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South East · E07000061 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
350
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
14.3%
higher than 66% of authorities
Majors in time
—
threshold 60%
Minors in time
70.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
78.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.3%
29 allowed of 72 decided
Decisions overturned
1.5%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 24.4%

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
372
in the window
Applications decided
350
in the window
Approval rate
85.7%
300 granted, 50 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 115 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
74.0%
rank 281 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 151 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
Major4100.0%—
Minor11876.3%70.8%
Other22890.4%—
of which householder14092.9%78.9%
"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
0591172024 Q3: 91 received2024 Q3: 81 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 75 received2024 Q4: 71 decided2025 Q1: 105 received2025 Q1: 76 decided2025 Q2: 94 received2025 Q2: 92 decided2025 Q3: 85 received2025 Q3: 58 decided2025 Q4: 86 received2025 Q4: 89 decided2026 Q1: 88 received2026 Q1: 86 decided2026 Q2: 113 received2026 Q2: 117 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
23%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E07000061). 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)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 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 117 107 10 8.5% — 60.0% 113
2026 Q1 86 65 21 24.4% — 55.6% 88
2025 Q4 89 74 15 16.9% — 80.8% 86
2025 Q3 58 54 4 6.9% — 84.6% 85
2025 Q2 92 86 6 6.5% — 72.2% 94
2025 Q1 76 69 7 9.2% — 57.1% 105
2024 Q4 71 62 9 12.7% 100.0% 55.0% 75
2024 Q3 81 77 4 4.9% — 61.5% 91
2024 Q2 61 58 3 4.9% 0.0% 60.0% 103
2024 Q1 58 55 3 5.2% — 85.7% 85
2023 Q4 57 54 3 5.3% — 66.7% 92
2023 Q3 83 76 7 8.4% — 62.5% 83
2023 Q2 81 76 5 6.2% 100.0% 63.2% 111
2023 Q1 74 70 4 5.4% — 87.5% 100
2022 Q4 105 99 6 5.7% 50.0% 82.6% 111
2022 Q3 127 118 9 7.1% 50.0% 85.0% 119
2022 Q2 123 106 17 13.8% 50.0% 78.8% 153
2022 Q1 104 93 11 10.6% 0.0% 66.7% 124
2021 Q4 112 90 22 19.6% 100.0% 57.1% 109
2021 Q3 118 106 12 10.2% — 61.9% 165
2021 Q2 126 122 4 3.2% — 75.0% 121
2021 Q1 153 135 18 11.8% 0.0% 76.9% 133
2020 Q4 112 104 8 7.1% 0.0% 70.8% 120
2020 Q3 117 103 14 12.0% — 88.5% 123
2020 Q2 93 87 6 6.5% 100.0% 88.9% 109
2020 Q1 153 135 18 11.8% 0.0% 76.9% 134
2019 Q4 96 81 15 15.6% — 80.0% 131
2019 Q3 148 127 21 14.2% 100.0% 87.2% 131
2019 Q2 135 117 18 13.3% 100.0% 75.0% 143
2019 Q1 120 101 19 15.8% 0.0% 57.8% 138
2018 Q4 126 112 14 11.1% 100.0% 63.4% 117
2018 Q3 132 126 6 4.5% 100.0% 66.7% 137
2018 Q2 127 113 14 11.0% — 76.1% 153
2018 Q1 146 131 15 10.3% 0.0% 79.4% 147
2017 Q4 167 145 22 13.2% — 68.8% 144
2017 Q3 126 113 13 10.3% 100.0% 70.8% 146
2017 Q2 183 170 13 7.1% — 87.1% 169
2017 Q1 122 116 6 4.9% 100.0% 80.3% 162
2016 Q4 134 124 10 7.5% 0.0% 96.2% 144
2016 Q3 134 121 13 9.7% — 82.6% 151
2016 Q2 168 150 18 10.7% 50.0% 93.6% 160
2016 Q1 133 120 13 9.8% — 79.6% 122
2015 Q4 131 113 18 13.7% — 70.4% 138
2015 Q3 138 127 11 8.0% — 73.0% 126
2015 Q2 129 115 14 10.9% — 62.2% 141
2015 Q1 147 133 14 9.5% — 72.5% 135
2014 Q4 128 119 9 7.0% 100.0% 84.4% 170
2014 Q3 136 118 18 13.2% 80.0% 78.7% 159
2014 Q2 148 138 10 6.8% 66.7% 76.2% 170
2014 Q1 125 105 9 7.2% 33.3% 56.8% 167
2013 Q4 139 110 10 7.2% 80.0% 88.2% 143
2013 Q3 205 156 22 10.7% 20.0% 44.1% 145
2013 Q2 142 115 7 4.9% 50.0% 16.7% 158
2013 Q1 87 68 8 9.2% 50.0% 23.7% 123
2012 Q4 143 117 15 10.5% 0.0% 73.6% 120
2012 Q3 143 127 6 4.2% 100.0% 77.4% 141
2012 Q2 178 150 8 4.5% 80.0% 80.4% 164
2012 Q1 160 124 13 8.1% 100.0% 76.7% 184
2011 Q4 227 127 20 8.8% 66.7% 69.4% 201
2011 Q3 160 122 23 14.4% 28.6% 56.4% 155
2011 Q2 135 107 8 5.9% 57.1% 41.2% 145
2011 Q1 100 77 12 12.0% 25.0% 72.4% 116
2010 Q4 207 173 20 9.7% 60.0% 85.7% 145
2010 Q3 176 146 10 5.7% 100.0% 75.0% 204
2010 Q2 157 120 21 13.4% 100.0% 70.0% 173
2010 Q1 124 101 9 7.3% 66.7% 85.4% 145
2009 Q4 174 147 12 6.9% 100.0% 94.3% 159
2009 Q3 228 198 13 5.7% 100.0% 86.1% 208
2009 Q2 184 149 12 6.5% — 83.7% 206
2009 Q1 178 154 17 9.6% 50.0% 81.6% 230
2008 Q4 185 129 41 22.2% 80.0% 82.3% 165
2008 Q3 196 173 15 7.7% 33.3% 87.1% 222
2008 Q2 204 157 34 16.7% 85.7% 84.7% 191
2008 Q1 158 119 34 21.5% 100.0% 67.3% 224
2007 Q4 205 169 27 13.2% 83.3% 82.3% 222
2007 Q3 184 145 27 14.7% 80.0% 90.6% 235
2007 Q2 190 153 23 12.1% 100.0% 95.5% 200
2007 Q1 171 150 14 8.2% 60.0% 87.3% 209
2006 Q4 199 176 18 9.0% 80.0% 95.1% 220
2006 Q3 213 179 19 8.9% 90.9% 93.9% 234
2006 Q2 241 193 40 16.6% 100.0% 89.5% 249
2006 Q1 182 162 14 7.7% 100.0% 92.1% 231
2005 Q4 203 176 20 9.9% 90.9% 86.7% 227
2005 Q3 157 145 9 5.7% 50.0% 85.4% 194
2005 Q2 197 171 24 12.2% 100.0% 80.3% 188
2005 Q1 197 179 16 8.1% 70.0% 93.2% 237
2004 Q4 251 229 21 8.4% 100.0% 86.4% 228
2004 Q3 190 169 18 9.5% 66.7% 58.0% 231
2004 Q2 227 202 22 9.7% 100.0% 46.6% 222
2004 Q1 199 185 11 5.5% 44.4% 58.9% 256
2003 Q4 195 179 13 6.7% 66.7% 68.0% 197
2003 Q3 228 206 19 8.3% 41.7% 52.0% 214
2003 Q2 212 197 13 6.1% 50.0% 26.9% 203
2003 Q1 191 176 14 7.3% 0.0% 16.5% 211
2002 Q4 179 158 17 9.5% 33.3% 29.0% 169
2002 Q3 176 162 12 6.8% 14.3% 14.9% 232
2002 Q2 184 173 10 5.4% 0.0% 7.5% 182
2002 Q1 122 116 5 4.1% 12.5% 21.4% 202
2001 Q4 170 155 14 8.2% 0.0% 53.6% 165
2001 Q3 199 189 10 5.0% 42.9% 76.7% 181
2001 Q2 161 144 16 9.9% 66.7% 77.8% 199
2001 Q1 159 145 9 5.7% 25.0% 72.0% 190
2000 Q4 172 155 16 9.3% 66.7% 71.4% 144
2000 Q3 164 155 7 4.3% 87.5% 80.4% 202
2000 Q2 150 135 13 8.7% 71.4% 72.5% 193
2000 Q1 140 123 10 7.1% 42.9% 53.8% 158
1999 Q4 177 166 9 5.1% 100.0% 57.0% 164
1999 Q3 125 116 9 7.2% 22.2% 40.6% 165
1999 Q2 129 116 13 10.1% 50.0% 65.4% 145
1999 Q1 128 110 16 12.5% 57.1% 66.1% 143
1998 Q4 154 146 7 4.5% 66.7% 79.5% 143
1998 Q3 161 147 13 8.1% 60.0% 70.7% 164
1998 Q2 149 141 7 4.7% 0.0% 75.7% 181
1998 Q1 146 140 4 2.7% 33.3% 78.9% 171
1997 Q4 163 151 10 6.1% 44.4% 77.0% 151
1997 Q3 137 124 13 9.5% 40.0% 75.4% 153
1997 Q2 176 160 15 8.5% 50.0% 66.0% 158
1997 Q1 155 146 9 5.8% 42.9% 72.8% 201
1996 Q4 150 136 11 7.3% 50.0% 69.0% 143
1996 Q3 110 95 13 11.8% 80.0% 78.2% 150
1996 Q2 144 133 10 6.9% 80.0% 68.7% 136
1996 Q1 299 278 21 7.0% 50.0% 62.4% —
1995 Q4 266 251 15 5.6% 100.0% 62.3% —
1995 Q3 298 276 22 7.4% 57.1% 72.7% —
1995 Q2 339 309 30 8.8% 66.7% 74.0% —
1995 Q1 288 264 24 8.3% 50.0% 68.7% —
1994 Q4 300 271 29 9.7% 20.0% 62.8% —
1994 Q3 348 308 40 11.5% 63.6% 57.8% —
1994 Q2 305 275 30 9.8% 75.0% 65.6% —
1994 Q1 290 267 23 7.9% 66.7% 71.9% —
1993 Q4 251 218 33 13.1% 70.0% 81.9% —
1993 Q3 313 279 34 10.9% 66.7% 71.2% —
1993 Q2 348 320 28 8.0% 57.1% 67.6% —
1993 Q1 258 242 16 6.2% 80.0% 58.2% —
1992 Q4 235 208 27 11.5% 61.5% 64.3% —
1992 Q3 341 303 38 11.1% 70.0% 68.1% —
1992 Q2 330 283 47 14.2% 87.5% 69.3% —
1992 Q1 311 269 42 13.5% 81.3% 61.2% —
1991 Q4 321 280 41 12.8% 61.5% 59.2% —
1991 Q3 386 340 46 11.9% 55.6% 69.2% —
1991 Q2 389 324 65 16.7% 75.0% 61.0% —
1991 Q1 421 352 69 16.4% 41.7% 54.7% —
1990 Q4 409 328 81 19.8% 35.0% 49.1% —
1990 Q3 395 336 59 14.9% 76.9% 51.6% —
1990 Q2 424 346 78 18.4% 58.8% 29.1% —
1990 Q1 380 314 66 17.4% 33.3% 34.8% —
1989 Q4 465 361 104 22.4% 38.1% 34.1% —
1989 Q3 388 338 50 12.9% 0.0% 34.3% —
1989 Q2 434 374 60 13.8% 0.0% 41.5% —
1989 Q1 312 242 70 22.4% 66.7% 35.0% —
1988 Q4 439 377 62 14.1% 55.0% 39.3% —
1988 Q3 390 341 49 12.6% 46.7% 52.6% —
1988 Q2 352 315 37 10.5% 63.6% 49.0% —
1988 Q1 354 283 71 20.1% 66.7% 63.3% —
1987 Q4 381 348 33 8.7% 33.3% 40.9% —
1987 Q3 197 162 35 17.8% 60.0% 75.0% —
1987 Q2 210 164 46 21.9% 66.7% 61.2% —
1987 Q1 148 126 22 14.9% 41.7% 92.9% —
1986 Q4 168 123 45 26.8% 55.6% 89.0% —
1986 Q3 146 126 20 13.7% 80.0% 92.2% —
1986 Q2 171 125 46 26.9% 80.0% 87.0% —
1986 Q1 157 132 25 15.9% 63.6% 89.9% —
1985 Q4 158 130 28 17.7% 86.7% 94.5% —
1985 Q3 165 141 24 14.5% 77.8% 92.9% —
1985 Q2 195 164 31 15.9% 100.0% 97.6% —
1985 Q1 107 87 20 18.7% 66.7% 98.2% —
1984 Q4 147 111 36 24.5% 60.0% 98.7% —
1984 Q3 158 125 33 20.9% 75.0% 100.0% —
1984 Q2 185 160 25 13.5% 60.0% 98.8% —
1984 Q1 137 113 24 17.5% 100.0% 100.0% —
1983 Q4 140 120 20 14.3% 100.0% 100.0% —
1983 Q3 143 119 24 16.8% 87.5% 97.2% —
1983 Q2 175 144 31 17.7% 100.0% 100.0% —
1983 Q1 121 92 29 24.0% 50.0% 100.0% —
1982 Q4 129 112 17 13.2% 100.0% 100.0% —
1982 Q3 164 136 28 17.1% 100.0% 95.2% —
1982 Q2 139 113 26 18.7% 100.0% 93.3% —
1982 Q1 122 103 19 15.6% 66.7% 92.6% —
1981 Q4 157 132 25 15.9% 75.0% 91.7% —
1981 Q3 138 110 28 20.3% 100.0% 98.3% —
1981 Q2 184 140 44 23.9% 85.7% 89.4% —
1981 Q1 220 182 38 17.3% 100.0% 95.0% —
1980 Q4 173 146 27 15.6% 100.0% 98.9% —
1980 Q3 212 179 33 15.6% 100.0% 96.0% —
1980 Q2 183 156 27 14.8% 100.0% 95.5% —
1980 Q1 200 170 30 15.0% 100.0% 94.2% —
1979 Q4 195 173 22 11.3% 100.0% 92.1% —
1979 Q3 238 208 30 12.6% 100.0% 92.5% —
1979 Q2 164 146 18 11.0% 100.0% 94.1% —

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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