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Portsmouth

South East · E06000044 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
613
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
13.9%
higher than 65% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
90.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
87.1%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 20.9%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 14.2% 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 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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