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South West · E07000040 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,267
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.5%
higher than 48% of authorities
Majors in time
50.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
55.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
85.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
90.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.0%
118 allowed of 358 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 14.2%

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
1,328
in the window
Applications decided
1,267
in the window
Approval rate
88.5%
1,121 granted, 146 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 86 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
75.8%
rank 276 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 147 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
Major5483.3%50.0%
Minor43281.5%55.6%
Other78192.7%—
of which householder55694.2%85.4%
"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
02284552024 Q3: 374 received2024 Q3: 306 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 315 received2024 Q4: 309 decided2025 Q1: 455 received2025 Q1: 320 decided2025 Q2: 301 received2025 Q2: 369 decided2025 Q3: 317 received2025 Q3: 352 decided2025 Q4: 313 received2025 Q4: 282 decided2026 Q1: 330 received2026 Q1: 318 decided2026 Q2: 368 received2026 Q2: 315 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
84%
Buffer

Delivery 75–84%: a 20% buffer is added to the authority's housing land supply requirement.

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 (E07000040). 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 315 285 30 9.5% 50.0% 52.8% 368
2026 Q1 318 278 40 12.6% — 50.0% 330
2025 Q4 282 255 27 9.6% 40.0% 71.1% 313
2025 Q3 352 303 49 13.9% 100.0% 50.9% 317
2025 Q2 369 328 41 11.1% 100.0% 81.3% 301
2025 Q1 320 291 29 9.1% 100.0% 69.6% 455
2024 Q4 309 280 29 9.4% 100.0% 79.5% 315
2024 Q3 306 271 35 11.4% 50.0% 69.2% 374
2024 Q2 340 297 43 12.6% — 85.7% 294
2024 Q1 352 302 50 14.2% 0.0% 80.0% 370
2023 Q4 404 357 47 11.6% 50.0% 61.0% 353
2023 Q3 360 315 45 12.5% 50.0% 73.8% 375
2023 Q2 411 388 23 5.6% — 51.0% 416
2023 Q1 423 385 38 9.0% 0.0% 39.1% 447
2022 Q4 373 353 20 5.4% — 45.0% 412
2022 Q3 439 406 33 7.5% 0.0% 60.9% 462
2022 Q2 446 413 33 7.4% 50.0% 60.3% 511
2022 Q1 483 434 49 10.1% 100.0% 56.7% 472
2021 Q4 495 451 44 8.9% 50.0% 38.1% 492
2021 Q3 542 514 28 5.2% 25.0% 42.4% 554
2021 Q2 513 465 48 9.4% 50.0% 48.5% 593
2021 Q1 557 519 38 6.8% 16.7% 42.7% 646
2020 Q4 430 392 38 8.8% 50.0% 50.0% 502
2020 Q3 443 423 20 4.5% 0.0% 51.6% 491
2020 Q2 404 364 40 9.9% 100.0% 84.5% 431
2020 Q1 437 383 54 12.4% 60.0% 53.3% 484
2019 Q4 445 404 41 9.2% 60.0% 67.8% 422
2019 Q3 496 443 53 10.7% 100.0% 67.5% 493
2019 Q2 463 424 39 8.4% 66.7% 65.9% 531
2019 Q1 419 361 58 13.8% 50.0% 64.3% 466
2018 Q4 456 418 38 8.3% 60.0% 71.4% 446
2018 Q3 492 445 47 9.6% 66.7% 78.4% 494
2018 Q2 457 423 34 7.4% 42.9% 84.9% 525
2018 Q1 494 446 48 9.7% 50.0% 63.7% 492
2017 Q4 514 459 55 10.7% 60.0% 75.0% 474
2017 Q3 472 432 40 8.5% 83.3% 72.0% 524
2017 Q2 493 446 47 9.5% 55.6% 70.5% 536
2017 Q1 535 484 51 9.5% 40.0% 66.7% 551
2016 Q4 419 365 54 12.9% 66.7% 74.3% 476
2016 Q3 553 509 44 8.0% 55.6% 62.8% 549
2016 Q2 480 423 57 11.9% 70.0% 66.0% 535
2016 Q1 422 373 49 11.6% 80.0% 72.8% 505
2015 Q4 471 407 64 13.6% 85.7% 60.3% 416
2015 Q3 528 474 54 10.2% 47.1% 49.1% 529
2015 Q2 516 455 61 11.8% 44.4% 37.2% 496
2015 Q1 399 366 33 8.3% 40.0% 37.1% 557
2014 Q4 481 452 29 6.0% 73.3% 41.1% 442
2014 Q3 518 484 34 6.6% 78.6% 36.8% 573
2014 Q2 525 485 40 7.6% 53.8% 51.0% 588
2014 Q1 484 416 53 11.0% 81.8% 45.0% 547
2013 Q4 474 403 51 10.8% 40.9% 42.5% 478
2013 Q3 564 493 44 7.8% 22.2% 53.9% 549
2013 Q2 549 471 49 8.9% 33.3% 43.9% 581
2013 Q1 479 422 38 7.9% 70.0% 54.6% 534
2012 Q4 497 430 46 9.3% 68.8% 49.4% 528
2012 Q3 479 400 48 10.0% 47.1% 42.4% 478
2012 Q2 543 474 37 6.8% 61.5% 62.0% 557
2012 Q1 504 442 40 7.9% 53.8% 57.0% 586
2011 Q4 512 449 43 8.4% 23.1% 67.4% 522
2011 Q3 571 511 46 8.1% 50.0% 68.9% 545
2011 Q2 519 459 42 8.1% 50.0% 61.3% 561
2011 Q1 505 432 56 11.1% 29.4% 56.9% 556
2010 Q4 454 403 32 7.0% 12.5% 49.2% 456
2010 Q3 544 470 38 7.0% 10.0% 60.4% 512
2010 Q2 492 442 30 6.1% 42.9% 64.2% 527
2010 Q1 438 396 26 5.9% 61.5% 67.4% 529
2009 Q4 514 455 36 7.0% 40.0% 67.3% 478
2009 Q3 481 433 35 7.3% 54.5% 70.2% 497
2009 Q2 508 455 41 8.1% 50.0% 72.5% 522
2009 Q1 496 441 39 7.9% 16.7% 62.5% 529
2008 Q4 567 488 71 12.5% 42.9% 61.6% 465
2008 Q3 603 510 91 15.1% 53.8% 63.0% 625
2008 Q2 720 579 141 19.6% 70.0% 67.1% 651
2008 Q1 660 515 144 21.8% 91.7% 59.5% 745
2007 Q4 720 605 114 15.8% 12.5% 59.8% 706
2007 Q3 732 611 121 16.5% 20.0% 61.7% 759
2007 Q2 727 577 150 20.6% 61.5% 56.0% 763
2007 Q1 664 535 129 19.4% 100.0% 59.6% 835
2006 Q4 642 499 143 22.3% 50.0% 56.7% 688
2006 Q3 726 585 139 19.1% 66.7% 56.5% 738
2006 Q2 735 533 199 27.1% 87.5% 72.3% 793
2006 Q1 623 476 146 23.4% 64.3% 68.8% 807
2005 Q4 703 542 160 22.8% 66.7% 73.2% 655
2005 Q3 723 581 142 19.6% 60.0% 68.2% 730
2005 Q2 781 655 124 15.9% 63.6% 72.5% 747
2005 Q1 718 533 183 25.5% 66.7% 62.5% 817
2004 Q4 724 547 173 23.9% 33.3% 66.2% 745
2004 Q3 834 644 190 22.8% 57.1% 67.3% 832
2004 Q2 746 579 160 21.4% 40.0% 52.5% 755
2004 Q1 728 596 131 18.0% 25.0% 51.8% 868
2003 Q4 625 518 107 17.1% 44.4% 54.5% 779
2003 Q3 764 623 141 18.5% 76.5% 54.2% 741
2003 Q2 820 672 142 17.3% 53.3% 41.2% 816
2003 Q1 636 503 129 20.3% 33.3% 42.5% 840
2002 Q4 736 593 140 19.0% 21.4% 42.6% 660
2002 Q3 763 661 96 12.6% 45.5% 29.3% 724
2002 Q2 637 568 66 10.4% 23.8% 29.3% 726
2002 Q1 557 472 83 14.9% 38.5% 34.6% 731
2001 Q4 625 552 73 11.7% 50.0% 44.4% 633
2001 Q3 600 529 69 11.5% 56.3% 28.0% 615
2001 Q2 576 530 44 7.6% 22.2% 32.2% 670
2001 Q1 511 459 48 9.4% 16.7% 40.1% 651
2000 Q4 551 490 61 11.1% 41.7% 55.0% 568
2000 Q3 566 504 59 10.4% 25.0% 41.7% 587
2000 Q2 601 553 43 7.2% 92.6% 49.3% 613
2000 Q1 519 472 44 8.5% 20.0% 50.6% 681
1999 Q4 434 386 47 10.8% 50.0% 52.8% 435
1999 Q3 552 481 65 11.8% 16.7% 54.8% 540
1999 Q2 593 547 44 7.4% 22.2% 57.7% 545
1999 Q1 485 423 58 12.0% 42.9% 56.0% 591
1998 Q4 455 404 50 11.0% 33.3% 57.5% 491
1998 Q3 553 497 52 9.4% 25.0% 55.3% 540
1998 Q2 541 457 82 15.2% 22.2% 50.0% 540
1998 Q1 474 426 47 9.9% 40.0% 51.1% 554
1997 Q4 484 418 61 12.6% 33.3% 51.1% 452
1997 Q3 537 461 73 13.6% 52.6% 53.8% 530
1997 Q2 522 447 67 12.8% 15.4% 60.1% 583
1997 Q1 452 384 63 13.9% 33.3% 46.8% 515
1996 Q4 495 437 56 11.3% 11.1% 53.2% 516
1996 Q3 517 449 66 12.8% 77.8% 59.3% 522
1996 Q2 525 454 60 11.4% 70.0% 57.3% 515
1996 Q1 166 156 10 6.0% 33.3% 44.4% —
1995 Q4 192 172 20 10.4% 42.9% 37.9% —
1995 Q3 223 206 17 7.6% 42.9% 52.6% —
1995 Q2 260 241 19 7.3% 33.3% 50.6% —
1995 Q1 200 183 17 8.5% 25.0% 59.3% —
1994 Q4 161 145 16 9.9% 55.6% 65.5% —
1994 Q3 244 226 18 7.4% 57.1% 51.9% —
1994 Q2 206 189 17 8.3% 44.4% 52.9% —
1994 Q1 213 193 20 9.4% 66.7% 73.4% —
1993 Q4 198 188 10 5.1% 20.0% 64.1% —
1993 Q3 216 200 16 7.4% 0.0% 72.2% —
1993 Q2 225 209 16 7.1% 33.3% 66.7% —
1993 Q1 210 194 16 7.6% 57.1% 64.2% —
1992 Q4 182 156 26 14.3% 71.4% 49.3% —
1992 Q3 202 181 21 10.4% 100.0% 43.9% —
1992 Q2 212 184 28 13.2% 50.0% 60.8% —
1992 Q1 185 157 28 15.1% 40.0% 63.4% —
1991 Q4 183 156 27 14.8% 0.0% 72.7% —
1991 Q3 358 324 34 9.5% 100.0% 56.9% —
1991 Q2 214 180 34 15.9% 100.0% 62.4% —
1991 Q1 168 147 21 12.5% 100.0% 69.0% —
1990 Q4 228 203 25 11.0% 53.8% 60.0% —
1990 Q3 249 213 36 14.5% 45.5% 61.9% —
1990 Q2 259 220 39 15.1% 100.0% 48.4% —
1990 Q1 253 202 51 20.2% 45.5% 53.6% —
1989 Q4 281 233 48 17.1% 33.3% 61.7% —
1989 Q3 299 222 77 25.8% 50.0% 50.7% —
1989 Q2 372 295 77 20.7% 66.7% 39.1% —
1989 Q1 365 268 97 26.6% 60.0% 34.0% —
1988 Q4 350 258 92 26.3% 100.0% 58.2% —
1988 Q3 368 284 84 22.8% 100.0% 64.4% —
1988 Q2 424 356 68 16.0% 70.0% 78.8% —
1988 Q1 365 300 65 17.8% 52.9% 60.4% —
1987 Q4 293 253 40 13.7% 100.0% 83.7% —
1987 Q3 609 478 131 21.5% 56.5% 35.7% —
1987 Q2 548 467 81 14.8% 52.6% 39.6% —
1987 Q1 649 520 129 19.9% 56.0% 41.8% —
1986 Q4 503 403 100 19.9% 20.0% 40.2% —
1986 Q3 513 419 94 18.3% 50.0% 45.0% —
1986 Q2 559 465 94 16.8% 45.0% 51.4% —
1986 Q1 417 350 67 16.1% 54.5% 52.3% —
1985 Q4 493 410 83 16.8% 28.6% 53.9% —
1985 Q3 540 435 105 19.4% 93.3% 53.4% —
1985 Q2 494 417 77 15.6% 60.0% 59.1% —
1985 Q1 442 352 90 20.4% 50.0% 63.7% —
1984 Q4 449 362 87 19.4% 50.0% 60.3% —
1984 Q3 434 375 59 13.6% 70.0% 59.4% —
1984 Q2 515 452 63 12.2% 46.7% 63.0% —
1984 Q1 458 411 47 10.3% 45.5% 58.5% —
1983 Q4 453 384 69 15.2% 25.0% 52.9% —
1983 Q3 452 383 69 15.3% 25.0% 52.6% —
1983 Q2 423 353 70 16.5% 60.0% 59.6% —
1983 Q1 446 381 65 14.6% 42.9% 64.3% —
1982 Q4 362 315 47 13.0% 72.7% 69.9% —
1982 Q3 445 389 56 12.6% 64.7% 59.8% —
1982 Q2 406 353 53 13.1% 42.9% 44.2% —
1982 Q1 385 320 65 16.9% 45.5% 41.8% —
1981 Q4 380 327 53 13.9% 30.0% 49.4% —
1981 Q3 361 319 42 11.6% 42.9% 42.1% —
1981 Q2 572 438 134 23.4% 66.7% 31.7% —
1981 Q1 513 427 86 16.8% 50.0% 39.5% —
1980 Q4 521 443 78 15.0% 40.0% 43.5% —
1980 Q3 530 403 127 24.0% 50.0% 33.3% —
1980 Q2 541 434 107 19.8% 52.6% 24.0% —
1980 Q1 488 405 83 17.0% 38.5% 32.4% —
1979 Q4 516 416 100 19.4% 46.7% 42.0% —
1979 Q3 486 388 98 20.2% 100.0% 32.8% —
1979 Q2 462 389 73 15.8% 36.4% 32.1% —

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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