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Windsor and Maidenhead

South East · E06000040 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,409
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
27.4%
higher than 99% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.4%
130 allowed of 474 decided
Decisions overturned
1.5%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 33.9%

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
1,523
in the window
Applications decided
1,409
in the window
Approval rate
72.6%
1,023 granted, 386 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 63 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
94.0%
rank 110 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 20 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
Major4586.7%100.0%
Minor32156.7%86.4%
Other1,04376.9%—
of which householder85076.5%95.8%
"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
02284552024 Q3: 375 received2024 Q3: 395 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 412 received2024 Q4: 350 decided2025 Q1: 455 received2025 Q1: 372 decided2025 Q2: 440 received2025 Q2: 412 decided2025 Q3: 409 received2025 Q3: 393 decided2025 Q4: 394 received2025 Q4: 399 decided2026 Q1: 382 received2026 Q1: 326 decided2026 Q2: 338 received2026 Q2: 291 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
74%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E06000040). 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 291 209 82 28.2% 100.0% 87.9% 338
2026 Q1 326 256 70 21.5% — 90.9% 382
2025 Q4 399 274 125 31.3% 100.0% 85.0% 394
2025 Q3 393 284 109 27.7% 100.0% 84.3% 409
2025 Q2 412 282 130 31.6% 80.0% 90.9% 440
2025 Q1 372 246 126 33.9% 100.0% 88.2% 455
2024 Q4 350 232 118 33.7% 0.0% 90.7% 412
2024 Q3 395 278 117 29.6% 25.0% 79.4% 375
2024 Q2 369 269 100 27.1% 50.0% 51.9% 393
2024 Q1 385 307 78 20.3% 100.0% 68.0% 395
2023 Q4 384 290 94 24.5% 100.0% 60.9% 428
2023 Q3 369 295 74 20.1% — 54.2% 399
2023 Q2 384 300 84 21.9% — 65.5% 419
2023 Q1 407 304 103 25.3% 100.0% 74.2% 442
2022 Q4 396 305 91 23.0% 50.0% 40.0% 438
2022 Q3 460 377 83 18.0% 100.0% 50.0% 458
2022 Q2 489 427 62 12.7% 0.0% 49.0% 539
2022 Q1 432 370 62 14.4% 0.0% 34.8% 502
2021 Q4 357 310 47 13.2% 20.0% 37.1% 477
2021 Q3 494 429 65 13.2% — 47.2% 454
2021 Q2 496 434 62 12.5% 50.0% 73.7% 557
2021 Q1 421 354 67 15.9% 60.0% 63.3% 591
2020 Q4 454 376 78 17.2% 80.0% 60.7% 460
2020 Q3 448 372 76 17.0% 50.0% 62.2% 530
2020 Q2 332 278 54 16.3% 16.7% 76.7% 413
2020 Q1 433 359 74 17.1% 80.0% 70.5% 435
2019 Q4 428 344 84 19.6% 87.5% 85.1% 454
2019 Q3 457 383 74 16.2% 100.0% 78.3% 479
2019 Q2 442 367 75 17.0% 100.0% 70.8% 530
2019 Q1 434 340 94 21.7% 83.3% 80.0% 531
2018 Q4 459 361 98 21.4% 33.3% 71.2% 510
2018 Q3 468 396 72 15.4% 71.4% 88.5% 504
2018 Q2 520 452 68 13.1% 83.3% 77.2% 564
2018 Q1 525 429 96 18.3% 80.0% 70.2% 555
2017 Q4 399 332 67 16.8% 100.0% 73.3% 531
2017 Q3 538 437 101 18.8% 83.3% 63.2% 494
2017 Q2 499 419 80 16.0% 60.0% 60.0% 495
2017 Q1 400 348 52 13.0% 62.5% 56.4% 592
2016 Q4 396 349 47 11.9% 50.0% 42.4% 511
2016 Q3 508 466 42 8.3% 44.4% 60.7% 526
2016 Q2 513 458 55 10.7% 83.3% 68.8% 595
2016 Q1 548 452 96 17.5% 71.4% 64.3% 579
2015 Q4 436 389 47 10.8% 50.0% 41.5% 551
2015 Q3 501 449 52 10.4% 20.0% 40.9% —
2015 Q2 488 446 42 8.6% 62.5% 42.7% 572
2015 Q1 399 349 50 12.5% 37.5% 53.4% 555
2014 Q4 427 365 62 14.5% 69.2% 71.9% 504
2014 Q3 534 451 83 15.5% 100.0% 70.4% 520
2014 Q2 490 427 63 12.9% 80.0% 66.3% 583
2014 Q1 499 375 59 11.8% 46.7% 63.6% 575
2013 Q4 485 379 44 9.1% 58.3% 69.7% 539
2013 Q3 623 466 56 9.0% 57.1% 65.7% 635
2013 Q2 560 427 54 9.6% 75.0% 80.6% 640
2013 Q1 545 386 64 11.7% 68.4% 82.7% 686
2012 Q4 517 388 49 9.5% 53.3% 76.0% 579
2012 Q3 584 422 54 9.2% 50.0% 77.1% 627
2012 Q2 577 445 36 6.2% 55.6% 77.2% 647
2012 Q1 545 405 49 9.0% 60.0% 74.5% 632
2011 Q4 544 385 62 11.4% 81.3% 84.5% 584
2011 Q3 588 413 60 10.2% 76.9% 91.0% 680
2011 Q2 566 436 63 11.1% 77.8% 90.6% 594
2011 Q1 482 376 54 11.2% 100.0% 87.2% 580
2010 Q4 496 377 59 11.9% 88.9% 92.0% 710
2010 Q3 583 432 66 11.3% 90.9% 93.8% 664
2010 Q2 573 448 51 8.9% 100.0% 90.6% 567
2010 Q1 465 377 54 11.6% 85.7% 90.4% 539
2009 Q4 498 366 74 14.9% 70.0% 84.7% 545
2009 Q3 507 396 53 10.5% 100.0% 88.0% 531
2009 Q2 467 345 68 14.6% 80.0% 86.7% 529
2009 Q1 416 302 81 19.5% 66.7% 84.5% 475
2008 Q4 493 381 91 18.5% 90.0% 90.1% 505
2008 Q3 558 433 98 17.6% 68.8% 73.6% 551
2008 Q2 588 490 75 12.8% 65.0% 80.6% 686
2008 Q1 540 401 98 18.1% 73.3% 86.8% 716
2007 Q4 601 469 89 14.8% 82.6% 86.4% 647
2007 Q3 669 512 121 18.1% 70.8% 85.2% 700
2007 Q2 677 494 122 18.0% 92.3% 80.3% 733
2007 Q1 586 438 106 18.1% 75.0% 90.8% 748
2006 Q4 519 354 108 20.8% 71.4% 84.7% 610
2006 Q3 589 439 106 18.0% 70.8% 71.4% 539
2006 Q2 662 492 126 19.0% 66.7% 63.2% 663
2006 Q1 627 434 145 23.1% 76.4% 65.0% 691
2005 Q4 537 338 165 30.7% 77.3% 82.4% 718
2005 Q3 637 425 163 25.6% 83.0% 72.7% 614
2005 Q2 693 466 174 25.1% 83.9% 79.7% 739
2005 Q1 632 408 173 27.4% 75.0% 47.6% 693
2004 Q4 740 498 191 25.8% 48.4% 43.0% 727
2004 Q3 777 511 223 28.7% 57.9% 47.8% 753
2004 Q2 735 498 214 29.1% 37.9% 55.3% 784
2004 Q1 742 472 250 33.7% 39.3% 37.7% 762
2003 Q4 560 381 165 29.5% 24.0% 23.4% 569
2003 Q3 636 465 157 24.7% 8.7% 25.6% 637
2003 Q2 598 456 113 18.9% 7.7% 26.3% 651
2003 Q1 599 445 138 23.0% 18.2% 26.2% 658
2002 Q4 564 407 139 24.6% 30.8% 23.7% 634
2002 Q3 596 452 125 21.0% 33.3% 27.5% 693
2002 Q2 657 509 135 20.5% 58.3% 34.5% 681
2002 Q1 728 507 185 25.4% 25.0% 31.3% 727
2001 Q4 541 431 99 18.3% 15.4% 18.6% 672
2001 Q3 554 426 112 20.2% 55.6% 15.5% 616
2001 Q2 608 499 106 17.4% 25.0% 16.2% 634
2001 Q1 530 369 145 27.4% 0.0% 22.3% 664
2000 Q4 573 410 130 22.7% 50.0% 21.7% 584
2000 Q3 588 394 95 16.2% 8.3% 35.5% 771
2000 Q2 681 462 95 14.0% 16.7% 44.2% 780
2000 Q1 571 411 71 12.4% 38.5% 31.2% 747
1999 Q4 497 359 54 10.9% 43.8% 35.5% 632
1999 Q3 700 514 68 9.7% 0.0% 30.1% 660
1999 Q2 637 480 57 8.9% 30.0% 52.3% 730
1999 Q1 531 395 61 11.5% 22.2% 36.1% 660
1998 Q4 586 413 61 10.4% 16.7% 33.7% 563
1998 Q3 493 407 71 14.4% 25.0% 40.0% 683
1998 Q2 605 443 71 11.7% 40.0% 22.9% 610
1998 Q1 508 323 62 12.2% 37.5% 23.3% 610
1997 Q4 457 395 60 13.1% 44.4% 31.9% 568
1997 Q3 448 405 40 8.9% 30.0% 20.8% 534
1997 Q2 574 429 55 9.6% 20.0% 49.6% 826
1997 Q1 518 378 50 9.7% 0.0% 36.4% 580
1996 Q4 468 331 46 9.8% 12.5% 40.5% 542
1996 Q3 534 382 47 8.8% 0.0% 44.1% 594
1996 Q2 491 366 48 9.8% 20.0% 49.0% 590
1996 Q1 422 357 65 15.4% 0.0% 41.4% —
1995 Q4 359 315 44 12.3% 33.3% 36.1% —
1995 Q3 387 337 50 12.9% 28.6% 43.0% —
1995 Q2 404 360 44 10.9% 40.0% 43.1% —
1995 Q1 432 384 48 11.1% 25.0% 42.3% —
1994 Q4 368 310 58 15.8% 46.7% 39.7% —
1994 Q3 445 391 54 12.1% 41.7% 42.6% —
1994 Q2 409 367 42 10.3% 62.5% 34.2% —
1994 Q1 342 308 34 9.9% 28.6% 39.8% —
1993 Q4 313 275 38 12.1% 25.0% 59.8% —
1993 Q3 433 357 76 17.6% 33.3% 50.0% —
1993 Q2 391 326 65 16.6% 40.0% 54.3% —
1993 Q1 406 346 60 14.8% 25.0% 52.7% —
1992 Q4 317 259 58 18.3% 50.0% 58.0% —
1992 Q3 404 341 63 15.6% 33.3% 57.7% —
1992 Q2 387 318 69 17.8% 66.7% 57.4% —
1992 Q1 362 290 72 19.9% 66.7% 49.5% —
1991 Q4 388 336 52 13.4% 37.5% 47.5% —
1991 Q3 463 370 93 20.1% 62.5% 51.3% —
1991 Q2 433 344 89 20.6% 80.0% 39.8% —
1991 Q1 414 337 77 18.6% 37.5% 35.4% —
1990 Q4 422 313 109 25.8% 46.7% 34.3% —
1990 Q3 530 442 88 16.6% 22.2% 13.5% —
1990 Q2 491 386 105 21.4% 52.6% 55.6% —
1990 Q1 528 390 138 26.1% 51.7% 31.5% —
1989 Q4 442 322 120 27.1% 47.8% 24.8% —
1989 Q3 627 520 107 17.1% 25.6% 14.8% —
1989 Q2 544 437 107 19.7% 50.0% 14.2% —
1989 Q1 434 352 82 18.9% 6.7% 16.0% —
1988 Q4 533 453 80 15.0% 27.3% 20.6% —
1988 Q3 547 473 74 13.5% 22.2% 17.9% —
1988 Q2 542 436 106 19.6% 50.0% 14.2% —
1988 Q1 400 325 75 18.8% 7.1% 15.3% —
1987 Q4 496 420 76 15.3% 27.3% 21.3% —
1987 Q3 496 430 66 13.3% 25.0% 16.7% —
1987 Q2 493 395 98 19.9% 46.7% 13.9% —
1987 Q1 422 348 74 17.5% 30.8% 22.2% —
1986 Q4 399 327 72 18.0% 46.2% 30.9% —
1986 Q3 501 425 76 15.2% 18.8% 35.4% —
1986 Q2 465 385 80 17.2% 25.0% 32.1% —
1986 Q1 455 366 89 19.6% 35.7% 42.4% —
1985 Q4 463 404 59 12.7% 63.6% 33.3% —
1985 Q3 587 484 103 17.5% 30.0% 36.1% —
1985 Q2 466 401 65 13.9% 23.1% 35.1% —
1985 Q1 392 319 73 18.6% 37.5% 35.9% —
1984 Q4 387 313 74 19.1% 27.3% 33.9% —
1984 Q3 473 398 75 15.9% 28.6% 25.9% —
1984 Q2 498 401 97 19.5% 12.5% 19.2% —
1984 Q1 384 322 62 16.1% 57.1% 34.5% —
1983 Q4 402 340 62 15.4% 30.8% 30.0% —
1983 Q3 502 429 73 14.5% 42.1% 36.2% —
1983 Q2 498 440 58 11.6% 30.0% 26.7% —
1983 Q1 373 319 54 14.5% 50.0% 29.3% —
1982 Q4 395 346 49 12.4% 50.0% 42.0% —
1982 Q3 414 327 87 21.0% 23.1% 27.0% —
1982 Q2 420 342 78 18.6% 60.0% 25.6% —
1982 Q1 367 303 64 17.4% 33.3% 33.9% —
1981 Q4 429 349 80 18.6% 57.1% 15.1% —
1981 Q3 529 450 79 14.9% 0.0% 14.7% —
1981 Q2 521 431 90 17.3% 38.5% 7.5% —
1981 Q1 476 388 88 18.5% 63.6% 10.6% —
1980 Q4 463 367 96 20.7% 15.4% 4.7% —
1980 Q3 476 390 86 18.1% 20.0% 2.6% —
1980 Q2 529 465 64 12.1% 46.2% 5.2% —
1980 Q1 452 369 83 18.4% 36.4% 7.9% —
1979 Q4 434 368 66 15.2% 54.5% 12.7% —
1979 Q3 583 495 88 15.1% 35.3% 19.0% —
1979 Q2 480 398 82 17.1% 18.8% 11.8% —

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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