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Northumberland

North East · E06000057 · 68 quarters held (2009 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
2,013
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
11.6%
higher than 50% of authorities
Majors in time
80.8%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
93.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.7%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.0%
1 allowed of 4 decided
Decisions overturned
0.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.1%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 489 431 58 11.9% 100.0% 96.7% 516
2025 Q4 471 419 52 11.0% 85.7% 92.9% 520
2025 Q3 586 520 66 11.3% 62.5% 90.0% 579
2025 Q2 467 410 57 12.2% 87.5% 95.7% 505
2025 Q1 399 356 43 10.8% 100.0% 86.2% 531
2024 Q4 461 404 57 12.4% 100.0% 91.0% 511
2024 Q3 508 456 52 10.2% 100.0% 86.2% 482
2024 Q2 519 420 99 19.1% 100.0% 60.7% 461
2024 Q1 431 364 67 15.5% 100.0% 75.6% 527
2023 Q4 532 448 84 15.8% 60.0% 71.4% 510
2023 Q3 559 491 68 12.2% 42.9% 76.8% 588
2023 Q2 520 455 65 12.5% 100.0% 63.3% 556
2023 Q1 482 425 57 11.8% 40.0% 63.6% 518
2022 Q4 751 651 100 13.3% 33.3% 49.3% 817
2022 Q3 604 533 71 11.8% 50.0% 38.7% 464
2022 Q2 514 471 43 8.4% 75.0% 37.0% 631
2022 Q1 554 497 57 10.3% 33.3% 17.0% 567
2021 Q4 597 538 59 9.9% 16.7% 50.0% 647
2021 Q3 606 567 39 6.4% 71.4% 42.9% 729
2021 Q2 626 573 53 8.5% 71.4% 68.1% 799
2021 Q1 604 548 56 9.3% 80.0% 77.8% 753
2020 Q4 516 478 38 7.4% 60.0% 69.6% 600
2020 Q3 539 502 37 6.9% 60.0% 76.5% 624
2020 Q2 484 456 28 5.8% 46.2% 68.1% 537
2020 Q1 495 453 42 8.5% 75.0% 79.6% 555
2019 Q4 541 493 48 8.9% 36.4% 71.4% 601
2019 Q3 621 566 55 8.9% 70.0% 54.8% 580
2019 Q2 477 435 42 8.8% 75.0% 45.9% 602
2019 Q1 474 425 49 10.3% 25.0% 71.1% 606
2018 Q4 532 483 49 9.2% 60.0% 77.8% 606
2018 Q3 608 554 54 8.9% 90.9% 84.6% 635
2018 Q2 613 567 46 7.5% 62.5% 79.7% 692
2018 Q1 549 513 36 6.6% 87.5% 77.7% 664
2017 Q4 652 624 28 4.3% 71.4% 75.7% 653
2017 Q3 623 579 44 7.1% 50.0% 73.2% 684
2017 Q2 640 607 33 5.2% 63.6% 71.5% 701
2017 Q1 607 582 25 4.1% 63.6% 64.4% 698
2016 Q4 536 495 41 7.6% 47.4% 72.6% 622
2016 Q3 606 583 23 3.8% 68.0% 83.5% 648
2016 Q2 608 566 42 6.9% 59.1% 76.8% 629
2016 Q1 534 503 31 5.8% 85.7% 85.7% 641
2015 Q4 599 550 49 8.2% 90.0% 71.3% 617
2015 Q3 657 623 34 5.2% 72.7% 77.2% 675
2015 Q2 645 604 41 6.4% 66.7% 61.4% 699
2015 Q1 557 517 40 7.2% 66.7% 51.7% 635
2014 Q4 594 549 45 7.6% 55.9% 48.2% 625
2014 Q3 607 565 42 6.9% 65.4% 49.7% 675
2014 Q2 579 529 50 8.6% 46.7% 64.5% 649
2014 Q1 494 441 46 9.3% 52.2% 53.8% 662
2013 Q4 608 544 52 8.6% 46.7% 56.2% 564
2013 Q3 632 578 48 7.6% 35.7% 53.2% 686
2013 Q2 609 546 54 8.9% 35.0% 50.9% 684
2013 Q1 544 460 79 14.5% 39.4% 38.2% 646
2012 Q4 555 496 47 8.5% 25.0% 30.8% 550
2012 Q3 610 551 50 8.2% 52.6% 44.3% 703
2012 Q2 528 472 49 9.3% 57.1% 55.5% 683
2012 Q1 585 509 67 11.5% 51.7% 55.2% 648
2011 Q4 687 646 38 5.5% 48.1% 61.9% 644
2011 Q3 768 670 50 6.5% 30.4% 56.8% 763
2011 Q2 711 629 41 5.8% 61.4% 50.9% 717
2011 Q1 498 441 47 9.4% 46.7% 49.6% 630
2010 Q4 652 585 46 7.1% 31.6% 53.3% 624
2010 Q3 705 643 53 7.5% 50.0% 67.6% 773
2010 Q2 592 536 40 6.8% 50.0% 48.4% 719
2010 Q1 534 485 40 7.5% 43.8% 40.0% 687
2009 Q4 563 507 43 7.6% 63.6% 50.3% 694
2009 Q3 572 529 32 5.6% 40.0% 51.6% 712
2009 Q2 546 475 58 10.6% 70.6% 58.3% 655

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, 2023–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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