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Exeter

South West · E07000041 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
582
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
14.8%
higher than 70% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
74.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
85.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
30.9%
55 allowed of 178 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 21.2%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 157 136 21 13.4% — 94.7% 147
2025 Q4 160 127 33 20.6% 50.0% 57.9% 177
2025 Q3 152 132 20 13.2% 66.7% 78.3% 185
2025 Q2 113 101 12 10.6% 100.0% 55.6% 120
2025 Q1 134 116 18 13.4% 66.7% 100.0% 143
2024 Q4 148 133 15 10.1% 100.0% 94.1% 139
2024 Q3 180 151 29 16.1% — 81.8% 169
2024 Q2 150 132 18 12.0% 100.0% 76.5% 154
2024 Q1 143 125 18 12.6% — 68.8% 172
2023 Q4 132 104 28 21.2% — 50.0% 130
2023 Q3 179 158 21 11.7% 50.0% 65.0% 165
2023 Q2 174 146 28 16.1% 50.0% 81.3% 163
2023 Q1 158 137 21 13.3% 0.0% 27.3% 160
2022 Q4 162 146 16 9.9% 0.0% 60.0% 185
2022 Q3 184 172 12 6.5% 0.0% 37.5% 144
2022 Q2 161 133 28 17.4% 0.0% 62.1% 233
2022 Q1 173 153 20 11.6% 50.0% 46.7% 181
2021 Q4 188 174 14 7.4% 25.0% 20.0% 195
2021 Q3 165 149 16 9.7% 57.1% 26.7% 166
2021 Q2 219 205 14 6.4% 0.0% 42.9% 202
2021 Q1 195 188 7 3.6% 50.0% 86.2% 252
2020 Q4 163 151 12 7.4% 100.0% 65.4% 161
2020 Q3 173 160 13 7.5% 0.0% 40.9% 172
2020 Q2 153 140 13 8.5% 60.0% 56.3% 154
2020 Q1 192 177 15 7.8% 0.0% 20.0% 172
2019 Q4 135 124 11 8.1% 0.0% 60.9% 189
2019 Q3 161 146 15 9.3% 0.0% 59.1% 149
2019 Q2 178 149 29 16.3% — 60.7% 186
2019 Q1 185 176 9 4.9% 50.0% 55.6% 172
2018 Q4 197 186 11 5.6% 0.0% 73.3% 164
2018 Q3 164 152 12 7.3% 50.0% 35.3% 134
2018 Q2 144 131 13 9.0% 60.0% 75.0% 136
2018 Q1 171 158 13 7.6% 0.0% 68.2% 150
2017 Q4 197 187 10 5.1% 0.0% 63.0% 141
2017 Q3 151 144 7 4.6% 40.0% 53.6% 204
2017 Q2 202 193 9 4.5% 50.0% 76.0% 211
2017 Q1 215 201 14 6.5% 25.0% 58.3% 192
2016 Q4 199 189 10 5.0% 60.0% 56.4% 194
2016 Q3 222 211 11 5.0% 75.0% 58.9% 191
2016 Q2 236 228 8 3.4% 50.0% 70.5% 235
2016 Q1 220 207 13 5.9% 50.0% 73.1% 304
2015 Q4 199 187 12 6.0% 50.0% 64.1% 266
2015 Q3 227 214 13 5.7% 50.0% 45.9% 237
2015 Q2 168 157 11 6.5% 25.0% 32.4% 288
2015 Q1 194 183 11 5.7% 62.5% 56.5% 263
2014 Q4 131 127 4 3.1% 16.7% 62.2% 224
2014 Q3 178 166 12 6.7% 73.3% 42.5% 201
2014 Q2 190 182 8 4.2% 50.0% 60.5% 266
2014 Q1 190 169 10 5.3% 66.7% 57.4% 247
2013 Q4 221 189 17 7.7% 33.3% 42.3% 202
2013 Q3 195 162 13 6.7% 25.0% 49.0% 277
2013 Q2 209 192 7 3.3% 75.0% 41.5% 243
2013 Q1 214 175 22 10.3% 42.9% 70.9% 259
2012 Q4 210 178 22 10.5% 47.1% 68.5% 250
2012 Q3 211 170 17 8.1% 50.0% 51.2% 278
2012 Q2 238 197 22 9.2% 60.0% 57.1% 243
2012 Q1 241 193 30 12.4% 58.3% 64.4% 294
2011 Q4 254 190 29 11.4% 80.0% 54.5% 279
2011 Q3 257 201 31 12.1% 66.7% 76.1% 270
2011 Q2 235 160 44 18.7% 60.0% 71.1% 300
2011 Q1 227 143 32 14.1% 75.0% 67.4% 276
2010 Q4 301 201 63 20.9% 84.6% 81.9% 260
2010 Q3 314 214 47 15.0% 66.7% 86.1% 312
2010 Q2 258 164 60 23.3% 58.3% 70.0% 282
2010 Q1 211 157 33 15.6% 87.5% 82.4% 265
2009 Q4 278 181 68 24.5% 66.7% 83.5% 256
2009 Q3 255 188 48 18.8% 80.0% 91.0% 249
2009 Q2 209 151 38 18.2% 100.0% 82.0% 243
2009 Q1 174 121 53 30.5% 80.0% 85.1% 222
2008 Q4 224 150 73 32.6% 55.6% 88.9% 198
2008 Q3 244 165 79 32.4% 66.7% 79.4% 255
2008 Q2 247 145 102 41.3% 46.2% 78.3% 259
2008 Q1 256 149 106 41.4% 85.7% 74.2% 256
2007 Q4 327 252 72 22.0% 75.0% 70.8% 237
2007 Q3 312 227 83 26.6% 62.5% 78.8% 380
2007 Q2 287 213 72 25.1% 58.3% 72.6% 322
2007 Q1 297 219 75 25.3% 75.0% 81.0% 297
2006 Q4 300 221 74 24.7% 70.6% 75.4% 328
2006 Q3 333 241 90 27.0% 84.6% 70.1% 300
2006 Q2 364 267 96 26.4% 71.4% 80.2% 362
2006 Q1 271 204 63 23.2% 72.2% 82.4% 379
2005 Q4 310 245 63 20.3% 69.2% 72.2% 296
2005 Q3 254 192 59 23.2% 50.0% 73.8% 310
2005 Q2 340 278 58 17.1% 77.3% 91.1% 290
2005 Q1 282 225 57 20.2% 92.3% 81.0% 358
2004 Q4 299 254 43 14.4% 50.0% 73.2% 336
2004 Q3 393 329 63 16.0% 64.3% 68.8% 374
2004 Q2 287 248 38 13.2% 57.1% 80.0% 369
2004 Q1 313 268 45 14.4% 57.9% 76.5% 334
2003 Q4 283 218 62 21.9% 63.2% 75.9% 306
2003 Q3 313 237 75 24.0% 61.5% 77.9% 322
2003 Q2 391 317 74 18.9% 66.7% 71.4% 390
2003 Q1 266 202 64 24.1% 57.1% 75.4% 332
2002 Q4 319 260 58 18.2% 40.0% 88.0% 293
2002 Q3 302 246 49 16.2% 20.0% 48.5% 317
2002 Q2 311 262 49 15.8% 50.0% 59.5% 328
2002 Q1 282 225 56 19.9% 42.9% 61.9% 310
2001 Q4 252 206 43 17.1% 71.4% 63.8% 255
2001 Q3 279 229 48 17.2% 78.6% 91.7% 280
2001 Q2 306 261 44 14.4% 56.3% 77.9% 297
2001 Q1 245 201 39 15.9% 50.0% 86.6% 265
2000 Q4 222 181 36 16.2% 50.0% 75.4% 240
2000 Q3 244 191 45 18.4% 66.7% 81.7% 287
2000 Q2 293 246 41 14.0% 55.6% 79.5% 260
2000 Q1 244 203 40 16.4% 44.4% 68.7% 295
1999 Q4 229 207 19 8.3% 42.9% 51.6% 178
1999 Q3 209 178 31 14.8% 40.0% 53.6% 252
1999 Q2 245 219 26 10.6% 62.5% 55.6% 256
1999 Q1 192 176 16 8.3% 33.3% 50.6% 220
1998 Q4 216 194 22 10.2% 40.0% 56.2% 252
1998 Q3 179 156 23 12.8% 25.0% 63.9% 249
1998 Q2 202 181 21 10.4% 28.6% 59.3% 219
1998 Q1 182 158 24 13.2% 50.0% 70.0% 184
1997 Q4 196 177 19 9.7% 0.0% 72.6% 206
1997 Q3 211 188 23 10.9% 14.3% 60.8% 232
1997 Q2 230 211 15 6.5% 0.0% 70.4% 249
1997 Q1 186 169 16 8.6% 55.6% 75.5% 223
1996 Q4 168 147 17 10.1% 85.7% 67.4% 197
1996 Q3 216 182 30 13.9% 75.0% 76.8% 193
1996 Q2 205 185 18 8.8% 14.3% 70.6% 222
1996 Q1 146 112 34 23.3% 50.0% 50.8% —
1995 Q4 161 143 18 11.2% 25.0% 46.9% —
1995 Q3 164 146 18 11.0% 50.0% 32.8% —
1995 Q2 199 172 27 13.6% — 26.8% —
1995 Q1 157 141 16 10.2% 37.5% 43.5% —
1994 Q4 167 147 20 12.0% 66.7% 56.5% —
1994 Q3 241 228 13 5.4% 42.9% 42.9% —
1994 Q2 178 160 18 10.1% 55.6% 38.2% —
1994 Q1 173 157 16 9.2% 0.0% 36.8% —
1993 Q4 211 181 30 14.2% 14.3% 42.5% —
1993 Q3 193 168 25 13.0% 85.7% 46.3% —
1993 Q2 160 136 24 15.0% 85.7% 28.3% —
1993 Q1 184 155 29 15.8% 33.3% 35.4% —
1992 Q4 189 156 33 17.5% 100.0% 28.6% —
1992 Q3 171 147 24 14.0% 66.7% 38.2% —
1992 Q2 210 190 20 9.5% 83.3% 30.3% —
1992 Q1 159 139 20 12.6% 33.3% 27.9% —
1991 Q4 218 179 39 17.9% 100.0% 32.6% —
1991 Q3 234 200 34 14.5% 100.0% 26.8% —
1991 Q2 165 139 26 15.8% 33.3% 30.5% —
1991 Q1 199 166 33 16.6% 25.0% 25.9% —
1990 Q4 225 191 34 15.1% 25.0% 28.2% —
1990 Q3 219 196 23 10.5% — 35.5% —
1990 Q2 227 196 31 13.7% — 21.7% —
1990 Q1 257 220 37 14.4% — 30.1% —
1989 Q4 210 175 35 16.7% 0.0% 28.7% —
1989 Q3 232 204 28 12.1% — 32.4% —
1989 Q2 268 241 27 10.1% 75.0% 54.0% —
1989 Q1 236 190 46 19.5% 83.3% 50.8% —
1988 Q4 292 235 57 19.5% 100.0% 44.1% —
1988 Q3 266 233 33 12.4% 50.0% 45.2% —
1988 Q2 246 212 34 13.8% 100.0% 34.1% —
1988 Q1 208 187 21 10.1% 66.7% 40.4% —
1987 Q4 204 174 30 14.7% — 44.6% —
1987 Q3 267 232 35 13.1% 66.7% 56.5% —
1987 Q2 227 184 43 18.9% 50.0% 55.4% —
1987 Q1 204 175 29 14.2% 14.3% 43.8% —
1986 Q4 232 187 45 19.4% 50.0% 53.7% —
1986 Q3 196 169 27 13.8% 100.0% 55.8% —
1986 Q2 210 187 23 11.0% 66.7% 55.6% —
1986 Q1 153 137 16 10.5% 28.6% 58.9% —
1985 Q4 118 96 22 18.6% 50.0% 46.7% —
1985 Q3 182 156 26 14.3% 60.0% 69.8% —
1985 Q2 218 176 42 19.3% 37.5% 64.1% —
1985 Q1 152 118 34 22.4% 50.0% 43.6% —
1984 Q4 173 138 35 20.2% 71.4% 68.8% —
1984 Q3 163 123 40 24.5% 87.5% 70.0% —
1984 Q2 235 196 39 16.6% 88.9% 75.7% —
1984 Q1 149 121 28 18.8% 50.0% 60.0% —
1983 Q4 161 136 25 15.5% 71.4% 74.6% —
1983 Q3 150 119 31 20.7% 75.0% 61.5% —
1983 Q2 170 139 31 18.2% 87.5% 64.9% —
1983 Q1 191 158 33 17.3% 87.5% 51.3% —
1982 Q4 164 121 43 26.2% 80.0% 69.0% —
1982 Q3 173 146 27 15.6% 100.0% 69.1% —
1982 Q2 194 155 39 20.1% 100.0% 68.7% —
1982 Q1 168 131 37 22.0% 60.0% 66.2% —
1981 Q4 211 179 32 15.2% 50.0% 65.4% —
1981 Q3 159 126 33 20.8% 55.6% 69.8% —
1981 Q2 250 176 74 29.6% 100.0% 60.9% —
1981 Q1 190 150 40 21.1% 50.0% 54.4% —
1980 Q4 159 141 18 11.3% 77.8% 64.9% —
1980 Q3 207 167 40 19.3% 50.0% 53.5% —
1980 Q2 240 179 61 25.4% 100.0% 66.7% —
1980 Q1 248 202 46 18.5% 64.3% 68.2% —
1979 Q4 193 143 50 25.9% 83.3% 67.7% —
1979 Q3 245 192 53 21.6% 88.9% 71.6% —
1979 Q2 206 165 41 19.9% 100.0% 71.4% —

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.

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