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West Devon

South West · E07000047 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
367
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
13.1%
higher than 60% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.3%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 20.9%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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