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East Midlands · E07000037 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
340
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
16.8%
higher than 79% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
70.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
83.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
85.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.1%
47 allowed of 134 decided
Decisions overturned
2.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 20.9%

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
390
in the window
Applications decided
340
in the window
Approval rate
83.2%
283 granted, 57 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 137 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
83.7%
rank 243 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 127 of 164 district councils · peer median 91.9%

Peer ranks compare only district councils 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
Major1888.9%100.0%
Minor9573.7%70.0%
Other22786.8%—
of which householder16487.2%83.6%
"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
0611212024 Q3: 121 received2024 Q3: 100 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 85 received2024 Q4: 94 decided2025 Q1: 107 received2025 Q1: 81 decided2025 Q2: 106 received2025 Q2: 102 decided2025 Q3: 85 received2025 Q3: 81 decided2025 Q4: 106 received2025 Q4: 90 decided2026 Q1: 105 received2026 Q1: 91 decided2026 Q2: 94 received2026 Q2: 78 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
121%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

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 (E07000037). 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 78 68 10 12.8% — 66.7% 94
2026 Q1 91 72 19 20.9% — 80.0% 105
2025 Q4 90 75 15 16.7% 100.0% 87.5% 106
2025 Q3 81 68 13 16.0% — 25.0% 85
2025 Q2 102 94 8 7.8% — 100.0% 106
2025 Q1 81 68 13 16.0% — 75.0% 107
2024 Q4 94 77 17 18.1% 100.0% 50.0% 85
2024 Q3 100 91 9 9.0% — 57.1% 121
2024 Q2 110 98 12 10.9% — 100.0% 123
2024 Q1 109 89 20 18.3% — 75.0% 121
2023 Q4 103 87 16 15.5% — 100.0% 101
2023 Q3 126 100 26 20.6% — 69.2% 144
2023 Q2 98 84 14 14.3% 100.0% 57.1% 95
2023 Q1 143 119 24 16.8% — 28.6% 11
2022 Q4 133 113 20 15.0% — 55.6% 109
2022 Q3 121 107 14 11.6% — 60.0% 119
2022 Q2 96 91 5 5.2% — 57.1% 123
2022 Q1 113 101 12 10.6% — 71.4% 148
2021 Q4 127 105 22 17.3% — 57.1% 130
2021 Q3 154 140 14 9.1% — 66.7% 166
2021 Q2 105 92 13 12.4% — 100.0% 180
2021 Q1 94 80 14 14.9% — 75.0% 142
2020 Q4 116 98 18 15.5% 100.0% 100.0% 118
2020 Q3 105 84 21 20.0% 100.0% 75.0% 144
2020 Q2 93 78 15 16.1% — 87.5% 98
2020 Q1 113 94 19 16.8% — 80.0% 103
2019 Q4 101 90 11 10.9% 100.0% 62.5% 119
2019 Q3 93 81 12 12.9% — 75.0% 133
2019 Q2 99 84 15 15.2% — 83.3% 149
2019 Q1 101 88 13 12.9% — 94.7% 111
2018 Q4 120 107 13 10.8% 100.0% 81.0% 109
2018 Q3 115 103 12 10.4% — 80.0% 123
2018 Q2 148 133 15 10.1% 100.0% 77.8% 134
2018 Q1 129 114 15 11.6% 100.0% 75.0% 145
2017 Q4 129 108 21 16.3% — 100.0% 138
2017 Q3 125 104 21 16.8% — 87.5% 153
2017 Q2 123 111 12 9.8% 100.0% 100.0% 157
2017 Q1 104 90 14 13.5% 100.0% 89.5% 142
2016 Q4 130 118 12 9.2% 100.0% 77.8% 110
2016 Q3 146 134 12 8.2% 100.0% 95.7% 140
2016 Q2 153 137 16 10.5% 100.0% 85.7% 182
2016 Q1 132 108 24 18.2% 100.0% 76.5% 162
2015 Q4 140 119 21 15.0% 100.0% 71.4% 159
2015 Q3 136 113 23 16.9% 40.0% 72.4% 148
2015 Q2 145 112 33 22.8% 80.0% 82.2% 162
2015 Q1 141 111 30 21.3% 66.7% 71.2% 172
2014 Q4 171 151 20 11.7% 80.0% 76.7% 168
2014 Q3 146 120 26 17.8% 75.0% 76.3% 184
2014 Q2 114 93 21 18.4% 100.0% 76.3% 147
2014 Q1 110 84 24 21.8% 57.1% 58.8% 117
2013 Q4 142 114 26 18.3% 62.5% 64.4% 169
2013 Q3 161 128 31 19.3% 100.0% 77.3% 159
2013 Q2 155 132 19 12.3% 80.0% 91.8% 174
2013 Q1 135 106 27 20.0% 100.0% 93.4% 165
2012 Q4 166 131 31 18.7% 100.0% 89.4% 150
2012 Q3 139 102 34 24.5% 100.0% 85.1% 170
2012 Q2 159 118 40 25.2% 100.0% 87.8% 178
2012 Q1 171 127 39 22.8% — 88.9% 186
2011 Q4 172 135 36 20.9% 83.3% 82.3% 168
2011 Q3 146 112 33 22.6% 66.7% 91.5% 177
2011 Q2 157 126 29 18.5% 77.8% 89.5% 168
2011 Q1 137 111 26 19.0% 77.8% 93.3% 155
2010 Q4 162 135 26 16.0% 75.0% 96.3% 176
2010 Q3 157 127 26 16.6% 83.3% 100.0% 171
2010 Q2 166 133 29 17.5% 87.5% 93.6% 167
2010 Q1 136 113 21 15.4% 50.0% 96.2% 152
2009 Q4 160 133 24 15.0% 100.0% 92.3% 172
2009 Q3 186 147 36 19.4% 100.0% 90.7% 179
2009 Q2 157 139 18 11.5% 100.0% 100.0% 173
2009 Q1 135 116 19 14.1% 60.0% 94.1% 166
2008 Q4 164 139 24 14.6% 100.0% 100.0% 146
2008 Q3 186 154 30 16.1% 100.0% 96.7% 186
2008 Q2 213 183 27 12.7% 100.0% 91.7% 208
2008 Q1 169 148 20 11.8% 100.0% 88.3% 215
2007 Q4 261 215 46 17.6% 100.0% 85.7% 206
2007 Q3 248 208 38 15.3% 100.0% 89.2% 283
2007 Q2 228 176 47 20.6% 100.0% 87.1% 267
2007 Q1 176 141 32 18.2% 100.0% 84.4% 238
2006 Q4 215 166 49 22.8% 100.0% 96.9% 221
2006 Q3 220 176 44 20.0% 92.3% 78.7% 204
2006 Q2 263 198 65 24.7% 90.9% 92.9% 262
2006 Q1 189 137 52 27.5% 85.7% 93.0% 266
2005 Q4 227 186 41 18.1% 100.0% 94.1% 201
2005 Q3 255 210 45 17.6% 90.9% 95.8% 251
2005 Q2 226 171 54 23.9% 23.1% 81.0% 248
2005 Q1 240 203 37 15.4% 50.0% 63.2% 253
2004 Q4 293 226 67 22.9% 57.1% 78.0% 267
2004 Q3 317 253 64 20.2% 41.7% 59.6% 336
2004 Q2 292 245 44 15.1% 30.0% 52.2% 292
2004 Q1 277 236 37 13.4% 63.6% 36.6% 294
2003 Q4 201 155 46 22.9% 61.5% 77.0% 285
2003 Q3 261 222 37 14.2% 50.0% 71.0% 247
2003 Q2 286 235 50 17.5% 66.7% 74.7% 293
2003 Q1 216 191 24 11.1% 100.0% 60.0% 251
2002 Q4 210 181 29 13.8% 80.0% 61.1% 228
2002 Q3 239 207 28 11.7% 75.0% 65.2% 242
2002 Q2 277 242 34 12.3% 50.0% 57.9% 263
2002 Q1 189 159 28 14.8% 80.0% 47.5% 278
2001 Q4 208 180 28 13.5% 22.2% 48.5% 180
2001 Q3 219 201 18 8.2% 54.5% 65.5% 223
2001 Q2 222 184 38 17.1% 71.4% 64.8% 207
2001 Q1 155 134 21 13.5% 0.0% 66.7% 210
2000 Q4 206 182 24 11.7% 33.3% 59.7% 172
2000 Q3 167 152 15 9.0% 40.0% 61.2% 191
2000 Q2 173 160 13 7.5% 40.0% 71.1% 202
2000 Q1 178 161 17 9.6% 33.3% 55.4% 167
1999 Q4 155 135 20 12.9% 100.0% 61.1% 184
1999 Q3 223 205 18 8.1% 50.0% 66.7% 204
1999 Q2 173 155 18 10.4% 50.0% 65.2% 201
1999 Q1 148 130 18 12.2% 33.3% 63.9% 159
1998 Q4 180 158 22 12.2% 66.7% 62.0% 163
1998 Q3 173 153 20 11.6% 0.0% 39.2% 180
1998 Q2 196 164 32 16.3% 45.5% 53.8% 192
1998 Q1 126 104 22 17.5% 25.0% 52.5% 177
1997 Q4 146 134 12 8.2% 0.0% 53.8% 145
1997 Q3 212 191 21 9.9% 100.0% 62.0% 172
1997 Q2 169 149 20 11.8% 50.0% 63.3% 191
1997 Q1 156 134 22 14.1% 0.0% 65.2% 194
1996 Q4 166 140 26 15.7% 60.0% 56.9% 155
1996 Q3 182 166 16 8.8% 100.0% 66.7% 209
1996 Q2 161 141 20 12.4% 50.0% 77.6% 185
1996 Q1 202 186 16 7.9% 66.7% 41.3% —
1995 Q4 181 160 21 11.6% 50.0% 48.9% —
1995 Q3 232 200 32 13.8% 0.0% 50.9% —
1995 Q2 197 169 28 14.2% 40.0% 61.3% —
1995 Q1 190 162 28 14.7% 69.2% 69.6% —
1994 Q4 235 191 44 18.7% 45.5% 59.7% —
1994 Q3 239 210 29 12.1% 25.0% 55.8% —
1994 Q2 193 160 33 17.1% 80.0% 73.1% —
1994 Q1 204 178 26 12.7% 87.5% 65.0% —
1993 Q4 202 182 20 9.9% 25.0% 62.5% —
1993 Q3 213 188 25 11.7% 33.3% 74.1% —
1993 Q2 250 219 31 12.4% 50.0% 77.4% —
1993 Q1 193 170 23 11.9% 75.0% 57.1% —
1992 Q4 191 158 33 17.3% 50.0% 69.1% —
1992 Q3 195 167 28 14.4% 50.0% 76.0% —
1992 Q2 212 193 19 9.0% 33.3% 63.6% —
1992 Q1 189 165 24 12.7% 75.0% 70.8% —
1991 Q4 226 194 32 14.2% 100.0% 68.2% —
1991 Q3 274 234 40 14.6% 90.0% 73.1% —
1991 Q2 238 198 40 16.8% 75.0% 60.9% —
1991 Q1 194 158 36 18.6% 77.8% 78.2% —
1990 Q4 268 227 41 15.3% 37.5% 72.9% —
1990 Q3 270 224 46 17.0% 80.0% 68.8% —
1990 Q2 257 214 43 16.7% 84.6% 81.3% —
1990 Q1 230 182 48 20.9% 66.7% 73.0% —
1989 Q4 279 217 62 22.2% 50.0% 74.4% —
1989 Q3 336 272 64 19.0% 58.3% 69.6% —
1989 Q2 356 257 99 27.8% 68.2% 66.0% —
1989 Q1 251 176 75 29.9% 85.7% 58.0% —
1988 Q4 286 217 69 24.1% 73.7% 57.5% —
1988 Q3 352 276 76 21.6% 88.9% 77.5% —
1988 Q2 346 258 88 25.4% 80.0% 71.8% —
1988 Q1 342 282 60 17.5% 50.0% 67.1% —
1987 Q4 318 242 76 23.9% 30.0% 40.3% —
1987 Q3 293 246 47 16.0% 50.0% 38.5% —
1987 Q2 328 273 55 16.8% 66.7% 37.1% —
1987 Q1 201 161 40 19.9% 38.5% 17.5% —
1986 Q4 261 232 29 11.1% 47.1% 17.5% —
1986 Q3 188 152 36 19.1% 60.0% 13.2% —
1986 Q2 160 148 12 7.5% 60.0% 30.3% —
1986 Q1 191 151 40 20.9% 84.6% 11.6% —
1985 Q4 175 153 22 12.6% 85.7% 38.5% —
1985 Q3 209 174 35 16.7% 42.9% 37.0% —
1985 Q2 195 162 33 16.9% 77.8% 7.9% —
1985 Q1 147 129 18 12.2% 57.1% 36.1% —
1984 Q4 206 173 33 16.0% 40.0% 31.9% —
1984 Q3 316 264 52 16.5% 55.6% 45.6% —
1984 Q2 203 169 34 16.7% 75.0% 52.8% —
1984 Q1 167 143 24 14.4% 75.0% 47.1% —
1983 Q4 123 103 20 16.3% 100.0% 40.0% —
1983 Q3 208 177 31 14.9% 100.0% 40.0% —
1983 Q2 250 199 51 20.4% 100.0% 33.9% —
1983 Q1 153 139 14 9.2% 100.0% 67.7% —
1982 Q4 208 176 32 15.4% 100.0% 52.4% —
1982 Q3 209 184 25 12.0% 100.0% 17.6% —
1982 Q2 204 179 25 12.3% 40.0% 40.9% —
1982 Q1 138 118 20 14.5% 57.1% 21.6% —
1981 Q4 176 138 38 21.6% 66.7% 44.4% —
1981 Q3 175 142 33 18.9% 37.5% 47.6% —
1981 Q2 271 224 47 17.3% 55.6% 28.5% —
1981 Q1 224 194 30 13.4% 50.0% 46.6% —
1980 Q4 170 147 23 13.5% 50.0% 65.9% —
1980 Q3 273 233 40 14.7% 100.0% 48.9% —
1980 Q2 192 169 23 12.0% 60.0% 47.8% —
1980 Q1 231 200 31 13.4% 46.7% 44.0% —
1979 Q4 267 220 47 17.6% 41.7% 52.6% —
1979 Q3 293 270 23 7.8% 60.0% 60.0% —
1979 Q2 236 206 30 12.7% 71.4% 65.9% —

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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