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Southampton

South East · E06000045 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
742
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
9.7%
higher than 36% of authorities
Majors in time
threshold 60%
Minors in time
81.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.0%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 29.0%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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