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South West · E07000047 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
346
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
12.7%
higher than 56% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
90.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.0%
62 allowed of 194 decided
Decisions overturned
2.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 20.9%

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
367
in the window
Applications decided
346
in the window
Approval rate
87.3%
302 granted, 44 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 99 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
94.4%
rank 102 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 57 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
Major1770.6%100.0%
Minor15883.5%90.5%
Other17192.4%—
of which householder11990.8%100.0%
"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
0561112024 Q3: 94 received2024 Q3: 82 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 95 received2024 Q4: 91 decided2025 Q1: 99 received2025 Q1: 78 decided2025 Q2: 111 received2025 Q2: 106 decided2025 Q3: 94 received2025 Q3: 92 decided2025 Q4: 105 received2025 Q4: 79 decided2026 Q1: 79 received2026 Q1: 90 decided2026 Q2: 89 received2026 Q2: 85 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
87%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer 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 (E07000047). 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 85 70 15 17.6% 100.0% 95.8% 89
2026 Q1 90 85 5 5.6% — 95.5% 79
2025 Q4 79 70 9 11.4% 100.0% 90.0% 105
2025 Q3 92 77 15 16.3% 100.0% 82.8% 94
2025 Q2 106 87 19 17.9% 100.0% 81.3% 111
2025 Q1 78 66 12 15.4% 100.0% 88.2% 99
2024 Q4 91 72 19 20.9% 100.0% 81.8% 95
2024 Q3 82 68 14 17.1% 100.0% 82.4% 94
2024 Q2 94 76 18 19.1% 100.0% 72.0% 93
2024 Q1 119 98 21 17.6% 100.0% 72.7% 114
2023 Q4 93 75 18 19.4% 100.0% 70.0% 78
2023 Q3 118 97 21 17.8% 100.0% 72.7% 122
2023 Q2 85 72 13 15.3% 100.0% 43.8% 140
2023 Q1 92 75 17 18.5% — 53.3% 118
2022 Q4 111 89 22 19.8% — 84.2% 118
2022 Q3 108 90 18 16.7% — 78.3% 147
2022 Q2 107 88 19 17.8% — 60.0% 105
2022 Q1 137 118 19 13.9% 33.3% 93.1% 121
2021 Q4 141 118 23 16.3% 0.0% 63.0% 133
2021 Q3 98 86 12 12.2% — 42.3% 151
2021 Q2 125 102 23 18.4% 0.0% 69.8% 139
2021 Q1 85 78 7 8.2% 100.0% 88.5% 131
2020 Q4 123 110 13 10.6% — 91.9% 122
2020 Q3 107 96 11 10.3% 50.0% 90.9% 121
2020 Q2 128 110 18 14.1% 0.0% 81.6% 119
2020 Q1 102 87 15 14.7% 0.0% 81.5% 145
2019 Q4 105 92 13 12.4% 100.0% 68.0% 391
2019 Q3 131 114 17 13.0% — 68.6% 133
2019 Q2 130 110 20 15.4% — 52.4% 127
2019 Q1 98 83 15 15.3% — 76.7% 128
2018 Q4 122 109 13 10.7% 100.0% 75.0% 107
2018 Q3 136 125 11 8.1% — 73.5% 140
2018 Q2 112 100 12 10.7% 0.0% 63.6% 154
2018 Q1 99 94 5 5.1% 50.0% 85.7% 101
2017 Q4 122 113 9 7.4% 100.0% 50.0% 120
2017 Q3 127 117 10 7.9% — 70.4% 148
2017 Q2 142 130 12 8.5% 100.0% 67.7% 162
2017 Q1 134 118 16 11.9% — 66.7% 137
2016 Q4 110 101 9 8.2% — 68.2% 136
2016 Q3 114 109 5 4.4% — 77.8% 182
2016 Q2 98 87 11 11.2% 50.0% 93.3% 129
2016 Q1 125 113 12 9.6% — 84.0% 140
2015 Q4 133 117 16 12.0% 100.0% 18.2% 164
2015 Q3 128 118 10 7.8% 100.0% 16.1% 155
2015 Q2 119 106 13 10.9% 0.0% 50.0% 176
2015 Q1 142 120 22 15.5% — 58.3% 141
2014 Q4 145 123 22 15.2% 66.7% 40.3% 147
2014 Q3 141 124 17 12.1% 100.0% 45.5% 151
2014 Q2 120 113 7 5.8% 100.0% 72.3% 156
2014 Q1 118 101 9 7.6% — 37.8% 123
2013 Q4 123 111 7 5.7% — 51.0% 136
2013 Q3 149 132 11 7.4% 40.0% 57.8% 141
2013 Q2 124 108 6 4.8% 50.0% 66.7% 154
2013 Q1 121 108 8 6.6% 60.0% 71.4% 159
2012 Q4 143 115 22 15.4% 33.3% 48.1% 125
2012 Q3 191 156 25 13.1% 100.0% 45.5% 176
2012 Q2 126 99 10 7.9% 33.3% 58.7% 186
2012 Q1 113 90 12 10.6% 100.0% 53.5% 122
2011 Q4 152 119 21 13.8% 50.0% 56.8% 136
2011 Q3 158 113 21 13.3% 0.0% 55.4% 181
2011 Q2 169 133 28 16.6% 28.6% 60.9% 171
2011 Q1 135 95 30 22.2% 75.0% 79.6% 186
2010 Q4 170 119 41 24.1% 100.0% 74.6% 151
2010 Q3 183 151 18 9.8% 40.0% 70.1% 196
2010 Q2 194 143 25 12.9% — 64.2% 197
2010 Q1 149 131 14 9.4% 62.5% 70.0% 198
2009 Q4 175 138 29 16.6% 33.3% 64.2% 162
2009 Q3 191 154 26 13.6% 71.4% 71.6% 205
2009 Q2 163 141 15 9.2% 62.5% 58.1% 189
2009 Q1 109 82 17 15.6% — 66.7% 163
2008 Q4 142 112 24 16.9% 33.3% 66.7% 146
2008 Q3 216 165 37 17.1% 66.7% 72.0% 200
2008 Q2 229 176 40 17.5% 100.0% 61.3% 245
2008 Q1 199 148 43 21.6% 84.6% 73.9% 248
2007 Q4 244 198 45 18.4% 83.3% 82.7% 235
2007 Q3 241 190 41 17.0% 80.0% 77.0% 271
2007 Q2 234 186 48 20.5% 40.0% 72.4% 254
2007 Q1 204 173 31 15.2% 83.3% 68.4% 243
2006 Q4 228 199 29 12.7% 54.5% 52.0% 210
2006 Q3 199 168 31 15.6% 50.0% 55.1% 215
2006 Q2 224 195 29 12.9% 88.9% 89.3% 260
2006 Q1 218 176 42 19.3% 71.4% 80.5% 263
2005 Q4 203 169 34 16.7% 60.0% 59.6% 206
2005 Q3 234 199 35 15.0% 50.0% 52.2% 227
2005 Q2 270 238 32 11.9% 60.0% 61.0% 278
2005 Q1 236 208 28 11.9% 50.0% 72.8% 295
2004 Q4 217 187 30 13.8% 75.0% 77.2% 226
2004 Q3 287 252 35 12.2% 100.0% 81.7% 315
2004 Q2 274 241 33 12.0% 80.0% 70.8% 255
2004 Q1 234 200 34 14.5% 0.0% 70.8% 294
2003 Q4 231 193 38 16.5% 75.0% 65.7% 226
2003 Q3 246 210 36 14.6% 85.7% 80.8% 262
2003 Q2 274 239 35 12.8% 75.0% 70.8% 265
2003 Q1 237 197 40 16.9% 50.0% 76.3% 282
2002 Q4 247 214 33 13.4% 75.0% 56.0% 221
2002 Q3 248 222 26 10.5% 50.0% 59.8% 266
2002 Q2 277 252 25 9.0% 50.0% 43.8% 250
2002 Q1 234 212 20 8.5% 75.0% 56.0% 242
2001 Q4 217 199 15 6.9% 75.0% 32.8% 242
2001 Q3 256 221 31 12.1% — 51.4% 240
2001 Q2 221 197 17 7.7% 60.0% 58.7% 251
2001 Q1 209 186 20 9.6% 66.7% 60.0% 233
2000 Q4 210 190 16 7.6% 100.0% 39.4% 187
2000 Q3 224 195 19 8.5% 44.4% 50.0% 233
2000 Q2 210 201 6 2.9% 80.0% 62.5% 223
2000 Q1 179 162 15 8.4% 0.0% 71.2% 196
1999 Q4 188 170 18 9.6% 50.0% 55.3% 167
1999 Q3 161 148 13 8.1% 50.0% 52.9% 179
1999 Q2 192 179 13 6.8% 100.0% 74.2% 197
1999 Q1 130 114 16 12.3% 66.7% 62.7% 182
1998 Q4 160 144 16 10.0% 60.0% 75.4% 158
1998 Q3 194 181 13 6.7% 50.0% 76.0% 203
1998 Q2 185 167 18 9.7% 33.3% 82.5% 195
1998 Q1 180 167 13 7.2% 25.0% 76.3% 209
1997 Q4 182 157 25 13.7% 25.0% 72.2% 154
1997 Q3 183 171 12 6.6% 100.0% 67.6% 213
1997 Q2 181 165 16 8.8% 66.7% 73.8% 204
1997 Q1 163 152 11 6.7% 66.7% 81.7% 181
1996 Q4 184 172 12 6.5% 100.0% 74.2% 180
1996 Q3 183 168 15 8.2% 50.0% 78.0% 206
1996 Q2 204 190 14 6.9% 66.7% 53.7% 184
1996 Q1 169 148 21 12.4% 66.7% 46.2% —
1995 Q4 158 137 21 13.3% 0.0% 78.6% —
1995 Q3 195 175 20 10.3% 66.7% 64.0% —
1995 Q2 198 189 9 4.5% 81.8% 75.9% —
1995 Q1 137 130 7 5.1% 66.7% 69.6% —
1994 Q4 155 146 9 5.8% 0.0% 55.0% —
1994 Q3 175 157 18 10.3% 20.0% 52.4% —
1994 Q2 199 192 7 3.5% 55.6% 57.9% —
1994 Q1 152 139 13 8.6% 50.0% 38.1% —
1993 Q4 163 146 17 10.4% 100.0% 54.5% —
1993 Q3 182 162 20 11.0% 63.6% 57.6% —
1993 Q2 185 167 18 9.7% 60.0% 55.0% —
1993 Q1 149 138 11 7.4% 70.0% 50.0% —
1992 Q4 173 154 19 11.0% 60.0% 51.4% —
1992 Q3 248 229 19 7.7% 38.5% 37.1% —
1992 Q2 229 214 15 6.6% 80.0% 47.1% —
1992 Q1 169 148 21 12.4% 37.5% 34.4% —
1991 Q4 203 187 16 7.9% 66.7% 32.5% —
1991 Q3 241 210 31 12.9% 85.7% 40.0% —
1991 Q2 214 192 22 10.3% 57.1% 48.5% —
1991 Q1 176 149 27 15.3% 81.8% 47.1% —
1990 Q4 187 160 27 14.4% 60.0% 50.0% —
1990 Q3 236 207 29 12.3% 40.0% 50.9% —
1990 Q2 219 193 26 11.9% 87.5% 54.2% —
1990 Q1 294 256 38 12.9% 60.0% 44.0% —
1989 Q4 220 187 33 15.0% 66.7% 42.9% —
1989 Q3 240 191 49 20.4% 33.3% 32.4% —
1989 Q2 251 219 32 12.7% 53.8% 53.2% —
1989 Q1 266 222 44 16.5% 78.9% 52.3% —
1988 Q4 273 239 34 12.5% 37.5% 42.9% —
1988 Q3 305 254 51 16.7% 66.7% 46.1% —
1988 Q2 251 218 33 13.1% 66.7% 51.8% —
1988 Q1 238 203 35 14.7% 38.5% 47.5% —
1987 Q4 179 163 16 8.9% 42.9% 65.5% —
1987 Q3 316 287 29 9.2% 60.0% 50.9% —
1987 Q2 222 203 19 8.6% 84.6% 25.7% —
1987 Q1 217 193 24 11.1% 57.9% 34.9% —
1986 Q4 167 146 21 12.6% 66.7% 48.5% —
1986 Q3 223 187 36 16.1% 78.6% 56.8% —
1986 Q2 215 198 17 7.9% 72.7% 60.9% —
1986 Q1 163 142 21 12.9% 83.3% 35.3% —
1985 Q4 142 126 16 11.3% 69.2% 35.5% —
1985 Q3 214 184 30 14.0% 75.0% 41.3% —
1985 Q2 195 170 25 12.8% 66.7% 48.5% —
1985 Q1 159 138 21 13.2% 58.3% 44.1% —
1984 Q4 157 134 23 14.6% 63.6% 59.4% —
1984 Q3 213 187 26 12.2% 50.0% 44.7% —
1984 Q2 213 197 16 7.5% 80.0% 47.1% —
1984 Q1 165 143 22 13.3% 80.0% 53.8% —
1983 Q4 68 56 12 17.6% 75.0% 58.3% —
1983 Q3 239 209 30 12.6% 85.7% 46.4% —
1983 Q2 196 169 27 13.8% 60.0% 56.8% —
1983 Q1 172 157 15 8.7% 66.7% 69.7% —
1982 Q4 120 108 12 10.0% 100.0% 54.5% —
1982 Q3 200 173 27 13.5% 85.7% 61.4% —
1982 Q2 161 142 19 11.8% 100.0% 63.3% —
1982 Q1 141 126 15 10.6% 75.0% 57.5% —
1981 Q4 167 146 21 12.6% 75.0% 77.5% —
1981 Q3 137 126 11 8.0% 0.0% 71.8% —
1981 Q2 245 207 38 15.5% 84.6% 62.1% —
1981 Q1 185 159 26 14.1% 75.0% 68.6% —
1980 Q4 226 201 25 11.1% 53.8% 53.9% —
1980 Q3 236 205 31 13.1% 40.0% 50.5% —
1980 Q2 251 232 19 7.6% 80.0% 42.9% —
1980 Q1 188 161 27 14.4% 90.9% 50.9% —
1979 Q4 232 206 26 11.2% 60.0% 55.0% —
1979 Q3 246 226 20 8.1% 60.0% 46.5% —
1979 Q2 227 210 17 7.5% 50.0% 68.5% —

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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