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Hastings

South East · E07000062 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
329
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
13.1%
higher than 59% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
34.6%
36 allowed of 104 decided
Decisions overturned
1.5%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 24.3%

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
387
in the window
Applications decided
329
in the window
Approval rate
86.9%
286 granted, 43 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 104 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
98.9%
rank 22 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 7 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
Major1190.9%100.0%
Minor12283.6%98.3%
Other19688.8%—
of which householder11091.8%98.7%
"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: 111 received2024 Q3: 105 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 93 received2024 Q4: 92 decided2025 Q1: 90 received2025 Q1: 84 decided2025 Q2: 84 received2025 Q2: 76 decided2025 Q3: 104 received2025 Q3: 81 decided2025 Q4: 101 received2025 Q4: 98 decided2026 Q1: 88 received2026 Q1: 83 decided2026 Q2: 94 received2026 Q2: 67 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
44%
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 (E07000062). 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 67 58 9 13.4% — 100.0% 94
2026 Q1 83 68 15 18.1% 100.0% 92.3% 88
2025 Q4 98 90 8 8.2% — 100.0% 101
2025 Q3 81 70 11 13.6% — 100.0% 104
2025 Q2 76 66 10 13.2% — 100.0% 84
2025 Q1 84 78 6 7.1% — 100.0% 90
2024 Q4 92 77 15 16.3% 100.0% 100.0% 93
2024 Q3 105 91 14 13.3% 100.0% 100.0% 111
2024 Q2 108 97 11 10.2% 100.0% 100.0% 94
2024 Q1 110 92 18 16.4% — 100.0% 122
2023 Q4 135 118 17 12.6% 100.0% 96.4% 117
2023 Q3 103 87 16 15.5% 100.0% 100.0% 134
2023 Q2 113 98 15 13.3% — 94.7% 124
2023 Q1 140 106 34 24.3% 100.0% 76.0% 136
2022 Q4 106 87 19 17.9% 100.0% 75.0% 113
2022 Q3 159 140 19 11.9% 100.0% 70.0% 124
2022 Q2 143 128 15 10.5% — 66.7% 146
2022 Q1 138 114 24 17.4% 100.0% 76.9% 180
2021 Q4 164 133 31 18.9% 100.0% 75.0% 161
2021 Q3 138 118 20 14.5% — 83.3% 178
2021 Q2 166 144 22 13.3% — 77.8% 169
2021 Q1 138 113 25 18.1% — 54.5% 172
2020 Q4 150 119 31 20.7% 100.0% 85.7% 154
2020 Q3 131 107 24 18.3% — 80.0% 148
2020 Q2 94 76 18 19.1% — 50.0% 109
2020 Q1 112 92 20 17.9% 66.7% 39.1% 144
2019 Q4 145 124 21 14.5% 66.7% 69.0% 134
2019 Q3 171 158 13 7.6% — 54.5% 146
2019 Q2 146 130 16 11.0% 100.0% 66.7% 190
2019 Q1 165 144 21 12.7% 0.0% 66.7% 172
2018 Q4 145 127 18 12.4% 50.0% 87.0% 166
2018 Q3 140 120 20 14.3% 100.0% 95.0% 167
2018 Q2 181 155 26 14.4% 100.0% 93.1% 194
2018 Q1 157 131 26 16.6% 100.0% 90.5% 155
2017 Q4 183 169 14 7.7% 25.0% 52.4% 174
2017 Q3 143 115 28 19.6% — 78.9% 200
2017 Q2 156 124 32 20.5% — 88.9% 194
2017 Q1 116 97 19 16.4% 0.0% 93.8% 158
2016 Q4 138 124 14 10.1% 66.7% 72.2% 123
2016 Q3 182 161 21 11.5% 100.0% 65.5% 166
2016 Q2 136 130 6 4.4% 50.0% 61.9% 172
2016 Q1 97 87 10 10.3% 100.0% 78.6% 127
2015 Q4 146 121 25 17.1% 100.0% 72.7% 156
2015 Q3 153 127 26 17.0% — 50.0% 165
2015 Q2 159 137 22 13.8% 100.0% 67.7% 166
2015 Q1 165 145 20 12.1% 100.0% 86.0% 184
2014 Q4 145 125 20 13.8% 100.0% 85.3% 162
2014 Q3 154 133 21 13.6% 100.0% 91.1% 185
2014 Q2 184 160 24 13.0% 100.0% 86.0% 186
2014 Q1 118 96 16 13.6% 100.0% 70.7% 174
2013 Q4 182 156 20 11.0% 53.3% 86.3% 165
2013 Q3 152 124 20 13.2% 83.3% 93.6% 180
2013 Q2 155 140 10 6.5% 66.7% 70.4% 173
2013 Q1 134 113 10 7.5% 72.7% 55.1% 163
2012 Q4 175 142 27 15.4% 83.3% 76.6% 152
2012 Q3 145 107 30 20.7% 57.1% 88.1% 162
2012 Q2 187 146 32 17.1% 70.0% 86.7% 190
2012 Q1 161 132 13 8.1% 100.0% 86.5% 182
2011 Q4 178 147 21 11.8% 33.3% 88.1% 172
2011 Q3 170 143 16 9.4% 33.3% 81.1% 180
2011 Q2 186 152 22 11.8% 25.0% 89.6% 171
2011 Q1 148 123 16 10.8% 50.0% 83.9% 195
2010 Q4 132 89 33 25.0% 80.0% 93.4% 150
2010 Q3 187 141 37 19.8% 57.1% 86.6% 150
2010 Q2 160 124 27 16.9% 83.3% 76.6% 174
2010 Q1 143 101 38 26.6% 75.0% 74.6% 173
2009 Q4 131 110 19 14.5% 62.5% 82.8% 139
2009 Q3 134 108 24 17.9% 75.0% 75.0% 162
2009 Q2 144 126 16 11.1% 16.7% 80.6% 147
2009 Q1 107 82 25 23.4% 66.7% 72.3% 138
2008 Q4 156 125 28 17.9% 75.0% 66.7% 155
2008 Q3 159 136 21 13.2% 50.0% 76.7% 184
2008 Q2 209 167 35 16.7% 75.0% 78.6% 199
2008 Q1 182 151 29 15.9% 75.0% 90.2% 234
2007 Q4 209 165 34 16.3% 85.7% 90.0% 215
2007 Q3 253 201 48 19.0% 83.3% 82.7% 237
2007 Q2 204 157 38 18.6% 60.0% 90.8% 249
2007 Q1 204 170 31 15.2% 71.4% 91.8% 241
2006 Q4 205 171 30 14.6% 100.0% 92.4% 195
2006 Q3 202 164 36 17.8% 90.9% 83.9% 233
2006 Q2 229 177 45 19.7% 100.0% 86.8% 228
2006 Q1 180 146 29 16.1% 72.7% 81.8% 239
2005 Q4 190 151 38 20.0% 66.7% 86.6% 202
2005 Q3 233 197 30 12.9% 100.0% 91.1% 256
2005 Q2 234 181 47 20.1% 60.0% 86.2% 208
2005 Q1 218 177 30 13.8% 88.9% 88.5% 242
2004 Q4 220 179 38 17.3% 78.6% 81.6% 235
2004 Q3 245 192 49 20.0% 90.9% 77.9% 243
2004 Q2 266 224 36 13.5% 80.0% 80.2% 267
2004 Q1 161 125 31 19.3% 100.0% 70.6% 247
2003 Q4 247 196 45 18.2% 50.0% 76.5% 207
2003 Q3 278 228 41 14.7% 64.3% 88.2% 264
2003 Q2 236 191 35 14.8% 100.0% 72.6% 276
2003 Q1 209 164 35 16.7% 50.0% 72.5% 243
2002 Q4 204 170 31 15.2% 42.9% 59.4% 188
2002 Q3 219 187 24 11.0% 100.0% 68.8% 218
2002 Q2 193 166 21 10.9% 66.7% 71.2% 208
2002 Q1 175 151 20 11.4% 0.0% 64.4% 193
2001 Q4 163 139 17 10.4% 40.0% 78.2% 173
2001 Q3 166 135 19 11.4% 0.0% 78.9% 183
2001 Q2 199 168 17 8.5% 50.0% 60.9% 174
2001 Q1 146 111 21 14.4% 83.3% 57.1% 187
2000 Q4 158 138 15 9.5% 100.0% 60.3% 131
2000 Q3 163 144 15 9.2% 80.0% 68.9% 169
2000 Q2 176 148 23 13.1% 0.0% 67.7% 171
2000 Q1 162 138 17 10.5% 50.0% 75.8% 197
1999 Q4 163 149 12 7.4% 40.0% 63.6% 143
1999 Q3 191 165 18 9.4% 66.7% 60.8% 202
1999 Q2 167 138 25 15.0% 33.3% 60.4% 164
1999 Q1 137 108 24 17.5% 100.0% 58.3% 154
1998 Q4 166 144 18 10.8% 42.9% 60.3% 158
1998 Q3 164 146 18 11.0% 28.6% 57.9% 142
1998 Q2 172 151 21 12.2% 66.7% 43.6% 174
1998 Q1 129 105 20 15.5% 50.0% 52.8% 151
1997 Q4 161 136 21 13.0% 50.0% 51.8% 137
1997 Q3 129 109 13 10.1% 25.0% 51.1% 190
1997 Q2 150 133 15 10.0% 66.7% 58.6% 185
1997 Q1 156 130 22 14.1% 45.5% 48.1% 134
1996 Q4 124 96 21 16.9% 75.0% 42.9% 162
1996 Q3 125 108 16 12.8% 50.0% 64.7% 159
1996 Q2 138 121 17 12.3% 50.0% 73.7% 148
1996 Q1 94 85 9 9.6% 80.0% 65.6% —
1995 Q4 94 89 5 5.3% 100.0% 74.1% —
1995 Q3 142 131 11 7.7% 85.7% 71.4% —
1995 Q2 150 141 9 6.0% 100.0% 70.6% —
1995 Q1 125 118 7 5.6% 100.0% 74.4% —
1994 Q4 122 117 5 4.1% 100.0% 93.8% —
1994 Q3 134 125 9 6.7% 83.3% 62.5% —
1994 Q2 187 170 17 9.1% 100.0% 87.8% —
1994 Q1 140 130 10 7.1% 60.0% 82.9% —
1993 Q4 171 167 4 2.3% 60.0% 78.0% —
1993 Q3 150 145 5 3.3% 66.7% 77.1% —
1993 Q2 159 146 13 8.2% 80.0% 80.5% —
1993 Q1 133 124 9 6.8% 100.0% 93.3% —
1992 Q4 149 136 13 8.7% 75.0% 86.8% —
1992 Q3 151 136 15 9.9% 85.7% 75.6% —
1992 Q2 161 146 15 9.3% 60.0% 50.0% —
1992 Q1 117 103 14 12.0% 60.0% 70.0% —
1991 Q4 199 178 21 10.6% 100.0% 66.1% —
1991 Q3 191 179 12 6.3% 80.0% 66.0% —
1991 Q2 151 136 15 9.9% 100.0% 88.9% —
1991 Q1 152 132 20 13.2% 80.0% 78.4% —
1990 Q4 169 153 16 9.5% 50.0% 72.2% —
1990 Q3 167 148 19 11.4% 80.0% 71.1% —
1990 Q2 192 171 21 10.9% 62.5% 70.5% —
1990 Q1 228 205 23 10.1% 66.7% 34.8% —
1989 Q4 177 162 15 8.5% 57.1% 27.1% —
1989 Q3 150 138 12 8.0% 70.0% 38.9% —
1989 Q2 161 141 20 12.4% 75.0% 45.3% —
1989 Q1 108 89 19 17.6% 100.0% 57.9% —
1988 Q4 233 211 22 9.4% 100.0% 75.3% —
1988 Q3 225 191 34 15.1% 83.3% 57.1% —
1988 Q2 178 160 18 10.1% 100.0% 61.4% —
1988 Q1 86 73 13 15.1% 100.0% 58.8% —
1987 Q4 160 142 18 11.3% 40.0% 77.8% —
1987 Q3 144 129 15 10.4% 100.0% 64.6% —
1987 Q2 138 120 18 13.0% 66.7% 67.4% —
1987 Q1 128 108 20 15.6% 100.0% 58.3% —
1986 Q4 154 131 23 14.9% 83.3% 67.4% —
1986 Q3 177 156 21 11.9% 80.0% 67.9% —
1986 Q2 111 102 9 8.1% 85.7% 72.0% —
1986 Q1 114 101 13 11.4% 100.0% 82.4% —
1985 Q4 133 123 10 7.5% 100.0% 85.4% —
1985 Q3 142 131 11 7.7% 100.0% 77.1% —
1985 Q2 125 111 14 11.2% 25.0% 66.7% —
1985 Q1 113 103 10 8.8% 42.9% 73.0% —
1984 Q4 112 101 11 9.8% 77.8% 84.6% —
1984 Q3 123 109 14 11.4% 50.0% 44.4% —
1984 Q2 203 186 17 8.4% 85.7% 76.9% —
1984 Q1 144 125 19 13.2% 66.7% 83.7% —
1983 Q4 128 112 16 12.5% 50.0% 76.0% —
1983 Q3 157 144 13 8.3% 84.6% 69.8% —
1983 Q2 165 156 9 5.5% 100.0% 78.3% —
1983 Q1 87 82 5 5.7% 50.0% 53.3% —
1982 Q4 135 124 11 8.1% 100.0% 68.8% —
1982 Q3 236 222 14 5.9% 100.0% 64.5% —
1982 Q2 196 182 14 7.1% 71.4% 75.0% —
1982 Q1 131 119 12 9.2% 50.0% 76.0% —
1981 Q4 185 164 21 11.4% 100.0% 54.5% —
1981 Q3 212 195 17 8.0% 50.0% 65.9% —
1981 Q2 172 154 18 10.5% 71.4% 80.6% —
1981 Q1 188 169 19 10.1% 50.0% 71.4% —
1980 Q4 327 296 31 9.5% 66.7% 61.4% —
1980 Q3 171 159 12 7.0% 100.0% 47.8% —
1980 Q2 293 263 30 10.2% 81.8% 57.9% —
1980 Q1 225 199 26 11.6% 33.3% 72.4% —
1979 Q4 250 219 31 12.4% 57.1% 76.6% —
1979 Q3 264 246 18 6.8% 28.6% 65.0% —
1979 Q2 269 239 30 11.2% 90.0% 70.4% —

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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