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South West · E07000043 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
874
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
5.8%
higher than 12% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.1%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 9.1%

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
822
in the window
Applications decided
874
in the window
Approval rate
94.2%
823 granted, 51 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 23 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
97.9%
rank 42 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 18 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
Major3491.2%100.0%
Minor41690.1%98.1%
Other42498.3%—
of which householder27197.8%98.5%
"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
01402792024 Q3: 219 received2024 Q3: 196 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 200 received2024 Q4: 194 decided2025 Q1: 260 received2025 Q1: 221 decided2025 Q2: 279 received2025 Q2: 238 decided2025 Q3: 260 received2025 Q3: 275 decided2025 Q4: 184 received2025 Q4: 229 decided2026 Q1: 187 received2026 Q1: 197 decided2026 Q2: 191 received2026 Q2: 173 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
122%
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 (E07000043). 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 173 166 7 4.0% 100.0% 100.0% 191
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 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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