Medway
South East · E06000035 · 112 quarters held (1998 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
999
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
8.8%
higher than 33% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
93.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.7%
88 allowed of 261 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 16.0%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 188 | 171 | 17 | 9.0% | 100.0% | 94.9% | 265 |
| 2025 Q4 | 246 | 222 | 24 | 9.8% | 100.0% | 84.1% | 247 |
| 2025 Q3 | 245 | 230 | 15 | 6.1% | 100.0% | 94.7% | 238 |
| 2025 Q2 | 320 | 288 | 32 | 10.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 268 |
| 2025 Q1 | 214 | 199 | 15 | 7.0% | 100.0% | 94.1% | 325 |
| 2024 Q4 | 246 | 222 | 24 | 9.8% | 100.0% | 84.4% | 248 |
| 2024 Q3 | 256 | 232 | 24 | 9.4% | 100.0% | 94.4% | 256 |
| 2024 Q2 | 266 | 247 | 19 | 7.1% | 100.0% | 97.3% | 265 |
| 2024 Q1 | 245 | 209 | 36 | 14.7% | 100.0% | 88.2% | 283 |
| 2023 Q4 | 246 | 218 | 28 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 93.0% | 273 |
| 2023 Q3 | 282 | 259 | 23 | 8.2% | 100.0% | 87.2% | 296 |
| 2023 Q2 | 263 | 221 | 42 | 16.0% | 75.0% | 72.3% | 329 |
| 2023 Q1 | 263 | 221 | 42 | 16.0% | 75.0% | 72.3% | 329 |
| 2022 Q4 | 284 | 254 | 30 | 10.6% | 60.0% | 82.4% | 290 |
| 2022 Q3 | 282 | 259 | 23 | 8.2% | 100.0% | 87.2% | 298 |
| 2022 Q2 | 390 | 367 | 23 | 5.9% | 100.0% | 85.5% | 321 |
| 2022 Q1 | 282 | 259 | 23 | 8.2% | 100.0% | 89.2% | 393 |
| 2021 Q4 | 386 | 345 | 41 | 10.6% | 100.0% | 97.7% | 368 |
| 2021 Q3 | 440 | 390 | 50 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 49.1% | 417 |
| 2021 Q2 | 406 | 369 | 37 | 9.1% | 66.7% | 91.9% | 413 |
| 2021 Q1 | 385 | 337 | 48 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 94.6% | 428 |
| 2020 Q4 | 355 | 310 | 45 | 12.7% | 85.7% | 88.1% | 401 |
| 2020 Q3 | 342 | 291 | 51 | 14.9% | 85.7% | 90.0% | 398 |
| 2020 Q2 | 316 | 281 | 35 | 11.1% | 83.3% | 89.8% | 294 |
| 2020 Q1 | 297 | 260 | 37 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 89.1% | 355 |
| 2019 Q4 | 367 | 313 | 54 | 14.7% | 100.0% | 92.4% | 352 |
| 2019 Q3 | 370 | 330 | 40 | 10.8% | 85.7% | 92.7% | 364 |
| 2019 Q2 | 374 | 331 | 43 | 11.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 392 |
| 2019 Q1 | 264 | 224 | 40 | 15.2% | 66.7% | 97.6% | 367 |
| 2018 Q4 | 357 | 328 | 29 | 8.1% | 62.5% | 83.0% | 347 |
| 2018 Q3 | 365 | 333 | 32 | 8.8% | 71.4% | 88.1% | 363 |
| 2018 Q2 | 372 | 323 | 49 | 13.2% | 80.0% | 76.2% | 389 |
| 2018 Q1 | 348 | 304 | 44 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 98.0% | 398 |
| 2017 Q4 | 375 | 329 | 46 | 12.3% | 50.0% | 87.5% | 380 |
| 2017 Q3 | 357 | 313 | 44 | 12.3% | 75.0% | 94.3% | 397 |
| 2017 Q2 | 411 | 371 | 40 | 9.7% | 100.0% | 96.4% | 403 |
| 2017 Q1 | 343 | 313 | 30 | 8.7% | 85.7% | 95.3% | 408 |
| 2016 Q4 | 355 | 330 | 25 | 7.0% | 83.3% | 92.9% | 358 |
| 2016 Q3 | 347 | 310 | 37 | 10.7% | 66.7% | 93.3% | 385 |
| 2016 Q2 | 408 | 380 | 28 | 6.9% | 91.7% | 88.5% | 403 |
| 2016 Q1 | 309 | 288 | 21 | 6.8% | 66.7% | 80.4% | 409 |
| 2015 Q4 | 293 | 262 | 31 | 10.6% | 100.0% | 79.5% | 330 |
| 2015 Q3 | 339 | 301 | 38 | 11.2% | 85.7% | 92.2% | 317 |
| 2015 Q2 | 381 | 346 | 35 | 9.2% | 92.3% | 85.5% | 391 |
| 2015 Q1 | 311 | 281 | 30 | 9.6% | 75.0% | 87.7% | 380 |
| 2014 Q4 | 344 | 302 | 42 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 83.7% | 341 |
| 2014 Q3 | 366 | 331 | 35 | 9.6% | 40.0% | 73.8% | 365 |
| 2014 Q2 | 320 | 295 | 25 | 7.8% | 70.6% | 82.3% | 385 |
| 2014 Q1 | 371 | 276 | 47 | 12.7% | 100.0% | 79.5% | 395 |
| 2013 Q4 | 379 | 284 | 43 | 11.3% | 100.0% | 74.7% | 388 |
| 2013 Q3 | 388 | 278 | 45 | 11.6% | 58.8% | 79.8% | 418 |
| 2013 Q2 | 391 | 286 | 55 | 14.1% | 54.5% | 78.8% | 436 |
| 2013 Q1 | 322 | 237 | 52 | 16.1% | 57.1% | 75.8% | 386 |
| 2012 Q4 | 418 | 299 | 72 | 17.2% | 54.5% | 88.0% | 377 |
| 2012 Q3 | 370 | 247 | 64 | 17.3% | 75.0% | 75.3% | 406 |
| 2012 Q2 | 412 | 297 | 78 | 18.9% | 68.8% | 75.5% | 393 |
| 2012 Q1 | 350 | 241 | 52 | 14.9% | 62.5% | 81.1% | 474 |
| 2011 Q4 | 350 | 227 | 74 | 21.1% | 69.2% | 77.4% | 362 |
| 2011 Q3 | 362 | 274 | 61 | 16.9% | 33.3% | 83.0% | 364 |
| 2011 Q2 | 438 | 281 | 96 | 21.9% | 100.0% | 80.6% | 414 |
| 2011 Q1 | 353 | 260 | 52 | 14.7% | 61.1% | 78.1% | 424 |
| 2010 Q4 | 384 | 272 | 68 | 17.7% | 86.7% | 81.6% | 404 |
| 2010 Q3 | 489 | 345 | 81 | 16.6% | 77.8% | 81.7% | 430 |
| 2010 Q2 | 414 | 304 | 70 | 16.9% | 20.0% | 74.6% | 472 |
| 2010 Q1 | 377 | 271 | 70 | 18.6% | 65.0% | 77.9% | 409 |
| 2009 Q4 | 367 | 255 | 70 | 19.1% | 66.7% | 79.3% | 398 |
| 2009 Q3 | 425 | 312 | 76 | 17.9% | 65.2% | 80.2% | 433 |
| 2009 Q2 | 333 | 238 | 62 | 18.6% | 66.7% | 83.5% | 420 |
| 2009 Q1 | 336 | 242 | 63 | 18.8% | 65.0% | 81.4% | 358 |
| 2008 Q4 | 380 | 267 | 85 | 22.4% | 61.1% | 74.8% | 442 |
| 2008 Q3 | 491 | 373 | 72 | 14.7% | 61.9% | 75.2% | 483 |
| 2008 Q2 | 536 | 358 | 125 | 23.3% | 86.2% | 71.6% | 471 |
| 2008 Q1 | 486 | 345 | 91 | 18.7% | 75.0% | 79.8% | 616 |
| 2007 Q4 | 588 | 405 | 124 | 21.1% | 75.0% | 81.1% | 604 |
| 2007 Q3 | 537 | 352 | 115 | 21.4% | 60.0% | 75.6% | 642 |
| 2007 Q2 | 544 | 393 | 93 | 17.1% | 27.8% | 70.8% | 611 |
| 2007 Q1 | 440 | 294 | 92 | 20.9% | 64.3% | 76.8% | 570 |
| 2006 Q4 | 494 | 354 | 95 | 19.2% | 72.2% | 66.9% | 470 |
| 2006 Q3 | 589 | 430 | 86 | 14.6% | 61.9% | 71.4% | 577 |
| 2006 Q2 | 531 | 376 | 92 | 17.3% | 69.0% | 76.2% | 683 |
| 2006 Q1 | 514 | 378 | 81 | 15.8% | 55.0% | 67.3% | 553 |
| 2005 Q4 | 578 | 394 | 104 | 18.0% | 61.9% | 69.4% | 562 |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 Q2 | 582 | 450 | 76 | 13.1% | 60.0% | 67.4% | 583 |
| 2005 Q1 | 538 | 404 | 54 | 10.0% | 75.0% | 68.4% | 638 |
| 2004 Q4 | 607 | 441 | 84 | 13.8% | 44.4% | 68.5% | 608 |
| 2004 Q3 | 773 | 575 | 89 | 11.5% | 60.7% | 64.3% | 748 |
| 2004 Q2 | 707 | 595 | 80 | 11.3% | 61.1% | 65.3% | 763 |
| 2004 Q1 | 604 | 487 | 96 | 15.9% | 47.4% | 62.8% | 695 |
| 2003 Q4 | 605 | 481 | 100 | 16.5% | 52.6% | 65.0% | 629 |
| 2003 Q3 | 678 | 529 | 114 | 16.8% | 61.1% | 64.2% | 677 |
| 2003 Q2 | 719 | 599 | 88 | 12.2% | 8.3% | 60.4% | 683 |
| 2003 Q1 | 615 | 508 | 73 | 11.9% | 30.0% | 39.3% | 670 |
| 2002 Q4 | 540 | 462 | 56 | 10.4% | 14.3% | 45.1% | 582 |
| 2002 Q3 | 609 | 505 | 70 | 11.5% | 20.0% | 26.4% | 609 |
| 2002 Q2 | 684 | 562 | 78 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 36.4% | 640 |
| 2002 Q1 | 475 | 382 | 59 | 12.4% | 25.0% | 35.5% | 664 |
| 2001 Q4 | 477 | 408 | 34 | 7.1% | 15.4% | 19.4% | 456 |
| 2001 Q3 | 516 | 451 | 41 | 7.9% | 30.8% | 35.4% | 551 |
| 2001 Q2 | 571 | 505 | 36 | 6.3% | 44.4% | 37.0% | 577 |
| 2001 Q1 | 371 | 295 | 40 | 10.8% | 30.0% | 44.0% | 503 |
| 2000 Q4 | 451 | 373 | 39 | 8.6% | 10.0% | 42.2% | 433 |
| 2000 Q3 | 428 | 368 | 29 | 6.8% | 23.1% | 30.4% | 412 |
| 2000 Q2 | 397 | 347 | 27 | 6.8% | 33.3% | 43.3% | 440 |
| 2000 Q1 | 350 | 284 | 30 | 8.6% | 66.7% | 57.1% | 437 |
| 1999 Q4 | 374 | 300 | 37 | 9.9% | 38.5% | 47.6% | 378 |
| 1999 Q3 | 465 | 393 | 30 | 6.5% | 21.4% | 57.1% | 442 |
| 1999 Q2 | 392 | 357 | 27 | 6.9% | 77.8% | 32.1% | 0 |
| 1999 Q1 | 317 | 271 | 29 | 9.1% | 16.7% | 54.2% | 420 |
| 1998 Q4 | 370 | 324 | 37 | 10.0% | 61.5% | 38.0% | 334 |
| 1998 Q3 | 408 | 352 | 39 | 9.6% | 58.3% | 38.1% | 395 |
| 1998 Q2 | 364 | 331 | 26 | 7.1% | 77.8% | 32.9% | 404 |
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.