Plymouth
South West · E06000026 · 132 quarters held (1993 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
680
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
7.4%
higher than 23% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
18.7%
28 allowed of 150 decided
Decisions overturned
0.6%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.6%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 164 | 153 | 11 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 196 |
| 2025 Q4 | 165 | 155 | 10 | 6.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 187 |
| 2025 Q3 | 162 | 154 | 8 | 4.9% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 154 |
| 2025 Q2 | 189 | 168 | 21 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 155 |
| 2025 Q1 | 161 | 151 | 10 | 6.2% | 100.0% | 97.1% | 221 |
| 2024 Q4 | 187 | 180 | 7 | 3.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 169 |
| 2024 Q3 | 177 | 166 | 11 | 6.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 179 |
| 2024 Q2 | 168 | 159 | 9 | 5.4% | 100.0% | 91.7% | 194 |
| 2024 Q1 | 188 | 175 | 13 | 6.9% | 100.0% | 96.2% | 170 |
| 2023 Q4 | 182 | 171 | 11 | 6.0% | 100.0% | 95.8% | 212 |
| 2023 Q3 | 188 | 175 | 13 | 6.9% | 100.0% | 91.9% | 176 |
| 2023 Q2 | 235 | 222 | 13 | 5.5% | 100.0% | 94.1% | 215 |
| 2023 Q1 | 219 | 205 | 14 | 6.4% | 100.0% | 96.2% | 282 |
| 2022 Q4 | 229 | 203 | 26 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 92.1% | 214 |
| 2022 Q3 | 298 | 272 | 26 | 8.7% | 100.0% | 93.8% | 253 |
| 2022 Q2 | 285 | 229 | 56 | 19.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 306 |
| 2022 Q1 | 238 | 218 | 20 | 8.4% | 100.0% | 90.3% | 295 |
| 2021 Q4 | 239 | 221 | 18 | 7.5% | 100.0% | 92.9% | 243 |
| 2021 Q3 | 330 | 305 | 25 | 7.6% | 100.0% | 93.8% | 306 |
| 2021 Q2 | 308 | 286 | 22 | 7.1% | 100.0% | 76.2% | 334 |
| 2021 Q1 | 243 | 229 | 14 | 5.8% | 100.0% | 95.0% | 309 |
| 2020 Q4 | 273 | 250 | 23 | 8.4% | 100.0% | 93.8% | 265 |
| 2020 Q3 | 231 | 216 | 15 | 6.5% | 100.0% | 97.6% | 276 |
| 2020 Q2 | 186 | 173 | 13 | 7.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 197 |
| 2020 Q1 | 214 | 197 | 17 | 7.9% | 100.0% | 97.9% | 261 |
| 2019 Q4 | 238 | 217 | 21 | 8.8% | 100.0% | 97.6% | 245 |
| 2019 Q3 | 243 | 226 | 17 | 7.0% | 66.7% | 91.7% | 253 |
| 2019 Q2 | 261 | 244 | 17 | 6.5% | 100.0% | 97.4% | 284 |
| 2019 Q1 | 183 | 173 | 10 | 5.5% | 66.7% | 90.3% | 239 |
| 2018 Q4 | 284 | 269 | 15 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 95.2% | 226 |
| 2018 Q3 | 264 | 246 | 18 | 6.8% | 100.0% | 95.7% | 256 |
| 2018 Q2 | 264 | 251 | 13 | 4.9% | 100.0% | 97.6% | 286 |
| 2018 Q1 | 211 | 190 | 21 | 10.0% | 100.0% | 88.2% | 254 |
| 2017 Q4 | 208 | 196 | 12 | 5.8% | 100.0% | 92.9% | 248 |
| 2017 Q3 | 274 | 250 | 24 | 8.8% | 100.0% | 87.7% | 286 |
| 2017 Q2 | 324 | 297 | 27 | 8.3% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 301 |
| 2017 Q1 | 239 | 228 | 11 | 4.6% | 100.0% | 74.5% | 292 |
| 2016 Q4 | 281 | 265 | 16 | 5.7% | 100.0% | 95.4% | 259 |
| 2016 Q3 | 261 | 250 | 11 | 4.2% | — | 98.4% | 547 |
| 2016 Q2 | 298 | 278 | 20 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 95.8% | 553 |
| 2016 Q1 | 236 | 220 | 16 | 6.8% | 83.3% | 100.0% | 504 |
| 2015 Q4 | 238 | 216 | 22 | 9.2% | 100.0% | 90.9% | 479 |
| 2015 Q3 | 293 | 273 | 20 | 6.8% | 100.0% | 87.5% | 288 |
| 2015 Q2 | 260 | 247 | 13 | 5.0% | 83.3% | 92.6% | 272 |
| 2015 Q1 | 212 | 204 | 8 | 3.8% | 90.0% | 92.7% | 264 |
| 2014 Q4 | 307 | 284 | 23 | 7.5% | 100.0% | 90.7% | 273 |
| 2014 Q3 | 239 | 229 | 10 | 4.2% | 87.5% | 91.4% | 313 |
| 2014 Q2 | 225 | 213 | 12 | 5.3% | 83.3% | 84.5% | 259 |
| 2014 Q1 | 284 | 253 | 18 | 6.3% | 91.7% | 93.6% | 311 |
| 2013 Q4 | 269 | 230 | 26 | 9.7% | 83.3% | 86.7% | 258 |
| 2013 Q3 | 287 | 245 | 26 | 9.1% | 86.7% | 94.3% | 310 |
| 2013 Q2 | 327 | 284 | 30 | 9.2% | 83.3% | 80.3% | 314 |
| 2013 Q1 | 289 | 246 | 29 | 10.0% | 75.0% | 88.9% | 310 |
| 2012 Q4 | 263 | 211 | 40 | 15.2% | 57.1% | 82.1% | 288 |
| 2012 Q3 | 301 | 244 | 33 | 11.0% | 80.0% | 88.8% | 257 |
| 2012 Q2 | 318 | 263 | 36 | 11.3% | 82.6% | 91.7% | 309 |
| 2012 Q1 | 300 | 249 | 35 | 11.7% | 77.8% | 89.1% | 330 |
| 2011 Q4 | 303 | 245 | 39 | 12.9% | 93.3% | 84.4% | 301 |
| 2011 Q3 | 362 | 290 | 48 | 13.3% | 90.3% | 77.7% | 363 |
| 2011 Q2 | 301 | 235 | 43 | 14.3% | 65.0% | 90.1% | 343 |
| 2011 Q1 | 298 | 241 | 40 | 13.4% | 75.0% | 91.0% | 348 |
| 2010 Q4 | 308 | 253 | 40 | 13.0% | 81.0% | 76.9% | 256 |
| 2010 Q3 | 429 | 308 | 82 | 19.1% | 72.2% | 75.7% | 403 |
| 2010 Q2 | 345 | 248 | 67 | 19.4% | 79.3% | 85.4% | 313 |
| 2010 Q1 | 355 | 260 | 70 | 19.7% | 70.4% | 70.9% | 308 |
| 2009 Q4 | 328 | 237 | 68 | 20.7% | 73.5% | 74.1% | 343 |
| 2009 Q3 | 297 | 216 | 60 | 20.2% | 42.9% | 83.8% | 333 |
| 2009 Q2 | 243 | 193 | 36 | 14.8% | 47.4% | 85.0% | 311 |
| 2009 Q1 | 299 | 214 | 64 | 21.4% | 40.0% | 37.8% | 236 |
| 2008 Q4 | 338 | 255 | 61 | 18.0% | 45.5% | 46.8% | 314 |
| 2008 Q3 | 403 | 307 | 81 | 20.1% | 60.7% | 63.2% | 377 |
| 2008 Q2 | 424 | 319 | 79 | 18.6% | 66.7% | 62.5% | 456 |
| 2008 Q1 | 399 | 298 | 72 | 18.0% | 68.6% | 71.8% | 435 |
| 2007 Q4 | 444 | 353 | 68 | 15.3% | 75.0% | 76.6% | 427 |
| 2007 Q3 | 144 | 113 | 24 | 16.7% | 90.9% | 90.2% | 177 |
| 2007 Q2 | 512 | 400 | 79 | 15.4% | 66.7% | 79.4% | 448 |
| 2007 Q1 | 355 | 272 | 64 | 18.0% | 80.6% | 70.4% | 445 |
| 2006 Q4 | 410 | 318 | 63 | 15.4% | 88.0% | 78.6% | 413 |
| 2006 Q3 | 523 | 414 | 75 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 71.2% | 468 |
| 2006 Q2 | 499 | 412 | 59 | 11.8% | 56.5% | 75.0% | 521 |
| 2006 Q1 | 430 | 351 | 54 | 12.6% | 13.9% | 80.5% | 499 |
| 2005 Q4 | 513 | 398 | 84 | 16.4% | 52.9% | 79.1% | 439 |
| 2005 Q3 | 580 | 441 | 84 | 14.5% | 38.5% | 79.5% | 574 |
| 2005 Q2 | 485 | 364 | 98 | 20.2% | 42.9% | 87.2% | 574 |
| 2005 Q1 | 493 | 372 | 108 | 21.9% | 22.7% | 83.7% | 537 |
| 2004 Q4 | 558 | 432 | 100 | 17.9% | 26.3% | 82.3% | 543 |
| 2004 Q3 | 613 | 436 | 157 | 25.6% | 60.9% | 83.0% | 598 |
| 2004 Q2 | 547 | 406 | 125 | 22.9% | 23.5% | 69.8% | 597 |
| 2004 Q1 | 475 | 359 | 101 | 21.3% | 46.7% | 51.1% | 535 |
| 2003 Q4 | 626 | 471 | 131 | 20.9% | 29.4% | 44.2% | 510 |
| 2003 Q3 | 468 | 368 | 88 | 18.8% | 20.0% | 34.7% | 555 |
| 2003 Q2 | 518 | 416 | 88 | 17.0% | 33.3% | 42.7% | 553 |
| 2003 Q1 | 457 | 353 | 81 | 17.7% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 493 |
| 2002 Q4 | 417 | 331 | 72 | 17.3% | 37.5% | 38.2% | 467 |
| 2002 Q3 | 466 | 363 | 86 | 18.5% | 8.3% | 47.9% | 491 |
| 2002 Q2 | 438 | 374 | 47 | 10.7% | 22.2% | 21.7% | 495 |
| 2002 Q1 | 336 | 274 | 38 | 11.3% | 20.0% | 42.9% | 469 |
| 2001 Q4 | 366 | 296 | 54 | 14.8% | 50.0% | 60.6% | 387 |
| 2001 Q3 | 450 | 389 | 48 | 10.7% | 6.7% | 59.4% | 448 |
| 2001 Q2 | 344 | 293 | 51 | 14.8% | 70.0% | 67.5% | 460 |
| 2001 Q1 | 288 | 235 | 41 | 14.2% | 44.4% | 66.3% | 393 |
| 2000 Q4 | 433 | 354 | 65 | 15.0% | 28.6% | 54.8% | 342 |
| 2000 Q3 | 343 | 294 | 41 | 12.0% | 33.3% | 42.9% | 401 |
| 2000 Q2 | 348 | 286 | 50 | 14.4% | 20.0% | 53.5% | 369 |
| 2000 Q1 | 413 | 365 | 29 | 7.0% | 18.2% | 31.9% | 347 |
| 1999 Q4 | 356 | 280 | 39 | 11.0% | 50.0% | 61.7% | 479 |
| 1999 Q3 | 376 | 294 | 58 | 15.4% | 26.7% | 59.1% | 382 |
| 1999 Q2 | 345 | 258 | 41 | 11.9% | 44.4% | 62.9% | 434 |
| 1999 Q1 | 319 | 230 | 68 | 21.3% | 16.7% | 69.7% | 400 |
| 1998 Q4 | 366 | 295 | 47 | 12.8% | 52.9% | 59.4% | 354 |
| 1998 Q3 | 329 | 264 | 40 | 12.2% | 55.6% | 57.6% | 356 |
| 1998 Q2 | 396 | 267 | 60 | 15.2% | 22.2% | 50.6% | 411 |
| 1998 Q1 | 341 | 246 | 42 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 47.4% | 368 |
| 1997 Q4 | 378 | 315 | 37 | 9.8% | 40.0% | 55.2% | 319 |
| 1997 Q3 | 397 | 311 | 78 | 19.6% | 33.3% | 64.9% | 432 |
| 1997 Q2 | 418 | 291 | 125 | 29.9% | 40.0% | 84.1% | 424 |
| 1997 Q1 | 304 | 253 | 50 | 16.4% | 16.7% | 70.1% | 416 |
| 1996 Q4 | 287 | 229 | 55 | 19.2% | 75.0% | 73.1% | 305 |
| 1996 Q3 | 361 | 314 | 46 | 12.7% | 33.3% | 77.2% | 334 |
| 1996 Q2 | 391 | 341 | 50 | 12.8% | 57.1% | 73.3% | 443 |
| 1996 Q1 | 214 | 193 | 21 | 9.8% | 60.0% | 55.4% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 264 | 234 | 30 | 11.4% | 38.5% | 59.8% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 285 | 258 | 27 | 9.5% | 11.1% | 46.6% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 277 | 253 | 24 | 8.7% | 45.5% | 57.0% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 239 | 219 | 20 | 8.4% | 44.4% | 46.6% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 265 | 255 | 10 | 3.8% | 54.2% | 62.6% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 251 | 229 | 22 | 8.8% | 50.0% | 52.4% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 288 | 264 | 24 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 53.8% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 273 | 250 | 23 | 8.4% | 70.6% | 44.6% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 206 | 186 | 20 | 9.7% | 64.3% | 63.8% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 290 | 263 | 27 | 9.3% | 77.8% | 62.9% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 262 | 237 | 25 | 9.5% | 33.3% | 47.9% | — |
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.