Cheshire East
North West · E06000049 · 68 quarters held (2009 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
2,513
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
12.8%
higher than 57% of authorities
Majors in time
75.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
64.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
34.9%
263 allowed of 754 decided
Decisions overturned
1.8%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.4%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 548 | 488 | 60 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 606 |
| 2025 Q4 | 672 | 567 | 105 | 15.6% | 100.0% | 59.3% | 585 |
| 2025 Q3 | 637 | 558 | 79 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 68.8% | 655 |
| 2025 Q2 | 656 | 579 | 77 | 11.7% | — | 62.5% | 658 |
| 2025 Q1 | 495 | 433 | 62 | 12.5% | — | 60.0% | 681 |
| 2024 Q4 | 471 | 398 | 73 | 15.5% | — | 73.7% | 667 |
| 2024 Q3 | 635 | 514 | 121 | 19.1% | 100.0% | 77.8% | 624 |
| 2024 Q2 | 625 | 526 | 99 | 15.8% | 66.7% | 80.9% | 644 |
| 2024 Q1 | 650 | 524 | 126 | 19.4% | — | 77.1% | 645 |
| 2023 Q4 | 654 | 576 | 78 | 11.9% | 100.0% | 79.6% | 664 |
| 2023 Q3 | 641 | 543 | 98 | 15.3% | 100.0% | 70.4% | 675 |
| 2023 Q2 | 727 | 626 | 101 | 13.9% | 75.0% | 73.3% | 690 |
| 2023 Q1 | 910 | 785 | 125 | 13.7% | 100.0% | 65.3% | 730 |
| 2022 Q4 | 857 | 791 | 66 | 7.7% | 100.0% | 30.8% | 698 |
| 2022 Q3 | 851 | 779 | 72 | 8.5% | 100.0% | 22.2% | 752 |
| 2022 Q2 | 718 | 656 | 62 | 8.6% | 66.7% | 16.7% | 793 |
| 2022 Q1 | 817 | 734 | 83 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 836 |
| 2021 Q4 | 877 | 810 | 67 | 7.6% | 100.0% | 25.0% | 814 |
| 2021 Q3 | 705 | 639 | 66 | 9.4% | 66.7% | 4.0% | 969 |
| 2021 Q2 | 768 | 713 | 55 | 7.2% | 100.0% | 22.7% | 1,108 |
| 2021 Q1 | 681 | 602 | 79 | 11.6% | 83.3% | 48.6% | 1,098 |
| 2020 Q4 | 780 | 689 | 91 | 11.7% | 50.0% | 77.8% | 937 |
| 2020 Q3 | 787 | 717 | 70 | 8.9% | 100.0% | 71.2% | 947 |
| 2020 Q2 | 626 | 564 | 62 | 9.9% | 100.0% | 78.9% | 770 |
| 2020 Q1 | 743 | 668 | 75 | 10.1% | 100.0% | 84.6% | 853 |
| 2019 Q4 | 740 | 644 | 96 | 13.0% | 100.0% | 88.0% | 847 |
| 2019 Q3 | 862 | 777 | 85 | 9.9% | 75.0% | 82.2% | 875 |
| 2019 Q2 | 842 | 766 | 76 | 9.0% | 100.0% | 86.8% | 959 |
| 2019 Q1 | 826 | 734 | 92 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 81.4% | 962 |
| 2018 Q4 | 873 | 767 | 106 | 12.1% | 100.0% | 89.6% | 914 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,009 | 891 | 118 | 11.7% | 100.0% | 86.1% | 970 |
| 2018 Q2 | 984 | 882 | 102 | 10.4% | 100.0% | 84.1% | 1,006 |
| 2018 Q1 | 895 | 801 | 94 | 10.5% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 1,002 |
| 2017 Q4 | 902 | 795 | 107 | 11.9% | 80.0% | 84.8% | 921 |
| 2017 Q3 | 921 | 827 | 94 | 10.2% | 76.5% | 81.6% | 1,059 |
| 2017 Q2 | 916 | 829 | 87 | 9.5% | 83.3% | 88.8% | 994 |
| 2017 Q1 | 981 | 874 | 107 | 10.9% | 80.0% | 83.8% | 1,172 |
| 2016 Q4 | 893 | 792 | 101 | 11.3% | 72.7% | 75.5% | 872 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,087 | 976 | 111 | 10.2% | 63.3% | 59.1% | 982 |
| 2016 Q2 | 967 | 902 | 65 | 6.7% | 58.3% | 48.1% | 1,112 |
| 2016 Q1 | 756 | 686 | 70 | 9.3% | 64.3% | 59.4% | 994 |
| 2015 Q4 | 785 | 705 | 80 | 10.2% | 45.0% | 62.4% | 939 |
| 2015 Q3 | 955 | 874 | 81 | 8.5% | 28.6% | 58.3% | 943 |
| 2015 Q2 | 897 | 830 | 67 | 7.5% | 57.1% | 49.5% | 1,009 |
| 2015 Q1 | 795 | 739 | 56 | 7.0% | 47.4% | 44.0% | 817 |
| 2014 Q4 | 704 | 630 | 74 | 10.5% | 45.0% | 52.6% | 806 |
| 2014 Q3 | 907 | 822 | 85 | 9.4% | 73.1% | 49.0% | 895 |
| 2014 Q2 | 859 | 776 | 83 | 9.7% | 37.0% | 62.9% | 996 |
| 2014 Q1 | 757 | 640 | 88 | 11.6% | 34.3% | 65.2% | 999 |
| 2013 Q4 | 776 | 655 | 91 | 11.7% | 33.3% | 66.1% | 911 |
| 2013 Q3 | 863 | 751 | 77 | 8.9% | 59.5% | 74.4% | 943 |
| 2013 Q2 | 982 | 852 | 91 | 9.3% | 61.9% | 66.3% | 1,044 |
| 2013 Q1 | 739 | 639 | 71 | 9.6% | 51.6% | 71.4% | 964 |
| 2012 Q4 | 758 | 634 | 100 | 13.2% | 48.5% | 72.4% | 907 |
| 2012 Q3 | 802 | 692 | 88 | 11.0% | 48.5% | 77.2% | 875 |
| 2012 Q2 | 850 | 731 | 92 | 10.8% | 54.5% | 75.6% | 947 |
| 2012 Q1 | 933 | 797 | 103 | 11.0% | 31.3% | 51.7% | 901 |
| 2011 Q4 | 825 | 734 | 56 | 6.8% | 33.3% | 41.4% | 823 |
| 2011 Q3 | 971 | 883 | 63 | 6.5% | 34.8% | 39.2% | 869 |
| 2011 Q2 | 635 | 581 | 41 | 6.5% | 45.0% | 19.6% | 849 |
| 2011 Q1 | 696 | 578 | 96 | 13.8% | 42.9% | 59.2% | 951 |
| 2010 Q4 | 956 | 829 | 93 | 9.7% | 52.0% | 64.1% | 839 |
| 2010 Q3 | 911 | 778 | 101 | 11.1% | 65.2% | 73.8% | 1,040 |
| 2010 Q2 | 837 | 714 | 100 | 11.9% | 77.3% | 78.5% | 989 |
| 2010 Q1 | 794 | 686 | 85 | 10.7% | 66.7% | 82.8% | 1,010 |
| 2009 Q4 | 844 | 708 | 113 | 13.4% | 54.5% | 78.6% | 899 |
| 2009 Q3 | 923 | 811 | 98 | 10.6% | 42.9% | 75.1% | 935 |
| 2009 Q2 | 494 | 430 | 51 | 10.3% | 80.0% | 76.4% | 1,159 |
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.