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Portsmouth

South East · E06000044 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
650
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
14.3%
higher than 66% of authorities
Majors in time
90.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
84.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
88.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
42.4%
83 allowed of 196 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 20.9%

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
729
in the window
Applications decided
650
in the window
Approval rate
85.7%
557 granted, 93 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 47 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
86.4%
rank 223 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 42 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
Major2882.1%90.0%
Minor18687.1%84.7%
Other43685.3%—
of which householder23089.6%91.4%
"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
01032062024 Q3: 188 received2024 Q3: 188 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 160 received2024 Q4: 167 decided2025 Q1: 158 received2025 Q1: 173 decided2025 Q2: 149 received2025 Q2: 128 decided2025 Q3: 163 received2025 Q3: 155 decided2025 Q4: 206 received2025 Q4: 168 decided2026 Q1: 190 received2026 Q1: 162 decided2026 Q2: 170 received2026 Q2: 165 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
11%
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 (E06000044). 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 165 138 27 16.4% 66.7% 72.7% 170
2026 Q1 162 139 23 14.2% 100.0% 80.8% 190
2025 Q4 168 149 19 11.3% 100.0% 90.0% 206
2025 Q3 155 131 24 15.5% 100.0% 100.0% 163
2025 Q2 128 109 19 14.8% 100.0% 100.0% 149
2025 Q1 173 155 18 10.4% 50.0% 100.0% 158
2024 Q4 167 141 26 15.6% 0.0% 96.3% 160
2024 Q3 188 165 23 12.2% — 83.3% 188
2024 Q2 206 176 30 14.6% 100.0% 94.4% 198
2024 Q1 159 141 18 11.3% — 100.0% 177
2023 Q4 173 154 19 11.0% 100.0% 100.0% 198
2023 Q3 199 180 19 9.5% — 100.0% 192
2023 Q2 289 262 27 9.3% 100.0% 100.0% 199
2023 Q1 241 213 28 11.6% 50.0% 54.5% 237
2022 Q4 183 164 19 10.4% — 50.0% 214
2022 Q3 190 158 32 16.8% 0.0% 24.1% 215
2022 Q2 339 309 30 8.8% 0.0% 25.5% 209
2022 Q1 171 145 26 15.2% 40.0% 15.8% 229
2021 Q4 191 164 27 14.1% 100.0% 76.9% 213
2021 Q3 212 196 16 7.5% 100.0% 33.3% 224
2021 Q2 212 184 28 13.2% 100.0% 50.0% 251
2021 Q1 163 135 28 17.2% — 33.3% 273
2020 Q4 106 88 18 17.0% — 0.0% 230
2020 Q3 77 68 9 11.7% — 0.0% 70
2020 Q2 66 60 6 9.1% — 20.0% 123
2020 Q1 163 139 24 14.7% — 60.0% 224
2019 Q4 186 168 18 9.7% 100.0% 68.4% 218
2019 Q3 201 178 23 11.4% — 65.0% 225
2019 Q2 232 210 22 9.5% 0.0% 63.6% 293
2019 Q1 167 148 19 11.4% — 72.0% 277
2018 Q4 222 178 44 19.8% 0.0% 66.0% 286
2018 Q3 289 230 59 20.4% — 73.3% 235
2018 Q2 222 197 25 11.3% 100.0% 74.4% 343
2018 Q1 216 187 29 13.4% — 73.9% 232
2017 Q4 288 248 40 13.9% — 69.4% 278
2017 Q3 319 275 44 13.8% 100.0% 71.4% 329
2017 Q2 239 189 50 20.9% 100.0% 79.6% 315
2017 Q1 219 197 22 10.0% 100.0% 93.0% 276
2016 Q4 226 190 36 15.9% 100.0% 88.1% 245
2016 Q3 295 256 39 13.2% 100.0% 90.5% 239
2016 Q2 272 234 38 14.0% 50.0% 71.7% 342
2016 Q1 234 189 45 19.2% 75.0% 84.4% 287
2015 Q4 240 195 45 18.8% 100.0% 91.0% 237
2015 Q3 293 257 36 12.3% 100.0% 78.8% 316
2015 Q2 217 182 35 16.1% 100.0% 82.5% 287
2015 Q1 190 161 29 15.3% 20.0% 84.6% 238
2014 Q4 213 183 30 14.1% 100.0% 82.0% 218
2014 Q3 249 215 34 13.7% 100.0% 64.8% 247
2014 Q2 239 205 34 14.2% 100.0% 74.1% 282
2014 Q1 195 171 24 12.3% 100.0% 87.3% 251
2013 Q4 231 195 30 13.0% 45.5% 96.7% 242
2013 Q3 280 253 24 8.6% 36.4% 96.1% 280
2013 Q2 263 227 34 12.9% 100.0% 76.2% 284
2013 Q1 216 190 22 10.2% 33.3% 80.6% 239
2012 Q4 229 199 27 11.8% 33.3% 77.0% 265
2012 Q3 318 284 28 8.8% 40.0% 64.2% 274
2012 Q2 232 199 31 13.4% — 58.8% 286
2012 Q1 276 231 41 14.9% 38.9% 68.5% 284
2011 Q4 243 224 17 7.0% 50.0% 62.8% 253
2011 Q3 236 204 27 11.4% 50.0% 65.1% 235
2011 Q2 215 194 21 9.8% 57.1% 63.1% 248
2011 Q1 179 156 19 10.6% 80.0% 82.9% 242
2010 Q4 199 185 14 7.0% 71.4% 78.4% 220
2010 Q3 212 186 23 10.8% 57.1% 74.6% 229
2010 Q2 235 210 24 10.2% 0.0% 78.2% 249
2010 Q1 174 148 25 14.4% 25.0% 84.5% 214
2009 Q4 199 165 31 15.6% 0.0% 91.7% 223
2009 Q3 202 174 25 12.4% 75.0% 85.9% 221
2009 Q2 181 159 20 11.0% 100.0% 89.9% 196
2009 Q1 174 150 22 12.6% 100.0% 83.1% 199
2008 Q4 199 173 24 12.1% 100.0% 91.8% 223
2008 Q3 241 202 36 14.9% 80.0% 90.1% 227
2008 Q2 286 236 49 17.1% 66.7% 90.5% 281
2008 Q1 289 233 56 19.4% 75.0% 92.3% 317
2007 Q4 322 261 60 18.6% 57.1% 81.3% 297
2007 Q3 340 267 71 20.9% 61.5% 83.9% 355
2007 Q2 320 270 47 14.7% 45.5% 84.8% 365
2007 Q1 319 262 52 16.3% 28.0% 81.5% 385
2006 Q4 308 257 45 14.6% 33.3% 65.5% 289
2006 Q3 282 219 53 18.8% 71.4% 47.0% 325
2006 Q2 289 240 43 14.9% 76.9% 64.8% 341
2006 Q1 253 209 38 15.0% 58.8% 80.0% 333
2005 Q4 326 257 56 17.2% 52.9% 79.8% 309
2005 Q3 328 262 54 16.5% 50.0% 66.7% 333
2005 Q2 317 240 66 20.8% 54.5% 73.0% 318
2005 Q1 285 226 40 14.0% 50.0% 66.4% 335
2004 Q4 304 233 58 19.1% 27.8% 72.0% 319
2004 Q3 403 298 88 21.8% 73.3% 74.1% 382
2004 Q2 383 299 71 18.5% 52.6% 79.0% 395
2004 Q1 345 259 66 19.1% 57.1% 68.2% 400
2003 Q4 285 232 42 14.7% 66.7% 69.2% 371
2003 Q3 423 336 73 17.3% 40.0% 60.3% 339
2003 Q2 400 333 57 14.3% 33.3% 51.7% 393
2003 Q1 369 298 55 14.9% 20.0% 50.3% 393
2002 Q4 338 288 44 13.0% 55.6% 54.4% 412
2002 Q3 361 314 38 10.5% 69.2% 60.1% 393
2002 Q2 360 317 36 10.0% 50.0% 62.0% 373
2002 Q1 265 233 27 10.2% 76.9% 60.0% 336
2001 Q4 338 286 42 12.4% 11.1% 70.6% 339
2001 Q3 339 310 26 7.7% 33.3% 62.9% 327
2001 Q2 305 274 26 8.5% 54.5% 66.2% 323
2001 Q1 257 234 11 4.3% 38.5% 67.9% 330
2000 Q4 296 258 29 9.8% 62.5% 63.9% 269
2000 Q3 311 279 25 8.0% 90.0% 64.8% 324
2000 Q2 303 272 23 7.6% 64.7% 80.5% 348
2000 Q1 292 253 25 8.6% 33.3% 78.8% 334
1999 Q4 295 262 21 7.1% 20.0% 79.5% 290
1999 Q3 281 256 13 4.6% 50.0% 74.1% 292
1999 Q2 292 247 31 10.6% 87.5% 80.8% 301
1999 Q1 248 210 17 6.9% 57.1% 83.0% 301
1998 Q4 254 212 21 8.3% 66.7% 85.1% 270
1998 Q3 308 235 29 9.4% 90.9% 60.3% 262
1998 Q2 270 233 31 11.5% 68.8% 63.0% 319
1998 Q1 232 204 22 9.5% 81.8% 69.7% 256
1997 Q4 242 213 21 8.7% 0.0% 75.7% 254
1997 Q3 270 238 26 9.6% 60.0% 76.4% 266
1997 Q2 259 231 20 7.7% 90.9% 67.3% 289
1997 Q1 232 194 18 7.8% 50.0% 67.1% 233
1996 Q4 231 208 20 8.7% 80.0% 72.3% 219
1996 Q3 279 242 32 11.5% 100.0% 67.3% 262
1996 Q2 275 246 24 8.7% 62.5% 68.2% 271
1996 Q1 255 219 36 14.1% 35.7% 74.7% —
1995 Q4 270 223 47 17.4% 37.5% 45.5% —
1995 Q3 268 239 29 10.8% 25.0% 43.6% —
1995 Q2 284 251 33 11.6% 27.3% 48.4% —
1995 Q1 280 248 32 11.4% 47.6% 44.8% —
1994 Q4 217 194 23 10.6% 54.5% 42.9% —
1994 Q3 316 285 31 9.8% 35.7% 54.4% —
1994 Q2 309 262 47 15.2% 46.7% 51.0% —
1994 Q1 260 235 25 9.6% 50.0% 51.2% —
1993 Q4 248 211 37 14.9% 46.7% 50.0% —
1993 Q3 326 273 53 16.3% 50.0% 49.5% —
1993 Q2 239 211 28 11.7% 77.8% 65.6% —
1993 Q1 269 229 40 14.9% 60.0% 47.6% —
1992 Q4 248 222 26 10.5% 58.8% 47.7% —
1992 Q3 293 243 50 17.1% 30.8% 38.9% —
1992 Q2 314 254 60 19.1% 56.3% 50.0% —
1992 Q1 307 268 39 12.7% 30.4% 32.7% —
1991 Q4 305 251 54 17.7% 50.0% 38.7% —
1991 Q3 297 242 55 18.5% 20.0% 33.7% —
1991 Q2 342 264 78 22.8% 31.8% 28.7% —
1991 Q1 273 224 49 17.9% 21.4% 37.4% —
1990 Q4 349 261 88 25.2% 12.1% 37.6% —
1990 Q3 357 263 94 26.3% 24.1% 30.3% —
1990 Q2 445 353 92 20.7% 33.3% 27.6% —
1990 Q1 333 245 88 26.4% 32.1% 26.9% —
1989 Q4 448 354 94 21.0% 30.4% 29.8% —
1989 Q3 377 295 82 21.8% 44.4% 17.6% —
1989 Q2 435 361 74 17.0% 15.4% 12.6% —
1989 Q1 451 381 70 15.5% 53.6% 21.2% —
1988 Q4 572 488 84 14.7% 27.6% 14.7% —
1988 Q3 446 338 108 24.2% 9.5% 12.0% —
1988 Q2 330 277 53 16.1% 36.4% 21.4% —
1988 Q1 299 238 61 20.4% 25.0% 20.2% —
1987 Q4 412 340 72 17.5% 47.6% 37.1% —
1987 Q3 415 350 65 15.7% 35.3% 31.7% —
1987 Q2 371 307 64 17.3% 70.0% 27.4% —
1987 Q1 344 263 81 23.5% 52.6% 37.4% —
1986 Q4 345 299 46 13.3% 68.8% 49.0% —
1986 Q3 310 246 64 20.6% 62.5% 45.2% —
1986 Q2 344 281 63 18.3% 63.6% 42.2% —
1986 Q1 240 194 46 19.2% 90.9% 64.9% —
1985 Q4 326 256 70 21.5% 66.7% 65.2% —
1985 Q3 307 255 52 16.9% 40.0% 52.9% —
1985 Q2 392 318 74 18.9% 100.0% 65.6% —
1985 Q1 282 205 77 27.3% 90.9% 58.5% —
1984 Q4 349 269 80 22.9% 88.2% 59.5% —
1984 Q3 293 232 61 20.8% 50.0% 50.5% —
1984 Q2 433 356 77 17.8% 72.0% 45.5% —
1984 Q1 345 287 58 16.8% 69.2% 61.4% —
1983 Q4 365 285 80 21.9% 47.6% 33.3% —
1983 Q3 268 222 46 17.2% 60.0% 33.6% —
1983 Q2 349 293 56 16.0% 36.4% 33.9% —
1983 Q1 232 193 39 16.8% 42.9% 55.9% —
1982 Q4 315 262 53 16.8% 58.3% 58.6% —
1982 Q3 272 235 37 13.6% 23.1% 52.7% —
1982 Q2 311 262 49 15.8% 50.0% 70.5% —
1982 Q1 255 217 38 14.9% 11.1% 56.1% —
1981 Q4 277 234 43 15.5% 41.2% 61.4% —
1981 Q3 304 239 65 21.4% 18.8% 42.7% —
1981 Q2 422 359 63 14.9% 55.6% 44.7% —
1981 Q1 330 279 51 15.5% 76.9% 48.4% —
1980 Q4 361 283 78 21.6% 42.9% 46.1% —
1980 Q3 448 356 92 20.5% 50.0% 40.4% —
1980 Q2 475 393 82 17.3% 61.5% 51.6% —
1980 Q1 399 316 83 20.8% 72.2% 51.9% —
1979 Q4 519 422 97 18.7% 73.3% 37.8% —
1979 Q3 509 417 92 18.1% 50.0% 31.9% —
1979 Q2 410 367 43 10.5% 55.0% 35.3% —

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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