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Milton Keynes

South East · E06000042 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,030
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.7%
higher than 50% of authorities
Majors in time
90.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.5%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 16.8%

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
1,094
in the window
Applications decided
1,030
in the window
Approval rate
88.3%
909 granted, 121 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 36 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
93.1%
rank 122 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 25 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
Major5294.2%90.0%
Minor23177.5%91.2%
Other74791.2%—
of which householder56491.5%94.1%
"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
02124242024 Q3: 261 received2024 Q3: 268 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 296 received2024 Q4: 86 decided2025 Q1: 309 received2025 Q1: 424 decided2025 Q2: 317 received2025 Q2: 339 decided2025 Q3: 268 received2025 Q3: 282 decided2025 Q4: 273 received2025 Q4: 245 decided2026 Q1: 263 received2026 Q1: 222 decided2026 Q2: 290 received2026 Q2: 281 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
142%
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 (E06000042). 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)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 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 281 248 33 11.7% 50.0% 81.3% 290
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 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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