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South Derbyshire

East Midlands · E07000039 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
596
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.5%
higher than 16% of authorities
Majors in time
90.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
66.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
88.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
91.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
43.5%
40 allowed of 92 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 12.9%

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
726
in the window
Applications decided
596
in the window
Approval rate
93.5%
557 granted, 39 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 30 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
80.8%
rank 259 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 138 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
Major3585.7%90.0%
Minor21090.5%66.4%
Other35196.0%—
of which householder25595.7%88.0%
"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
01052092024 Q3: 164 received2024 Q3: 165 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 179 received2024 Q4: 181 decided2025 Q1: 202 received2025 Q1: 125 decided2025 Q2: 167 received2025 Q2: 163 decided2025 Q3: 171 received2025 Q3: 154 decided2025 Q4: 184 received2025 Q4: 157 decided2026 Q1: 209 received2026 Q1: 131 decided2026 Q2: 162 received2026 Q2: 154 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
195%
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 (E07000039). 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 154 141 13 8.4% 50.0% 61.5% 162
2026 Q1 131 121 10 7.6% 100.0% 69.6% 209
2025 Q4 157 148 9 5.7% 100.0% 62.9% 184
2025 Q3 154 147 7 4.5% 100.0% 75.0% 171
2025 Q2 163 155 8 4.9% 100.0% 89.3% 167
2025 Q1 125 112 13 10.4% 100.0% 81.0% 202
2024 Q4 181 169 12 6.6% 100.0% 91.9% 179
2024 Q3 165 153 12 7.3% 20.0% 84.6% 164
2024 Q2 186 170 16 8.6% 50.0% 77.8% 180
2024 Q1 185 174 11 5.9% 100.0% 70.7% 220
2023 Q4 179 158 21 11.7% 0.0% 49.0% 182
2023 Q3 207 196 11 5.3% 0.0% 69.4% 192
2023 Q2 190 180 10 5.3% — 43.2% 183
2023 Q1 273 262 11 4.0% 33.3% 50.0% 169
2022 Q4 202 195 7 3.5% 0.0% 5.0% 159
2022 Q3 206 195 11 5.3% 100.0% 36.4% 125
2022 Q2 160 156 4 2.5% 100.0% 37.5% 170
2022 Q1 126 122 4 3.2% 0.0% 22.2% 164
2021 Q4 150 144 6 4.0% 100.0% 63.6% 200
2021 Q3 188 185 3 1.6% 100.0% 100.0% 223
2021 Q2 238 228 10 4.2% 100.0% 52.9% 232
2021 Q1 174 165 9 5.2% 100.0% 88.9% 245
2020 Q4 164 151 13 7.9% 100.0% 100.0% 192
2020 Q3 182 169 13 7.1% 100.0% 100.0% 206
2020 Q2 143 136 7 4.9% 80.0% 100.0% 163
2020 Q1 171 149 22 12.9% — 62.5% 193
2019 Q4 192 172 20 10.4% 100.0% 100.0% 189
2019 Q3 197 184 13 6.6% 85.7% 81.3% 126
2019 Q2 201 179 22 10.9% 100.0% 85.0% 228
2019 Q1 195 190 5 2.6% 50.0% 85.7% 207
2018 Q4 221 194 27 12.2% 100.0% 85.4% 213
2018 Q3 194 178 16 8.2% 71.4% 95.8% 214
2018 Q2 219 196 23 10.5% 100.0% 91.7% 220
2018 Q1 201 186 15 7.5% 50.0% 83.3% 229
2017 Q4 209 190 19 9.1% 100.0% 86.1% 213
2017 Q3 192 174 18 9.4% 100.0% 96.9% 215
2017 Q2 248 229 19 7.7% 80.0% 95.6% 208
2017 Q1 204 184 20 9.8% 100.0% 93.9% 255
2016 Q4 216 192 24 11.1% 100.0% 93.2% 196
2016 Q3 231 204 27 11.7% 100.0% 91.7% 241
2016 Q2 185 176 9 4.9% 100.0% 89.5% 243
2016 Q1 186 165 21 11.3% — 84.2% 193
2015 Q4 212 190 22 10.4% 33.3% 77.1% 200
2015 Q3 194 176 18 9.3% 66.7% 65.1% 203
2015 Q2 201 180 21 10.4% 60.0% 79.5% 226
2015 Q1 164 150 14 8.5% 100.0% 69.4% 202
2014 Q4 208 188 20 9.6% 100.0% 57.0% 210
2014 Q3 195 184 11 5.6% 100.0% 69.8% 213
2014 Q2 204 185 19 9.3% 100.0% 71.0% 231
2014 Q1 171 152 16 9.4% 80.0% 70.6% 247
2013 Q4 188 176 11 5.9% 100.0% 75.8% 190
2013 Q3 209 190 14 6.7% 100.0% 91.0% 217
2013 Q2 211 198 10 4.7% 50.0% 77.9% 214
2013 Q1 190 173 12 6.3% 66.7% 75.0% 198
2012 Q4 200 176 21 10.5% 100.0% 85.9% 210
2012 Q3 226 199 23 10.2% 60.0% 77.1% 211
2012 Q2 249 232 14 5.6% 62.5% 86.6% 245
2012 Q1 184 166 14 7.6% 50.0% 82.1% 231
2011 Q4 201 184 17 8.5% 60.0% 82.6% 188
2011 Q3 231 201 26 11.3% 33.3% 80.0% 228
2011 Q2 205 192 11 5.4% 40.0% 77.1% 238
2011 Q1 186 166 19 10.2% 100.0% 85.5% 216
2010 Q4 218 204 12 5.5% 72.7% 91.3% 186
2010 Q3 234 207 21 9.0% 50.0% 81.7% 255
2010 Q2 254 220 30 11.8% 80.0% 89.6% 235
2010 Q1 205 178 22 10.7% 83.3% 84.1% 255
2009 Q4 216 198 16 7.4% 88.9% 93.9% 231
2009 Q3 269 246 18 6.7% 30.0% 85.2% 222
2009 Q2 182 169 11 6.0% 80.0% 87.5% 237
2009 Q1 173 156 16 9.2% 66.7% 73.5% 213
2008 Q4 224 203 21 9.4% 50.0% 72.9% 171
2008 Q3 273 255 18 6.6% 66.7% 66.2% 254
2008 Q2 313 281 32 10.2% 76.9% 78.8% 284
2008 Q1 273 243 29 10.6% 70.6% 72.6% 331
2007 Q4 297 268 29 9.8% 53.3% 87.9% 308
2007 Q3 334 285 49 14.7% 60.0% 76.3% 302
2007 Q2 317 279 38 12.0% 77.8% 78.6% 357
2007 Q1 282 250 32 11.3% 63.6% 81.2% 335
2006 Q4 292 248 44 15.1% 83.3% 70.5% 286
2006 Q3 338 300 38 11.2% 73.3% 76.8% 321
2006 Q2 348 302 46 13.2% 84.2% 77.2% 362
2006 Q1 272 236 34 12.5% 63.6% 69.1% 352
2005 Q4 301 261 40 13.3% 45.5% 70.8% 299
2005 Q3 337 297 39 11.6% 33.3% 68.7% 320
2005 Q2 357 318 39 10.9% 78.6% 71.1% 343
2005 Q1 261 222 37 14.2% 60.0% 74.5% 374
2004 Q4 383 329 53 13.8% 61.5% 76.3% 313
2004 Q3 361 322 37 10.2% 50.0% 69.9% 382
2004 Q2 387 346 41 10.6% 55.6% 67.6% 399
2004 Q1 287 231 39 13.6% 66.7% 70.9% 376
2003 Q4 376 304 34 9.0% 45.5% 67.0% 359
2003 Q3 384 316 37 9.6% 57.1% 71.2% 379
2003 Q2 397 345 32 8.1% 50.0% 65.0% 405
2003 Q1 325 272 26 8.0% 62.5% 60.8% 399
2002 Q4 332 277 29 8.7% 0.0% 67.1% 334
2002 Q3 311 250 32 10.3% 66.7% 46.2% 342
2002 Q2 378 331 28 7.4% 42.9% 37.1% 286
2002 Q1 240 215 11 4.6% 38.5% 65.9% 362
2001 Q4 301 241 27 9.0% 75.0% 59.2% 279
2001 Q3 282 236 26 9.2% 75.0% 63.1% 333
2001 Q2 323 274 29 9.0% 62.5% 62.4% 319
2001 Q1 270 220 31 11.5% 61.5% 64.5% 309
2000 Q4 273 211 20 7.3% 50.0% 60.9% 274
2000 Q3 267 236 15 5.6% 71.4% 62.2% 292
2000 Q2 268 224 28 10.4% 63.6% 59.3% 301
2000 Q1 209 177 14 6.7% 66.7% 72.6% 288
1999 Q4 267 209 20 7.5% 72.7% 74.7% 260
1999 Q3 281 233 18 6.4% 70.0% 70.1% 279
1999 Q2 283 246 18 6.4% 88.9% 64.1% 268
1999 Q1 180 160 16 8.9% 25.0% 42.9% 246
1998 Q4 229 195 23 10.0% 44.4% 50.0% 213
1998 Q3 195 178 16 8.2% 50.0% 50.7% 241
1998 Q2 224 202 20 8.9% 33.3% 28.2% 247
1998 Q1 190 171 13 6.8% 100.0% 51.9% 226
1997 Q4 216 195 18 8.3% 81.8% 55.0% 218
1997 Q3 252 222 26 10.3% 40.0% 58.7% 239
1997 Q2 242 226 13 5.4% 100.0% 53.1% 273
1997 Q1 227 204 18 7.9% 66.7% 67.3% 258
1996 Q4 238 213 19 8.0% 100.0% 65.2% 239
1996 Q3 224 203 19 8.5% 80.0% 71.4% 240
1996 Q2 221 198 20 9.0% 83.3% 54.0% 219
1996 Q1 365 306 59 16.2% 54.5% 50.8% —
1995 Q4 397 354 43 10.8% 54.2% 54.8% —
1995 Q3 437 388 49 11.2% 26.7% 50.5% —
1995 Q2 491 438 53 10.8% 40.9% 48.9% —
1995 Q1 420 372 48 11.4% 57.9% 41.4% —
1994 Q4 419 359 60 14.3% 60.0% 59.9% —
1994 Q3 476 429 47 9.9% 61.5% 55.5% —
1994 Q2 515 463 52 10.1% 31.3% 57.7% —
1994 Q1 439 390 49 11.2% 50.0% 54.3% —
1993 Q4 430 383 47 10.9% 13.6% 50.0% —
1993 Q3 527 466 61 11.6% 43.8% 55.5% —
1993 Q2 467 420 47 10.1% 63.6% 60.3% —
1993 Q1 436 376 60 13.8% 60.0% 56.9% —
1992 Q4 376 337 39 10.4% 90.0% 54.2% —
1992 Q3 487 415 72 14.8% 21.4% 52.7% —
1992 Q2 438 384 54 12.3% 50.0% 58.0% —
1992 Q1 438 377 61 13.9% 42.9% 61.8% —
1991 Q4 432 373 59 13.7% 68.4% 72.0% —
1991 Q3 534 449 85 15.9% 44.0% 54.0% —
1991 Q2 505 426 79 15.6% 57.9% 56.6% —
1991 Q1 505 427 78 15.4% 52.2% 45.1% —
1990 Q4 463 357 106 22.9% 42.3% 45.2% —
1990 Q3 512 400 112 21.9% 48.0% 52.0% —
1990 Q2 590 426 164 27.8% 21.4% 49.8% —
1990 Q1 578 425 153 26.5% 39.1% 28.6% —
1989 Q4 506 364 142 28.1% 48.5% 32.5% —
1989 Q3 580 370 210 36.2% 44.4% 18.6% —
1989 Q2 730 514 216 29.6% 29.4% 35.4% —
1989 Q1 727 437 290 39.9% 52.8% 30.1% —
1988 Q4 572 412 160 28.0% 43.8% 41.6% —
1988 Q3 849 668 181 21.3% 50.0% 40.6% —
1988 Q2 774 646 128 16.5% 44.0% 35.7% —
1988 Q1 578 463 115 19.9% 45.0% 41.1% —
1987 Q4 586 467 119 20.3% 69.2% 48.1% —
1987 Q3 729 612 117 16.0% 59.5% 47.1% —
1987 Q2 625 519 106 17.0% 67.9% 42.9% —
1987 Q1 589 493 96 16.3% 73.3% 49.2% —
1986 Q4 505 414 91 18.0% 100.0% 74.3% —
1986 Q3 595 508 87 14.6% 82.4% 78.7% —
1986 Q2 580 506 74 12.8% 82.4% 81.9% —
1986 Q1 482 400 82 17.0% 93.3% 77.8% —
1985 Q4 395 320 75 19.0% 86.7% 77.9% —
1985 Q3 539 456 83 15.4% 80.0% 84.7% —
1985 Q2 478 408 70 14.6% 91.7% 78.8% —
1985 Q1 439 370 69 15.7% 70.0% 86.0% —
1984 Q4 424 367 57 13.4% 81.8% 87.6% —
1984 Q3 477 413 64 13.4% 85.0% 83.9% —
1984 Q2 601 507 94 15.6% 87.5% 80.9% —
1984 Q1 458 388 70 15.3% 100.0% 83.8% —
1983 Q4 411 338 73 17.8% 81.3% 79.6% —
1983 Q3 567 472 95 16.8% 93.3% 82.0% —
1983 Q2 538 462 76 14.1% 78.6% 65.3% —
1983 Q1 398 342 56 14.1% 80.0% 77.1% —
1982 Q4 360 311 49 13.6% 80.0% 84.7% —
1982 Q3 549 469 80 14.6% 100.0% 77.8% —
1982 Q2 439 384 55 12.5% 83.3% 58.8% —
1982 Q1 340 286 54 15.9% 58.3% 71.8% —
1981 Q4 396 327 69 17.4% 76.9% 74.7% —
1981 Q3 490 420 70 14.3% 85.0% 64.4% —
1981 Q2 556 450 106 19.1% 91.3% 51.6% —
1981 Q1 512 414 98 19.1% 94.1% 77.3% —
1980 Q4 423 346 77 18.2% 90.0% 64.7% —
1980 Q3 512 402 110 21.5% 76.9% 54.1% —
1980 Q2 658 524 134 20.4% 87.5% 53.3% —
1980 Q1 543 437 106 19.5% 81.0% 51.9% —
1979 Q4 504 399 105 20.8% 72.7% 63.8% —
1979 Q3 599 508 91 15.2% 70.6% 68.6% —
1979 Q2 531 451 80 15.1% 70.6% 51.6% —

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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