% 38.1% 112
2025 Q1 95 86 9 9.5% 33.3% 30.0% 162
2024 Q4 119 108 11 9.2% 0.0% 42.9% 137
2024 Q3 120 117 3 2.5% 0.0% 68.4% 154
2024 Q2 103 98 5 4.9% 100.0% 60.0% 182
2024 Q1 128 120 8 6.3% 100.0% 82.6% 143
2023 Q4 154 138 16 10.4% 100.0% 84.0% 175
2023 Q3 149 131 18 12.1% 66.7% 75.9% 171
2023 Q2 145 133 12 8.3% 66.7% 84.6% 197
2023 Q1 143 134 9 6.3% 100.0% 80.4% 212
2022 Q4 185 176 9 4.9% 71.4% 80.8% 186
2022 Q3 163 148 15 9.2% 66.7% 84.0% 183
2022 Q2 171 159 12 7.0% — 78.0% 205
2022 Q1 136 120 16 11.8% 80.0% 85.2% 189
2021 Q4 169 163 6 3.6% 100.0% 77.3% 176
2021 Q3 205 187 18 8.8% 100.0% 80.0% 196
2021 Q2 239 209 30 12.6% 33.3% 85.7% 291
2021 Q1 183 157 26 14.2% 71.4% 72.5% 264
2020 Q4 204 184 20 9.8% 83.3% 95.3% 213
2020 Q3 167 152 15 9.0% 62.5% 79.1% 256
2020 Q2 151 133 18 11.9% 42.9% 69.0% 251
2020 Q1 157 144 13 8.3% 100.0% 54.1% 238
2019 Q4 194 181 13 6.7% 66.7% 72.7% 198
2019 Q3 200 184 16 8.0% 100.0% 81.1% 221
2019 Q2 182 155 27 14.8% 100.0% 81.5% 250
2019 Q1 155 140 15 9.7% 75.0% 82.5% 191
2018 Q4 193 170 23 11.9% 33.3% 81.8% 185
2018 Q3 228 202 26 11.4% 50.0% 75.4% 219
2018 Q2 186 168 18 9.7% 50.0% 73.2% 223
2018 Q1 194 168 26 13.4% 40.0% 82.6% 239
2017 Q4 201 179 22 10.9% 80.0% 82.6% 224
2017 Q3 206 185 21 10.2% 85.7% 83.9% 214
2017 Q2 211 181 30 14.2% 70.0% 66.7% 240
2017 Q1 180 157 23 12.8% 100.0% 85.7% 252
2016 Q4 211 180 31 14.7% 66.7% 74.6% 218
2016 Q3 262 224 38 14.5% 40.0% 76.5% 245
2016 Q2 250 218 32 12.8% 50.0% 69.9% 278
2016 Q1 191 157 34 17.8% 83.3% 81.9% 272
2015 Q4 204 172 32 15.7% 80.0% 75.6% 219
2015 Q3 212 189 23 10.8% 66.7% 73.8% 213
2015 Q2 216 186 30 13.9% 77.8% 74.3% 224
2015 Q1 191 170 21 11.0% 44.4% 60.7% 222
2014 Q4 209 195 14 6.7% 33.3% 63.8% 238
2014 Q3 205 187 18 8.8% 66.7% 65.4% 237
2014 Q2 180 162 18 10.0% 80.0% 79.5% 215
2014 Q1 206 190 15 7.3% 70.6% 68.8% 219
2013 Q4 211 177 33 15.6% 84.6% 66.0% 191
2013 Q3 223 199 24 10.8% 76.9% 82.5% 243
2013 Q2 202 191 11 5.4% 64.7% 77.0% 233
2013 Q1 178 157 21 11.8% 38.5% 66.2% 267
2012 Q4 227 199 21 9.3% 28.6% 64.8% 196
2012 Q3 238 214 21 8.8% 14.3% 54.3% 240
2012 Q2 261 232 25 9.6% 25.0% 68.2% 229
2012 Q1 167 150 16 9.6% 90.0% 67.2% 252
2011 Q4 225 202 22 9.8% 52.6% 56.4% 202
2011 Q3 256 226 26 10.2% 33.3% 68.4% 274
2011 Q2 248 230 14 5.6% 59.1% 25.4% 250
2011 Q1 217 185 28 12.9% 83.3% 70.3% 237
2010 Q4 238 197 39 16.4% 26.3% 70.2% 286
2010 Q3 274 240 33 12.0% 56.3% 62.5% 250
2010 Q2 283 227 50 17.7% 50.0% 64.4% 360
2010 Q1 206 166 36 17.5% 57.1% 60.7% 333
2009 Q4 267 212 54 20.2% 46.7% 57.5% 232
2009 Q3 263 230 32 12.2% 50.0% 67.6% 310
2009 Q2 241 203 37 15.4% 77.8% 74.6% 271
2009 Q1 196 165 31 15.8% 45.5% 58.2% 223
2008 Q4 274 228 46 16.8% 58.3% 67.5% 249
2008 Q3 330 279 50 15.2% 61.9% 67.3% 311
2008 Q2 365 304 59 16.2% 58.3% 72.2% 329
2008 Q1 301 259 39 13.0% 55.0% 71.4% 388
2007 Q4 367 311 54 14.7% 52.9% 77.1% 322
2007 Q3 415 338 73 17.6% 63.6% 76.4% 402
2007 Q2 391 333 56 14.3% 73.3% 76.0% 422
2007 Q1 345 288 55 15.9% 71.4% 66.3% 349
2006 Q4 385 324 57 14.8% 76.9% 70.6% 354
2006 Q3 389 348 39 10.0% 60.0% 67.4% 352
2006 Q2 402 363 36 9.0% 68.4% 62.2% 413
2006 Q1 362 305 51 14.1% 55.0% 59.8% 360
2005 Q4 435 380 49 11.3% 70.6% 47.3% 375
2005 Q3 523 464 52 9.9% 39.1% 28.0% 416
2005 Q2 387 347 35 9.0% 30.0% 23.1% 462
2005 Q1 409 366 40 9.8% 54.5% 51.4% 438
2004 Q4 398 352 43 10.8% 65.0% 65.8% 452
2004 Q3 493 443 50 10.1% 54.2% 60.7% 481
2004 Q2 432 395 36 8.3% 12.5% 73.6% 508
2004 Q1 380 340 38 10.0% 41.7% 56.6% 472
2003 Q4 352 317 32 9.1% 45.5% 34.2% 315
2003 Q3 424 375 40 9.4% 57.1% 37.4% 362
2003 Q2 427 384 37 8.7% 69.2% 52.6% 436
2003 Q1 291 270 20 6.9% 33.3% 30.2% 360
2002 Q4 299 272 22 7.4% 60.0% 48.9% 355
2002 Q3 335 297 34 10.1% 57.1% 65.4% 359
2002 Q2 270 242 19 7.0% 72.7% 66.0% 323
2002 Q1 290 264 20 6.9% 80.0% 72.0% 334
2001 Q4 296 268 24 8.1% 55.6% 73.8% 350
2001 Q3 285 261 15 5.3% 61.1% 76.3% 354
2001 Q2 315 281 21 6.7% 55.6% 74.5% 331
2001 Q1 271 245 16 5.9% 87.5% 74.8% 320
2000 Q4 290 250 37 12.8% 30.0% 67.8% 325
2000 Q3 290 258 26 9.0% 75.0% 64.2% 338
2000 Q2 268 245 21 7.8% 55.6% 61.6% 336
2000 Q1 271 250 18 6.6% 46.2% 51.3% 289
1999 Q4 238 223 11 4.6% 100.0% 63.7% 280
1999 Q3 310 287 21 6.8% 62.5% 70.7% 291
1999 Q2 250 237 11 4.4% 33.3% 63.2% 337
1999 Q1 268 233 31 11.6% 73.3% 63.5% 316
1998 Q4 271 243 26 9.6% 75.0% 68.0% 305
1998 Q3 313 267 41 13.1% 63.6% 76.0% 330
1998 Q2 344 290 54 15.7% 62.5% 69.0% 342
1998 Q1 253 242 11 4.3% 50.0% 70.4% 380
1997 Q4 243 228 15 6.2% 75.0% 71.1% 262
1997 Q3 275 256 17 6.2% 72.7% 67.5% 319
1997 Q2 272 252 18 6.6% 62.5% 77.4% 323
1997 Q1 320 287 33 10.3% 69.2% 72.3% 299
1996 Q4 245 225 19 7.8% 77.8% 70.8% 245
1996 Q3 273 248 25 9.2% 50.0% 79.3% 271
1996 Q2 264 245 19 7.2% 100.0% 76.9% 306
1996 Q1 391 359 32 8.2% 62.5% 64.7% —
1995 Q4 339 311 28 8.3% 62.5% 69.1% —
1995 Q3 470 438 32 6.8% 61.5% 74.4% —
1995 Q2 417 368 49 11.8% 61.5% 72.2% —
1995 Q1 405 372 33 8.1% 64.3% 69.4% —
1994 Q4 406 344 62 15.3% 55.6% 68.0% —
1994 Q3 499 445 54 10.8% 46.7% 76.2% —
1994 Q2 536 483 53 9.9% 30.8% 69.4% —
1994 Q1 418 387 31 7.4% 58.3% 72.2% —
1993 Q4 412 339 73 17.7% 77.3% 72.1% —
1993 Q3 458 406 52 11.4% 72.4% 81.2% —
1993 Q2 445 358 87 19.6% 91.3% 77.9% —
1993 Q1 366 309 57 15.6% 80.0% 77.0% —
1992 Q4 341 294 47 13.8% 83.3% 78.2% —
1992 Q3 422 375 47 11.1% 72.7% 63.9% —
1992 Q2 520 451 69 13.3% 76.9% 73.1% —
1992 Q1 385 336 49 12.7% 55.6% 58.9% —
1991 Q4 413 354 59 14.3% 53.3% 58.7% —
1991 Q3 402 335 67 16.7% 86.7% 62.6% —
1991 Q2 462 400 62 13.4% 44.4% 65.9% —
1991 Q1 332 277 55 16.6% 38.5% 63.0% —
1990 Q4 399 327 72 18.0% 41.7% 58.2% —
1990 Q3 453 388 65 14.3% 46.7% 48.5% —
1990 Q2 470 404 66 14.0% 11.1% 35.9% —
1990 Q1 468 391 77 16.5% 77.8% 55.1% —
1989 Q4 556 450 106 19.1% 50.0% 44.6% —
1989 Q3 566 440 126 22.3% 26.1% 36.7% —
1989 Q2 699 566 133 19.0% 47.8% 37.4% —
1989 Q1 840 663 177 21.1% 47.2% 33.9% —
1988 Q4 608 505 103 16.9% 34.6% 37.2% —
1988 Q3 792 689 103 13.0% 60.7% 44.7% —
1988 Q2 669 566 103 15.4% 53.8% 52.1% —
1988 Q1 646 543 103 15.9% 68.2% 37.5% —
1987 Q4 505 429 76 15.0% 54.2% 52.1% —
1987 Q3 558 486 72 12.9% 59.1% 61.4% —
1987 Q2 574 511 63 11.0% 86.4% 57.3% —
1987 Q1 432 377 55 12.7% 90.5% 66.9% —
1986 Q4 587 519 68 11.6% 25.0% 62.6% —
1986 Q3 550 496 54 9.8% 100.0% 65.0% —
1986 Q2 272 239 33 12.1% 0.0% 74.5% —
1986 Q1 410 383 27 6.6% 57.1% 67.5% —
1985 Q4 535 475 60 11.2% 55.6% 78.1% —
1985 Q3 557 512 45 8.1% 52.9% 70.4% —
1985 Q2 574 522 52 9.1% 81.8% 68.3% —
1985 Q1 528 484 44 8.3% 85.0% 63.7% —
1984 Q4 514 453 61 11.9% 75.0% 62.6% —
1984 Q3 551 497 54 9.8% 85.7% 66.1% —
1984 Q2 586 529 57 9.7% 100.0% 72.6% —
1984 Q1 404 370 34 8.4% 55.6% 72.9% —
1983 Q4 531 471 60 11.3% 70.0% 62.3% —
1983 Q3 480 444 36 7.5% 58.3% 72.4% —
1983 Q2 527 480 47 8.9% 58.8% 75.8% —
1983 Q1 469 432 37 7.9% 64.3% 70.8% —
1982 Q4 561 510 51 9.1% 62.5% 73.7% —
1982 Q3 477 422 55 11.5% 100.0% 69.7% —
1982 Q2 467 414 53 11.3% 88.9% 65.1% —
1982 Q1 356 321 35 9.8% 71.4% 70.1% —
1981 Q4 469 429 40 8.5% 83.3% 78.3% —
1981 Q3 410 364 46 11.2% 100.0% 81.6% —
1981 Q2 665 561 104 15.6% 80.0% 79.2% —
1981 Q1 558 485 73 13.1% 66.7% 74.2% —
1980 Q4 537 455 82 15.3% 74.1% 64.0% —
1980 Q3 651 544 107 16.4% 42.9% 57.6% —
1980 Q2 633 561 72 11.4% 43.3% 52.8% —
1980 Q1 639 555 84 13.1% 81.5% 42.7% —
1979 Q4 594 487 107 18.0% 30.0% 42.1% —
1979 Q3 465 416 49 10.5% 18.2% 27.4% —
1979 Q2 192 153 39 20.3% 15.4% 3.4% —

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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