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Exeter

South West · E07000041 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
590
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.3%
higher than 81% of authorities
Majors in time
60.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
74.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
85.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.7%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 23.1%

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
648
in the window
Applications decided
590
in the window
Approval rate
82.7%
488 granted, 102 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 140 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
82.9%
rank 247 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 131 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
Major1485.7%60.0%
Minor13079.2%74.3%
Other44683.6%—
of which householder25583.9%85.3%
"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
0931852024 Q3: 169 received2024 Q3: 180 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 139 received2024 Q4: 148 decided2025 Q1: 143 received2025 Q1: 134 decided2025 Q2: 120 received2025 Q2: 113 decided2025 Q3: 185 received2025 Q3: 152 decided2025 Q4: 177 received2025 Q4: 160 decided2026 Q1: 147 received2026 Q1: 157 decided2026 Q2: 139 received2026 Q2: 121 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
102%
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 (E07000041). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 121 93 28 23.1% — 61.5% 139
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 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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