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Bracknell Forest

South East · E06000036 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
474
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
8.2%
higher than 27% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
40.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
83.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.3%
59 allowed of 177 decided
Decisions overturned
1.8%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 21.0%

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
576
in the window
Applications decided
474
in the window
Approval rate
91.8%
435 granted, 39 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 20 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
78.0%
rank 266 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 52 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
Major1883.3%66.7%
Minor9585.3%40.9%
Other36193.9%—
of which householder31195.2%83.9%
"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
01352702024 Q3: 270 received2024 Q3: 161 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 154 received2024 Q4: 128 decided2025 Q1: 116 received2025 Q1: 138 decided2025 Q2: 136 received2025 Q2: 133 decided2025 Q3: 129 received2025 Q3: 111 decided2025 Q4: 145 received2025 Q4: 142 decided2026 Q1: 131 received2026 Q1: 116 decided2026 Q2: 171 received2026 Q2: 105 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
104%
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 (E06000036). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 105 95 10 9.5% 100.0% 28.6% 171
2026 Q1 116 106 10 8.6% 0.0% 100.0% 131
2025 Q4 142 131 11 7.7% 100.0% 66.7% 145
2025 Q3 111 103 8 7.2% 66.7% 0.0% 129
2025 Q2 133 109 24 18.0% 0.0% 30.0% 136
2025 Q1 138 109 29 21.0% — 40.0% 116
2024 Q4 128 115 13 10.2% — 75.0% 154
2024 Q3 161 147 14 8.7% — 28.6% 270
2024 Q2 144 137 7 4.9% 100.0% 66.7% 134
2024 Q1 156 146 10 6.4% — 37.5% 141
2023 Q4 166 152 14 8.4% 0.0% 50.0% 151
2023 Q3 151 134 17 11.3% — 50.0% 144
2023 Q2 148 136 12 8.1% — 33.3% 127
2023 Q1 157 139 18 11.5% 50.0% 41.7% 170
2022 Q4 190 176 14 7.4% 50.0% 33.3% 163
2022 Q3 201 192 9 4.5% 0.0% 33.3% 163
2022 Q2 180 176 4 2.2% 100.0% 9.1% 219
2022 Q1 172 162 10 5.8% 0.0% 14.3% 158
2021 Q4 169 154 15 8.9% 50.0% 37.5% 143
2021 Q3 191 177 14 7.3% 66.7% 25.0% 164
2021 Q2 199 189 10 5.0% 50.0% 47.1% 211
2021 Q1 221 208 13 5.9% 100.0% 75.0% 226
2020 Q4 186 176 10 5.4% 100.0% 100.0% 220
2020 Q3 161 146 15 9.3% 75.0% 90.9% 191
2020 Q2 150 141 9 6.0% 50.0% 100.0% 152
2020 Q1 153 140 13 8.5% 100.0% 90.0% 183
2019 Q4 182 175 7 3.8% 100.0% 94.4% 192
2019 Q3 211 198 13 6.2% 100.0% 78.9% 196
2019 Q2 225 208 17 7.6% 100.0% 77.8% 223
2019 Q1 190 179 11 5.8% 50.0% 83.3% 237
2018 Q4 199 184 15 7.5% 66.7% 93.1% 208
2018 Q3 219 202 17 7.8% 100.0% 86.0% 213
2018 Q2 234 220 14 6.0% 42.9% 91.3% 248
2018 Q1 222 207 15 6.8% 66.7% 91.7% 250
2017 Q4 208 193 15 7.2% 0.0% 93.9% 224
2017 Q3 283 269 14 4.9% 100.0% 92.1% 251
2017 Q2 264 252 12 4.5% 66.7% 93.9% 299
2017 Q1 201 187 14 7.0% 33.3% 88.9% 266
2016 Q4 218 188 30 13.8% 100.0% 88.5% 215
2016 Q3 220 191 29 13.2% 100.0% 84.4% 228
2016 Q2 230 211 19 8.3% 100.0% 80.0% 247
2016 Q1 187 166 21 11.2% 50.0% 70.0% 222
2015 Q4 266 241 25 9.4% 75.0% 88.6% 241
2015 Q3 257 233 24 9.3% 100.0% 93.2% 268
2015 Q2 213 196 17 8.0% 100.0% 68.6% 237
2015 Q1 193 163 30 15.5% 66.7% 67.6% 265
2014 Q4 203 182 21 10.3% 100.0% 63.6% 224
2014 Q3 326 313 13 4.0% 66.7% 80.3% 313
2014 Q2 220 191 29 13.2% 100.0% 61.0% 308
2014 Q1 178 147 15 8.4% 50.0% 50.0% 268
2013 Q4 204 180 12 5.9% 0.0% 51.6% 172
2013 Q3 219 193 12 5.5% 75.0% 48.9% 280
2013 Q2 226 190 21 9.3% 66.7% 50.0% 232
2013 Q1 184 152 14 7.6% 28.6% 70.5% 224
2012 Q4 190 133 40 21.1% 33.3% 81.3% 194
2012 Q3 210 178 19 9.0% 57.1% 64.4% 216
2012 Q2 202 170 26 12.9% 50.0% 70.5% 216
2012 Q1 196 162 21 10.7% 0.0% 82.5% 271
2011 Q4 168 139 20 11.9% 75.0% 79.2% 201
2011 Q3 197 162 23 11.7% 50.0% 85.4% 213
2011 Q2 205 158 33 16.1% 37.5% 87.0% 216
2011 Q1 177 135 34 19.2% 80.0% 75.5% 221
2010 Q4 200 154 31 15.5% 64.3% 87.2% 183
2010 Q3 188 142 38 20.2% 71.4% 88.5% 224
2010 Q2 197 151 35 17.8% — 85.0% 211
2010 Q1 140 107 26 18.6% 87.5% 94.4% 181
2009 Q4 181 133 39 21.5% 60.0% 87.5% 189
2009 Q3 186 147 31 16.7% 100.0% 84.6% 190
2009 Q2 194 149 38 19.6% 80.0% 86.8% 218
2009 Q1 174 129 37 21.3% 81.8% 86.1% 198
2008 Q4 247 185 59 23.9% 83.3% 89.4% 228
2008 Q3 276 198 69 25.0% 85.7% 82.4% 261
2008 Q2 271 203 61 22.5% 72.2% 84.8% 321
2008 Q1 233 183 46 19.7% 90.9% 78.7% 286
2007 Q4 319 225 84 26.3% 83.3% 84.2% 310
2007 Q3 278 212 62 22.3% 80.0% 93.2% 327
2007 Q2 295 224 62 21.0% 81.8% 96.6% 337
2007 Q1 238 176 55 23.1% 71.4% 90.7% 317
2006 Q4 254 203 46 18.1% 83.3% 85.7% 258
2006 Q3 277 228 40 14.4% 83.3% 85.7% 282
2006 Q2 285 231 48 16.8% 66.7% 71.0% 286
2006 Q1 248 181 59 23.8% 69.2% 73.2% 284
2005 Q4 262 179 69 26.3% 84.6% 77.1% 268
2005 Q3 264 202 57 21.6% 83.3% 71.7% 296
2005 Q2 280 226 50 17.9% 63.2% 73.1% 286
2005 Q1 222 171 45 20.3% 58.3% 68.8% 287
2004 Q4 256 208 43 16.8% 68.4% 68.3% 253
2004 Q3 346 289 47 13.6% 87.5% 62.1% 312
2004 Q2 272 216 40 14.7% 25.0% 43.3% 316
2004 Q1 265 193 37 14.0% 60.0% 59.4% 300
2003 Q4 258 192 32 12.4% 25.0% 44.0% 262
2003 Q3 313 245 27 8.6% 66.7% 38.2% 304
2003 Q2 346 287 39 11.3% 28.6% 33.3% 313
2003 Q1 237 176 37 15.6% 25.0% 17.9% 326
2002 Q4 336 264 39 11.6% 13.6% 26.2% 275
2002 Q3 249 205 25 10.0% 17.6% 26.8% 346
2002 Q2 314 252 31 9.9% 57.1% 27.7% 306
2002 Q1 231 177 24 10.4% 38.5% 40.7% 329
2001 Q4 266 187 22 8.3% 0.0% 23.5% 282
2001 Q3 235 164 20 8.5% 40.0% 20.0% 305
2001 Q2 251 188 23 9.2% 20.0% 20.0% 336
2001 Q1 280 189 30 10.7% 30.8% 44.8% 301
2000 Q4 285 206 27 9.5% 14.3% 38.9% 232
2000 Q3 320 232 33 10.3% 14.3% 37.5% 301
2000 Q2 335 253 32 9.6% 37.5% 33.3% 361
2000 Q1 250 201 32 12.8% 11.1% 58.6% 253
1999 Q4 238 171 28 11.8% 0.0% 25.7% 196
1999 Q3 281 248 13 4.6% 16.7% 34.1% 283
1999 Q2 242 211 20 8.3% — 38.1% 273
1999 Q1 242 185 34 14.0% 50.0% 56.3% 260
1998 Q4 243 187 16 6.6% 0.0% 30.6% 245
1998 Q3 297 237 29 9.8% 16.7% 55.6% 275
1998 Q2 257 215 30 11.7% 50.0% 50.8% 284
1998 Q1 220 184 25 11.4% 40.0% 50.0% 444
1997 Q4 236 195 21 8.9% 27.3% 27.3% 250
1997 Q3 255 210 24 9.4% 50.0% 63.0% 295
1997 Q2 306 258 36 11.8% 44.4% 58.8% 386
1997 Q1 210 148 23 11.0% 33.3% 39.3% 220
1996 Q4 239 154 29 12.1% 38.5% 29.4% 248
1996 Q3 214 154 26 12.1% 28.6% 63.0% 244
1996 Q2 262 178 33 12.6% 30.8% 40.6% 252
1996 Q1 171 144 27 15.8% 33.3% 36.7% —
1995 Q4 167 150 17 10.2% 25.0% 31.3% —
1995 Q3 182 170 12 6.6% 36.4% 25.6% —
1995 Q2 195 172 23 11.8% 44.4% 52.4% —
1995 Q1 156 138 18 11.5% 76.5% 34.9% —
1994 Q4 182 161 21 11.5% 47.1% 34.2% —
1994 Q3 173 153 20 11.6% 44.4% 46.3% —
1994 Q2 188 170 18 9.6% 53.3% 62.5% —
1994 Q1 201 166 35 17.4% 47.4% 44.7% —
1993 Q4 177 162 15 8.5% 76.9% 67.4% —
1993 Q3 196 180 16 8.2% 40.0% 50.0% —
1993 Q2 169 149 20 11.8% 100.0% 53.8% —
1993 Q1 190 161 29 15.3% 28.6% 37.5% —
1992 Q4 191 170 21 11.0% 21.4% 26.3% —
1992 Q3 208 179 29 13.9% 15.0% 21.6% —
1992 Q2 224 189 35 15.6% 10.5% 27.3% —
1992 Q1 208 176 32 15.4% 26.7% 36.1% —
1991 Q4 225 188 37 16.4% 18.8% 28.1% —
1991 Q3 224 194 30 13.4% 14.3% 20.4% —
1991 Q2 184 154 30 16.3% 25.0% 32.6% —
1991 Q1 194 168 26 13.4% 15.8% 39.6% —
1990 Q4 217 184 33 15.2% 45.0% 46.7% —
1990 Q3 260 215 45 17.3% 42.9% 64.3% —
1990 Q2 257 223 34 13.2% 47.8% 49.3% —
1990 Q1 267 215 52 19.5% 70.0% 50.0% —
1989 Q4 270 232 38 14.1% 23.1% 43.3% —
1989 Q3 329 274 55 16.7% 38.1% 38.3% —
1989 Q2 325 275 50 15.4% 57.1% 42.6% —
1989 Q1 294 236 58 19.7% 72.7% 52.4% —
1988 Q4 298 255 43 14.4% 21.4% 44.0% —
1988 Q3 372 309 63 16.9% 40.9% 38.0% —
1988 Q2 324 274 50 15.4% 57.1% 42.6% —
1988 Q1 269 217 52 19.3% 70.0% 50.0% —
1987 Q4 289 251 38 13.1% 75.0% 45.3% —
1987 Q3 972 856 116 11.9% 77.4% 53.8% —
1987 Q2 898 788 110 12.2% 90.2% 54.3% —
1987 Q1 798 676 122 15.3% 71.4% 46.8% —
1986 Q4 843 725 118 14.0% 74.4% 61.0% —
1986 Q3 749 639 110 14.7% 86.1% 48.6% —
1986 Q2 857 730 127 14.8% 78.6% 55.4% —
1986 Q1 782 652 130 16.6% 90.0% 54.0% —
1985 Q4 884 749 135 15.3% 71.0% 50.3% —
1985 Q3 1,017 867 150 14.7% 80.0% 47.6% —
1985 Q2 770 656 114 14.8% 88.0% 56.7% —
1985 Q1 803 678 125 15.6% 81.8% 55.4% —
1984 Q4 702 605 97 13.8% 71.4% 62.3% —
1984 Q3 852 747 105 12.3% 72.7% 62.8% —
1984 Q2 857 760 97 11.3% 82.1% 66.3% —
1984 Q1 797 718 79 9.9% 81.3% 58.9% —
1983 Q4 710 629 81 11.4% 78.6% 58.9% —
1983 Q3 1,049 914 135 12.9% 70.4% 45.6% —
1983 Q2 773 684 89 11.5% 77.8% 54.7% —
1983 Q1 814 689 125 15.4% 75.0% 61.7% —
1982 Q4 814 713 101 12.4% 53.3% 59.2% —
1982 Q3 778 682 96 12.3% 76.2% 62.3% —
1982 Q2 764 670 94 12.3% 84.6% 62.6% —
1982 Q1 692 601 91 13.2% 66.7% 65.3% —
1981 Q4 794 708 86 10.8% 55.6% 67.3% —
1981 Q3 847 728 119 14.0% 32.4% 48.2% —
1981 Q2 1,302 1,083 219 16.8% 78.0% 37.9% —
1981 Q1 1,114 943 171 15.4% 75.8% 56.7% —
1980 Q4 1,103 925 178 16.1% 65.8% 51.2% —
1980 Q3 1,220 1,046 174 14.3% 54.8% 45.1% —
1980 Q2 969 815 154 15.9% 61.8% 30.7% —
1980 Q1 1,181 1,033 148 12.5% 66.7% 54.1% —
1979 Q4 1,323 1,157 166 12.5% 73.6% 61.3% —
1979 Q3 1,390 1,219 171 12.3% 66.7% 57.2% —
1979 Q2 1,196 1,048 148 12.4% 85.4% 57.6% —

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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