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Rutland

East Midlands · E06000017 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
510
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.8%
higher than 52% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
100.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
30.1%
37 allowed of 123 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 18.3%

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
564
in the window
Applications decided
510
in the window
Approval rate
88.2%
450 granted, 60 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 38 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
99.7%
rank 11 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 4 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
Major2391.3%66.7%
Minor9481.9%100.0%
Other39389.6%—
of which householder25790.3%100.0%
"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
0771532024 Q3: 140 received2024 Q3: 139 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 133 received2024 Q4: 118 decided2025 Q1: 153 received2025 Q1: 120 decided2025 Q2: 131 received2025 Q2: 136 decided2025 Q3: 148 received2025 Q3: 111 decided2025 Q4: 141 received2025 Q4: 142 decided2026 Q1: 137 received2026 Q1: 131 decided2026 Q2: 138 received2026 Q2: 126 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
89%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer 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 (E06000017). 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 126 107 19 15.1% — 100.0% 138
2026 Q1 131 118 13 9.9% 100.0% 100.0% 137
2025 Q4 142 125 17 12.0% 0.0% 100.0% 141
2025 Q3 111 100 11 9.9% — 100.0% 148
2025 Q2 136 120 16 11.8% 100.0% 100.0% 131
2025 Q1 120 98 22 18.3% 100.0% 100.0% 153
2024 Q4 118 105 13 11.0% 100.0% 100.0% 133
2024 Q3 139 115 24 17.3% 100.0% 100.0% 140
2024 Q2 148 130 18 12.2% 100.0% 96.2% 133
2024 Q1 150 123 27 18.0% 100.0% 100.0% 147
2023 Q4 119 109 10 8.4% — 100.0% 139
2023 Q3 169 149 20 11.8% 100.0% 90.9% 128
2023 Q2 135 125 10 7.4% 100.0% 60.0% 156
2023 Q1 151 132 19 12.6% 0.0% 81.8% 157
2022 Q4 146 137 9 6.2% 100.0% 100.0% 136
2022 Q3 152 141 11 7.2% 100.0% 77.8% 154
2022 Q2 153 146 7 4.6% 100.0% 100.0% 171
2022 Q1 157 143 14 8.9% 100.0% 100.0% 169
2021 Q4 146 135 11 7.5% 0.0% 83.3% 141
2021 Q3 179 157 22 12.3% 25.0% 66.7% 151
2021 Q2 157 148 9 5.7% 50.0% 100.0% 217
2021 Q1 117 105 12 10.3% 85.7% 80.0% 171
2020 Q4 117 106 11 9.4% 100.0% 77.8% 136
2020 Q3 144 131 13 9.0% 100.0% 100.0% 145
2020 Q2 122 107 15 12.3% 100.0% 85.7% 146
2020 Q1 122 107 15 12.3% 100.0% 75.0% 152
2019 Q4 136 125 11 8.1% 100.0% 100.0% 126
2019 Q3 126 115 11 8.7% 100.0% 100.0% 151
2019 Q2 143 134 9 6.3% 100.0% 100.0% 148
2019 Q1 92 85 7 7.6% 100.0% 100.0% 145
2018 Q4 145 130 15 10.3% 66.7% 100.0% 110
2018 Q3 141 130 11 7.8% 100.0% 100.0% 142
2018 Q2 132 116 16 12.1% 100.0% 100.0% 154
2018 Q1 154 139 15 9.7% 100.0% 100.0% 177
2017 Q4 135 118 17 12.6% 100.0% 100.0% 177
2017 Q3 167 150 17 10.2% 100.0% 94.4% 161
2017 Q2 138 126 12 8.7% 100.0% 100.0% 177
2017 Q1 150 132 18 12.0% 100.0% 100.0% 182
2016 Q4 170 157 13 7.6% 100.0% 100.0% 174
2016 Q3 170 150 20 11.8% 100.0% 100.0% 184
2016 Q2 148 125 23 15.5% 100.0% 95.2% 207
2016 Q1 143 115 28 19.6% 100.0% 100.0% 192
2015 Q4 145 118 27 18.6% 100.0% 92.6% 156
2015 Q3 162 142 20 12.3% 85.7% 88.9% 164
2015 Q2 163 153 10 6.1% 100.0% 90.0% 179
2015 Q1 141 121 20 14.2% 100.0% 60.0% 155
2014 Q4 143 125 18 12.6% 100.0% 83.3% 146
2014 Q3 153 135 18 11.8% — 77.3% 169
2014 Q2 173 154 19 11.0% 80.0% 57.9% 160
2014 Q1 121 102 19 15.7% 66.7% 57.1% 179
2013 Q4 129 117 11 8.5% 81.8% 77.8% 163
2013 Q3 183 160 22 12.0% 50.0% 54.8% 166
2013 Q2 158 133 13 8.2% 90.0% 33.3% 170
2013 Q1 117 110 6 5.1% 80.0% 64.7% 114
2012 Q4 146 128 18 12.3% 100.0% 69.6% 153
2012 Q3 159 141 18 11.3% 50.0% 31.0% 154
2012 Q2 104 87 16 15.4% 100.0% 32.0% 137
2012 Q1 151 140 11 7.3% 100.0% 60.6% 159
2011 Q4 131 117 14 10.7% 100.0% 60.0% 161
2011 Q3 172 150 22 12.8% 0.0% 38.2% 151
2011 Q2 122 113 9 7.4% 0.0% 34.5% 153
2011 Q1 133 112 21 15.8% 50.0% 54.8% 143
2010 Q4 117 103 13 11.1% 0.0% 58.8% 157
2010 Q3 184 172 12 6.5% 33.3% 63.6% 167
2010 Q2 187 162 24 12.8% 20.0% 41.5% 195
2010 Q1 147 132 15 10.2% 100.0% 37.0% 149
2009 Q4 132 104 28 21.2% 33.3% 77.4% 159
2009 Q3 171 149 22 12.9% 66.7% 73.5% 195
2009 Q2 126 101 25 19.8% 66.7% 75.0% 150
2009 Q1 155 133 22 14.2% 45.5% 72.5% 152
2008 Q4 277 231 46 16.6% 52.9% 57.6% 241
2008 Q3 210 187 23 11.0% 73.7% 39.0% 229
2008 Q2 172 147 25 14.5% 100.0% 50.0% 253
2008 Q1 174 146 28 16.1% 100.0% 78.0% 221
2007 Q4 233 207 26 11.2% 60.0% 57.6% 209
2007 Q3 260 233 27 10.4% 77.8% 64.9% 256
2007 Q2 202 176 26 12.9% 0.0% 50.0% 242
2007 Q1 196 176 20 10.2% 100.0% 75.0% 201
2006 Q4 195 178 17 8.7% 66.7% 78.3% 211
2006 Q3 247 215 32 13.0% 33.3% 71.2% 257
2006 Q2 237 205 32 13.5% 50.0% 81.0% 258
2006 Q1 205 175 30 14.6% 83.3% 76.7% 243
2005 Q4 252 223 29 11.5% 16.7% 55.2% 220
2005 Q3 240 217 23 9.6% 20.0% 55.0% 229
2005 Q2 232 202 30 12.9% 50.0% 30.2% 243
2005 Q1 196 171 25 12.8% 14.3% 57.1% 244
2004 Q4 191 171 20 10.5% 66.7% 66.0% 218
2004 Q3 255 235 20 7.8% 0.0% 65.8% 235
2004 Q2 275 242 33 12.0% 25.0% 51.3% 271
2004 Q1 205 184 21 10.2% 71.4% 63.0% 275
2003 Q4 276 243 33 12.0% 50.0% 59.7% 268
2003 Q3 256 230 23 9.0% 50.0% 52.9% 237
2003 Q2 259 237 22 8.5% 40.0% 56.9% 285
2003 Q1 222 189 33 14.9% 50.0% 59.6% 259
2002 Q4 203 170 33 16.3% 25.0% 29.3% 217
2002 Q3 223 196 27 12.1% 25.0% 51.0% 216
2002 Q2 242 220 22 9.1% 25.0% 40.0% 232
2002 Q1 179 170 9 5.0% — 40.0% 258
2001 Q4 230 210 20 8.7% 100.0% 47.5% 205
2001 Q3 236 205 31 13.1% 0.0% 46.8% 222
2001 Q2 217 198 18 8.3% 0.0% 26.1% 248
2001 Q1 182 165 17 9.3% 33.3% 25.9% 216
2000 Q4 149 137 12 8.1% — 31.3% 186
2000 Q3 175 160 15 8.6% 42.9% 29.3% 187
2000 Q2 158 141 16 10.1% 33.3% 23.5% 197
2000 Q1 174 154 18 10.3% 57.1% 58.7% 121
1999 Q4 179 153 25 14.0% 0.0% 20.0% 219
1999 Q3 181 161 18 9.9% — 28.6% 183
1999 Q2 137 120 17 12.4% — 48.6% 184
1999 Q1 165 141 22 13.3% — 32.7% 187
1998 Q4 163 147 16 9.8% 100.0% 31.3% 151
1998 Q3 137 123 10 7.3% 0.0% 39.5% 172
1998 Q2 180 148 23 12.8% 50.0% 38.9% 159
1998 Q1 210 185 22 10.5% 50.0% 23.9% 171
1997 Q4 142 115 19 13.4% 0.0% 8.1% 147
1997 Q3 137 118 16 11.7% 0.0% 15.2% 189
1997 Q2 162 145 9 5.6% 0.0% 37.7% 191
1997 Q1 158 142 13 8.2% 0.0% 41.1% 172
1996 Q4 182 161 19 10.4% 0.0% 40.4% 180
1996 Q3 167 150 15 9.0% 33.3% 33.9% 189
1996 Q2 146 118 23 15.8% — 34.8% 164
1996 Q1 134 121 13 9.7% 57.1% 94.1% —
1995 Q4 144 134 10 6.9% 57.1% 80.0% —
1995 Q3 133 128 5 3.8% 40.0% 88.0% —
1995 Q2 104 91 13 12.5% 44.4% 75.0% —
1995 Q1 151 141 10 6.6% — 80.8% —
1994 Q4 131 126 5 3.8% 50.0% 86.0% —
1994 Q3 147 130 17 11.6% 75.0% 88.9% —
1994 Q2 146 137 9 6.2% 100.0% 67.4% —
1994 Q1 149 137 12 8.1% 25.0% 69.0% —
1993 Q4 139 131 8 5.8% 16.7% 65.0% —
1993 Q3 171 153 18 10.5% 33.3% 84.6% —
1993 Q2 132 117 15 11.4% 50.0% 79.5% —
1993 Q1 112 100 12 10.7% 71.4% 66.7% —
1992 Q4 139 120 19 13.7% 83.3% 83.0% —
1992 Q3 131 118 13 9.9% 57.1% 74.3% —
1992 Q2 120 108 12 10.0% 20.0% 76.7% —
1992 Q1 117 105 12 10.3% 100.0% 86.8% —
1991 Q4 144 123 21 14.6% 62.5% 84.2% —
1991 Q3 146 127 19 13.0% 33.3% 82.9% —
1991 Q2 136 109 27 19.9% 100.0% 93.6% —
1991 Q1 124 101 23 18.5% 100.0% 80.6% —
1990 Q4 134 109 25 18.7% 50.0% 71.7% —
1990 Q3 147 111 36 24.5% 66.7% 70.0% —
1990 Q2 132 102 30 22.7% 75.0% 66.7% —
1990 Q1 197 143 54 27.4% 53.8% 59.6% —
1989 Q4 180 146 34 18.9% 60.0% 55.7% —
1989 Q3 173 130 43 24.9% 50.0% 52.9% —
1989 Q2 198 157 41 20.7% 50.0% 43.9% —
1989 Q1 214 166 48 22.4% 50.0% 55.2% —
1988 Q4 148 107 41 27.7% 54.5% 70.2% —
1988 Q3 203 142 61 30.0% 55.6% 73.3% —
1988 Q2 222 179 43 19.4% 55.6% 64.6% —
1988 Q1 139 113 26 18.7% 60.0% 68.2% —
1987 Q4 197 141 56 28.4% 50.0% 69.0% —
1987 Q3 148 113 35 23.6% 60.0% 66.7% —
1987 Q2 164 109 55 33.5% 57.1% 64.2% —
1987 Q1 132 117 15 11.4% 16.7% 57.1% —
1986 Q4 157 119 38 24.2% 25.0% 47.9% —
1986 Q3 137 109 28 20.4% 50.0% 59.6% —
1986 Q2 156 129 27 17.3% 66.7% 65.2% —
1986 Q1 102 88 14 13.7% 40.0% 75.6% —
1985 Q4 135 107 28 20.7% 33.3% 69.8% —
1985 Q3 120 100 20 16.7% 80.0% 69.0% —
1985 Q2 160 131 29 18.1% 50.0% 68.9% —
1985 Q1 130 96 34 26.2% 66.7% 67.9% —
1984 Q4 115 96 19 16.5% 83.3% 74.4% —
1984 Q3 99 85 14 14.1% 25.0% 51.4% —
1984 Q2 120 95 25 20.8% 42.9% 69.6% —
1984 Q1 143 118 25 17.5% 0.0% 79.1% —
1983 Q4 97 75 22 22.7% 50.0% 83.7% —
1983 Q3 135 114 21 15.6% 57.1% 58.5% —
1983 Q2 128 114 14 10.9% 66.7% 70.5% —
1983 Q1 129 100 29 22.5% 50.0% 66.0% —
1982 Q4 116 104 12 10.3% 100.0% 63.0% —
1982 Q3 121 97 24 19.8% 42.9% 51.1% —
1982 Q2 92 79 13 14.1% 100.0% 72.7% —
1982 Q1 130 111 19 14.6% 66.7% 81.0% —
1981 Q4 106 84 22 20.8% 100.0% 62.2% —
1981 Q3 136 118 18 13.2% 50.0% 63.6% —
1981 Q2 195 149 46 23.6% 62.5% 58.8% —
1981 Q1 133 122 11 8.3% 57.1% 76.6% —
1980 Q4 167 134 33 19.8% 80.0% 60.5% —
1980 Q3 175 140 35 20.0% 100.0% 56.8% —
1980 Q2 163 123 40 24.5% 100.0% 70.3% —
1980 Q1 130 110 20 15.4% 88.9% 65.2% —
1979 Q4 158 130 28 17.7% 88.9% 70.2% —
1979 Q3 129 116 13 10.1% 100.0% 70.4% —
1979 Q2 135 115 20 14.8% 85.7% 60.0% —

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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