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North Devon

South West · E07000043 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
939
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
6.2%
higher than 13% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
97.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.5%
36 allowed of 141 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 9.1%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 197 187 10 5.1% 100.0% 95.3% 187
2025 Q4 229 217 12 5.2% 100.0% 98.4% 184
2025 Q3 275 253 22 8.0% 100.0% 98.4% 260
2025 Q2 238 224 14 5.9% 100.0% 96.4% 279
2025 Q1 221 209 12 5.4% — 97.5% 260
2024 Q4 194 187 7 3.6% 0.0% 100.0% 200
2024 Q3 196 188 8 4.1% 100.0% 97.6% 219
2024 Q2 205 196 9 4.4% — 97.9% 201
2024 Q1 247 237 10 4.0% 100.0% 100.0% 232
2023 Q4 221 211 10 4.5% 100.0% 95.0% 262
2023 Q3 223 207 16 7.2% — 91.2% 236
2023 Q2 265 247 18 6.8% 100.0% 98.0% 244
2023 Q1 274 261 13 4.7% 100.0% 95.5% 300
2022 Q4 276 257 19 6.9% 50.0% 91.7% 282
2022 Q3 247 238 9 3.6% 100.0% 85.4% 324
2022 Q2 320 302 18 5.6% 100.0% 92.2% 304
2022 Q1 276 263 13 4.7% 100.0% 89.8% 325
2021 Q4 323 306 17 5.3% — 84.7% 337
2021 Q3 276 265 11 4.0% 100.0% 68.4% 288
2021 Q2 290 273 17 5.9% — 100.0% 335
2021 Q1 293 283 10 3.4% 50.0% 97.1% 338
2020 Q4 284 272 12 4.2% 100.0% 95.1% 318
2020 Q3 242 228 14 5.8% 100.0% 91.2% 315
2020 Q2 223 214 9 4.0% 100.0% 97.5% 192
2020 Q1 202 195 7 3.5% — 92.0% 270
2019 Q4 274 263 11 4.0% 100.0% 97.2% 240
2019 Q3 248 232 16 6.5% 83.3% 97.1% 291
2019 Q2 284 269 15 5.3% 100.0% 95.3% 244
2019 Q1 212 196 16 7.5% 100.0% 100.0% 292
2018 Q4 271 250 21 7.7% 66.7% 100.0% 273
2018 Q3 260 242 18 6.9% 100.0% 97.5% 288
2018 Q2 297 276 21 7.1% 100.0% 95.6% 269
2018 Q1 260 248 12 4.6% — 94.3% 306
2017 Q4 302 287 15 5.0% 100.0% 95.9% 303
2017 Q3 330 308 22 6.7% 100.0% 95.5% 350
2017 Q2 282 257 25 8.9% 100.0% 98.7% 319
2017 Q1 285 259 26 9.1% 100.0% 98.9% 334
2016 Q4 283 259 24 8.5% 50.0% 91.0% 284
2016 Q3 299 279 20 6.7% 66.7% 97.0% 283
2016 Q2 274 254 20 7.3% 40.0% 90.0% 317
2016 Q1 250 228 22 8.8% 50.0% 96.7% 277
2015 Q4 289 267 22 7.6% 87.5% 88.3% 309
2015 Q3 305 277 28 9.2% 36.4% 79.5% 311
2015 Q2 253 230 23 9.1% — 80.4% 301
2015 Q1 257 246 11 4.3% 100.0% 77.0% 289
2014 Q4 249 225 24 9.6% 100.0% 92.1% 325
2014 Q3 295 269 26 8.8% 85.7% 83.5% 285
2014 Q2 317 295 22 6.9% 100.0% 83.7% 344
2014 Q1 248 224 16 6.5% 60.0% 69.2% 307
2013 Q4 281 264 10 3.6% 50.0% 77.1% 295
2013 Q3 326 299 25 7.7% 12.5% 68.3% 339
2013 Q2 302 279 20 6.6% 20.0% 75.0% 334
2013 Q1 251 228 14 5.6% 77.8% 76.3% 300
2012 Q4 317 296 14 4.4% 37.5% 69.6% 300
2012 Q3 316 276 31 9.8% 50.0% 66.4% 331
2012 Q2 361 322 28 7.8% 30.0% 73.0% 359
2012 Q1 255 228 13 5.1% 25.0% 70.1% 391
2011 Q4 312 283 24 7.7% 50.0% 74.4% 346
2011 Q3 343 293 37 10.8% 50.0% 62.6% 312
2011 Q2 329 298 23 7.0% 50.0% 66.3% 366
2011 Q1 282 235 39 13.8% 25.0% 74.8% 398
2010 Q4 337 292 36 10.7% 20.0% 65.3% 313
2010 Q3 388 347 26 6.7% 77.8% 66.9% 383
2010 Q2 348 317 24 6.9% 66.7% 72.1% 398
2010 Q1 287 245 32 11.1% 57.1% 83.8% 378
2009 Q4 313 275 32 10.2% 60.0% 75.7% 340
2009 Q3 315 276 27 8.6% 100.0% 77.2% 351
2009 Q2 276 248 20 7.2% 71.4% 75.9% 351
2009 Q1 290 243 38 13.1% 57.1% 76.2% 285
2008 Q4 351 289 51 14.5% 71.4% 79.6% 344
2008 Q3 393 329 54 13.7% 60.0% 77.5% 448
2008 Q2 446 386 50 11.2% 62.5% 79.9% 423
2008 Q1 362 302 52 14.4% 100.0% 70.9% 491
2007 Q4 479 388 83 17.3% 66.7% 81.0% 478
2007 Q3 431 355 64 14.8% 57.1% 67.6% 514
2007 Q2 424 362 55 13.0% 62.5% 60.2% 463
2007 Q1 422 354 59 14.0% 80.0% 68.1% 492
2006 Q4 406 339 62 15.3% 33.3% 66.9% 440
2006 Q3 405 349 44 10.9% 66.7% 64.4% 409
2006 Q2 425 355 61 14.4% 80.0% 75.9% 481
2006 Q1 384 316 53 13.8% 62.5% 70.7% 422
2005 Q4 400 339 51 12.8% 25.0% 70.6% 418
2005 Q3 506 450 47 9.3% 50.0% 65.5% 491
2005 Q2 522 446 64 12.3% 66.7% 68.4% 585
2005 Q1 452 374 68 15.0% 60.0% 70.0% 525
2004 Q4 436 358 65 14.9% 37.5% 75.5% 516
2004 Q3 563 484 76 13.5% 41.7% 74.6% 477
2004 Q2 528 469 55 10.4% 75.0% 69.5% 584
2004 Q1 550 466 69 12.5% 33.3% 61.0% 548
2003 Q4 455 377 70 15.4% 20.0% 68.8% 541
2003 Q3 467 391 69 14.8% 42.9% 75.3% 477
2003 Q2 420 353 64 15.2% 66.7% 73.4% 514
2003 Q1 472 402 63 13.3% 33.3% 65.5% 535
2002 Q4 406 352 53 13.1% 16.7% 60.8% 456
2002 Q3 449 395 52 11.6% 75.0% 46.8% 473
2002 Q2 488 416 68 13.9% 66.7% 59.5% 442
2002 Q1 380 323 53 13.9% 28.6% 53.8% 514
2001 Q4 356 297 51 14.3% 25.0% 57.7% 404
2001 Q3 392 319 64 16.3% 12.5% 66.7% 411
2001 Q2 396 347 32 8.1% 27.3% 52.1% 424
2001 Q1 407 345 51 12.5% 44.4% 48.4% 441
2000 Q4 395 336 50 12.7% 33.3% 48.3% 386
2000 Q3 380 325 46 12.1% 12.5% 54.8% 471
2000 Q2 417 367 43 10.3% 40.0% 53.9% 414
2000 Q1 362 329 31 8.6% 16.7% 56.0% 431
1999 Q4 455 400 36 7.9% 0.0% 47.0% 402
1999 Q3 438 386 32 7.3% 15.4% 42.5% 441
1999 Q2 447 385 40 8.9% 30.0% 49.3% 352
1999 Q1 430 372 45 10.5% 46.7% 44.1% 423
1998 Q4 467 406 43 9.2% 36.4% 54.1% 370
1998 Q3 394 349 30 7.6% 22.2% 53.4% 444
1998 Q2 465 390 51 11.0% 37.5% 46.8% 380
1998 Q1 448 382 45 10.0% 77.8% 45.0% 357
1997 Q4 493 411 49 9.9% 57.1% 56.9% 367
1997 Q3 447 378 36 8.1% 69.2% 60.0% 358
1997 Q2 459 380 51 11.1% 70.0% 52.7% 368
1997 Q1 421 370 31 7.4% 33.3% 45.2% 341
1996 Q4 418 335 54 12.9% 14.3% 52.3% 343
1996 Q3 406 359 45 11.1% 25.0% 58.8% 376
1996 Q2 435 383 48 11.0% 11.1% 59.0% 325
1996 Q1 314 277 37 11.8% 80.0% 46.0% —
1995 Q4 325 285 40 12.3% 37.5% 66.7% —
1995 Q3 458 397 61 13.3% 36.4% 45.8% —
1995 Q2 442 379 63 14.3% 60.0% 38.1% —
1995 Q1 387 326 61 15.8% 33.3% 35.5% —
1994 Q4 350 301 49 14.0% 16.7% 28.1% —
1994 Q3 307 281 26 8.5% 70.0% 36.9% —
1994 Q2 440 393 47 10.7% 42.9% 43.3% —
1994 Q1 349 313 36 10.3% 44.4% 37.7% —
1993 Q4 413 359 54 13.1% 22.2% 41.2% —
1993 Q3 389 356 33 8.5% 33.3% 49.4% —
1993 Q2 452 374 78 17.3% 54.5% 36.5% —
1993 Q1 327 281 46 14.1% 22.2% 30.5% —
1992 Q4 372 329 43 11.6% 22.2% 29.8% —
1992 Q3 386 314 72 18.7% 25.0% 24.5% —
1992 Q2 411 331 80 19.5% 62.5% 22.7% —
1992 Q1 313 243 70 22.4% 12.5% 33.5% —
1991 Q4 492 403 89 18.1% 77.8% 45.9% —
1991 Q3 477 396 81 17.0% 82.4% 41.6% —
1991 Q2 499 405 94 18.8% 30.8% 56.8% —
1991 Q1 467 387 80 17.1% 37.5% 58.2% —
1990 Q4 556 432 124 22.3% 53.3% 52.3% —
1990 Q3 547 414 133 24.3% 38.5% 57.0% —
1990 Q2 642 519 123 19.2% 55.6% 57.5% —
1990 Q1 750 556 194 25.9% 30.8% 43.8% —
1989 Q4 732 577 155 21.2% 55.6% 33.3% —
1989 Q3 682 532 150 22.0% 56.3% 31.5% —
1989 Q2 785 632 153 19.5% 56.3% 40.8% —
1989 Q1 617 484 133 21.6% 53.8% 47.4% —
1988 Q4 726 551 175 24.1% 46.2% 47.1% —
1988 Q3 596 493 103 17.3% 53.3% 64.4% —
1988 Q2 602 501 101 16.8% 83.3% 73.0% —
1988 Q1 660 537 123 18.6% 80.8% 63.0% —
1987 Q4 522 453 69 13.2% 64.3% 53.5% —
1987 Q3 463 400 63 13.6% 72.7% 61.2% —
1987 Q2 491 438 53 10.8% 57.1% 40.7% —
1987 Q1 388 343 45 11.6% 33.3% 25.0% —
1986 Q4 395 339 56 14.2% 63.6% 29.1% —
1986 Q3 417 355 62 14.9% 50.0% 23.5% —
1986 Q2 337 298 39 11.6% 54.5% 31.9% —
1986 Q1 313 266 47 15.0% 50.0% 42.8% —
1985 Q4 439 376 63 14.4% 100.0% 32.8% —
1985 Q3 360 319 41 11.4% 60.0% 18.2% —
1985 Q2 335 285 50 14.9% 50.0% 54.5% —
1985 Q1 321 278 43 13.4% 100.0% 76.9% —
1984 Q4 316 272 44 13.9% 66.7% 75.2% —
1984 Q3 350 305 45 12.9% 71.4% 71.7% —
1984 Q2 361 330 31 8.6% 85.7% 71.3% —
1984 Q1 343 307 36 10.5% 90.0% 77.5% —
1983 Q4 356 319 37 10.4% 57.1% 71.1% —
1983 Q3 337 293 44 13.1% 80.0% 72.5% —
1983 Q2 351 297 54 15.4% 100.0% 72.7% —
1983 Q1 350 308 42 12.0% 62.5% 72.0% —
1982 Q4 303 248 55 18.2% 57.1% 73.2% —
1982 Q3 337 289 48 14.2% 83.3% 54.5% —
1982 Q2 301 257 44 14.6% 66.7% 60.6% —
1982 Q1 398 348 50 12.6% 66.7% 62.2% —
1981 Q4 354 295 59 16.7% 57.1% 51.4% —
1981 Q3 337 291 46 13.6% 33.3% 61.1% —
1981 Q2 542 451 91 16.8% 66.7% 65.7% —
1981 Q1 624 484 140 22.4% 80.0% 66.3% —
1980 Q4 468 385 83 17.7% 69.2% 54.4% —
1980 Q3 557 454 103 18.5% 57.9% 48.4% —
1980 Q2 592 476 116 19.6% 40.0% 36.5% —
1980 Q1 467 384 83 17.8% 61.5% 27.6% —
1979 Q4 435 337 98 22.5% 63.6% 28.3% —
1979 Q3 638 522 116 18.2% 61.1% 20.6% —
1979 Q2 441 353 88 20.0% 35.7% 27.6% —

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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