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South East · E06000045 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
685
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
9.8%
higher than 37% of authorities
Majors in time
—
threshold 60%
Minors in time
85.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.5%
47 allowed of 171 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 29.0%

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
695
in the window
Applications decided
685
in the window
Approval rate
90.2%
618 granted, 67 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 26 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
91.7%
rank 148 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 29 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
Major12100.0%—
Minor16583.6%85.9%
Other50892.1%—
of which householder33394.3%97.6%
"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
01082152024 Q3: 176 received2024 Q3: 187 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 164 received2024 Q4: 151 decided2025 Q1: 175 received2025 Q1: 175 decided2025 Q2: 175 received2025 Q2: 215 decided2025 Q3: 169 received2025 Q3: 170 decided2025 Q4: 186 received2025 Q4: 188 decided2026 Q1: 168 received2026 Q1: 169 decided2026 Q2: 172 received2026 Q2: 158 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
30%
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 (E06000045). 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 158 148 10 6.3% — 90.0% 172
2026 Q1 169 151 18 10.7% — 90.9% 168
2025 Q4 188 170 18 9.6% — 87.1% 186
2025 Q3 170 149 21 12.4% — 73.7% 169
2025 Q2 215 200 15 7.0% — 68.8% 175
2025 Q1 175 166 9 5.1% 100.0% 76.9% 175
2024 Q4 151 141 10 6.6% — 93.3% 164
2024 Q3 187 177 10 5.3% — 95.2% 176
2024 Q2 181 164 17 9.4% — 96.2% 218
2024 Q1 195 169 26 13.3% — 100.0% 176
2023 Q4 158 124 34 21.5% 100.0% 84.6% 207
2023 Q3 192 172 20 10.4% — 76.2% 190
2023 Q2 205 179 26 12.7% — 100.0% 194
2023 Q1 196 185 11 5.6% — 89.5% 200
2022 Q4 193 163 30 15.5% — 95.5% 190
2022 Q3 228 215 13 5.7% — 95.0% 229
2022 Q2 263 233 30 11.4% 100.0% 78.8% 235
2022 Q1 209 185 24 11.5% 100.0% 94.4% 262
2021 Q4 192 172 20 10.4% 100.0% 92.9% 220
2021 Q3 252 226 26 10.3% 100.0% 86.7% 242
2021 Q2 260 235 25 9.6% — 88.5% 244
2021 Q1 224 192 32 14.3% 100.0% 86.8% 288
2020 Q4 195 162 33 16.9% 100.0% 78.3% 247
2020 Q3 213 180 33 15.5% — 90.7% 234
2020 Q2 201 164 37 18.4% — 78.6% 194
2020 Q1 211 172 39 18.5% 100.0% 97.3% 235
2019 Q4 240 193 47 19.6% 100.0% 81.4% 227
2019 Q3 272 214 58 21.3% 100.0% 84.6% 259
2019 Q2 261 211 50 19.2% — 90.6% 295
2019 Q1 256 200 56 21.9% 100.0% 92.7% 276
2018 Q4 309 257 52 16.8% 100.0% 86.0% 283
2018 Q3 277 207 70 25.3% 100.0% 91.2% 320
2018 Q2 297 211 86 29.0% 100.0% 87.2% 271
2018 Q1 256 201 55 21.5% 60.0% 64.0% 309
2017 Q4 281 214 67 23.8% 75.0% 31.6% 257
2017 Q3 331 281 50 15.1% 0.0% 15.3% 265
2017 Q2 164 137 27 16.5% 50.0% 18.0% 310
2017 Q1 266 229 37 13.9% 50.0% 29.7% 269
2016 Q4 255 226 29 11.4% 50.0% 38.6% 292
2016 Q3 273 239 34 12.5% 83.3% 54.9% 293
2016 Q2 265 242 23 8.7% 100.0% 71.9% 307
2016 Q1 223 181 42 18.8% — 84.1% 286
2015 Q4 252 203 49 19.4% 80.0% 76.6% 258
2015 Q3 286 241 45 15.7% 50.0% 68.6% 255
2015 Q2 324 266 58 17.9% 80.0% 62.3% 352
2015 Q1 211 163 48 22.7% 100.0% 68.4% 262
2014 Q4 257 203 54 21.0% 77.8% 78.7% 255
2014 Q3 271 218 53 19.6% 60.0% 71.2% 276
2014 Q2 272 215 57 21.0% 50.0% 57.8% 291
2014 Q1 219 171 43 19.6% 83.3% 77.1% 285
2013 Q4 255 190 56 22.0% 85.7% 77.9% 268
2013 Q3 342 273 61 17.8% 36.8% 55.8% 257
2013 Q2 287 235 42 14.6% 45.5% 53.9% 345
2013 Q1 246 200 43 17.5% 55.6% 54.9% 277
2012 Q4 308 248 58 18.8% 43.5% 54.2% 288
2012 Q3 312 239 69 22.1% 20.0% 37.7% 292
2012 Q2 236 184 50 21.2% 27.3% 24.4% 290
2012 Q1 263 204 56 21.3% 20.0% 38.5% 275
2011 Q4 246 209 32 13.0% 42.9% 48.8% 293
2011 Q3 302 240 59 19.5% 11.1% 65.9% 337
2011 Q2 278 219 56 20.1% 0.0% 77.5% 302
2011 Q1 245 192 44 18.0% 40.0% 71.3% 283
2010 Q4 288 218 67 23.3% 37.5% 62.5% 264
2010 Q3 286 229 52 18.2% 57.1% 60.4% 271
2010 Q2 287 217 68 23.7% 76.9% 73.0% 297
2010 Q1 243 194 48 19.8% 72.2% 60.9% 310
2009 Q4 225 169 55 24.4% 69.2% 81.4% 305
2009 Q3 273 197 75 27.5% 75.0% 71.8% 257
2009 Q2 265 194 71 26.8% 80.0% 86.9% 285
2009 Q1 250 178 70 28.0% 86.7% 86.9% 289
2008 Q4 343 257 82 23.9% 53.8% 74.6% 297
2008 Q3 388 270 113 29.1% 86.7% 73.7% 387
2008 Q2 421 314 104 24.7% 66.7% 64.9% 419
2008 Q1 368 250 102 27.7% 67.6% 79.9% 409
2007 Q4 433 286 130 30.0% 66.7% 77.8% 448
2007 Q3 606 447 137 22.6% 90.6% 77.9% 471
2007 Q2 334 212 110 32.9% 66.7% 69.3% 485
2007 Q1 350 252 73 20.9% 77.4% 75.8% 460
2006 Q4 369 251 98 26.6% 79.2% 77.8% 415
2006 Q3 429 318 98 22.8% 91.3% 77.9% 434
2006 Q2 457 300 135 29.5% 81.5% 68.0% 452
2006 Q1 365 241 105 28.8% 72.7% 82.4% 454
2005 Q4 374 258 101 27.0% 76.5% 76.0% 359
2005 Q3 433 285 137 31.6% 60.7% 78.8% 416
2005 Q2 478 353 118 24.7% 70.8% 77.1% 459
2005 Q1 381 267 104 27.3% 56.0% 66.4% 404
2004 Q4 404 278 113 28.0% 41.2% 74.7% 461
2004 Q3 556 381 158 28.4% 32.1% 65.2% 475
2004 Q2 458 323 117 25.5% 41.7% 45.5% 488
2004 Q1 390 275 101 25.9% 4.8% 60.9% 492
2003 Q4 383 277 90 23.5% 43.8% 62.1% 424
2003 Q3 402 307 89 22.1% 50.0% 52.2% 433
2003 Q2 427 330 93 21.8% 33.3% 58.8% 535
2003 Q1 415 311 96 23.1% 33.3% 50.0% 438
2002 Q4 277 228 43 15.5% 0.0% 43.3% 402
2002 Q3 371 292 73 19.7% 33.3% 51.3% 416
2002 Q2 350 279 65 18.6% 33.3% 56.4% 417
2002 Q1 341 282 44 12.9% 8.3% 30.1% 394
2001 Q4 430 362 55 12.8% 11.1% 51.4% 283
2001 Q3 337 284 43 12.8% 22.2% 50.0% 237
2001 Q2 283 203 42 14.8% 50.0% 8.3% 435
2001 Q1 282 189 39 13.8% 75.0% 19.7% 362
2000 Q4 398 267 57 14.3% 58.3% 24.7% 329
2000 Q3 0 0 0 — — — 323
2000 Q2 258 219 30 11.6% 28.6% 53.0% 319
2000 Q1 231 195 28 12.1% 0.0% 53.3% 288
1999 Q4 233 197 28 12.0% 0.0% 54.1% 276
1999 Q3 258 220 30 11.6% 28.6% 53.7% 0
1999 Q2 312 265 39 12.5% 37.5% 52.4% 0
1999 Q1 259 220 33 12.7% 28.6% 50.0% 210
1998 Q4 294 250 36 12.2% 22.2% 51.2% 218
1998 Q3 244 220 24 9.8% 55.6% 56.1% 336
1998 Q2 319 281 38 11.9% 52.6% 53.2% 324
1998 Q1 278 237 41 14.7% 33.3% 59.0% 316
1997 Q4 281 219 62 22.1% 41.7% 62.0% 286
1997 Q3 353 301 52 14.7% 37.5% 69.6% 379
1997 Q2 400 347 53 13.3% 20.0% 60.4% 338
1997 Q1 295 225 70 23.7% 44.4% 49.3% 326
1996 Q4 277 247 30 10.8% 30.0% 60.7% 309
1996 Q3 325 273 52 16.0% 56.3% 67.9% 355
1996 Q2 328 283 45 13.7% 60.0% 53.9% 332
1996 Q1 238 201 37 15.5% 50.0% 54.8% —
1995 Q4 273 237 36 13.2% 83.3% 57.8% —
1995 Q3 250 217 33 13.2% 85.7% 68.8% —
1995 Q2 319 268 51 16.0% 66.7% 65.4% —
1995 Q1 215 185 30 14.0% 81.8% 59.5% —
1994 Q4 189 164 25 13.2% 91.7% 45.4% —
1994 Q3 178 163 15 8.4% 85.7% 74.5% —
1994 Q2 183 160 23 12.6% 75.0% 64.6% —
1994 Q1 173 152 21 12.1% 61.5% 77.8% —
1993 Q4 192 168 24 12.5% 77.8% 53.5% —
1993 Q3 154 134 20 13.0% 100.0% 62.0% —
1993 Q2 176 146 30 17.0% 66.7% 64.5% —
1993 Q1 148 124 24 16.2% 100.0% 55.7% —
1992 Q4 182 143 39 21.4% 68.8% 62.2% —
1992 Q3 175 128 47 26.9% 40.0% 44.0% —
1992 Q2 223 182 41 18.4% 60.0% 52.8% —
1992 Q1 156 125 31 19.9% 66.7% 53.1% —
1991 Q4 182 139 43 23.6% 72.7% 55.1% —
1991 Q3 200 157 43 21.5% 50.0% 55.5% —
1991 Q2 203 152 51 25.1% 72.7% 51.4% —
1991 Q1 266 205 61 22.9% 62.5% 40.2% —
1990 Q4 237 155 82 34.6% 55.6% 44.0% —
1990 Q3 215 152 63 29.3% 100.0% 35.3% —
1990 Q2 234 183 51 21.8% 66.7% 38.1% —
1990 Q1 293 227 66 22.5% 33.3% 38.2% —
1989 Q4 307 218 89 29.0% 51.9% 35.1% —
1989 Q3 327 240 87 26.6% 20.0% 22.9% —
1989 Q2 281 208 73 26.0% 35.0% 31.9% —
1989 Q1 307 230 77 25.1% 27.3% 14.4% —
1988 Q4 277 242 35 12.6% 52.9% 15.0% —
1988 Q3 257 208 49 19.1% 76.2% 32.1% —
1988 Q2 279 232 47 16.8% 72.2% 34.6% —
1988 Q1 203 167 36 17.7% 50.0% 35.1% —
1987 Q4 293 239 54 18.4% 73.3% 33.5% —
1987 Q3 203 164 39 19.2% 69.2% 44.6% —
1987 Q2 207 182 25 12.1% 100.0% 63.4% —
1987 Q1 204 171 33 16.2% 70.0% 48.9% —
1986 Q4 221 197 24 10.9% 100.0% 56.9% —
1986 Q3 197 163 34 17.3% 50.0% 70.4% —
1986 Q2 199 188 11 5.5% 85.7% 74.1% —
1986 Q1 191 161 30 15.7% 70.0% 48.8% —
1985 Q4 163 142 21 12.9% 75.0% 52.6% —
1985 Q3 232 194 38 16.4% 83.3% 70.7% —
1985 Q2 228 194 34 14.9% 66.7% 66.2% —
1985 Q1 194 164 30 15.5% 100.0% 62.2% —
1984 Q4 200 166 34 17.0% 71.4% 65.3% —
1984 Q3 212 178 34 16.0% 83.3% 68.9% —
1984 Q2 240 205 35 14.6% 66.7% 66.7% —
1984 Q1 188 159 29 15.4% 91.7% 53.2% —
1983 Q4 233 208 25 10.7% 91.7% 67.1% —
1983 Q3 200 177 23 11.5% 75.0% 67.8% —
1983 Q2 237 206 31 13.1% 62.5% 59.9% —
1983 Q1 170 140 30 17.6% 71.4% 58.3% —
1982 Q4 191 161 30 15.7% 72.7% 61.4% —
1982 Q3 262 214 48 18.3% 85.7% 67.4% —
1982 Q2 213 180 33 15.5% 60.0% 61.0% —
1982 Q1 172 155 17 9.9% 87.5% 66.0% —
1981 Q4 208 169 39 18.8% 66.7% 76.5% —
1981 Q3 204 160 44 21.6% 20.0% 62.8% —
1981 Q2 313 259 54 17.3% 77.8% 61.3% —
1981 Q1 256 215 41 16.0% 100.0% 68.8% —
1980 Q4 258 215 43 16.7% 83.3% 70.3% —
1980 Q3 291 244 47 16.2% 77.8% 59.2% —
1980 Q2 311 262 49 15.8% 85.7% 58.6% —
1980 Q1 290 243 47 16.2% 100.0% 57.0% —
1979 Q4 293 249 44 15.0% 87.5% 60.2% —
1979 Q3 311 261 50 16.1% 85.7% 61.2% —
1979 Q2 294 251 43 14.6% 71.4% 54.3% —

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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