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Milton Keynes

South East · E06000042 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,088
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
12.3%
higher than 54% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
93.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.9%
68 allowed of 235 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.4%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 222 202 20 9.0% 100.0% 85.7% 263
2025 Q4 245 209 36 14.7% 100.0% 97.5% 273
2025 Q3 282 250 32 11.3% 100.0% 97.5% 268
2025 Q2 339 293 46 13.6% 100.0% 93.9% 317
2025 Q1 424 365 59 13.9% 0.0% 85.7% 309
2024 Q4 86 81 5 5.8% 0.0% 70.0% 296
2024 Q3 268 224 44 16.4% 83.3% 100.0% 261
2024 Q2 379 326 53 14.0% 100.0% 93.3% 333
2024 Q1 254 221 33 13.0% 100.0% 94.6% 285
2023 Q4 276 231 45 16.3% 100.0% 97.1% 272
2023 Q3 332 277 55 16.6% 85.7% 94.6% 318
2023 Q2 345 291 54 15.7% 100.0% 65.4% 297
2023 Q1 382 339 43 11.3% 83.3% 91.4% 315
2022 Q4 339 287 52 15.3% 75.0% 76.9% 344
2022 Q3 387 348 39 10.1% 83.3% 85.0% 366
2022 Q2 391 360 31 7.9% 100.0% 90.5% 419
2022 Q1 395 366 29 7.3% 66.7% 85.7% 426
2021 Q4 327 295 32 9.8% 100.0% 47.4% 399
2021 Q3 381 352 29 7.6% 0.0% 25.0% 447
2021 Q2 400 368 32 8.0% 75.0% 68.4% 502
2021 Q1 394 357 37 9.4% 100.0% 96.8% 454
2020 Q4 409 360 49 12.0% 100.0% 96.5% 484
2020 Q3 347 310 37 10.7% 100.0% 96.2% 444
2020 Q2 299 268 31 10.4% 100.0% 100.0% 332
2020 Q1 328 285 43 13.1% 100.0% 89.7% 359
2019 Q4 410 354 56 13.7% 93.3% 98.2% 433
2019 Q3 381 317 64 16.8% 76.5% 95.0% 408
2019 Q2 400 352 48 12.0% 62.5% 94.7% 438
2019 Q1 356 321 35 9.8% 92.9% 95.2% 451
2018 Q4 426 376 50 11.7% 77.8% 73.5% 390
2018 Q3 399 362 37 9.3% 9.1% 87.0% 408
2018 Q2 417 389 28 6.7% 71.4% 90.0% 484
2018 Q1 361 344 17 4.7% 100.0% 93.9% 475
2017 Q4 515 482 33 6.4% 90.0% 95.6% 491
2017 Q3 482 453 29 6.0% 69.2% 81.7% 505
2017 Q2 564 511 53 9.4% 69.2% 85.2% 545
2017 Q1 417 394 23 5.5% 77.8% 93.6% 496
2016 Q4 499 467 32 6.4% 66.7% 83.9% 529
2016 Q3 448 395 53 11.8% 100.0% 88.7% 612
2016 Q2 402 324 78 19.4% 100.0% 92.9% 556
2016 Q1 321 266 55 17.1% 90.0% 100.0% 476
2015 Q4 426 362 64 15.0% 33.3% 73.4% 388
2015 Q3 476 397 79 16.6% 63.6% 64.8% 549
2015 Q2 471 402 69 14.6% 73.3% 60.9% 478
2015 Q1 387 335 52 13.4% 56.0% 35.0% 479
2014 Q4 322 282 40 12.4% 42.1% 46.2% 415
2014 Q3 378 325 53 14.0% 14.3% 50.5% 435
2014 Q2 333 296 37 11.1% 64.3% 59.3% 411
2014 Q1 353 284 54 15.3% 75.0% 53.5% 406
2013 Q4 367 317 32 8.7% 54.5% 43.8% 351
2013 Q3 435 354 48 11.0% 76.9% 55.3% 409
2013 Q2 379 299 61 16.1% 28.6% 54.0% 450
2013 Q1 336 261 56 16.7% 53.3% 46.9% 396
2012 Q4 364 291 52 14.3% 50.0% 57.7% 350
2012 Q3 350 271 53 15.1% 20.0% 51.4% 381
2012 Q2 354 272 62 17.5% 50.0% 63.5% 386
2012 Q1 280 237 34 12.1% 77.8% 70.3% 395
2011 Q4 333 270 42 12.6% 20.0% 69.8% 340
2011 Q3 479 390 66 13.8% 59.1% 59.4% 486
2011 Q2 337 287 36 10.7% 54.5% 78.9% 396
2011 Q1 284 234 36 12.7% 91.7% 72.6% 377
2010 Q4 406 350 45 11.1% 70.0% 61.5% 354
2010 Q3 316 274 32 10.1% 77.8% 77.0% 375
2010 Q2 312 264 40 12.8% 71.4% 70.9% 361
2010 Q1 322 271 38 11.8% 81.8% 55.1% 334
2009 Q4 286 230 44 15.4% 71.4% 52.7% 284
2009 Q3 316 278 32 10.1% 33.3% 64.7% 358
2009 Q2 285 243 32 11.2% 50.0% 56.8% 314
2009 Q1 223 202 19 8.5% 77.8% 65.5% 297
2008 Q4 295 250 41 13.9% 84.6% 82.1% 334
2008 Q3 411 342 61 14.8% 100.0% 68.2% 342
2008 Q2 439 377 54 12.3% 73.3% 66.7% 449
2008 Q1 409 287 54 13.2% 63.2% 67.3% 437
2007 Q4 455 342 65 14.3% 52.9% 58.3% 450
2007 Q3 427 348 51 11.9% 44.4% 70.0% 442
2007 Q2 456 383 54 11.8% 60.0% 69.9% 499
2007 Q1 387 285 82 21.2% 50.0% 71.6% 486
2006 Q4 478 397 65 13.6% 47.1% 63.8% 429
2006 Q3 430 360 52 12.1% 50.0% 74.7% 509
2006 Q2 413 349 50 12.1% 11.1% 66.7% 476
2006 Q1 368 293 66 17.9% 38.5% 73.0% 441
2005 Q4 441 390 44 10.0% 81.8% 78.7% 384
2005 Q3 468 406 57 12.2% 56.3% 62.2% 446
2005 Q2 486 416 64 13.2% 26.1% 66.3% 490
2005 Q1 384 329 50 13.0% 50.0% 62.8% 472
2004 Q4 452 380 64 14.2% 54.5% 68.6% 505
2004 Q3 570 500 59 10.4% 83.3% 68.1% 500
2004 Q2 543 448 71 13.1% 38.1% 60.6% 589
2004 Q1 449 360 74 16.5% 60.9% 67.0% 534
2003 Q4 481 373 83 17.3% 55.6% 70.1% 485
2003 Q3 542 429 64 11.8% 66.7% 63.2% 560
2003 Q2 569 458 71 12.5% 71.4% 57.6% 578
2003 Q1 407 333 47 11.5% 66.7% 53.4% 497
2002 Q4 454 382 45 9.9% 63.6% 67.9% 435
2002 Q3 509 474 31 6.1% 37.5% 54.7% 537
2002 Q2 547 500 40 7.3% 30.0% 43.3% 526
2002 Q1 406 364 38 9.4% 22.2% 54.3% 506
2001 Q4 405 345 54 13.3% 0.0% 63.9% 470
2001 Q3 422 369 41 9.7% 18.2% 56.6% 461
2001 Q2 490 440 50 10.2% 16.7% 40.5% 431
2001 Q1 451 393 52 11.5% 25.0% 43.2% 464
2000 Q4 388 341 46 11.9% 30.8% 38.5% 388
2000 Q3 495 457 35 7.1% 17.4% 43.9% 496
2000 Q2 394 352 38 9.6% 33.3% 50.0% 453
2000 Q1 360 316 44 12.2% 16.7% 53.8% 443
1999 Q4 374 322 48 12.8% 40.0% 51.9% 371
1999 Q3 385 355 25 6.5% 20.0% 57.4% 441
1999 Q2 424 376 41 9.7% 50.0% 45.4% 413
1999 Q1 261 231 30 11.5% 20.0% 41.4% 392
1998 Q4 328 285 42 12.8% 28.6% 60.9% 340
1998 Q3 300 274 24 8.0% 20.0% 60.0% 428
1998 Q2 359 312 46 12.8% 25.0% 65.0% 352
1998 Q1 305 257 47 15.4% 53.3% 57.0% 351
1997 Q4 277 247 27 9.7% 37.5% 40.3% 332
1997 Q3 333 305 23 6.9% 25.0% 53.1% 438
1997 Q2 305 288 16 5.2% 42.9% 49.0% 370
1997 Q1 205 182 19 9.3% 11.1% 30.2% 301
1996 Q4 246 215 27 11.0% 50.0% 41.0% 266
1996 Q3 300 274 25 8.3% 50.0% 44.9% 332
1996 Q2 309 295 13 4.2% 66.7% 53.9% 342
1996 Q1 119 106 13 10.9% 44.4% 73.5% —
1995 Q4 136 116 20 14.7% 100.0% 75.9% —
1995 Q3 201 182 19 9.5% 87.5% 84.0% —
1995 Q2 249 226 23 9.2% 100.0% 73.9% —
1995 Q1 82 69 13 15.9% 87.5% 50.0% —
1994 Q4 179 163 16 8.9% 100.0% 76.7% —
1994 Q3 191 172 19 9.9% 100.0% 74.0% —
1994 Q2 165 151 14 8.5% — 79.2% —
1994 Q1 166 155 11 6.6% 100.0% 82.8% —
1993 Q4 217 194 23 10.6% 100.0% 86.2% —
1993 Q3 165 153 12 7.3% 100.0% 78.4% —
1993 Q2 150 138 12 8.0% 100.0% 83.3% —
1993 Q1 182 159 23 12.6% 90.0% 85.1% —
1992 Q4 145 127 18 12.4% 100.0% 84.8% —
1992 Q3 202 184 18 8.9% 100.0% 87.5% —
1992 Q2 266 235 31 11.7% 80.0% 79.7% —
1992 Q1 148 123 25 16.9% 66.7% 81.1% —
1991 Q4 193 177 16 8.3% 100.0% 85.5% —
1991 Q3 269 251 18 6.7% 100.0% 78.8% —
1991 Q2 207 189 18 8.7% 66.7% 79.3% —
1991 Q1 183 166 17 9.3% 100.0% 80.8% —
1990 Q4 193 150 43 22.3% 100.0% 83.1% —
1990 Q3 236 208 28 11.9% 100.0% 76.1% —
1990 Q2 230 207 23 10.0% 100.0% 80.2% —
1990 Q1 262 232 30 11.5% 100.0% 84.6% —
1989 Q4 228 199 29 12.7% 100.0% 86.4% —
1989 Q3 207 188 19 9.2% 100.0% 86.4% —
1989 Q2 236 227 9 3.8% 100.0% 85.2% —
1989 Q1 217 197 20 9.2% 100.0% 85.7% —
1988 Q4 225 212 13 5.8% 100.0% 93.9% —
1988 Q3 260 233 27 10.4% 88.9% 92.0% —
1988 Q2 220 205 15 6.8% 60.0% 83.8% —
1988 Q1 154 143 11 7.1% 100.0% 79.7% —
1987 Q4 199 183 16 8.0% 80.0% 68.1% —
1987 Q3 167 154 13 7.8% 83.3% 76.9% —
1987 Q2 185 175 10 5.4% 100.0% 80.0% —
1987 Q1 189 173 16 8.5% 75.0% 81.2% —
1986 Q4 147 135 12 8.2% 100.0% 80.3% —
1986 Q3 197 186 11 5.6% 100.0% 89.8% —
1986 Q2 215 203 12 5.6% 100.0% 95.2% —
1986 Q1 190 176 14 7.4% — 87.7% —
1985 Q4 167 151 16 9.6% 80.0% 88.5% —
1985 Q3 182 169 13 7.1% 75.0% 88.7% —
1985 Q2 206 194 12 5.8% 100.0% 91.7% —
1985 Q1 194 173 21 10.8% 100.0% 83.5% —
1984 Q4 195 176 19 9.7% 66.7% 91.9% —
1984 Q3 208 189 19 9.1% 100.0% 92.6% —
1984 Q2 336 316 20 6.0% 100.0% 89.6% —
1984 Q1 223 210 13 5.8% 100.0% 89.6% —
1983 Q4 228 210 18 7.9% 100.0% 85.1% —
1983 Q3 337 314 23 6.8% 66.7% 87.4% —
1983 Q2 256 241 15 5.9% 100.0% 87.9% —
1983 Q1 279 265 14 5.0% 100.0% 89.0% —
1982 Q4 281 265 16 5.7% 60.0% 88.9% —
1982 Q3 300 287 13 4.3% 100.0% 71.8% —
1982 Q2 219 206 13 5.9% 100.0% 72.5% —
1982 Q1 279 257 22 7.9% 93.3% 88.7% —
1981 Q4 245 214 31 12.7% 100.0% 81.4% —
1981 Q3 273 243 30 11.0% 85.0% 87.1% —
1981 Q2 355 328 27 7.6% 92.3% 85.5% —
1981 Q1 247 217 30 12.1% 100.0% 88.7% —
1980 Q4 391 354 37 9.5% 86.2% 84.5% —
1980 Q3 353 322 31 8.8% 100.0% 88.2% —
1980 Q2 367 324 43 11.7% 100.0% 54.4% —
1980 Q1 391 359 32 8.2% 84.2% 77.5% —
1979 Q4 292 263 29 9.9% 86.7% 66.7% —
1979 Q3 446 400 46 10.3% 90.0% 88.0% —
1979 Q2 415 374 41 9.9% 80.0% 77.9% —

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.

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